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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
7
Local notes list residents visiting, traveling, and returning from towns like Valley City, Hannaford, and Jamestown. Names include Ms Helen Kiser, J. A. Jacobson, Miss Ida Krueger, Art Olson, J. B. Jacobson, and many others with brief mentions of travels, visits, and family events.
Commercial notes a series of local visits and travels. Miss Es trid and Beatta Jacobson came home Thursday from Walym. Miss Relen Lausch left Wednesday for Syéhitwood to visit friends. Cole Johnston's brother arrived Thursday from Downsville Wisconsin for a short stay. Andrew Thompson returned last week from Minneapolis after his daughter fell seriously ill.
Sept 14 news notes list visitors and travelers: J F Taylor of Bramarck and Matters of business, Hans Skramstad and Oscar, Even Grovig and Mr Mablim en route west, Mrs Edward Baarstaid with Fargo friends, Fr Outram of Detroit visiting threshing on his farm, M H Wilberg and family and Mrs Clarence Peterson to Enderlin, Clara and Agnes Thompson visiting Kathryn, Mrs G Overn and Mrs Martinus Johnson visiting Kathryn with sister Mrs Walker, A Berland and Mrs Jacob Sebby visiting Rushford, Valley City guest Mrs L B Hogstad returning from Valley City, N A Field of Joice visiting relatives, Miss Stella Stone leaving Lindvald for Mooreton, etc.
Lucca area notes include Cross Society Friday sewing invites and local errands by Elisbury Thoreson and Phillips families. Exemption rulings for Walter Meili, vaccination requirement for public school enrollment, and birthday party for Leona Mueller mark community activities amid draft concerns and farm business moves.
A post meeting recap notes about one hundred twenty five attendees enjoying a hurried supper. It praises the young men headed for service while lamenting their absence from the community. Also reports school board picks D G Elisbury as clerk and Sam Shaw as director, Thede Philips awarded boys driver contract at twenty cents per mile.
Washington reports indicate congression al plans move toward an October adjournment. Senate speed is deemed essential to enactment of major bills including the soldiers and sailors insurance measure and the seven billion dollar war agency bill. Conferees race to finish work as war tax and trading with the enemy measures await final agreement. In Nome a steady stream of local notices and social items fills accompanying columns.
A Meclaffin home gathering Saturday marked a birthday for Ida Marie Ida Bell and William McClain. Neighbors and relatives, including the Wolski and Peil families, joined in visits and small-town chatter amid farm duties and local church activities.
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