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•AGE FOUR i8B "There may be some people who will be caught short of coal this win ter, but there will be no coal shortage in North Dakota," said R. B. Blake more, local fuel administrator yester day. "The responsibility for suffering if there is any suffering, will be due to a disregard of instructions," he con tinued. "There is coal enough avail able for everybody to have an ade quate supply before the cold weather." "Anthracite, or eastern coal, is coming into the state, and being dis tributed as rapidly as possible. All dealers handling this grade of coal can do so only after their "application is approved by the state fuel admin istration. "Some time ago, everyone who could was urged to make, plans to burn only lignite this winter, as part of the scheme to conserve railroad fa cilities. "Some people here in the valley are holding back. They want the coal to which they have been accustomed. They fear that the soft coal may in jure the decorations of their homes, and hesitate about "taking a chance." "In distributing both hard and soft coal, precedence has so far been given to points on the branch lines. This is to prevent a coal shortage off the main lines, due to traffic congestion which might occur if it were neces sary to send heavy coal shipments up the branches late in the season. "The only factor that complicates the soft coal situation is the labor problem. The soft coal in the state is very easily mined and there is an almost unlimited supply of it avail able, but many of the operators have had to get along short handed, owing to the labor shortage. This situation has not been sufficiently acute to cause anything worse than inconveni ence." A- L. Farr, local dealer, states that local people have "done well" about ordering their coal in advance. He has recently ordered 120,000 tons of soft coal which will be avail able for distribution. The scarcity of labor made him delay this big order until recently, but Mr. Farr feels sure it will be on hand by Sept. 1. Icannot urge the public too em phatically to have this season's coal orders in at once," said rar. Blake more, and Mr. Farr made the same plea.—Courier-News. A PROCLAMATION Another matter of great importance in North Dakota is the time of open ing the schools. Many thousands of young men have been called away from the state to enter the service. This will allow the pupils, without missing school, to assist in caring for the farm products that are so much needed by our nation and her allies. I further urge as a safe-guard of our democracy that the present standards in our schools not only be maintained gleets the education of its children must suffer an irreparable damage. Done at the Capitol this 10th day of August, 1918. By the Governor: LYNN J. FRAZIER, THOMAS HALL, Governor. Secretary of State. Mrs. S. A. Zimmerman informs the Times-Record that 30 young women have volunteered for service in the nurses' department of the government to take a three year course of train ing, all of them from Barnes county. As our quota is only 13 from this county that number has been selected from the number volunteering. fjocfleocaeae»ca S585SS88S8c8 cacacacacacacS The Hedstrom Grocery During Harvest and Threshing Season This Store Will Be Open WEDNESDAY Eve ning Until 9 o'clock. Valley City, North Dakota PLENTY OF GOAL SAYS BLAKEMORE SHEYENNE VALLEY In two weeks threshing will be in full swing in this neighborhood. Jens Rensby made an automobile trip to Kathryn last Wednesday eve ning. Jens and John F. Henrikson, Ole Stevens and Martin Olstad were visi tors with Peter Gregerson last Sun day afternoon. Alfred Anderson was a Kahtryn visitor last Sunday evening. Miss Nina Henrikson visited with Mrs. Oscar E. Aas last Tuesday. Andrew Lund and Henry G. Aas autoed to Valley City last Sunday aft ernoon on business. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Thoreson and family of Kathryn visited at the Al fred Anderson home last Suhday eve ning. Oscar E. Aas was shocking for Carl Henrikson a couple of days last week. Andrew Lund autoed to Kathryn last Wednesday evening on business. Carl Monson is at present shocking for G. 0. Aas. Mrs. Peter A. Anderson did some shopping at Kathryn last Thursday forenoon. Peter Gregerson and son Sidney, were busy last week putting up their millet. John F. Henrikson took a bicycle trip to Kathryn last Saturday eve ning on business. Mrs. Thom Hovde visited with Mrs. Peter Gregerson last Saturday after noon. Mrs. G. O. Aas was a Kathryn shop per last Saturday. John F. Henrikson was a visitor with Peter A. Anderson last Saturday afternoon. Mrs. John 0. Haugen was a Daily shopper last Saturday afternoon. Peter Gregerson was shocking for Helge Olson one day last week. Martin Olstad made a business trip to Kathryn last Saturday. Oscar E. Aas was over to Otto Kraft's one day last week and got a load of feed ground. Melvin Rensby was a business Visi tor in Kathryn last Saturday after noon. FRANK TRADER WRITES LETTER Camp Custer", Mich, Aug. 8,1918. Dear Mother: Just a few lines to let you know that I am still alive and feeling fine. Passed the examination and have had my first shot, as they call it, we have two more yet. Owing to the present need of men way. We stopped three hours in Chi and women'with scientific, technical,! cago but they would not let us off to mechanical and agricultural skill, and see the sights. We stayed in the in anticipation of the continued need! yards all the time. Do not worry for trained minds and skilled hands about me for I am enjoying myself to assist in the reconstruction period and like it fine. We are learning more that will inevitably follow the war, it: and also a different drill every day. is necessary that we? continue to main- We sure get all the good advice that tain a high standard of efficiency in a man needs. They have open air our schools and colleges. President Wilson recognizes this need and urges that the attendance in all schools be kept as nearly normal as possible leadership at the close of the war. To further this work the United States Bureau of Education is inaugurating a nation wide campaign to maintain and improve the school and to sesure a good attendance in all our educa tional institutions. The cooperation tion of all other agencies is also need ed and urged. throughout the war, and calls atten- Barnes county boys so I find a few tion to the importance of trained, who I have met in Deering. I must close for this time so bye, bye. Love to you and dad. In a large number if instances their the j. H. Whitcher home. places must be filled by young people Lelia Vernholt left Sunday night of school age. The crops must be for her home after spending the past harvested and threshed, and much of 1 We had a very pleasant trip all the services every Sunday. There is also a piano in each barracks and plenty of good players and good singers. In our company we have all Ward and month the work will have to be done by our Mrs. M. M. White entertained at boys and girls. a To aid in the important duty of caring^ for the crops and also in order H. Whitcher. The young people at' cash advanced express-.... that the boys and girls who work may 1 Proceedings of Board ot County Commissioners Valley City N. D., Aug. 1, 1918. The following warrants were issued by the county Auditor as per resolu tion of the County Commissioners and as provided for by law: C. W. Nelson, salary county auditor $166.66 J. M. Baillie, salary county auditor deputy 90.00 Constance McPherson, salary county auditor clerk 75.00 Mabel Winkler, salary county auditor clerk 70.00 Hilma Olson, salary county auditor clerk 60.80 Henry E. Nelson, salary coun ty treasurer 166.66 4 GETCHELL PRAIRIE Dr. and Mrs. Whittier and family left for their home in Nebraska Mon d#y, after spending several days at with Mrs. S. E. Harper. supper Saturday, Dr. and Mrs. Whit- (tier, Mrs. Cummings, Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry E. Nelson, treasurer, the Whitcher home spent the evening John T. Webtr, juror cerlifi- be given a fair chance to attend school at the White home. cate, district court 46.00 throughout the full term, I urge that Mrs. Wm. Ronzheimer entertained Thompson Yards Inc., bridge wherever possible the schools remain the Ladies' Aid Thursday. The host-1 material •... 53.67 closed until at least September 30th. ess served ice cream, and cake. Jno. F. Krug, salary county treasurer deQHxy 90.00 0. M. Roe, salary county reg ister of leeds ... 150.00 Anna E. Ramseth, salary county register of deeds deputy 90.00 Julia Iverson, salary county register of deeds clerk 75.00 0. H. deS. Irgens, salary county judge 154.16 Betty McPherson, salary coun ty judge clerk 70.00 Minnie J. Nielson, salary county supt. of schools 150.00 Emma Haggart, salary coun ty supt of school deputy ... 37.50 Hazel B. Nielson, salary coun ty supt. of schools office.. 37.50 James Kelly, salary, county sheriff 183.33 Engebret Larson, salary coun ty sheriff deputy 105.00 Clara E. Stenshoel, salary county sheriff clerk 70.00 Harry N. Olsby, salary county clerk of court 150.00 L. S. B. Ritchie, salary county states attorney 166.66 Chas. Moordale, salary jan itor 75.00 Dr. E. A. Pray, salary county physician 41.66 Clara L. Larson, salary coun ty extension worker 91.66 Annie G. Baillie, salary coun ty supt. of school deputy.. 91.66 Dr! A. W. Macdonald, salary physician board of health.. 25.00 A. E. Simonitsch, salary, supt county hospital 90.00 Sam Hayes, salary manager county farm 85.00 Muriel Canon, salary nurse at county hospital 60.00 Martha Knutson, salary nurse county hospital 60.00 Vae Smith, salary nurse at county hospital 60.00 Mrs. Anna Kopp, salary cook county hospital 13.80 Mrs.' Chas. Olson, salary laun dress county hospital 20.00 Ida Rheinschmidt, salary laundress county hospital .. 15.82 Agnes Edin, salary nurse county hospital 40.00 Cora Iverson, salary cook, laundress and maid county hospital .... 35.00 maid Attest: Your son FRANK. C. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rogers and Dor- Valley City Plumbing and day. Florence and Blanche McClaflin spent Sunday at their home. Mrs. Ayers and son Varlynm, Mr. and Mrs. Farrell spent Sunday after noon at the J. H. White home. The Ladies' Aid of the Lutheran Free church will meet at the home of Mrs. Bernt Peterson, six miles west of town on the Robert Anderson farm. Everyone welcome. but improved dunng the continuation othy, Mr. and Mrs. Ames, Mr. and I Heating Co., supplies county "n'motion1 duly seconded and car of the war for any nation that ne- Mrs. J. H. Rogers were the guests of hospital 1.05™,edt.he Mr. and Mrs. M. M. White Sunday at City of Valley City, light and dinner. water county hospital ..... Mrs. Fred Getchell, Mary Cum- North Dakota Independent mings, Nellie Whitcher, Mrs. Whit- TeVephon Co., telephone tier and family autoed to Fargo Fri- county Jiospital THE WEEKLY TIMES-REGORIX VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA HENRY T. LEE, Chairman County Commissioners. C. W. NELSON, County Auditor. Valley City, N. D., Aug. 5, 1918^ Board met pursuant to adjourn ment. All members present. On motion duly seconded and car ried the following bills were audited and allowed: Mrs. Anna Sather, mother's pension .'..$ 40.00 Mrs. Thea C. A. Nelson, moth er's pension ,.. 7.50 Mrs. Marie Nelson, mother's pension 30.00 VIrs. Eliza McClaflin, mother's pension 30.00 Mrs. Turine Thorstenson, mother's pension 36.00 Mrs. A. Bourbannis, mother's pension 30.00 Mrs. Tillie Hansen, mother's pension 15.00 Mrs. Minnie Nelson, mother's pension 20.00 Mrs. Jennie Hougen, mother's pension 15.00 Mrs. Myrtle Robinson, moth er's pension 15.00 Mrs. Sarah McTavish, moth er's pension 30.00 Mrs. Anna Jothen, mother's pension 15.00 Mrs. Susan W. Heckman, mother's pension Mrs. Emma Pederson, moth er's pension Mrs. Petra Johnson, mother's pension 17.33 12.00 42.00 C. Beers, treasurer, three- Mrs. Charles Whitcher and Mrs. fourths care quarter end Fred Getchell entertained all the rel-' .'ng June 30, 1918 111.00 atives, th$ Whittiers, Whitchers and City Bakery, bread for coun Getchells pt a picnic dinner Sunday. I ty hospital 14.73 In the evening they all gathered at the Hollingshead Bros., hauling 1 J. H. Whither home. I floor 100 J™"™ -f^y, 1918, amount $206.60, 33.75 Dakota Drug Co., supplies county hospital Frank Flora, hardware sup plies county hospital Farmers Co-operative Eleva tor Co., feed for county coynty stock 25.95 Hetland Bros., repairs and plies H. R. Kranz, feed for county stock Thompson. Yards Inc., lum ber 'and cement county farm W- 11.25 13.70 11.00 V.75 11.48 A. E. SimonitscK, cash ad vanced 24.06 Peoples Co-operative Trading Co., groceries county hospi tal 52.97 Fulton Meat Market, meats county hospital 69.40 Mrs. Geo. Stiles, butter, coun ty hospital 61.15 Stern Bros., fruits county hos pital Marshall Oil Co., gasoline county hospital Cudahy Packing Co., supplies county hospital Wyman Partridge & Co., mer chandise county hospital ... Midwest Chem. Pro. Co., an tiseptic county hospital ... 29.66 24.20 John Ward, treasurer, bridge material and labor .... N. O. Holberg, fees coroners inquest howard Opdahl N. O. Holberg, fees coroners & inquest Lillie Seng Tfi. O. Holberg, fees coroners Garner L. Koontz Alma Bettin, salary maid „, JMe Eckel, repairs for janitor, county hospital ... ... 11.61*3&be Eckel, repairs on grader.' Total ,....$2974.48 Signed: HENRY T. LEE, Chairman County Commissioners. C. W. NELSON, Auditor Barnes County. Valley City, N. IF., Aug. 5, 1918. There being no quorum present, in the forenoon the auditor adjourned the board to meet at 2 o'clock p. m. Aug. 5th, 1918. 46.86 110.82 DuAuith Linen Co., toweling county hospital Straus Clothing Co., clothing for county poor W. L. Witter, wqjrk at county farm S. A. Zimmerman, examina tion for trachoma S. A. Zimmerman, attending patients at Barchus farm.. Charles G. Lund, insurance o4i court house fixtures W. F. DuVall, 400 badges ... Clara L. Larson, mileage and cash advanced X). Simenson, supplies for jan itor Myhro, Aldahl Mercantile Co., supplies for janitor James Kelly, sheriff, boarding prisoners James Kelly, sheriff, cash ad vanced for telegrams James Kelly, sheriff, cash ad vanced ticket for Tom 34.30 32.75 16.00 Total bid $4912.00 •ca d,eck and wood bndge and I 26.00 16.60 76.00 34.00 71.85 42.00 Davis .1.88 James Kelly, sheriff, sheriff's fees and mileage Harry N. Olsby, cash advanced 117.59 State ve. Ole B. Nelson .... L. S. B. Ritchie, cash advanced case of State vs. Ole B. Nel son, and. postage and tele phone calls 14.35 C. W. Nelson, cash advanced for postage 9.07 Fred D. Ewell, grind stone... 5.00 North Dakota Independent '7.70 Telephone Co., telephone rent 43.60 North Dakota Independent Telephone Co., toll calls... City of Valley City, light and water court house and jail. Western Union Telephone Cosj telegrams Fair Store, screens Northern Seed Co., seeds and feed county stock Walker Bros. & Hardy, tax lists, receipts, etc 330.58 Ed. Wyttenbach, work on Fair ground road 49.00 Ed. Wyttenbach, movink fence CRASHES 25.00 55.78 1.01 1.28 54.04 4.00 152.91 21.50 21.50 7.40 7.50 2.20 ^1. C. James, cash advanced, cards, etc 20.90 North Dakota Metal Culvert •1 Co., culverts less 3 per cent. 1869.00 Times-Record, county printing 151.10 Litchville Bulletin, county Printing 170.65 Wm. Kean, county printing.. 131.47 Henry T. Lee, services coun ty commissioner and mile 9.00 Gudmestad, services county commissioner and mileage J*eo. N. Rasmusson, services county commissioner and mileage 12.00 11.00 Frank Heimdi, services coun ty commissioner and mile .. age and viewing roads and telephone 18.85 Martin Conlon, services coun ty commissioner and mile age 8 60 following bids were received for building what is known as the Holter bridge, and repairing of the Benson bridge, according to plan* and specifications prepared by K. Schmidt, county surveyor: N.M. Nielsen, Valley City, N. D.: Building Holter Bridge $1145.00 Repairing Benson Bridge ... 1685.00 Total bid S2830.00 J'1® Holter bridge to have either re inforced concrete or plank top. J. A. Jardine, Fargo, N. D. Building Holter Bridge ....$1698.00 Repairing Benson Bridge ... 3214.00 floor add $50 additional to the price of Holter bridge. After considering jibove bids it was nioved and duly seconded, the contract for building the Holter bridge and re pairing the Benson Bridge be award $2830 Nielsen, for the sum of potion duly seconded and ear ned the county surveyor was in structed to draw contract in duplicate covering above bids for building of 2.26 repairing Benson XT- seconded and car ried N. M. Nielsen was instructed to furnish either surety or,personal bond in the sum of $2830, being the amount MinW bridge- pairing Benson bridge. On motion and re" duly seconded and car- ned the report of O. M. Roe, register of deeds, showing fees cqllected ordered filcd- r®P°rt of James Kelly, sheriff, f?I,?c„ted month 19j8» of July, *12.10, was accepted and ordered filed. 1 motion duly seconded and car 3.50' r!ed, th® "Port of Harry N. Olsby, clerk of court, showing fees collected, month of July, 1918, amount $37.50, was accepted and ordered filed. Moved and seconded that the offer of Miss Clara L. Larson, to super vise the Boys and Girls club iii 1 Barnes County for the ensuing year be accepted, it being understood that the salary is to be paid by the United States government and the expenses to be paid by Barnes county not to ex ceed $900 per annum. Moved and seconded that T. X. Cal- OUTING FLANNEL white only, 26 in.»wide spec. PERCALES 36 inches wide, spec. HARVEST QUILTS spec, each PILLOWS special each nan be allowed an office clerk for Au gust and September to help handle farm labor, as requested by a resolu tion of the several township clerks of the county. Moved and seconded that States At torney L. S. B. Ritchie be instructed to take up the question of right of way for three bridges on section 19 and 30-137-57 and aee if proper right of way has been secured. A communication from Geo. W Randlett, asking the board to grant T. X. Calnan $100 additional salary for the ensuing year, was granted and county auditor instructed to notify Mr. Randlett, director of better farm ing work, of such increase. A petition from the township of Spring Creek, asking for part of the automobile license money was refer red to the road and bridge committee. A petition from the supervisor of Thordenskjold Township asking for an appropriation of $500 from the county in which they agree to raise $1000 to meet the amount appropri ated from the county and said amount to be used in grading roads in Thor denskjold township was not granted for reason that all money now on hand is being used under the contract road system. The road petition from resident tax payers of the townships of Alta, Nol timier, Grand Prairie and Baldwin, re questing federal and state aid on what is known as the road running past the thrie consolidated school -of Nolti mier, Grand Prairie and Baldwin, con necting with Pillsbury, according to THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1918. SMALL PIECES FOR SMALL PRICES UNTIL THEY ARE ALL GONE. THE SOONER YOU COME IN RHE THE BETTER THE PICKING. YOU KNOW THAT IN OUR STORE THE QUALITY IS THERE. THESE FEW WORDS TO WISE SHOPPERS ARE SUFFICIENT. Some Specials Bleached and unbleached, OIL CLOTH white and colored, yard HOUSE DRESSES up to size 51, priced $1.50 (o $3. SO WASH GOODS see our big lot, APRONS see our leaders DAMASK tan or reds, fast color, NEW ARRIVALS COATS SUITS DRESS G00BS TRIMMING YARNS It Will Pay Yau Ta Trade Here Store Open Evenings, Wed, and Sat. Right Price|Merc. Co. The Picking 18c to 30c yard 35c 2Sc 30c $1.60 65c yd.- 25c $150 yd. $1.00 petitions on file at your office at this date from Baldwin township, we wish to commence on the township line be- sSon Cont',nue.due Pn&£ Th» Wnf Sto south thd,^™K on S1^.miles through Grand rraina and six miles due south through Noltimier, thence due west on w«u -ns ?es tetween Alta and Noltimier one-hajf hile, thence due south on section Jine between sections o, b, 7, 8, 17 and 18 in Alta townshio ofThe !?gpWithitheJRed Trail of the N. p. railroad and from there red tTfoa?0 City' was refer- b£d2e committee. ber Co if °t Carpenter Lum oer U., of Luverne, amount $170.56 for furnishing planks for replankin? eraifK'» 5ald^v to.^nshiP was not torn W11 ®ud,t»T instructed to re-' b°*rd tnlota?plication °f B"H- of Carl Th*1 asking 1 ^ll\mv^0ufm,enta,0T}.lot 24, block frnl? Walkers addition reduced from a valuation of $400 to a valua |™n.of.$300 for 1917 and 1918, was granted aa recommended by the city to reflmH COUnt/ auditor instructed to refund taxes for_1917 and reduce the assessment $100 for the year 1918. riwitvi"0!1011 *sec°nded and car in Jr }Kard adjourned to meet at 1918° a' m' Tuesday SePt- Attest: 3, HENRY T. LEE, chairman County Commissioners. C. W. NELSON, ,- County Auditor.