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*. VOL. XLV—NO. 39. ^nam^d et Minot, They are: i. J. M.op pres.dtnt Norman vice p:e3ident WiF time gthat public, C°WaShWout'for f' »Cf .** mng, where he had been attei) the st annual meeting of that7 ciat.eii, which convened there cCv.ul taneous with the annual m»" the county commissioners of Stanley, former treasurer, Jwas elect ed second vice president, and J. L. Bell of Bismarck was elected treas have their offices together. The principal address df the meet ing. was that given by Senator Mc Gary, the great "road" man of Min nesota, who discussed the Babcock amendment, and the characteristic likeness of the amendment which is be-! fore the legislature, at the present 'time in this state. -I ing of the Good Roads Boosters, they T. ROADS BOOSTERS SHOW 100 PER CENT ELECT OFFICERS INCREASE LAST YEAR 0 Tr.c officers of the as/ ^tion as werr ^e-el -S&lley lected. cx—, City, »ck, Fargo: Holbein of Bismarck, secretary A Ii Ross of 0 many l0K^Vn+£e the treasurer and secretary, Mr. Bell stood that the Bismarck lodge and Mr. Halbien, respectively, might working hard to increase its member- 8"{P ant» President Moe, and Senator MfiGary Valley City's request for the home -both addressed this body, and it is believed that the county commission- D|M PUCTCDC MA If I* ers as a whole are very kindly dis- posed toward the proposition. Mr. Craig of the State Highway Commission also-spoke to the commis sioners, and shovfed with figures what saving it would mean to auto mobile drivers of the state, if the Good Roads amendment- is passed and put into effect. The figures showed that the saving would total approxi mately $22,000,000 to drivers of auto mobiles and other vehicles.' Of course these figures are based on computa-j ficers of the association. A drive for membership in the asso ciation will be started soon, after an executive committee of the associa-' oterns^, 9 tion has named directors.in each of Ana llo .& the districts. SMALLPOX MAKES ITS APPEARANCE chicken kota, the state was divided by the as- campaign for members ahd make a ittee. This nominating committee drive for the home. It is believed that .sociation into 13 districts. The di rector of this district was named by the association as L. F. Wolfer, of Jamestown. it will be attempted to refer the propo sition back to the grand lodge meet ing, which convenes in Bismarck in June. Local members are of the opin ion that this cannot be done', and that the board of trustees has the full pow er to act and select a site for the home. C01'd ai}d 111 DUu 1 Ltl\u lTl/alVLi hcoc ii mra proposition failed to go through, and tions estimated after the amendment i. h, full force,*nd the full line of W. made .the paet week, com trunk highways completed. President Moe reports the meeting a great success, and that the people of Grand Forks seemed very kindly I V. C. Groc .1 San. Groc. 0 Cluibs .0 Individual Fuller Erdmon Krug 542 O. Dahr .... 539 Schroeder 538 Krogh 536 Carroll .534 Burch- 531 O'Harra 509 506 Do you want $5? There is a citizen in the city that -wants to find out the name and fea tures of the person that is the politest j0hnson in Valley City. This person has of fered a prize of $5, and has secured j a detective, rivaling the ability of CPI/ln] CMAT|||«DC Hawkshaw, to ferret out this said LrillUll jlllU I IlClVlJ polite person. This sleuth will be about the city all next week, be ginning Monday, we are told, and the winner of the prize as selected by the "detective, will be announced by Rev. J. S.- Wilds of the English M. E. church on Sunday evening, January 30. grocery strong This same idea has been worked in American Legion team that the score other cities, and has proved a big keeper nearly succumbed. "The K.-o. detect the detective will Perhaps" make a" tance fieid shots by tj" Lesion boys was the name of the most un- ofthe floortheywereo^Thefirst polite person would also be made half ended1 35 to 8 in favor of the «lJ IJUU $5 is about as big as an atom. General health Conditions, in the city thus far this winter, have been excep tionally good, according to Dr. E. A. Pmv (*itv health officcr. Influenza, Wlig which has prevailed for the past two riage to Mr. John W. Koehn, on Wed winters about this, time, is entirely nesday, January 19, iMl, tlm imar absent this year. Some grippe has riage ceremony taking place at the been noted, but none of the cases M. E. church at Moorhead, Minn. reaching the dimensions of influenza. Miss Ella Pederson, of Hope.N.D. Other diseases are also absent, to a. was the brides attendant and Mi. '^largT extent. There has been some Tony Koehn, brother of the groom. pox, and also one outside case, was best man. •The wfedding took "•'•of diptheria, but otherwise Valley place in the. presence of the,brides City has been remarkably free from ^contagious diseases, which is some thing that could hardly be expected, considering the mild' .open winter '-which has prevailed. However there is on# disease, that has made its appearance, „and which everyone should do theiVbest to avoid citing .contact with. This is Bmallpox, two or three cases of which were reported to Dr. Pray yesterday. The city ^health colnmisaion .urging, that as "many people as possible be vaccmat- i^dT'ancTthiis "obvfate~ths~~danger of here for the past three years. Con catching the disease. gratulatioos are extended. President I. J. Moe, of the North Valley City Lodge Noi 6, I. 0. 0. F.! A meeting of the members of thej The Valley City High School team Dakota Good roads association return 's working hard to .increase its mem- Barnes County Farm Bureau was held lost their first basketball game of the «d from Grand forks Wednesday «^ership in 1921. An increase of 100 in the court house at Valley City on, season, at Jamestown Friday night to —--7 percent in membership was made dur- Saturday, Jan.. 15, for the purpose of] the Jamestown High School by the tins in *1921. ^The ^goal^ whiclf ^the & state. time is the location of the State Odd which will be perfected at Fargo Fri- Fellows home in Valley City. Some action was taken on this last! year, when a trustee's committee' eliminated all but five cities from the right to secure the home, namely Jsta.t5 are not going to| urei This change was made so that abide by this idecision, as it is under- commissioner's district. The two obtain the home. In making plans for an extensive Plans were formulated at a meet-, The members present voted that the Joad building program for North Da- in& he.ld recently to put 1 After the adjournment of the meet-' year and the progresslvenes* shown,: lson and"JameTBri'me7o7Sanborn? ®s met with the county commissioners, will be disposed to consider kindly the members present and the follow Vallov r.itv'a roniniah fnr thfi hnme. GOOD AVERAGES the individual and team averages made during the past week. It had been planned to send a team to the bowling tournament at Grand Forks, which was held last week, but the the team stayed at home. The aver- FARGO K. OF C. and summa,y Free throws—Tracy 1. Fargo: Field Beskets—Coleman 1 Knudson 4. Free throws—Coleman 1. KOEHII-SAUNDERS NUPTIALS Miss Grace Saunders, only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Saund ers of this city was united in mar- parents and a few friends. After the wedding ceremonv, a :four course dinner was served at the Gard ner hotel. The happy couple left the evening for a short wedding trip to the Twin Cities. They Will be at home in Val lev City after February 1. 'Both of the contracting parties are well known locally, Mr. Koehn being in the employ of the Dakota Engineer ing & Construction Co., arid Miss Saunders has attended the Normal STATE FARMBUREAU DIRECTORS NAMED e'ect^n8 lodge is striving for at the present Stat.e Farm Bureau Organization,^ score, the game was a close one, the day, Jan. 21. Each county is allowed one director regardless of membership, ahd one additional director for each 500 or Valley City, Kenmare, Wahpeton, major portion thereof. Four directors eveM"V«»tKmlrfetheoK therefore were elected from this com-j 0ne man wa8 chosen n-11 Stood that the Bismarck lodcr« is' stress on, was almost out of the ques- 13! townships comprising district No. 4 were 1 an( Valley City members of the lodge, Disk No. 3—E. A. Duff of Fingal not on the Valley City schedule at the are especially pleased with the re- an made by the lodge in the past, Dist No. 5—Martin Conlon of Eck- 2 feat, basketball up to the game last may take him or her ——v stores, cafes, hotels, banks and per- night, but they were either off form torious. haps every business house in the.city or never played a real game, as the and maybe some residentces. -1 baskets were made so fast by tnej ff f°f°™0 a grouch next week: Bakken.V.V.'.'.V.'.g Duffy and Mrs. Dan Olson, Grand Forks. as you may be the first one the detec- Pfusch .g. tive encounters, and if you have a Stewig was substituted for Tracy grouch on your chance at winning that and Scarlet for Bakken for Valley City. Field baskets—Bowen 9, Tracy 5 Cook 6, "Bakken 1, Pfusch 3, Stewig 4. as VALLEY CITY NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1921. believe that the board of trustees These men were ballotted upon by ."^roestown boys on their own floor, -1 i.5j ing men elected. Dist. No. 1—Henry T. Lee of Fin gal. PLAY HERE licnn«w1 fowArri the nronosition and perhaps secured some of the splendid been solicited for some considerable out the person who will win the $5 of tl extended Zn? courtSef to^ the of. prizes offered: time by the. Valley City five. It is prize which is offered for the politest ent directors for the permanent score of 15 to 13. As indicated by. the of combined with district No. 1 5/ 011 an active, chairman appointed a nominating com- th„ The averages were: Team W. L. N.' W. Nursery.. .8 0 0 1 2 3 3 dual averages-^thspe games: Saturday, but the result of that game wtiuld appreciate that $5 more than represented. .592 197-1 is unknown, Havre fans expressed you wotild, and at the same time treat I "The big feature of the .................574 191-1 the belief, however, that the Minot 180-2 Legion team would take the second 179-2 game, after they had secured a rest, 179-1 as they had been riding on the train 178-2 considerable time before the .first 178 177 game, and were not in very good form. As regards records* by school I has a record of all victories and no defeats. Each Legion team lost one game and won the others by big ma- The Fargo K. of C. team were jorities. smothered under by score? by the Val-, The gam«».Friday evening, promises ley City American Legidn team Fri- to be a hummer, and local fans confi- i.U» USmU tvum. .i ii. i* .* 1.1 x. i.1 The identity of the detective as un known, and his or her whereabouts me iv. oi material tney are composeu ui, mm .. desired hv those attending Known, aim come out of th smo after alm°st yejJesigse^ived his mothe but this idea was dropped, a? Legion team. follows- father Mr and Mrs M. K. Berg, limber up those stiff muscles arid appear before the local patrons with "it is the wish of ing the *..6, v..*. i!ttie Bowen .£ Coleman Berg, Fertile, Minn,, P. M. Berg, pulent men, it will do you good—it's umisement^ fOT the city during the |^.V.V:.V.V.V.f Marek GaleV*. Berg, Kathryn, and all free. Pnnlr Knudson two sisters, Mary Berg, Valley City ItlliDIIHilillllil TIMES- HIGIf SCHOOL LOSES TO JAMESTOWN HIGH two teams being quite evenly matched. However, one handicap which beset the Valley City boys was the small ness of the* gym, the locals being used to the big oor which the Valley City High School boasts. The smallness eym making good team work from each! impossible and dribbling, which the local team lays considerable tion. The first half ended 8 to 5 in favor of the Jamestown five. Upshaw of Jamestown College refereed the nominating committee game, and declared it was one of the was composed of Vernon Grant, Mrs.) fastest and most evenly matched HeTmL^ndeMaUHMnie?aThr'nomrnk!*amfes he had witnessed for some time, ating committee nominated the follow-! the team returned home Fin ing two men in each district. day evening, arid the remainder will Dist. No. 1—Henry T. Lee of Fin- "come down today. It is not likely that D?stdNo. 2-AUc! Nelson^f F&alj Jhe J^estown five will appear in ac- and H| M. Hanson of Kathryn. Itlon here for local fans, as they are Emery of Valley City, Dist. No. 2—A. C. Nelson* of Kath ryn. I Dist. No. 3—W. S. Emery of Val-f ley City. ^,The.politeness sleuth is wending his ... Dist. No. 5—Martin Conlon of Eck- ^ay about Valley City today.» Al- Valley City pin busters are rolling ]son though not starting at a very early up some good scores, as evidenced by hour, we understand that before night MINOT LEGION TO FRIDAY present time. This is to be regretted, Va"ey 1 City would like to meet the QUEST STARTS FOR POLITEST PERSON he expects to have his opinion formed of several people in the city, as re I gards their politeness. It will be al- vrift8t impossible to "spot" him as in his regular routine of business, he IwiUperiiaps not berecopized. May- 1 pares very favorably with those made late Saturday, the Minot American of the week, but nevertheless you can' patrons of the company. The Nome by the bowlers at Grand Forks last Legion team will arrive in Valley City be assured that he is out, strolling Tribune has the following to say of week ,and if the Valley City team Friday, to try conclusions with the around looking out for business, and. the meeting held in Valley City M011 had -participated, they would have local Legion quint—a game which has at the s.ame time prepared to pick day night, at which representatives almost certain that the game will be person that he finds during this week. "The joint meeting of representatives Pet—Pins a close one, as both teams have been Maybe he has just finished talking, of the patrons of the Sheyenne Valley 1000—2562 defeated only once thus far this sea- to you. If you showed any marked, Light & Power Co. from the various 1000—2457 son. The Minot team had one degree of politeness, that will per- villages held at Valley City on Mon 667—2550 scalp taken from their belt Friday. haps go down to your credit. If you' day night, was attended by a commit 333—2187 when'the Havre, Montana American exhibit a grouch, well, he has formed] tee 'from this village, consisting of 000—23^7 Legion team ddfea^d them by a his opinion of you, and decided that Henry A. Wilberg, Olaf Rund and Dick 000—2228 score of 21 to 13. They clashed again there are other people in the city who] Pugh. Every village but Fingal was a being son te world while the local Normal team ^er jf y0U jn ke of battle vie- '^America wtthki & Others* E. A joints.. Some all you leHn, thin, cor- Start The New Year Right No service rendered by a financial institution is capable of greater benefit to the public, mora especially the rising generation, than that af forded by its Savings Department. No better habit can be formed by a child than that of systematic saving. Parents can do nothing better for their children than to en courage them to start the New Year right by starting a Savings Account in this bank, then keep it up by depositing "regularly through out the entire year. We pay five per cent interest, compounded quarterly. Bank of Valley City human Being' with a more marked the learning that the coi degree of kindness. His selection will not be limited to age or sex. A child six years old may win the prize, as easily as a per- times that age. So don't ex- ... hibit a grouch ^simply because you 169-2 teams, Valley City and Minot com- think you have no chance of winning, card, but recently a decision of the 168-2 pare very favorably with all their an( once you »1 n, the detective is forgotten about. The railroad commissioners. has the same record of only one de- Kke you so muc kind des,red by those Si COST OF LIVING HAS BEEN LOWERED Thfe burden of readjusting prices has not all fallen on the shoulders of the farmers, even though that opinion may be expressed. Valley City merchants have also been big losers, in the present down ward trend of prices. Valley City merchants and also those in other cit ies are doing business on a smaller margin of profit than ever before. They are also unanimous in agreeing that prices as they stand at the pres ent time will not decrease to any great extent during the coming sum mer, being marked down to lowest level at the present time and while this statement is only a prediction, it is pretty authentic. An interesting feature of the down ward trend of prices is the possibility that clothes, shoes, etc., will be lower this spring than a year ago. The highest prices ever paid for ladies' and men's suits, shoes, etc., were paid in March and April, 1920, it is said. While figures in connection have been reduced approximately 25 per cent shoes, with the possible exception of cheaper grades, have witnessed little .reduction. The merchants as yet have not purchased their spring shoe stocks, and until the buying is com pleted an accurate estimate cannot be made on the prices which will prevail for them during the spring and com ing summer. Ladies suits and coats, however, are known to be reduced in price as compared with a year ago. This reduction approximates 25 per cent. RATE INCREASE IS NOT LIKELY be he will make his selection today. Valley Light and Power Co., of this According to a telegram received Maybe it will hot be before the end, city, and the citizens of Nome, N. D., Considerable controversy is ensuing get those smiling fea- state supreme court held that the con- teams. The Minot High School team tures and polite actions, cultivate tracts in force were to remain in Vehicle Registration department at x. force and could not be changed by the the bet- BUSINESSMEN You are invited by the school board, Supt. Hanna and Athletic Director atten_?lnS time is tonight and every Tuesday at! cents per K. W. H., an increase of 8 o'clock. three cents for the Nome patrons. The Remember there is no cost attached Tribune is in favor of fighting this OBITUARY I to it—it is free, a pair of soft soled increase on the grounds that the con Knut Berg was born in Tonset, Nor- shoes is the main requirement. I tract distinctly says that no change of eaith'gen- anxTousTor aslarge'a number of busi- mand better service before an increase an£s,andafso ^Mred' 0 and tired farmers and speculators—it will have agreed (throught Schmidt) to J. H. S. THOMSON, President. Com. Club. I efhi« the patrons and company were pres- meeting was contract enter ed into between the village and light company holds good. The company seemed to be of the opinion that this contract or franchise was of no value and that the railroad commissioners could and would throw it into the dis- At the meeting Monday the man ager, Schmidt, attempted, to get an agreement on the part of the repre sentatives to recommend a change in the terms of contract—some of them minor, possibly—but no one would agree to such changes. "The company will now amend its application to ttye railroad commission ers and will attempt to get the limit allowed by the franchise, namely 18 rates shall take place except at the r^ light company. Schmid* andJStee, in a few days to present their case and a call will very likely be put in for their appearance very soon. "LOOK IN MAIL BOX SMITH'S REQUEST "Look in your mail box." That was the request issued today by Postmaster W. W. Smith. Special delivery mail will in the future be delivered without receipts, and when personal delivery cannot be effected, the following regulations shall be implied: If possible, specials must be de livered to the addresses, if not, de livery may be made to the person or persons authorized to receive the addresses or firms ordinary mail. When specials are taken to a resi dence and no response is received from the door-bell or otherwise same will be left in the mail-box hall or under door. The special delivery system is de signed to expedite and not to insure or safeguard mkil. Valuable articles should at all time be registered or insured. Complaints have been made at the post office in regard to receiving special delivery letters several days late. Owing to the habit of many people of meeting the postman, they forget to look in the mail boxes. Un der the new order regarding. special delivery, the carriers have instruc tions to leave the letter in the box fy v* JP *k Ji -V **-1 ^8TABLJ8HEiD^1i7^ ESSAY CONTEST ON "THE DAIRY COW" The North Dakota Dairymen's and Buttermakers' Association is send ing out this notice to the boys and girls of the state notifying them that their fourth annual "Essay Contest" will be held in connection with the 27th annual convention of the asso ciation. The subject chosen for this year's essay is an easy one to write on and should be of interest to the young people of the state. Previous contests have been very successful and beneficial and jt is expected even more boys and girls will enter the' contest this year on account of inter est in dairying throughout the state. The North Dakota Dairymen's and Buttermakers' Association alson in vites children and their parents and friends to attend its 27th annual con vention which will be held at James town on Feb. 8, 9 and 10. Rules of Contest 1. Who may enter? Any boy or girl between the ages of 12 and 16 years inclusive, who is a resident of this state. *2. Subject of essay "The Future of the Dairy Cow in North Dakota." 3. The length of the essay must not exceed 1000 words. 4. The essay must be the result of your study of the subject. You may get your information from any book, bulletin, paper, or person, but you are to arrange this in your own words and submit it in your own writing. 5. Write your name, address and age at the end of your essay. 6. The essays must be mailed to O. A. Barton, Boys and Girls Club Leader, Agricultural Colleye, North Dakota, to reach him not later than Feb. 5th. Essays received after that time cannot be considered for prizes. 7. The essays will b$ carefully read and graded by a competent com mittee headed by O. A. Barton. 8. Prizes—First prize, $25 second prize $15 third prize $10. The prize winning essay will be read at the Jamestown convention as a part of the regular program, and will become part of the permanent record of the association. It will also be printed in the annual report of the association and published in the lead ing newspapers of the state, as well as in dairy and agricultural papers of the United States. OLD LICENSE TAGS if there is no one to receive it, Mr. Shall the star of Burns go down. Smith said —William Murray. Valley City motorists may drive their, cars under the old 1920 license tags without fear of arrest until the new schedules and registration blanks are received, according to local offi cials wha have been asked for infor mation in regard to the new licenses. A letter received from the Motor Bismar( .k is to the effect: that the nnnv Bismarck is to the effect that the copy for the new schedule was sent to the printers on Dec. 29, 1920, and this, together with the registration blanks will be sent as soon as available. The schedule for 1921 is different from the 1920- schedule and the reg istration department warns against using the old schedule in filling out the application blanks. BASEBALL LOOP AGAIN TALKED The proposal for a baseb&ll circuit of western North Dakota cities and towns has often been proposed. The Dickinson Press invites discussion of "The complaint on service was the subject again with the following from Nome and it is the opin-! article. ^eto^^.hlet.ele^ are already laying plans for the open ing of the baseball season. Already a concerted move for the establish ment of a circuit or league, including towns along the main line of the Northern Pacific, has been started. The promoters include some of the most enthusiastic fans in the state and it is their plan to boost the propo sition in an endeavor to create suffi cient interest in the project so that all details may be arranged and the lea gue organized and dn working order before the season opens in May. "Tentative plans provide for a league composed of six or eight teams, including Dickinson, Bismarck, Mandan, Jamestown, Valley City and perhaps Enderlin or Hankinson. Such a loop would no doubt meet with approval by local fans. Valley City had one of the strongest teams in the field last year and some base ball chatter can already be heard, re garding a team for 1921. We hope to see results produced next summer, instead of continued discussion of the proposition. ROBERT BURNS The immortal Scottish bard whose 162nd birth anniversary will be cel ebrated today by' Scotch people and others throughout the world: Royal Rpbin—princely peasant, O' th$t thou "couldst now be present, Beauty, worth and wealth would meet ye, Every race on earth would greet ye, Rendering all with one acclaim Tribute to thy deathless fame.- Boundless empires feel thy sway Under every sky today, Raptured hearts within us swell, Never while the mountains frown, ?s», Si, c- 1