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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 47. Yesterday another new consolidated school was dedicated in Barnes coun ty This new school is located in Bald win township, six miles from the town of Pillsbury. The new building is in every way a splendid one, and being located on the open prairie as it is and six miles from the nearest town, is quite an excep tion to the general rule of consolidated schools over the state, although there are some of this nature. The building Another feature of this consolidated school is that the consolidation takes in all the school districts in Baldwin township. Already there are 15 boys and girls enrolled in the high school, giving these farm young people an op portunity of securing a high school ed ucation without going to the cities or towns for it. They can be at home and get this education, which is perhaps one of the best features of consoida tion, although there are a large num ber of other good points to the system. The dedication yesterday began in the forenoon and was completed last night by a basket ball game between the Baldwin consolidated and the Pills bury consolidated schools. The program in the forenoon opened with a song by the high school and was followed by the invocation by Rev. Bendelo, of the Pillsbury Presbyterian church. There was a flag drill by the grade school children, followed by an address by County by Mr. Anderson, which preceded the DEDICATE A NEW SCHOOL IN BALDWIN TOWNSHIP Baldwin Consolidated Schools Is Formally Opened With Appropriate Ceremonies Yesterday—Several Fargoans at the Exercises. is a two-story building with a full partment of the school, assisted by the basement and is in every way adapt-, ladies of the township. This was a ed to school and .community purposes. It is steam heated. In the basement is a splendidly gymnasium, while the two rooms on the second floor are sep arated by a rolling partition that per mits of its being converted into one large room for community purposes. A. H. Davidson has been hauling -their opponents 145 this season, .seed wheat from Valley City the last They expect to win the game with few days. 'the Moorhead team which will be play- Mrs. Martin Berentsen is slowly re- coVering from her long illness. Green Town Live Stock Assdciation Moorhead for championship met at Mr. Davidson's Tuesday after- noon. The Valley City team will play the Miss Clara Kjelland was home from parj Region College team at Fergus the Normal over Sunday. 'Falls tonight and a close game is ex- Ida Davidson and Fay Stillings vis- expected. ited at their homes over Sunday re- The game at Moorhead Saturday turning to Valley City Monday where they are attending the Normal. Our, band met at Valley City hall for practice last Sunday. Prof. Mc Farland has sent for lots of new mu sic and it is expected they will be in fine fettle by the time the Chautauqua opens. Prof. Hollis has been secured for a lectyre on Maf-ch 4th. The church on Sec. 8 has been secured and Miss Nielson has invited the adjoining dis- trtctt. A®°oll"f™d^'ce'"®I^'^ Mr. and Mrs. Meldahl were transact ing, business in Valley City Saturday. building A chorus by the high school completed the forenoon program. The afternoon program consisted of a vocal solo, a group of songs by the primary department and other music. The speakers of the afternoon were President John H. Worst, of the agri cultural college, and Hon. W. L. Stock well, of Fargo. The revival meetings at the Salva-. Minnesota grain raisers have great tion Army Hall, are without doubt the difficulty with the grades of wheat best ever witnessed. A mighty revival, which do not exist. is at hand. Twenty-eight souls have been converted up to date. Captain Buyer handles the truth in a masterly way. A remarkable thing about the revival so far has been the conversion of entire families. At the hour of 11 o'clock crowds of people still linger in the hall. Tonight the Captain will .. speak on "What Valley City is in Need Of." Band Master Delong of Fargo is furnishing spendid music. Lieut. Smead and Cadet Reynolds cap ture the crowds with their song. Fate seems to be toying •with the life of John Milo, convicted of murder and sentenced to pay the death penalty The police at Grand Forks arrested for his crime at Lansford. The senate John Mullen, Ed Mallony and William decided to give the Torson house bill, oflife.,and One of the features of the dedication was a: a splended turkey dinner served noon by the domestic science de- most delicious spread, the appoint ments being perfect. At dinner the guests of the town ship were given a private dining room on the first floor of the 'building where a beautifully appointed table was ar ranged. The table was decorated with roses. VALLEY CITY NORMAL LOSES TO NOORHEAD IN UPHILL GAME The Valley City boys started strong by scoring seven points to the Moor head's one in the first ten minutes of play. When the Moorhead team saw that they would have to fight they did not hesitate to do it They -were much heavier than the local boys and had no trouble in outclassing them in rough playing. Personious was injured at the be ginning of the game as a result of a collision with one of the Moorhead huskies fists. Markuson was ruled .out of the game at the beginning of Superintendent gecond half. Miss Nielson, of Barnes county This I The game was hard fought through address was followed by a cornet solo. ou the game anybody's until the flnal whist ie blew dedicatory address by State Superin- Smith and Markuson played great tendent E. J. Taylor, "Who was present games at the forward positions for the for the opening of the splendid new jocaj team, while Carlson played a brilliant defensive game. The whole GREEN TOWNSHIP team was seriously handicapped by two large iron pillars in the middle of met at the j.jj0 goor The Literary- Society school house Saturday night with a de bate on the program. A good time is critics to win the conference cham reported. 'pionship, they have scored 235 points The local team is picked by most (ed on the valley.,City floor March 8. If they win that game they will be tie)J honorg njgjjt resulted Moorhead 28, Valley City 19 MINNESOTA GRADING SYSTEM DENOUNCED Washington, D. C., Feb. 19.—Repre sentative George M. Young of North Dakota severely criticised the Grain |ln8Pact1)ii Serrice of Minnesota, to his speech before the house he de clared that those who are representa Itives for it are quacks, and. that the Aq explosIon took place at the Rugby miU iQ that city lagt Monday night. The-night man had just left the engine and gone to another part of the mill when the explosion took laying part of the same in one corner of the room. The accident was due to a break in the engine. The building was not damaged but it will be a few weeks before the mill will be in oper ation aagin. Gardner who will be charged with rob- providing for the abolishment of capi-^ing the grocery store of J. Wilson tal punishment, another lease the theft of a large quantity of merchandise. The police'believe that A meeting will be held at McHenry they have rounded up members of a for the purpose of forming a ceme- gang operating on a large scale in that city. High School. The program, of the High school Monday afternoon in honor of Wash ington's irthday proved a very inter taining and profitable one. When Gov ernor Hanna, ex-Governor White and other prominent figures had taken seats on the platform, Mr. Brown ask ed all to raise and sing America. The vocal selections next rendered by Mr. Myers were well received. The, Nor malonians also favored us with a charming spring song. The Governor was then introduced by Mr. White. Governor Hanna referred in opening to a need of smaller legislative 'bodies to save*much time and work. Then fol lowed a delightful description for over an hour of many interesting things and the Halls of Congress with ac counts of several famous battle fields of the Civil War. The closing pic ture of the great reunion at Gettys burg in 1913 was vividly drawn, and the whole discourse proved so Inter esting and instructive that not one pres'ent felt but well repaid for the time spent. The Assembly Room was nearly filled with students and teach ers of the city schools and Normal, with many town people. All agreed that the Chief Executive had struck a patriotic chord of no small power by his pleasing address. Section One This Issue Twelve Pages. Pages to 8 THE WEEKLY TIMES-RECORD Mrs. D. B. Berlin of Wimbledon gave a very interesting and instruc tive talk about birds, to the student body Wednesday morning. Ritchie School. The Parent-Teacher Circle will meet on next Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mrs. W. C. Lyon will talk on "Obedience# Necessary to Good Re sults in School." All parents are cor dially invited to be present. Miss Stafford of Fargo, visited all the domestic science classes on Tues day. Mrs. D. B. Berlin, of Wimbledon, a representative of the Audubon Society gave a very interesting talk about birds to the grades Tuesday. Irene Tippen has entered the Second grade. VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1915. "Belgium Helpless Any Way Till Spring, *JTays Commission Need of Relief Still Very Urgent, According to Latest Reports From Stricken Land—How Americans Can Send Their Nite 4 By WILL ITIWIJV BELGIAN REFUGEES IN THE RUINS OF TERMONDE. A CCORDING to the Commission For Relief In Belgium, the American peo pie will probably have to feed the Belgian people all this winter. "We have taken pains to investigate," said one of the commissioners last week, "and the best informed Europeans tell us that there will be no change in the military situation this winter. It means that we must keep up the work until spring breaks or longer." It has been a race with hunger, this business of feeding 6,500,000 people with supplies gathered a half a world away. All Belgium depends on Ameri can food. Half of Belgium Is never more than a week ahead of starvation. Often it has come closer than that. Once the province of Limbourg, remote and hilly, was starving. In some communities the people had not eaten for two days, when one of our United States consuls managed to borrow from the Germans enough bread to keep the people alive until an American shipment arrived to repay the loan. Once Captain Lucey, the shipping agent in Holland, had to borrqw 10,000 tons of wheat from the Dutch government Liege and Hamme and historic Ghent were crying for bread, and it was still several days before the next American ship was due at Rotterdam. This was a noble thing for Holland to do since the Dutch themselves are short on food. Yes it Is a race with hunger, and America, now that she has faced the starter, must win! This is America's great and glorious part in the world war of 1914-15. That every American may have a personal chance to help some Belgian the Commission For Relief In Belgium has arranged its "parcel post plan." Any one who wants to send a package containing between twenty and fifty pounds of nonperishable food need only put a tag on the package, address the tag to the nearest collection depot of the commission, stamp it in the regular way and drop it in the mail chute. If the giver puts on the package tag his name and address, TOGETHER WITH THE LETTER "R," the money he has spent for stamps will be refunded. Packages mailed from NORTH DAKOTA should be addressed to UNION TRANSFER COMPANY, FARGO J. B. REED STORAGE AND TRANSFER COMPANY, MINOT who are collecting agents for this district. Public School Notes PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS FROM HIGH RITCHIE AND LINCOLN. ':sa The first grade have the flag again this week for best attendance. Dale Gorman has returned to the Fourth grade, after a long absence due to sickness. Lincoln School. The members of the "Dreadnaught Literary Society" appeared Tuesday afternoon wearing their new society pins which are in the form of sterling silver anchors. A rare treat was offered the pupils of the Seventh and Eighth grades at their program Monday morning when Miss Foote of the Normal school told them the story of "Lohengrin". At this program the question was debated Resolved, That the graduates of the Lincoln School have more influence over the pupils of the Lincoln school than the heroes of our country have. The decision was two to one in favor of the affirmative. Ainslee Grady's splendid rendition of Walt Whitman's poem "Captain, My Captain" is worthy of special mention. Miss Anna Anderson entertained the Lincoln School teachers Monday evening, at a very delightful Washing ton party. The red, white and blue was carried out in the table decora tions and refreshments. The table was set with a luncheon cloth of cherry paper napkins seamed together with the .heads of Washington making a very effective thing, while stacked flags stood in the center and tiny silk flags formed the place cards. Over a hundred people enjoyed the programs at the Lincoln school on Washington's birthday. The various rooms having them at different hours gave the parents the opportunity, of hearing them all. Programs were giv en at the three hours—9, 10 and 11. Beatrice Ross has been dropped from the Fifth grade. She moved with her parents to Iowa. The Lincoln School basket ball team will play the Midgets of the Normal in the Normal Gym Wednesday at 4:30. Admission 10c. The creamery company at Hetting er has been reorganised. WEST PRAIRIE. The "Willing Workers" will meet with Miss Alma Gangestad Saturday. E. Falstad went to Valley City Fri day returning Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Erickson visited at the Meadow Creek farm Sunday. There will be services in the Ring saker church Sunday, Feb. 28. CHILD WELFARE PRO GRAM AT THE CITY HALL THURSDAY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915. LEGISLATURE ACCOMPLISHES A LARGE AMOUNT OF WORK TUESDAY Mr. and Mrs. Iver Wilken visited at in two instances yesterday. The first the Ed Olson home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Selbo visited with Mr. and Mrs. Holberg on Sunday. A group of girls from the eighth grade in the Lincoln school sang Ne gro selections. AUSTIN-DAKOTA IN ORE ASSAYING $386.70 A TON Severt Skolness and Olaf Selbo presiding officer had been good in ev were Valley City callers Saturday. ery instance and again when on an Charlie Simon visited with friends appeal from a decision of the chair north of Valley City last week. there were only nine votes opposing the chair The woman's suffrage bill came up again in the senate and there A silk train valued at a million and were four roll calls and everyone a half dollars, and enroute from Se-' showed that the opponents of the suf attle to points in the east, passed frage bill were still in the majority, through Rugby Sunday evening. Four There was a large amount of work cars, packed from end to end with accomplished in both houses of the bal^s of the finest silk woven in the A good sized audience met at the City Hall last evening to hear the pro- gram arranged by the Child Welfare Club in honor of the eighteenth anni versary of the National Congress of iMothers. Mrs. Ella Morris Snow, of Fargo, gave a .very delightful report of the meeting of the National Con gress of Mothers in Washington, D. C. last fall. Mrs. O. A. Barton represent x. 4 t- when there were only nine votes rec ed the Parent-Teacher Association of the Ritchie school and gave a report of the work being done by that or ganization. Nancy Featherstone and Virginia Bailey from the Ritchie school sang a duet. Mrs. Drake gave an interesting re-j port of the work done by the Parent-1 Teacher Association of the Lincoln school the past year. Anna Sad, from the eighth grade in the Normal, sang a solo. Mrs. R. Acher told briefly what the organizations had done in other Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 24.—The joint states and what is being done in our committee consisting of Representa own state. tives Haraldson and Purcell and Sena- A social time was enjoyed after the tor McGray who have been appointed program and light refreshments were. to look into the charges made against served. the state examiner and the state bank- All went home feeling that Valley ing board has met and organized and City has made a fine beginning in ttiis started the serious work of the inves great work for the child. tigation at two o'clock this afternoon. a quest that has been the purposeful of the charges was brought about at 'objective of Manager Littrell from the the instigation of Mr. Severtson state beginning has every promise of reali-, examiner and the members of the 'zatlon this week. banking board. It is understood that I A second or hanging wall ledge 'came into the drift on the 300 level milling plant of at least ten units. 'a week ago. This ledge appears to hearing. It is expected that the in be converging toward the foot wall. troduction of evidence will occupy sev ledge and will apparently unite farth- er in the hill. The two ledges now ex- posed in the face of the drift are each ESTABLISHED 117% Everything Indicates That the Usual Rush at End of Session Will Not Occur This Term. iBsmarck, N. D., Feb. 24.—That President Fraine of the senate has Olaf Skonnord was a county hub been making rulings that are eminent ly fair in his dealings with the many questions of parliamentary law that caller Saturday. Conrad and Rudolph Selbo and Se vert Skolness attended the Literary have arisen in connection with the Society of Dist. 99 Saturday evening., fight on woman's suffrage was proven was when Senator Allen, a supporter of the suffrage bill in a statement to the house said that the rulings of the {legislature countries of the Orient and particular- they adjourned last night the senate ly in Japan wiM help to make up silk and the house could each see where dresses in Chicago, Minneapolis and the other cities. yesterday and at the time they were going to come out of the fiftieth day with all the work required by that time cleaned up. Practically all the time yesterday, last night and this morning was given over to the passage of bills that have originated in each house and probably at no ses sion of the legislature has the work been in better shape for a good clean up than in the case this afternoon. One of the surprises of the session was the defeat of the biU for a horse Providing P°wer tax on half of the automobiles moner to g0 to the countjr where it originated and half to be ex pended by the state highway commis-. sion. This bill was recommended for passage by the committee of the whole and then was lost in the house on third reading by a margin of only three votes. In the senate the surprise came 3 order in favor of the present tax com- mission This expression of opinion came on the vote for the passage of the Heckle bill providing for a one man tax commission instead of the board of three as the law provides at present. It is not probable that the"re will be any more night sessions for the rest 'of the week as the only business in either house will be the consideration I of bills that have originated in the oth 'er body and the work of the confer ence committees. The committee has to look into the charges made in a certain publication said to have been edited and circulat ed by one Grant S. Youmans of Minot in which he charges that the state ex aminer and the state bank examiner acted in collusion in the closing of a The persistent quest of $300 ore in' bank in which Youmans was interest* the drifts in the Austin Dakota mine,, ed- The investigation into the truth Youmans has secured Tracy Bangs of Grand Forks to represent him at the era* days. twenty inches in thickness. An aver-, George P. Jones, once democratic can age assay made across the new ledge didate for governor, recently at La gave values ot $.60 in gold and $384.10 Moure has stated that he is going to in silver per ton. An assay of the locate at the new town of Kildeer in foot wall ledge gave $.80 in gold and Dunn county where he will engage in $99.20 in silver. The ore is permeated the practice of law. Mr. Jones is one with iodide of silver and telulrium. the best known attorneys in the The drift 100 feet above this level is state and the city in which he will lo also being extended and is in a face of cate has had a growth second to none more than three feet of ore. These i* the state. Being started only a few facts prove the correctness of the months ago it.now has a population of plants along which the property is be- about six hundred and it is certainly ing developed lthat Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 24.—Hon. a man of Jones' The ore showings in the mine at the an opening there that will prove a present time justify the company, in sood one the opinion of the manager in begin- ning to figure on the installation of a calibre will find The at porf)es has beeIl elwtriclty The ledge system shown on the sur face near the main workings include' crosscutting the same. a series of veins parallel with the ore-1 The dyke system includes the Jack bodies already proved, with several Pot which has been a recent producer, north and south mineralised dykes Reese River Review.