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WEEKLY TIMES-RECORD
VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA
P. R. TRUBSHAW
Becon( claaa
Foreign Advertising Representative
THE AMERICAN
PRESS ASSOCIATION
1
Isn't it queer that North Dakota,
was recently seated in
and the prospects are not favorable for
-other states already advanced on the
men are
as big an agricultural state as it is, Townleyism is evidenced by several
ed
the
kota legislature over R. J. List, is a
married man. Said subscriber says
that he heard Mr. Wog's wife's name
was Polly.
and'make^he
paper cost three cents a pound as
matter of road improvement
that has nothing to do with factional
and
to the raw deals
whether or not Gust Wog who ized his sojourn in North Dakota,
North Da- One of these excerpts reads as fol-
The Minot Press association has
drawn up a measure to be introduced
in the state legislature shortly the control of North Dakota and plunged
object and aim of which is to stand- it into a wild orgy of legislation,
ardize the fees for all legal notices
Vate"commensurate
the present publishing cost. The banks are breaking under the pressure if jt
present law governing legal rate, and League carols School
was
established years ago when print the nnanciai
gal rates. The press of the state will league only from a distance, were
no doubt be at unison in support of astounded as the former attorney gen
this measure whether league or inde- eral read name after name of JN on
pendent and we trust that legislators partisan League officials who had
will likewise give it favorable
con-i been
sideration and enact the measure into radical socialist leaders. Among tne
jaw documents he produced was a photo
I graph of a registration card of A. C.,
The concurrent resolution providing' Townley, head of the league carrying
for an amendment to the North Dako-
1
posed new state trunk highway sys-1 run for office on the Socialist ticket
tem is before the legislature. The
concerns every citizen of farm and "The Bank of North Datota^ now
village and city. The rival factions, controls 35 million
reached a deadlock in most matters lawS which make it a felony for any
islation being enacted at this_ session
A few measures which both sides rec
ognize as necessary for all of govern
ment and business are to continue at
all normally will doubtless be passed.
The highway amendment resolution
Maj. Harold Sorenson, assistant
pu
Subscription, $2.00 a Year, in Advance jn the state, as evidenced by the compelled to go home for business rea- pany at the present time is the fact
scores which they have run up sons %nd some desired to take in the that Valley City has no. armory build
,h. Pnatnfflre in Valley' against their opponents. The games grain growers convention. The ad- .ing, since the fire which destroyed the
tmer«d at the
Oiiy. North uano pUjjjjc during the winter, and at the by the forced absence of Senator B. F.' movement. There is the est chance
nail matter. i.-i_ j.- i—:u a ...v. •_ xi.
Valley City as a "real town" and the
simuwim.
league
first gained
and
1S. on® Socialist,
party politics in this state. It is the
an economic question .and one which
bhc official to refuse to place an
much corrective or constructive leg- public funds in this bank, said rar society. The American government]
Langer.
"This is not only a Socialist organi-
zation,' 'the speaker said, it is
American branch of the Bolshe
The members are I. W. W. and radical
Socialists, and some of them profess
should be regarded as one of these.'to be anarchists. This is the thing gut
•Time is required to get the road plans that has invaded Kansas. It is the
in motion and. with Minnesota and thing that the business men, laboring ^0
men
way to improvement, North Dakota jess something is done to counteract
cannot afford to lag behind in the the poison of their program thousands
movement. There is no, political ad-
0
vantage to be obtained in the high- iuded into believing this organization
is
4. i.
w^°
anc
adjutant general of North Dakota, isjng that when the league gets in
has figured that a national guard power all land will be redivided. Spe-
unit's value to a city is $10,666 a
cjai men
year, which represents the minimum addition to the paid organizers to
bui
lows: poolhall in every respect. A real club
"One hundred business men of Kan- house with pool and billiard tables
sas City, Kan., last night heard Wil
liam Langer, former attorney gen
eral of North Dakota, detail how
three men—the executive board of
the Nonpartisan League—obtained
former I W. W. organizers and
Townley's declaration that he was a
ta* constitution establishing the pro-1 Socialist. He said that Townley had
of
age
a
livery stable,
as nmnager
Dakota.Bank,
organization
ot
that
dollars and
of the legislature appear to have Nonpartisan legislature has passed situated in soviet Russia andjHe
Br. slf'
and farmers are facing and un-'
way matter. The amendment resolu- in be their way to salvation and trUe. The California says that Emma
tion can become law only by the prosperity. would be a good citizen if the United
votes of both independents and non- "it is time right now to fight the gtates would only permit her to re
partisans. Thus both sides will share propaganda of Townley and his paid turn.
in th ecredit as well as the benefits.— organizers. Americans formerly had a penchant
Minot Daily News. "His organizers go to the farmer for
"Tf j?tjrrt
the existing deficit in the baseball as-. Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 19.—By con-, always been active in social affairs,
sociation.' The public got behind that current resolution both housed of the putting on many enjoyable social and
in a very creditable manner. Why. legislature adjourned tonight until athletic doings. Thus its desirability
not do the same with the other teams.1 next Tuesday. Legislators gave as in time of peace.
They are displaying a class of basket- their reason for adjournment at this] One argument which might be put
ball that ranks them among the best time, a number of legislator? were against the organization of the corn-
furnish good entertainment for the journment "was also made desirable old one. This should not halt the
I same time help to build up America's Baker of Renville county, who was in the world of a government appro
young manhood. Every time one of called to the deathbed of nf
young
our teams goes to an outside point for last nights
a game they are advertising,the city
—it can be either good or bad. Queer
as it may be, the city will be judged Right about face. Forward, march!. minimum number necessary for the
by actions
displayed by that team, and But the incident is interesting in company is
team as a bunch of "regular sports," every night to see if a fat man with ley City loses this company, that there
willing to accept a defeat if fairly and dollar marks on his clothing—like are cities in the state that would be
squarely won. Outside games will Johnny Baer draws—isn't waiting only to glad to welcome sijch an or
I soon be played by nearly all the teams,, there with a long snickersnee.—Fargo ganization into their midst, and do
I and the players should realize the re- Forum.
A
est playing, square dealing, courteous Did you ever notice the sign which
^(manners, and real sportsmanship.
every
Let's talk basketball the rest of the g0y8'Allowed?" We often wonder if
season, and get behind the teams wth
peo
all the pep possible. hjs jaw be enforced ever waste their
I I valuable moments considering where
That Kansas farmers and business ]se the boys may go. They are not
waking up to the menace of wanted in the pool hall, the stores nor
on
the street corners.
should be the 43rd state to affiliate excerpts from Kansas papers, receiv- The boys like to be together and Saturday when Presi
with the American Farm Bureau Fed-
by the Times-Record. Townley
eve
eration. .apparently had pretty easy sledding Aust have-some place to go during L. is,.^Alierimtro^ceawwooa^.
until the people began to get hep the winter months. The way to solve £ersho, whc» was^ucati.onai Ad
An inquisitive subscriber inquires
boys
from
Emma
/inn/tiriAtlQ
tell him to join the league, prom-
payroll Uncle Sam turns over to na- spread the propaganda of the have a wholesome effect. No. such
tional guard companies at a rate
an(
equivalent to 25 per cent of the rate taxpayers of North Dakota whose
of pay for the same grade in the reg- ^oney is in Townley's banks under
ular service. He figures that- North the Dakota law."
Dakota's twelve companies and the «A. O. Kitterman, president of the
headquarters, supply and machine gun American Defense League of Kansas ____
companies would represent more than
an
§150,000. The announcement is made Nonpartisan League, also addressed
from the office of the adjutant general the meeting. He urged that a com-
that all officers and men of the United jttee be appointed to arrange_ plans
States army reserve may upon ap- for raising a defense fund in the
plication to the secretary of war, se- state."
cure their discharge from that branch
of the service to permit them to en
list in the national guard. Three-year
efilistments during the war carried
with them a four-year term in the
army reserve corps, while commission-1
ed officers eligible for service in the
reserve are obliged for an. indefinite
period. Release from these obliga-'
tions can be obtained by both officers
WELL, WHO IS TO BLAME?
"In the 30 years I have been in
North Dakota, there has never
been a year in which the farm
ers have had a square, deal in
marketing their wheat."
recruits starts. Valley City is entitled problems by political methods they
to the company and has nobody to promised "a square deal" in market
blame except itself, if the company in?.
goes to another city, through neglect Isn't it about time we began to see
and non-interest in the matter. some results?
mer years. And yet with these splen- an attempt to secure a three days' re
did records, there seems to be some- cess of that body over Sunday. It is
what of a laxity among the citizens figured that such a recess adjournment
of the city in getting out and support- would have cost the taxpayers over
ping the teams. Perhaps it is because $4,000. It would have given the state,
^Mh-of the fast that the games Were ar- of course, nothing in return. The en
»-v"! ranged so close together. There has tire purpose of the move was- to give
I be a so a is os he a ha to re up at
gtason. that the people,, have turned from his' efforts in behalf of Wall
out and showed their support, and that street.^.
mr-was the game arranged to wipe oatCourier-News, Jan. 18.
J^ their fervid declamations that Utopia I
tbat
thing akm to
chist
wou
citizens of this state will be de- jsed ]and
fri
jlg
Dr. E. F. Ladd.
Well, in the name of common-sense
and men upon enlistment in the na-1 why don't you aftd your political as- bers.
tional guard. sociates do something about it, Doc-j
Is Co. worth this much to Valley tor? hind the proposition?
City? Without doubt it is, based on, Your political gang has been in Is'the city going to allow this. or
such authentic figures, and Valley complete control of all branches of ganization, which has been a part of
City, we believe, .is going to get be- the government for four years here it since the company's organization in
hind the proposition of reorganizing in North Dakota they were elected on 1881, die out, simply because we lack
the company when the soliciting for a platform of solving the marketihg
The Nonpartisan league program
Valley City" has every reason to be was to bring "the new day" in North
proud of the records made by her bas- Dakota. And as the man said when during the world war there* were
ketball teams thus far this season. The he saw his new suit of "non-shrink- thirty-three officers serving who -were
High School team is undefeated thus able" winter flannels on the line: either members c)? exl-n^embers of
far, the Normal teams still has aii "Look at the thing now."— Company G. There were two colonels
unblemished record, while the Ameri- Fargo Forum. on lieutenant colonel, three majors
can Legion team has but one defeat
checked up against it. We believe
that this record is unequalled in for-
A SUDDEN CHANGE
Last week the I. V. A. leaders made
it was
a
war
the bill is being footed by the jjarsh terms as deportation need be
CHft WKKKI.T riMCMeCORDb VALLfcr ClTY. NORTH OAKOI*
Courier-News, Jan. 20.
we know of no. finer bunch of young showing how silly a "red" editor may that number without any great effor!
manhood than can be found in the bas- become when he interprets everything We believe it is, and that with a little
I ketball teams of Valley City, and jn the terms of "Wall street" and "the spirit and cooperation, the number of
when they go to an outside point for system" and "Big Business." enlistments will go over that amount,
a .game they are going to advertise Like the maiden lady of uncertain and the company be reorganized,
a
ge he probably looks under the bed1 Remember this much, that if Val-
1
sponsibility that is their in upholding. Let's get behind the proposition when
I the good name of Valley City, .by hon-|
PLACE TO GO it »s presented.
poolhall wears, "No HighSchool
p]e h0 insist so fervently that
ry town will have its gang. Th«y dent body tas^Satord^wlwn^Rres^
which has character- the problem is not to "hound" the p'duJfng'he wai Pe?LhSwtsS
one
lcla place °fS!fc2S Stete ^oUege^^
bowling alleys and a swimming pool,
similar to what Jamestown and other
cities of this size have provided.
The boys of today will make or
break this" town in the future. Town!
Criers and Commercial Club, they are.
"The state, MrT Langer said, is bur- one which must be met sooner or later, ^e as much interest the
with dened with almost prohibitive taxes and there is no time like the present, "We tak^ i?? interes ™n
1S
y» .«!. me xnai we uteu a «»-(t
compared to 13 cents a pound, the passed, known as the anti-liars law us out.^-V. C. H. S. Owl.
present price. This in itself proves which aims to muzzle any honest offi-,
the inadequacy of the present rate ciaj who dares to expose the condi-, i«e«! Problems that confront it where "shall
and the people, we believe, will see tions.
the entire justice of a change in 1H "Business men, who meiJ_^f„the High^hool^have^right,
above
to demand it At a small expense, a
room suitable for the requirements set
forth in the above article could be
fitted up, where the young fellows
could meet and pass away a good so
cial evening, instead of hanging about
questionable resorts.
THE REGENERATION OF EMMA
The experience of Emma. Goldman
A llv VA^V»*VI
an(j
Alexander Berkman in Russia
SUggests
had caused the appointment sending abroad for "education" of
who formerly had standing American radicals might
the idea that a systematic
haye a sa
the official financial
pro
of the league. United States.
out-
blem of rampant radicalism the,
It
will be remember-( ^e annual, drink
an Alec, were
loud in
the bolsheviki regime or some-!
it was the ideal state of, patrons
with rare sense of propriety if not of
humor
agitators to the land of their!
of the BolsneyiKi_ dreams, giving them opportunity ^to»
en
joy to the full the real richness of
life amid con
ditions as they ought to
now
nia
along comes a Califor-
gocialist, after a trip to Russia:
says
hat Emma told him she
id prefer to be in prison in the
United
States to being free in-Russia,
what a
change is here! The prom-
a
milage
an
men
J.._ ...1
dissatisfied with conditions Europe for some extra educational jngtitution became members otthis
considered were not avail-1 1- -l,..
^jg jn the United States. While the
largely exploded that notion it is
now are employed Kansas nevertheless likely that the sending
radical
leaders to Russia would
used but rather the familiar phrase
"compulsory education" which is a fix
ed principle in America. After a few
months the educated radical might be
allowed to return and, if his gradua-
organization formed to fight^ the ^jon should prove as complete and
sa
tisfactory as that of Emma ap-
pear
to be, he might even be expected
to go ou
repe
to spread a new gospel of
ntance and reaction from the old
time foolish fancies with which the
"reds" managed to keep the country
in a turmoil a good part of the time.—1
Minot Daily News^
COMPANY
As soon as the citizens committee
and military committee haye conferred
regarding the reorganization of Com
pany G, plans will be formulated to
pu
a
on an active campaign for mem-
How
is
Valley
little interest in the matter, and are
afraid to jump into the harness and
do our bit? Numerous "benefits are
to be derived from having a company
of this sort in the city. It teaches dis
cipline to the young nifen, a desired as
set to any young man's life. It cre-
a
tes geniuses in the art. For instance
four captains, and twenty-three lieu
tenants. The jrank obtained by these
men might be considered the direct
result of training received througl
.Company G.
Ever since the organization of the
company we see the splendid achieve
ments made by its members. They
have, been ready for every call and
have made splendid records in every
instance. One can readily see wnat
an organization of this kind means to
a community in time of trouble, and
1
is toother' priation being given to Valley City to
erect a new armory. While this may
not be forthcoming at once, it is cer
tain before a great many years. The
65.
i-M
everything possible to make it a go.
AWAKENS INTEREST
IN CIVIC PROBLEMS
Another lecture! was the thought
racing through the minds of the stu-
place to another but to of thVSouth Dako-
of
A
considered from the High war. We taKe no interest in
t.„
control a law was one where there isn't a cop to chase ^faid.^^If the^Umte^ States
There is food for thought in the' country for a soluton .pf the great
above article, and the boys and young
article, and the boys and young
Agricul^e at
Brookings. We, however, began to
take more notice when he gave his
reason for being here. This attentive
attitude was kept throughout the en
fcix*G speech.
The first' part of the talk, "Why I
Am
worth considering. The problem is yo™g men and women of America to
Here," was a strong appeal to
"If the llnitpd States
government cannot turn to the edu
cated young-men and women of4his
turn,»
The remaimler of the speech was
spi
on the social and industrial condition
in Great Britain. The English have
three subjects of conversation: the
Irish situation, the industrial situa
tion, and the temperance question. La
bor is more of a problem there than
here. The three great laboring class
es, the coal miners, the railroad men
and the transportation or dock men
have formed a New Triple Alliance
which practically controls even the
government.
The people of Great Britain are ter-
1Iie peuiJie 01 VIieitt orjl,aiI1 aie
biy
iutary effect in solving the,
concerned about the temperance
situation 0
seems
their country and there
to be great cause for anxiety,
bill
on 45 000,000
of Nations? an
a disappoint-
t? 'Tis strange but apparently
send
ing their sons and daughters
of England with
people is as great as
QUrg was and it 5s 8tea
dily increasing,
said olle great reaS
that ag many ag one
0
Th€re are two
Ert
_i j.n
on for this is
.third of all the
the saloons are women,
questions that the
Englshman will ask an American:
finally sent "the famous anar-j "why"didn't America join the League
Why did America go
dry and how soon will it be wet
again 1" Mr. Perisho said that at a
meeting of a prominent club in Eng
land he heard a statesman remark
"If the United States stays dry for
ten years and goes on with its indus
trial progress there isn't a man now
living who will see England even get
in sight of America."
He ended with a plea that all young
men and women do their duty "now by
becoming interested in the problems
that confront the state and the na
tion in times of peace.
We are indebted to the "Intercolle
giate Civic Association for the visit
of Mr. Perisho. Several students of
association through the efforts of Mr.
Perisho at an -afternoon meeting
which was held in tlie Normal School
TEMPERATURE AT V. C. N.
While the temperature reached a
minimum of 20 below on Sunday night,
and a high wind on Sunday all day
with the temperature below zero mak
ing it the most uncomfortable day of
the winter, still the temperatures are
almost ideal fof North Dakota win
ters. The highest and lowest for each
day have been as follows:
Friday, Jan. 14., highest tempera
ture was 8, lowest 4 below.
Saturday, Jan. 15, highest tempera-
tfiVe
City going to get be-
also in time of peace. Company has brilliant offensives-on the put of .the
22, lowest 8 below.
Sunday, Jan. 16, highest tempera
ture 8 below, lowest 20 below.
Monday, Jan. 17, highest tempera
ture 5, lowest 14 below.
Tuesday, Jan. 18, highest tempera
.ture 27, lowest 3 above.
Wednesday, Jan. 19, highest temper
ature 44, lowest' 25 above.
Thursday, Jan. 20, highes't tempera
ture 45, lowest 13 above.
At 9 a. m. Friday the temperature
was 10.
E S it O
RESERVES WIN IN
WELL-PLAYED GAME
A good brand of basketball was derti
onstrated -Wednesday afternoon ir
the Normal School gymnasium when
the fast Jamestown high school team
was forced to acknowledge defeat- at
the hands of the Normal- School Re
serves by a score 24 to 20.
There were many thrills and tense
moments during the progress "of the
playing. In the jirst half both teams
kept close to each other in the scorine
with the Reserves in the ljiad. Within
a minute- or two of the end of the
first half there was" a tie, 9 to 9'
"Time out" Was granted and the Re
serves caged a basket in the last min
ute to play. The score stood 11 to 9"
In the second half the Reserves led
in the scoring up to 15 where thev
were soon tied by the high school
Tamestown here rallied and -surged
ahead two points. This was soon
v'oed out by a spectacular series of
lillPl
Reserves who shot in two or three bas
kets in rapid succession. The lead
thus gained inthe last minutes of play
was maintained to the end of the
game. There were good offensive arid
defensive tactics in the play of both
teams. Individual and team work
was noticeable in every phase of the
game.
Sir Summary
Reserves"
Larson.
Maresh....
Davidson..
Nelson
Bublitz
..
Isn't it possible to get
Free throws
town 2.
mmus OI SLU
STPAIGOT
10
S*'V
F/P-
Jamestown
.rf Stutz
Murphy
.If...., Rathman
Stutz
".c Knauff
.rg Bensh
Bruce
...lg Thomas
Moffltt.
Olsby
Field Goals ^Reserves 11 James
town High,' 9.:®#:
Reserves 2 James-
Timer, Personius scorer, Rhoades.
Referee—Scarlett.
Final Score—Reserves '24 James
town 2.
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