Barnes County: A Moment in Time
1922 100 Years Ago... West Motors Sales ready for business
The West Motor Sales have recently fixed up a commodious and well equipped office in the front of the Riedman-Ellis block, and are now in fine shape to handle Ford parts as well as Ford cars, many of said cars are now being sold. In addition to the office equipment being fixed up in good shape a large storage room has been secured in the rear of the office in the same building and back of that a work room, so that the West Motor Sales is in fine shape to take care of your wants along these lines.
Christianson Bros. open grocery
Anthony Christianson, at present traveling salesman for the Valley City Grocery Co., and his brother Charles Christianson, of Minneapolis, have formed a partnership and will engage in the retail grocery business in the building formerly occupied by the Gordon Clothiers.
Mr. A. Christianson is too well known in the city to need any introduction from the Times-Record. He has been acting as salesman for the Valley City Grocery Co. for the past several years and knows the grocery business thoroughly. That he will be able to give his customers a choice assortment of groceries to choose from and also give them efficient service goes without question.
The Charles Christianson family will take up their residence here preparatory to getting the new store in shape for the opening.
The Times-Record extends the best of good wishes to the new firm for a prosperous and successful business in the new venture and welcomes them to the business circles of the city.
1947 75 Years Ago...
To gravel Litchville road north
Decision to gravel 11 miles of the township line road running north from Litchville was made at a recent meeting of officials from Litchville village, Svea, Spring Creek Rosebud and Skandia townships.
Starting at highway 46, the gravel road will go north between the four townships mentioned. This will give residents of that area a good road leading to Valley City and benefit mail route patrons.
The project has been under consideration for several years and the action taken by our officials is hailed by all the citizens of that area.
Dr. Carlson opens optometry office here
Dr. Lloyd C. Carlson will open an office of optometry in the Middlewest Bank building located at 402 Main Street.
Dr. Carlson is a native of Barnes County and received his high school diploma at Grand Prairie. He attended Jamestown College until the war when he enlisted. He then completed a course in optometry at the Northern Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago.
Many in the vicinity will recall that Dr. Carlson starred in football and basketball at
Jamestown College.
1972 50 Years Ago... Brad Noeske wins 4-H scholarship
Brad Noeske, 18, Rt. 1, Valley City, ND, has been named one of the six national winners of the $700 scholarships in the 4-H conservation of natural resources program. The scholarships were donated by John Deere which also contributed to the winner’s expense paid trips to congress.
Winners were selected by the Cooperative Extension Service in the awards program arranged by the National 4-H Service Committee.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Noeske, Brad is a first year student at North Dakota State University. Majoring in agricultural economics, he hopes to make his career in farming.
Noeske has been a 4-H member for eight years and active in conservation projects for six. Most of his projects have centered on soil conservation, a subject which has afforded him many practical applications on his father’s 1,400-acre ranch.
His work has included seeding special grasses to combat wind erosion. And he has reduced water runoff by stubble mulching and planting grassed
waterways in gullies. Since 1962 Noeske has carried out an evergreen growing project starting with 40 seedlings which were transplanted last year to a field needing wind protection.
County medal conservation winner for four consecutive years Noeske also has made maps of the farm showing present and projected land use.
He has won blue ribbons in potato, garden, home beautification, craft and beef projects and taken first place in livestock judging.
1997 25 Years Ago... Johnsen named all EDC
Hi-Liner senior Kellie Johnsen was named to the All Eastern Dakota Conference team for 1997.
Johnsen scored 11.7 points per contest on 45 perfect field goal shooting and 67.9 percent free throw accuracy. She also grabbed 6.5 rebounds a game and blocked 15 shots this season despite severely spraining an ankle and missing four games.
She is a two-year starter for the Hi-Liners and has lettered for three consecutive years. Johnsen was a co-captain this past season.
Additional athletes named to the team include: Angie Wells, Shanley; Nikki Leier, Shanley; Jamie Lamoureux, Grafton; Eileen Finley, Wahpeton; Angie Sorteberg, West Fargo; Kasey Boston, Fargo South; Amy Triebke, Fargo South; Sara Larson, Fargo North; Alicia Dosch, Devils Lake; Trisha Steinborn, Jamestown; Kelly Newman, Grand Forks Red River; Charyl