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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-11-13

felt the necessity of building SINH
lar vessels to meet her. The Eng
lsh builders figured on a weight
of II, 900 tons, but their vessel was
heavier than this when completed
and settled into the water two or
three feet deeper than her buildres
had expected. She weighed about
19, 900 tons. The French immedi-
ately built the Dentor with dis
placement Of $4,000 tons. The Ger
mans the Ersatz-Sachem of $4,000
tons and the Japanese the Satsuma
of $4,000 tons. 1t still rested
with the Americans to go the Brit
ish one better than they had put
forward and the largest boat of
them all was launched last Tuesday.
In addition to her size, there are
two other features of the North
Dakota that give her individuality.
These are her possible concentrated
broadsides and her "spider masts. :"
The turrets are so arranged that
all ten of her big 12-inch guns can
be trained in the same direction,
and can be brought to bear on the
enemy at the same time. These
guns are longer barreled and are
more powerful than those on the
Dreadnaught. The turrets are all
on the line Of the center of the
ship and can be swept in a COM
plete circle. They are arranged
on different elevations, and can be
fired one above the other, yet all of
them are sufficiently above the
water line to give them an advan-
tageous outlook.
She is the greatest battleship in
the world and North Dakotans
should feel proud of her.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-11-13
Henry Sunders Buys N. |. Russ
Interest In the Firm Of Russ
& Sunders--Is Now Sole
Proprietor Of Store
The GOLDEN. VALLEY STATE
BANK REPORTED SOLD.

A deal was closed last week in
Beach whereby M. L. Russ sold
her interest in the firm Of Russ
& Sunders to Henry Sunders, the
Junior member of the firm. Mr..
Sunders is now sole proprietor of
the business which will be conduct
ed along the same lines as hereto
fore. The deal only involved the
business and stock of merchandise,
as Mrs. Russ still owns the build
ing which Mr.. Sunders will con-
tinue to occupy.
Mr.. Sunders came to Beach in
1905 and was interested. in the
Beach Mercantile Company which
was one Of the first mercantile
firms in Beach. About 18 months
ago when the Beach Mercantile
Company closed out, Mr.. Sunders
sold his interest in the company
and entered into a partnership in
the firm Of which he is now sole
owner. He has made rapid strides
in business way since coming to
Beach and his many Beach friends
look for his continued success.
City property has been on the
move this week in Beach. E. E..
Dickinson purchased the corner
lot from the Golden Valley State
Bank on Blanche Street south of
the Kellogg property and John
Madison purchased Miss Bessie Gull
lickson's lot and building on the
same street. It is also reported
that the controlling interest in the
Golden Valley State Bank has been
sold and that the lots on the north
east corner Of block three, have
changed hands and that a new
department store will be erected
thereon, but we were unable to
get the particulars.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-11-13
TO OPEN CROSSING.

A special car carrying import
ant railway officials stopped at
Beach last week Friday, and we
learn that as a result of their vis-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

clutched the rail- but the victor calmly re-
assured her
"Oh, no; he'll be all right in a minute.
Don't worry, please \ bucket or two OF sea
water is all he needs, and his sh1pmates VIII
attend to that
This was partly a mistake The sh1pmates
did attend to it; but 1t required seven buckets
of sea water instead of two; then Beasley
came back into the world and sat up HIS
conqueror bent over him.
"Beasley," he said in a not unk1ndly tone,
"vou may be curious to know what happened
I'll tell YOU. 1t left grapevine to the
point of Your vulgar jaw. The next time 1t
will be a right swing, and when 1t does happen
may the good Lord help you'll
The mate made no reply. His shlpmates
assisted him In leisurely progress to the Sc
clusion of his own cabin, and disappeared as
silently as they had come The other spec
tators likewise took discreet departure,
leaving the mistress of the SPithre and the
champion quite alone.
NOV it might have been expected that te-
tween these two would follow an under
standing as to their future attitudes, respec-
lively: yet the strange contrariness OF human
nature willed otherwise. From one point OF
view Morson-Brown had gone far to regain
his forfeited position in the good graces CT
Miss Girard and careful nursing OF that con-
valescent state might have brought about a very
healthy happiness; but now he deliberately
spoiled it all by an idiotic speech which caused
an instantaneous relapse. He looked up at
her, with glow of pride and triumph on his
handsome face; yes, and with something else
"a something that no rational, full blooded
woman could misconstrue with her eyes and
heart.
Miss Girard," he said, for what you have
done for me- | can find no words to thank
you In other circumstances I'd love you
for it
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

CHE found him on his knees l.S ih he D
~ saloon. opening the safe. WI VII took ,
without even trying scarcely anu hl was a0i
fathers gem collection. Tie s.liu ,---ff,nsed 20
sheiI % or something. but when Shs srT p,, 9
take them from him. he laughed a. a. % ,
dropped them down the SnoheSI.1SH oheI.,'s r,sras
called 10 Beasley and the mate 0tliI, ttiI,stone
up the ladder and hit hun with a .,5,, n1-,r IIni
Morson fought with HIM : - 80 then
Climbed eii to the upper deck and oHles' TOLD s'
would love her in any eireuiil' -. rold b
had no business saying that anu I.,e S',+ he %
he was a presumptuous lunatie os ooo bro'
grinned and took her in hiS s''ols o.lSsS,,sh.
arms She struggled with hiin -, her ee
hard as ever she could, but he dIeT " rs ~
TO him and looked into her eyes WITH har -
ish gray ones-and then he kissed ,.ils ns' hsr
how dared hel To kiss her 10 .,-,arnes-
the Ipsl IL thrilled her with .
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-14

interested merely in their tariffs and
rates. He has a vague idea that there
Is something rotten about their inside
workings from the adverse comments
he often reads in his papers and in
othe amer in which they handle
their business, but he don't know just
what it is, and if he did he would
not know what to do. He has heard
OF stocks and bonds. read how they
are manipulated to make money for
some and freeze others, but he
don't understand the way such things
are done. so he don't concern him
self much about them.
1t is important, however, that he
should know about such matters. as
they affect his interests very much
indeed. He is usually an intelligent
man, one who can understand things
that make for his own welfare as
we'll as the welfare of his ~neighbors.
and if a scheme for the betterment
of railroad facilities is clearly presen-
he is fully capable of comprehend
ing it. The inside workings of a rail
road affairs are purposely mystifying
and unnecessarily intricate; there
is no reason why such affairs should
not be plain and candid.
A railroad corporation is simply a
body of men organized under the laws
of the state, for the purpose of build
ing Il railroad. 1t may be a steam
railroad they contemplate building, or
possibly an extension or branch of
some trunk line road. the circumStan-
ces governing the matter are practi-
cally the same in either case, and
the methods employed are much alike.
When the organization is effected
a certain amount of capitalization is
agreed upon, usually about equal to
the estimated cost of the road. This
capitalization is called the common
stock of the company, and is general
ly divided among the men VINO organ.
ize the company. The stock is divid-
ed into shares of II hundred dollars
par value each: for example. if the
cost of the road is estimated at one
million dollars, there will be ten
thousand snares at one hundred dol
lars each. When it comes to a cleo
ton OF a board of directors each
share of stock has one vote. There
fore the man or men who hold a
majority of the stock control the des-
TIMES of the new road. If any man
who owns stock does not care to vote
it at these elections he may give, or
loan its voting power to some one
else who Is a stakeholder. which of
course increases the latter's voting
power.
After the organization, and cleo.
ton, the board of directors meet and
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-14

of legislation affecting rates. has been
the discharge Of employees and the
taking off of trains. which ag~gravates
the situation still worse than it was.
Consequently the farmer. in $ legis.
lative capacity, has innocemtly caus-
ed great hardships to befall upon MIN
self and many worthy and needy men
whose lot in life. was far more bur
densome than his. but which lad to
be endured for the sake of families
dependent upon them.
There are a great many burdens
falling to u share from time to time
as We go journeying along life's path
way. that we must accept and bear
for the sake Of others VINO are not
so fortunately situated. Seltishness
is too often the handspring of human
endeayor; We are too often actuated
with cool Indifference respecting our
neighbors welfare. OF course We
must look out for ourselves, and be
Jealous OF our rights. but we must
not forget or transgress the rights
of others.
The farmer, however, be it said
to his credit, is the most generous,
neighborly and humane of all citizens.
His conduct is marked by the golden
rule to a far greater extent than
most most other men in the conduct
of his business affairs. If railroad
companies would give him a half
chance lie would be their est friend
and most stalwart supporter. But
they don't do it. so when he gets a
good chance he hits them a much
deserved whack, even if he knows it
will react on him.
A better solution for the problem
confronting the farmer is for him
to go into the railroad business a lit.
tie for himself. At the first blush
this would seem a very absurd and
impoSible thing to do. But if he
stops to think a little and widens
the range of his information some
he will discover a plan by which
many Of his transportation evils, if
not all Of them may be wiped off of
the slate, and he himself become the
agent Of his own emancipation.
We cannot afford to be ugly towards
those who are ugly to us; our bust
ness affair must be squared by fair
principles, and good NOTWITHSTANDING
to get even is a mighty poor EN-,
plOyment of our time and efforts. 1t
will surely fall to our lot to get the
wrong end of the trade sometimes,
II We presist in trying to give 1t to
the other fellow. A noble principal
Is to follow the right path and give
every body a square deal for the sake
OF doing right and having the appro-
val Of our concience.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-14
.|NTERURBAN Rail- WAYS.
An Interesting Article on What
viii Prove a Boon to Farmers
CONVENIENT CHEAP TRANSPORTATION
BY This Means Only a Question
of Time

Perhaps YOU readers would be in
terested In learning something relat-
ing to interurban railways. since they
are really he farmers best friend.
Every farmer knows, to his sor-
row and often to his detriment. how
Indifferent of his wants and indepen-
dent of his rights the average trunk
line railroad is managed. He has
suffered in pocket and convenience
time and time again through the utter
neglect Of his interests. He has ap-
piled for better facilities, and he has
been treated with absolute neglect for
his pains.
He feels his dependence upon the
railroads to market his product, and
he knows that his patronage amounts
to a very large per cent OF the rail
roads business. yet he has no voice
in the management or conduct of
these railroad affairs but must luiet.
ly submit to the heavy losses fal,ing
to him by reason OF methods ~np!Cy-
ed by the railroads. He submits to
~exOrbitant charges, unwarranted de.
lays, and kindred evils simply be.
he cannot help himself. And
he has been doing this for years and
years, with no relief in sight. and no
prospects for betterment in shipping
facilities.
1t Is little wonder, therefore. when
he finds himself a member Of his
state legislature that he and his as.
sociates i%naugurates a little war on
railroads, just to see them sQuirm,
II for NJ other reason.
He has been doing the squirming
for SO long that he would like to
shift 1t to the other fellow for a while
There Is scarcely an agricultural
state in the union but what has pass.
ed laws calculated to make railroad
companies set up and take active
notice.
This may be gratifying to the far
mer but 1t does him no good in the
long rum. About the only real effect,
thus far. growing out Of what the
railroads have pleased to call ad.
verse legislation, especially that form
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-14

When temptation comes to get
even with the trunk line railroads.
for the many bad turns YOU have mad
at their hands, Just remember that
YOU are not getting in right on square
business principles, and cannot af-
ford, as honest men to follow any
other. Spite work always reacts and
never fails to punish the one who
employs it. The world is wide and
the field is open. Better devise some
independent method OF self help in
matters of this nature. The results
will be more satisfactory, and no
body will be hurt.
The average farmer knows but lit
tie about railroad business except as
a patron or a cauSual observer. He
don't understand their organization,
government, or management he is
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-14
ECZEMA NOW DURABLE
All itching Skin Diseases Which are
Not Hereditary Instantly Relieved
by Oil of Winterereen.
Can Eczema be cured?
Some physicians say Yes"
SAnnn % =. M -

Some physicians say Yes
Some say NO"
The real question is, What is
meant by Eczema" If you mean
those scaly eruptions, those dis
eases which make their first
appearance, not after birth, but years
afterward, and perhaps not until mid
die age-then there can 10 longer be
zema are durable.
Simple vegetable oil of wintergreen,
mixed with other vegetable ingred.
tents. will kill the germs that infest
the skin. Apply this prescription to
the skin, and instantly that awful itch
is gone. The very moment the liquid
is applied, that agonizing, tantalizing
itch disappears, and continued appli-
cations of this external remedy soon
cure the disease.
All druggists carry in stock this
oil Of w~intergreen properly compound
ed into ID. ID. ID. Prescription. While
we are not sure that it will cure all
those cases of skin trouble which are
inherited, We positively know that this
ID. ID. d. Prescription, whenever right.
~ used. will cure every last case of
genuine Eczema or other skin trouble.
which did not exist at birth.
We know this, Anyway you. you
self, will know that d. u. d. Prescrip-
ton instantly takes away the itch the
moment 1t is applied to the skin. Stop
that itch today-instantly. Just call
at any drug store and try this re-
freshing and soothing liquid; also
ask about d. d. d. Soap.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-14
New Through Sleeping Car Service
Between Winona and Milwaukee
Via the Northwestern Line

Commencing Monday, May IS. Pull
man drawing.room sleeping car leaves
WinOua daily $40 p. NJ, arrives Mil
waukee 1:45 A. NJ, arrive Winona
IA. NJ. Direct connections at Win
mi with Pullman sleeping cars to
and from Mankato. Dining car ser
vice between Winona and Sleepy Eye.
For tickets and full information. APP
ply to any ticket agent, The North
Western Line.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-14

is not paying better in every way
than the trunk lines. Not one of
them is in the hands OF receivers.
and not one of them has sold out TO
the trunk line roads.
30 YOU know why, Mr.. Farmer. thar
this latter statement is true2 For the
simple and sufficient reason thar
they pay 50 Well the owners viii
not sell. If you have a particularly
fertile field Oh your farm that brings
better returns Tor the seed you plant
then would YOU sell it, Certainly not,
neither would YOU sell your stock i'm
an interurban railroad. for exact.
the anne eaSOu The i~nterurban
railroad is nothing more than a high
ly improved highway; its Just a bet
ter road to market than the dirt road
YOU have always had to use, would
YOU sell it and 90 back TO the Old
dusty or muddy dirt road Hardly.
The cars of the ~interurban stop at
your door. or your barn yard. of at
the cross roads and picks YOU or
you freight UP and takes You TO mar
ket. If YOU have a car load of stock
or grain to ship the i~nterurDan sets
the empty car on yOur own spur track
YOU load il. and ii is off to market
before YOU could haul a wagon load
or drive a bunch of stock ten miles.
Say for instance you live fifteen
miles from the town where YOU like
to trade. YOU cannot drive there, do
,n n,a rrn+ l,anl, In l,.s RON
a day. the interurbam car passes your
door every hour or so and viii take
you there in thirty minutes. Sup
pose You want to send some butter.
,,,od,rts thot yaII for ca.b ana Lrina
,,or rnady MONEY Won can'+ and v,n'r
,In = - i +ota. an da,. ,o oo onI
como So Won are emf out of this
,roGtabIe L~u,i,n,. Tba ipta,urh,,
car ,yiii o,r,y you, ,rad,cn 80 ,nu,I
IN thir,,. ninutay Won can soII ,.o,,,
.tuff while il !. frn.b and sweet ont
n,nro nanor fnr nn tnot oooou1.
ana you,ra hack home in nm Lor, or
So
Sunnoso Won want TO tata Won, fam.
lily to church. the i%nterurban car
gives YOU facilities YOU never had be-
Wv an" H"pp"'' H'" Io"nS IV!NH
or amusement in town thav ran do
so as we'll as their city friends can.
me mterurban car abollSh"S the
Hti!iUi u! iio''o''"E oi I"l"l l''' SI''
boys ana airIs brings Won into cIo.a
touch with your city friends, and en-
ableS You to nave all the enjoyment
~ ,.m
tho market vahIa of . man. fa,n,
who lives within thirty minutes ride
from town ana yours You know IT'S
Win I'VE az llu'iI' .hen via VIZ
road hrinos Won within tbirtv n~,inufa.
ride of town.
CONSIDER these advantages, the more
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-14
DR.. A.. w. Chase's
Ointment

You can prove this absolutely in any case
OF eczema. After the first few applications
the wretched. singing, itching sensations are
relieved, and gradually and naturally the raw
sores become smaller and smaller until they
entirely disappear. 50 cts. a box, at all dealers
orDLA.W. Chase Medicine Co. BufaIo,N.Y
MIR. Ed. Kenelty, Sr., Dannemora,
N. Y, states:
IL was troubled with a severe form OF eczema.
itching so bad could not sleep, but kept
scratching all the time. Am pleased 10 state
that DR.. a. w. Chase's Ointment cured ne,
and have had no 1ecurrance OF the trouble
Fred L. Villas, Druggist
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-14
1t Stops Itching

It's because DR.. A. w. Chase's Oin,n.,,
possesses in a remarkable degree the ability 10
stop itching and heal raw skin, that i, has be.
come known the world over as the most sue.
cesstul treatment for such diseases Of the skin
as eczema, and salt rheum.
Any one who is familiar with the life Of
DR.. A. w. Chase. the famous Receipt Book
author, knows that few physicians ever had
such an opportunity of becoming acquainted
with the most eg~ ective medical treatments
and nothing that the doctor ever put his name
to has been SO maryellously successful AZ
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-05-14

cOUctllltu dDOut llt llttiiodS W
which the farmer may send his pro-
duce to market. He is always ready
to invest his money in railroads. in
rolling stock, in everything that he
is convinced will speed the trans
portation of farm products to market
and turn them into cash. His finger
is on the demand for that produce
in other countries less fortunate than
this. he knows the law of supply and
demand better than any one else.
He is ready at all times to assist in
the building of more railroads when
they are needed, and they are no
type of railroads that he is SO ready
to help build as teh interurban road,
which he calls the farmers road.
Any community of farmers who
Join with their city friends to organ
ize an interurban railway scheme, If
they have enough faith in the pro-
ject themselves to do the grading,
and bridging, supplying the right of
way and depot grounds, may interest
the money holding men of large COM
mercial centers to supply to the funds
needed to carry the proposition
through to completion.
This, of course, does not apply to
sparsely settled territories where the
people ARE few and far between, but
it does apply to any average locality
where an enterprise of this character
is worth while.
The proof of this is in the
fact that thousands of miles of
interurban railroads have been built
in this country during the past ten
years very largely from the capital
furnished from our large trade cen.
tiers. Not one single mile OF these
interurban roads exists today that
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-01
To Contest Election.

Mitchell. S. D., April 2S.-Beres-
ford and Woonsocket are preparing
to contest the election by which it
was claimed that the towns went wet,
and in both cases the basis of suit
will be the same, that in neither
cas- was the license vote a majority
of the highest vote cast at the cleo
ton. Under the provisions of the
state law this requirement is said to
be very clear.
AT Beresford the total vote was
29G, and there were las votes for
license and 144 against, with four
blank or spoiled ballots. One humid
red and forty-eight votes is not a
majority of 29G and upon this point
will hinge the contest.
Woonsocket cast 275 votes for
mayor and the vote for license was
1877 which is not a majority of the
highest vote cast at that election,
hence Mayor Ramsey, who is a pro-
hibitionist, will oppose the council
which favors license. by seeking a
restraining order preventing the is
suance of license at the beginning of
the license year, July l.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-01

reparation suits. Under the law the
commission has power to hear such
cases and grant judgment for rep
aration. The Texas cattle raisers'
association is going to have cases
pressed at once in which decisions
will be secured. the basis of which
adjudication of all the o~vercharge
claims may be had. The shippers
will recover millions in this way if
the commission stands on the decis-
ions it has thus far made. The
cases will be on account of the i'm
mense sums involved, among the
most important that have been
brought under the new law.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-01

peopled in the main by young and
vigorous people. The vital statistics
law has been administered with vigor
and Their can be no reasonable doubt
of the approximate accuracy Of the
returns, giving us the distinction of
being the healthiest of any registra-
ton area on earth.
1t seem that much OF the strug-
gle of life is only to accumulate
worldly goods that are to be dissi-
pated and scattered to death. This
thought occurs in connection with
the news item telling of the sale +
the home of the late President Nc
Kinley. The home, which sold for
S21, coo, passed out of the family,
and the vast amount of treasure
which had come to the martyred
president while in office, was scat
tered to the five heirs.