Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
BELflELD HAPPENINGS.

BELFlELD. Feb. 4th.--The Ladies' Aid
Society met with Mrs. James A. Eslick last
Thursday evening. The ladies of Belfeld
are showing much interest in this society
and there is no doubt but there will be
much good derived from it.
MIR. Elmer Brown, who recently sold his
large merchandise store to MIR. Wm.
OConner. is making preparations to move
to Portland. Oregon. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
came here from Cristy. Wisconsin about a
year ago. have built up large business
and made many friends Mr.. Brown is a
shrewd business man and there is no doubt
but what he will succeed in his new loca-
tion. He expects to return here next spring
and farm his land which he recently pur-
chased south of town.
Mr.. Nelson, the editor of the Medora
paper was in town the first of the week
when he purchased the printing press To-
Gated in the bank building. MIR. Nelson
will ship this outfit to Marmarth on the new
Milwaukee road and will start newspaper
there.
MIR. l.. p. Albrecht made purchase of
a new Oliver Typewriter which he received
last week. Mr.. Albrecht thinks the Oliver
is the only machine
Don't look for opportunities in some
other country or state as your best ones are
right where you are in the work you are
doing every day. Perhaps it is doing your
work a little better than any one else could
do it or it may be new idea properly in
vestigated that will enable you to place a
new star on the map: whatever it is you
will find it in the work with which you are
most familiar. There are new opportuni-
ties presenting themselves every day and
lack of confidence has killed more good
business than lack of money.
The ball which was given at the Citv
Hall last Friday night was not very largely
attended on account of the bad weather..
MIR. l.. c. Chapman who was hurt by
falling from wagon about three weeks ago
is improving rapidly
There were quite a number of land
seekers arrived here last week, some look
ing for homesteads. while others we're here
with t3e intention of buying. We are look
ing for rush of land men this spring.
A peculiar aud interesting contest case
was held at the U. S. land Office in Dickin-
son last week The homestead in question
is located south of Beltield and is consid-
cred fine quarter section of land. John
Beineman looked this particular quarter
over. went to Dickinson and filed On the
land in March, 1907. Soon after he es-
tablished his residence and last year had
eighty acres in crop. When the papers
were filed clerical error was made and,
according to the land office records Blein-
eman was not located upon the quarter he
filed on. In June.1oo7 John c. Boles filed
on the same quarter that Beineman had
been improving. A long string of witnesses
was down from Belheld and considerable
interest is being taken in the case which
will probably not be decided until too late
for either party to cultivate the land nex
spring.
School. NorEs-The new school house
is completed at an expense of $1,000. Mrs.
Beebe and Miss Collins are the new mem.
bers of the teaching force.
The Grammar and Primary department.
have enrolled 1oand 4s pupils respectively.
Nlesdames Eslick. Flemming. and Cola,
we're visitors last week.
Wilbur King and David Barton we're
promoted to the sd grade last week.
Mike Donohue won in the Arithmeti,
contest last Friday.
Iva King spelled down the end and g
grades
Wednesday. the sth is Parents day; IS,
hope the patrons will show an interest.
| Nina and Lucille Brown will be mi.set
at school having gone west with their par
ents to spend the winter.