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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-03
UNCLE RUBE
Another Home Talent Play
Billed for April 10th at
the Opera House
"Hooray! Hooray!..He's comm

'Hooray! Hooray!.. He's comm!
"Who?
Uncle Rube, b gosh"
The original drama in four acts by
Charles Townsend, entitled Uncle l2ube"
will be presented at the Beach opera house
one week from tonight, Friday, April 10th.
The cast is all local talent and the play
is being given for the benefit of the Beach
Fire Company and should draw large
crowd. The cast is made up of eleven
characters and every one has an important
part in the play. The parts have been
carefully selected; every member of the
cast has put forth special effort to make
the play success and they should bc re-
warded with full house.
The parts have all been we'll committed
and rehearsal will be held every night
from now until it is presented. 1t will
without doubt be the |. best home talent
play ever presented in Beach.
Don't fail to attend; reserved seats will
be on sale at the Beach Drug Company S
store. Get them and avoid the rush.
| Following is the cast of characters:
Reuben Rodney, Justice of the Peace,
| School Trustee, and master hand at
'swappin horses .,...... J. w. Brinton
Deacon Smailey smooth old william ..
...,y.,......,..~R F. Gallagher.
Mark, his son; promising rascal -
................. ......... C.. H. Howard
Gordon Grey, young artist, ]. H. Weber
Upson Asterbilt, New York swell 80
.... Price Arnold.
Ike, the hired man 80 M Geo. f. Campbell
Bub Green, young rustic w. w. Larson
Bill Tappam, constable, T..G. Plomasen
Milicent Lee, the pretty school ma'am''
, Helen Barber
Mrs. Maria Bum, a charming widow
| ...... Clara Barber.
Taggs. a waitfrom New York Helena Peek
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-03


The board of school land appraisers, con-
sisting of Honorable ]. b. Stoddard, Auditor
McGregor and Superintendent Kitchen,
were in Marmarth Friday, placing value
on the townsite section which happened tc
be section SO.
An abomination to the south end of Sen
tinel Butte is the nasty road over the DAM
This piece of folly has been an eye-sore to
the town and continues to turn trade from
south of town to towns of easier access. A
petition has been prepared asking the coun-
ty commissioners to have the highway open
edleading south of the elevator, and this
will be of great value as the road across the
dam is almost impossible at many times.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-03

Gile will pay the highest price
for anything that is fit for beef.
1920
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-03

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The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21
Broad Subject
pf Irrigation
By HON. JAMES W. M'CREERY

! become by means of irrigation q
growing and progressive agricultur-
al state. Were 1t not for irrigation.
the state would not have gained
and probably never would gain, any
considerable reputation In agricul-
tural pursuits or be deemed desira-
bic a. . place for the establishment
Of agricultural industry or homes,
for the tillers Of the soil. Thorough
tillage and careful me,Aods Of farm
ing doubtless have done something
and still continue to do something
in the support OF the population and
in extending the cultivated area OF
the state. yet without irrigation.
nothing could ever be done In a
large, satisfactory and permanent
way In making agriculture a prom
inent and attractive feature In the
development of the state.
The first irrigation development
consisted. for the most part. in
building bitches from the smaller
streams to irigate the narrow valleys
and low lands adjacent thereto. The
construction Of these works was
comparatively easy and was done
first by individuals in the simplest
way by plow and shovel; afterwards
by neighborhoods and associations
as the bitches required to be longer;
and still later by corporations and
larger associations of labor and capt.
tai when the first bottom lands were
fully occupied and bitches were re-
quired to be carried OUT upon tn.
adjacent benches and reaches OF
land beyond.
The first settlers in this county
settled on the margins of the Cache
la Poudre and Big Thompson rivers.
where the lands were subject to ov-
erfiow and where. because of such
overflow. the bottom lands produced
native grasses which. made into hay.
was the first article OF trade in these
valleys. The overflow of the rivers,
soon suggested the diversion Of wat
er from the rivers. to be carried and
spread over the lands in order to
make better crops of grasses and
hay.
During the early sixties only small
bitches were built and for several
years irrigation was practiced in
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21
GoWest, Young Man
Go West
ADVICE OF d. A. CAMFIELD
From Providence, II. l., journal

From Providence, II. l., journal
d. A. Camfield, native of this
city and brother of ]. E. Camfield
of the firm of Dodge & Camfield.
took the advice of Horace Greeley
and Henry Ward Beecher 80 years
ago to Go West" and he has always
been glad of 1t. For, unlike the
two men who gave the advice. he re-
mained West after he went there
and as result he makes visits East
every summer now with his own
automobile.
1t is worthy of note that Mr.. Cam
field believes the advice to GO
West" is as good now as when it was
first given. His word of hope to
young men is as follows.
The West offers 10 opportuni
ties for every one the East offers.
The right sort of young man will
have no trouble in making good in
the West"
Mr.. Camfield went West when he
was Is years old. He looked around
saw the opportunities, stayed there
and embraced them ardently and to
such good purpose that they fell in
love with him. They said: Hes
hard worker and good fellow.
keep the wolf from the door,
thereupon they handed him trifle
of something over $1,000,000.
Now when he does come back
once a year, he does it in style and
by way of encouraging American in
dustry purchases $1,000 automobiles
on the way.
Mr.. Camfield was born in Provi- |
lence in 1860 and received his edu-
cation in the public schools of the
city. When he left school he went
to work in the grocery store and
kept at it for about two years He
had the natural and national desire
of every good American to be
millionaire and he decided that the
business would go better
in the golden West" than it would
in Providence. The East was over
crowded with millionaires. plain and
multi, and there seemed to be little
chance of getting into either class
if he stayed in the store.
So, when he was is years old ne
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21
FHE d. A. CAMFIELD IDEA
"LET NO FERTILE GO DRY"

very incomplete way. principally for
the raising OF nay, in the valley men,
toned. The same processes, how
ever. have marked the beginnings
OF irrigation not only In other por-
tions of this state but in all portions
of the arid west
About the year 1870 with the
coming of Union Colony and the
founding OF the city of Greeley,
larger ideas of irrigation were de-
veloped. These larger conceptions
were participated in. if not origin
ated by. the earlier settlers who
were first upon the ground, and who
had built the first small bitches up
on the bottom lands The distinct
departure in thought and method
in TINS respect was that. while there
tofore, the low alluvial lands along
the margins of the streams had been
made to produce larger crops by the
rude methods of irrigation then in
practice, it was conceived that the
higher or mesa lands might also be
made valuable and productive by the
same process. True there was at
the outset. grave doubt as to the
quality Of these higher lands: it was
obvious on slight inspection that
these lands differed sharply in the
quality, color and appearance, from
the bottom lands. The bottom lands
were dark in color and OF fine al
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

luvial material. and looked good"
to the eastern eye: the uplands
looked barren and Improbable. EX-
periments. however. were soon tried
and the upland bitches OF Union Col
ony were laid out and constructed.
This advence marks the beginning
of large irrigation enterprises In
northern Colorado and was revel-
alton. then and for the future, OF
the capacities of the upland soils
for profitable cultivation, more val
liable and profitable as the event
has proved, than the attractive look
ing blacker soils of the valleys along
the streams.
During the next twenty years.
1S7O-lS90. the larger ditch systems
in northern Colorado were construct
ed and put in operation. 1t always
requires several years after the
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

physical construction of a ditch has
peen cohpIeted to settle and solidify
sucn stEueture, so that it Is available
Tor lts iulI theoretical capacity and
10 Orins the lands lying Hereunder
into s'ate OF productive cultiva-
ton. Ihese large ditch systems com
prise chletIy the following: the I'm
Ion Colony bitches, the Larimer and
Weio' the Larimer County and the
North Poudre systems, on the Pom
ore river the Greeley and Loveland
ana the Home Supply and Hillsboro
canals on the Thompson, and in the
later part Of the period four or five
large bitches located in what is now
Morgan county on the Platte river
below the discharges of the Thomp-
son ana Poudre into that river.
BY the construction and use of
these and other smaller bitches,
most OF the streams on the eastern
slope became exhausted, as means
OF supply OF water for direct irriga-
t1on OF lands during the irrigation
season, and the problem was pre-
sented OF providing larger supplies
OF water from more distant and diff
cult sources and conserving and dis
tributing the waters heretofore run
ming to waste during the winter time
and periods of high floods in the
streams.
Accordingly, about the year 1890,
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

took all the money he had saved aad
set out for Greeley, Colo, which was
to be his future home He entered
the little agricultural community of
1900 souls with hope and ambition
in his heart and $25 in his pocket.
and at once started out to look for
work. He looked for two days a1A
finally secured employment at wages
corresponding to his age, SIS .
month land found"
1t was hard work, farming, and
something of which he knew ne1t
to nothing, but he made good, by
dint of perseverance and energy, and
in spite of his modest stipend saved
money. After seven months on this
farm, he struck out for himself. for
he felt that he could better a. his
own boss, and the dry air of Colorado
filled him with the desire to 90
ahead at speed unheard of in the
effete East.
He rented a farm, mere garden
plot for the West, of 160 acres and
started in. A farm of that size in
Rhode Island would be considered Of
fairly good size, and unless owned
by an Italian. where mother and the
little ones could work in the field
would require a certain amount Of
help to run it. But Mr.. Camfield.
realizing that it was only garden
and for pecuniary reasons as we'll.
worked it himself without assistance.
1t was very lonely, although &C
cording to Western ideas, almost
bordering on the town Of Greeley:
that is to say, Greeley was only ~
miles distant. At any rate. there
was room to spread, and, as it prov
ed later. this place was needed. Mr..
Camfield lived entirely alone, cook
ing his own meals, doing the chores
and cultivating the farm during his
spare time.
This was regular straight farm
ing. The usual farm products were
grown and marketed, he had q few
cattle and a half dozen sheep. and
in modest way.
1t was while on this farm that he
irst began to notice the problem Of
irrigation that was to make his for
CONTINUED to Page Six.)
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

northern Colorado. always in the
lead in irrigation development, COM
menccd the building of large reser-
yoirs or the diversion and storage
of water from the streams. at times
when The water was not Immediately
needed, SO that this surplus water
could be saved for later irrigation
These first reservoirs. particulars
those upon the Poudre river. were
constructed by the farmers, to be
used 10 supplement the supplies o
the large bitches referred to, for late
particularly for potato and
beet Crops. These are the No.
Terry Lake. Water Supply
and North Poudre reservoirs on tho
Poudre, and the Greeley and Love
continued on Page Two.
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

LCture OF desolation
u wherein no water
tasting piece is the
the valley and the
upon the fields"
Of ways water Ia
economy OF nature
he earth. In many
phd the great and
constantly present
ind the latter rains
eason, the uses and
Rter are taken as a
2 and little thought
relations to the ac-
terror and elevated
ntlnents, territories
e sea, where rains
idantly and the eli
y are arid or semi
ance of water sup
CHEST utilization be-
rom the beginnings
IS OF the country, a
Importance and COM
ttention. About one
ltory OF the United
ms state, lies with
0ns.
the application OF
! by the plans and
that trees, grain
may be produced
lance for man and
rly history of the
S in the more hum
the Atlantic sea-
ated and reclaimed
I'd producing terri
'uh'ry, W, Irrigation,
aIl' was considered
Undertaking or as
>untry for at least
e. and it has only
last half century
Use of population
e limits OF subsis-
the redemption of
'he support of the
! population of the
on OF growing in
lance.
:, Yer situated as It
III region, has now
The Greeley tribune., 1908-10-21

CONTINUED to Page SixD
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
Good Tempiars' Convention.

The annual convention of the Fiftt
district lodge, |. 0. G. t., met in this
city on Friday and Saturday, Dec. II
and IL.
The convention was fortunate in hav-
ing two grand lodge officers present,
Grand Chief Templar ]. M. Skinner OF
Twin Lakes and Grand Secretary w.. S.
Frazier of Milwaukee. The convention
was called to order by District Chief
Templar Mrs. Emma Williams of Ed
mund, after which the gavel was turned
over to the Grand Chief Templar A
very interesting and profitable conven.
tion was held throughout
Friday evening the regular lodge
meeting was held with large attend
ance. Interesting speeches were made
by G. c. t., ]. NJ. Skinner, G. Sec,
w. S. Frazier, Dist c. T. Emma Will
Hams and w. A. Jones.
On Saturday evening a lecture was
given in the city hall by Grand Chief
Skinner. On Sunday Mr. Skinner spoke
in the M. E. church in the morning and
in the F. NJ church in the evening.
Delegates from away were;
Miffiin Samuel Scorse, Misses Mar
tina Miller, Mary Wilkinson, Mable
Wilkinson, Gladys Stacy.
Cobb = Misses Anna Williams and
Kate SLEEPER
Edmund viii Harris and Miss Gene
We've Watkins, District Secretary.
Dodgeville Miss Minnie Wilson.
Alien Lodge-J. r. Wallis.
Woodford H. H. Moe.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were:
Dist c. T.. Emma Williams. Edmund.
(" Vice r., Martha Miller. Mtliin.
Sec. Genevieve Watkins, Edmund
Treas. J. r. Hsnkins, Mineral Point
Coun.. J. b. Reynolds,
S. w. Mrs. Lou Callow. Cobb.
Vice Chan. j. Fl, Stephenson, Mini TT.
Marshal. win Harris, Edmund
Chaplain, Rev. S. Seorse, Miflin.
Guard. Mary Wilkinson. +"
sentinel. J. h. Wallis, Mineral Point.
A. Sec, Carrie Trembling,
d. Mar. Kate SLEEPER. Cobb.
Messenger, Arthur Coppin, Mini Pt.
Next session will be held at Mitflin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
DO 1T NOW

See Graber and put in your Christmas
and New Years orders for poultry of
all kinds and section of the finest
meats ever stored before the public in
Mineral Point Don't wait until the last
minute to order your poultry (Do 1T now
and get the choice of several hundred
birds before we ship. All poultry sold
now will be kept in cold forage until
delivered and we will guarantee them to
be in first class shape. Don't fail to
call and see our fancy steer-a prize
winner at the International Exposition,
which we have bought from Swift & Co.
and viii display and sell at our market
during the holidays
Our prices will be right and not alone
that, you will find US right all through.
Can and be convinced.
Graber's Metropolitan Market
Phone. 5. A. 7. GRADER, Prop.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
Supper! Supper! 25c.

A cordial invitation is extended to all
to attend the supper at the Odd-Fel
lows Hall on Saturday eve, Dec. 10, at
5 o'clock. Business men will find this
a very convenient place to get their
evening meal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
Funeral of c. F. spensley.

~ae remains of Calvert Frederick
Spei siey, son of Senator and Mrs.
Caisgtt SpensleS and who died in
Denver, arrived in this city last Friday
for burial in beautiful Graceland ceme-
terry. The funeral took place the fol-
lowing morning with services at Trinity
Episcopal church, Rev M. Chase otfici-
ating, and was attended by a large con
course of sympathetic and sorrowing
friends and neighbors of the hereaved
faraily.
The death of Mr.. Spensley occasioned
Gov. Davidson to issue the following
command:
STATE OF WISCONSIN, Dec 3 1eos
Adj. Gen. Office. ~ . i9Vo'
General Orders, No. 10.
1t is a distressing duty to announce
the death of Colonel Calvert Frederick
Spensley, Aiu-de-C Camp to the Com
mander-in Chief, who diod at Denver.
Colorado, December 9th, V, being on
his way home from Alasks,
1plblCi DptDSicY was Nbiii az Niiltl-
al Point, Wisconsin, June !, 1872, re-
ceived his education in the public
schools, st. Johns Military Academy
and the University Of Wisconsin At
st. Johns Militar. Academy he held the
rank of Cadet Sc Major.
He was commi I1' and A.
ID. c., Wisconsi' 9Uagd sH Vic
staff of GovernC 6rett ~ Ihulrlt
July 7, 1904, recon cne
by Governor J % 1ev 0p rE
Inauguration :, ,ng I
By Command OF tie
G. r. Boa
Official: The Adj. Ge...
JNo. G.. SALESMAN, Chief of Staff.
Adjutant General.
Among tn Sc present from a distance
were: Col. O. G. Munson. Viroqua, pri-
vate secretary Of Gov Davidson, repre-
senting Gov. Davidson; Adjutant Gen
eral John g. Salsman and Alfred Rog-
ers, Asst, Madison; Attorney General
Russell and G. E. Germon, committee
of the bar association of Dane county;
Jabe Afford and James Nevin, repre-
senting the Wisconsin Fish Commission.
Judge and Mrs. X. M. Bashford, Geo.
w Borcenius, Louis Hobbins and DR.
F. F. Bowman. all of Madison; Mayor
James Dolan, Platteyille; F w. Coates,
Harker b. Spensley and r. w. Spen-
sley, Dubuque; Mrs. G. W. Price and
H. G. Spensley, Chicago, and Mrs "
/. Price. St Louis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17

Election of officers for Raven lodge
No. SO, Knights of Pythias. for the en-
suing year, resulted as follows:
Chancellor W. J. Penhallegon.
Vice-Chan. F. C. Weidenfeller.
Prelate-Chas. Vim.
M. of W.-Alvin Mitchell
M. of E. w. H. Correll.
M. of Flames Kitto.
X. of r. and S.-H. G. Jackson.
M. of A. Richard Gundry.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
St. Johns Day Service.

AS Sunday, Dec q, will be st. John s
day, by invitation Of the rector, Rev
M. Chase, Masons Of Mineral Point
Lodge No. / viii attend the evening
services in Trinity Episcopal church,
when a sermon appropriate to the occa-
sion win be preached
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
THE WHITE HOUSE

The very goods you need at
a tremendous cut in price.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
Christmas Trees.

Choice white spruce, six to eight it,,
make the very best Xmas trees. They
do not take fire like the pine. Price soc
each or 10 for So. so.
1w FIELDHoUSE NURSERIES,
Phone 1863. Dodgeville, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
The Local Field.
-Correll & Martin for clothing

-Correll & Martin for clothing
Home Bakery for bulk saffron.
Oscar Vivian left for Chicago on
Friday.
One sign of a desirable citizen is
his clean sidewalk.
George Spensley returned to duties
IN Chicago Monday.
Mrs. j. ]. Kuelling has moved into
the Truan residence.
John Linden was Chicago visitor
the first of the week.
Five cents buys a Red Trunk and
with it goes a good smoke.
R Pollard and wife of Linden were
business callers here on Monday.
Cot your oyercoat yet? 1875 dis
count sale still on at G. Varlin's.
Miss Fannie Voss returned Sunday
from visit with relatives in Milwaukee.
See those Shirt Waist Boxes
at Bishop & Stephenson's furniture
store. 40
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eden returned
to Hutchinson, Kansas. on Monday
Guy Baxter returned last Monday
night from an extended visit in Spencer,
Iowa.
The celebrated Regalia 10c Cigar
has never failed to satisfy the most
iastidious smoker.
Miss Nettie Wallis has suffered
very mG-h this week, the result Of a
tail on the icy walk last Sunday evening.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
Special prices on

Now is the time to get a bargain.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
Notice to Tax Payers.

| viii begin collecting taxes on Mon
day, Dec. q. All persons wishing to
pay Car1a wiil please call ~ city Office.
51w2 W. II. JAcKA, City Treas
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
First National Bank of Mineral Poin,

Notice is hereby given that regular
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the First National Bank of Mineral
Point will be held at its office on Tues
day January II. 1909.
f. f. HANsCoM,
Dated Dec. II, 1908. Cashier.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17

Nothing nicer for a Christmas gift
than gents, lady's or child's rocker.
Bishop & Stephenson can supply you.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-17
Santa Claus
Has Arrived

at our store in full Xmas attire and viii
make his home at our mammoth post card
rack until after the 25th of December.
The daily tribune., 1908-03-17
TEDDY WANTS
THE BANKER
SENT TO JAIL

Washington, March 17-President
Roosevelt today summoned to the
white house United States Attorney
Baker who acts as prosecuting at.
torney in the District Of Columbia,
and urged him to press for Jail sent.
ence for Robert N. Harper. the bank.
er and wholesale druggist, recently
found guilty in charge Of violating
the pure food and drug act in the
manufacture and sale of headache
preparation.
1t is the first prosecution of the
kind under the pure food law and the
president let it be known that he
was anxious that Mr.. Harper should
suffer the full penalty.
The daily tribune., 1908-03-17
PATROLS BEAT
TO INHERIT
HIS ESTATE

New York. March l7-Patroling
his beat as q special policeman in
Long Island City, John F. Won
Muegge who says he is German
baron, is expiating years Of folly that
tho conditions of his mothers will
may be complied with, and that he
may come into possession OF the
family estates at Carlsruhe, the family
jewels and nearly 5000 marks.
This property is now held In trust
in Germany pending the expiration
of his period of probation.
He is the only son and heir of the
late Marie Jospehine, Baroness Won
Muegge. Countess of Holzendorf of
Saxony Germany, fact which Won
Muegge has n stack of family docu
ments foot thick to prove.
To come into possession OF the in
heritance he will have to serve u
period Of I5 years in active service in
some responsible official position un :
der national or city government
anywhere In the civilized world
police service preferred.
The daily tribune., 1908-03-17
MURPHY SAYS COCHRAN
IS NOT A DEMOCRAT

New York. March l7-Charles #.
Murphy contends that W. Bourke
Cochran is not a Democrat. 1t was
because Of that discovery, he said,
that the one time Tammany orator
WAS dropped from membership on
various committees OF the Tannmany
organization.
In making public his statement Mr..
Murphy set at rest whatever doubts
may have existed about the final
break between Tammany hall and the
man who has delivered the principal
"long talks" during Mr.. Murphy i
reign as leader.
Mr.. Murphy said: "Mr. Cochran
was dropped from the comm ittees on
resolutions. speakers and law, be.
cause Tsmmany is Democratic or.
ganization and puts only Democrats
on its committees. That is the sole
reason why Mr.. Cochran was drop
ped.
Old friends of Richard Croker are
pleased at the political eclipse OF
Cochran, whose admission into the
organization by Murphy after Croker
had kept him out caused considerable
i'll failing