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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
ON ASSESSMENT
Edgar Howard Says 100000 Worth
Of Property Disappears.
MILLING IN TRANSIT RATE
aurIington Road and Representative
Of sever Towns Meet with
COmmission and Get
Together.
cFrom . STAFF corkespondent.l

lETom = BAhII COTEespohuthNJ
LINCOLN, July 15.-(Special)-Judge Ed-
gar Howard Of Columbus, as a citizen ana
taxpayer. appeared before the state Board
OF Assessment this afternoon to remind
the board that the Union Pacific railroad
bhad omitted to return an Item OF sS'oO'Vo'
value Of ties, material and other stock.
sAs evidence that this property existed MI
kJr4ovard submitted a certified copy OF a
made by w. L. Park, general
superintendent Of the road, at a nearing
kbefore the railway commission. This state
lament was as follows:
I'VE have in our stock supplies al
: Omaha. Council Bluffs and along the roAd
100000 in ties and material ana
other stock which It IL intended to ada 10
this property"
The Board Of Assessment has notltieo
mr.. Park TO appear Monday II he mas any
1 thing to say why the amount shoulu h0'
sha sd6sd "a the valuation of the road.
To Mr.. Howard the board said the as
aessment Of railroad property had already
{na.n made. but the Judge insisted that
iIf II were true that the Union Pacific
had failed to return so much OF It's prop
artv. certainly the assessment could be
opened and the new property added to the
valuation. After some deliberatlon the
! board concluded to request Mr.. PARK 10
nppear and give his side OF the story.
The Union Pacific made a return on TINS
class Of property, but It Is figured lus
-alue was in the neighborhood Of $4,000
instead Of 100000. .
During the day Peter whitney and Franz
p. crandon appeared before the board WITT
figures showing the valuation of the phys
icai property of the Northwestern state
fments were also filed by other toaos
Xrhese 8 Elements are as follows:
,tN.roN pACTEuC
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
BEATRICE Has ANOTHER SOAKING

Three and q Half IncAes Of Rain In
LSAs Than an Hear.
BEATRICE Neb.. july b-<SpectAl Tele-
gram.)-A cioudburst visited this city last
night. turning the streets into small rivers
and causing the streams to overflow their
banks. More than three and a half Inches
of water fell in less than an hour. Many
campers at the chautauqua were forced to
leave the grounds on account of high water.
The Blue river is rising rapidly and an
other flood is imminent. The Union Pa
cific road is again under water south Of
Beatrice and traffic on all the roads will
be impeded because OF the flood. 1t is still
raining tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
INDIANS GO BACK TO UTAH
Utes Have Agreed They Shall Return
Peacefully TO the Reserva-
ton In West.

RAPID CITY, s. D., July i5.-F1ve hun
dred Ute Indians, who revolted and terror
lied the country after fleeing from their
reservation in Utah Will have a 800 mile
trek back from here Friday.
The Indians will return under escort Of
a captain and ten United States cavalry
men.
The agreement TO return is the outcome
Of a conference between the chief and
President Roosevelt. The chief promised
the president that the Indians would here
after be good.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
HAND
FOR TOILET AND BATH

II makes the toilet something to be en-
loved. Il removes all stains and roughnesS,
prevents prickly heat and chatting, ana
leaves the skin white, soft, healthy. In the
bath it brings a glow and eEhilaration which
no common soap can equal, imparting the
yigor and life sensation Of a mild Turkish
.~tb, ALL GRocEPs AND DRUGGIE.S
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
MaAsachusetta Pastor Comes west.

BRoCKToN. Mass, July lL-(special
Telegram.)-Rev. Thomas F. b Smith has
rendered his resignation as pastor Of the
United Presbyterian church TO take effect
August 81. He will begin his new duties
as pastor of the York, Neb.. church shortly
after that. He came to Brockton in 1906
from OneontA, n. Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
BARS Confession Genuine.

MARsHALLTOwN, Ia, July l5.-(spe-
ciaI)-A telegram received today from
Minneapolis says that owen Ball, the
young ex-convict who was arrested here
last week and later taken from Des
Moines TO Minneapolis on a charge Of rob-
bling a Northern Pacific train in the
Minneapolis yards, is apparently doing all
in his power TO aid the detectives to
gather proof of his crime. Ball told
where he hid the mask he wore, and his
words were s~ubstantiated by going to the
spot and finding It. He also showed the
officers the spot where the booty secured
from the passengers was dumped into the
river. Ball Is anxious TO begin to serve
his sentence and he has made the request
that he be taken at once before the dis
trict court that he may plead guilty q
the complaint without the fortnality Of q
grand jury investigation. He will be ar
raigned in the police court Wednesday.
AdVerttse In The Bee; II goes into thS
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16

BALSAM

is and has been for 81 years the most
prompt and reliable cure for DiAnhOeA,
Dysentery and Cholera lnfAntum. As
these diseases often come in the night,
every home should be prepared to check
them without delay by having Wakehelds
Blackberry Balsam on hand. II never fails,
AL druggists sell It. Full size bottle 65G
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Quaint and Curious Features of Life
In a Rapidly Growing
state.

Bin Goes East-Bill Janke was seen head
ing for a certain place east of Winstde TO
see his best girl.-sleepy Hin Gossip, VIM
side Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16

A Drawback II a Holiday-When we see
a tired mother Of July 4 holding a oapy
with one arm while she holds another child
bv the hand, doing the best she can TO see
that her babies enjoy all Of the day that
thew can. It makes us feel sorry clear
through for her.-st. Paul Republican
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16

BY using the various departments OF The
Bee Want Ad Pages you get quick returns
At small expense
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16
MON PACIFIC SYSTEM.


Al a meeting with the state halfway
commission of representatives OF several
towns out In the state and Assistant
Freight Agent Johnston of the Burlington
the dispute over the milling in transit
rate over this road was settled. Conces-
atoms were made by both sides. The
agreement provided for an arbitrary
division of territory in which the grain
An transit can be milled without extra
charee. II was agreed that where grain
"a shipped from the west to the east ana
milled and then shipped back west a rate
of 2 cents per 100 pounds VIII be charseu
for the return shipment. The same APP
piles to grain shipped west for mllnhs
and then back east. The complaint gre"
out of the fact that several large mlllers
had an advantage over a number OF
nmaller towns of the state. The towns
benefited by the agreement are the fol-
lowing: Falls city, Wahoo. Superior
Crete, Beatrice, Adams, Clay Center, De
witt. Fairbury, Fremont, Firth, Friend
Geneva, Hastings, Hebron, Humboldt
Kearney. Milford. oxford, Ravenna, Schuy-
Ter and Seward.
Nebraska Prison Association.
The second quarterly meeting Of the
Nebraska Prison association was held In
the parlors Of the Lindell hotel the even
ing Of July IA, Judge Manoah B. Reese
of the supreme court p%esiding'
The trcasurer's report was as follows:
Amount OF money ON hand January
i, l9ON. ...''s'. - 49, . ]"@~NN
Amount OF money collected from
January |, 1908, to July IA, lsOS.. S4''OO
Total .1S5s,S6
Amount of money expended from
January I, 1903, TO July II, 1908 49s'oU
Amount OF money on hand July IT, 90
lbOe
The SUI crintendent's report was by spo-
cial arrangement, read by Rev. M. A
Bullock, H.. D., who at the same time sub
United the rel ort OF the committee oi
LVisitation and discharges. The report war
as follows:
Mr.. Presidents. The COMMITTEES on vista
tion and discharges has had two meetlngi
of the whole committee since the las
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16

Iney CAM IL HldhCo uS ASN
through for her.-St. Paul Republican
A Couple of Wise Guys-The other day a
co,nle Of wise ones went into an ice cream
parior in this city, told the proprietor that
thew had made a bet OF all the ice cream
that they could eat, that they wanted to
eat the cream now and would pay when the
bet was settled. The proprietor told them
that would be all right and served them
with all they could eat, after which he
asked them II they had settled their bet
vet, whereupon one replied: mo. we bet
on which way the Broken Bow State bank
building would fall, when 1t fell. / bet
that It would fall north and he bet 1t would
fall south" The proprietor isn't holding
his breath till he gets his pay, but he Is a
wiser manchester County Beacon.
Base Bali? No, Murder!-Cambrldge led
Arapahoe up to slaughter Wednesday and
the score was seventeen to get some
Tanner had a bad day and was batted OIL
the rubber, and Dtsbrow went into the boz
and donated nine runs to the vlctors. DIG
we say ~victors? Cambridge won the game
by playing championship ball, and thell
all-salaried team pulled down the magnin'
cent sum of A46, while the losers from
Arapahoe town got 81 Gate receipts
y6.S! And how they jollied us at our las
home game with them over a cash boz
with only S1S.S therein. Say, Charlie. which
team would you rather pay off SATURDAY
night? Our losing all-home bunch draw
larger home crowds than the widely adver
tised S12 artists. Dig up. Cambridge; dill
up.-Arapahoe Mirror.
Loone Seedar Letter-Deer mister edite
l will rite u a noat 2 let u no gist how
weans got over tn forth we war divide
when 1t KUN 2 all a goen 2 tn same plac
to sellebrat sum went to may wood sun
Q IN ko seat sum to we'll fleat and som
got left an he'd 2 go plum klean 2 Wallac
tina all report a guide time tn kankie Doodl
telephoam kompany he'd a meetin JUL
after ever thing wuz dun sum Nv tn sherl
dan delegats KUN an wanted UNI 2 put 1
a dinamo an furnish um lite soes tina ku
tell korn frum the weeds fred Hack is
kutten his whete with tn binder tn kor
is fine there is only one thing that ca
mock the feedar out NV a krop an that
a hail the pig krop is lite an ever bod
hes lots OF tatters water mallons haint rip
yit an tn farmers heve EN- hit to a far
u well our ball team hev ben a hunten ~
tn injuns ever since they struck Il
kounty II tina git a whack at the red skin
tina will max um look like 30 sents tn ran
NV tn and G put our fields In fine kond
ton and finished a maken winter whe;
land byears Il a kumen to loone seeda
like Bees too a hive but git left when the
KUN q looken fur a snap like tina got
YEARS ago.-Stockville Republican-Faber.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16

Choose it for your breakfast; you will find it
palatable, enjoyable and satisfying, The power
Of nutrition is greater than in any other break
fast food, while its flavor is delicious. 1t is also
economical, as one package costing ten cents
makes service for seven persons. $40
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16

Advertise In n Bee; 1t goes into the
homes Of the best people
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-16

WWWW~~-T~
dr. 10 Baldr1dEe VIII entertain at dinner
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-24

Blacksmith Cramer had the front of his
shop recently touched up with coat of
paint and the sign, Golden Valley Black
smith Shop placed thereon.
Your presence is desired at the services
in the school house next Sunday. Sunday
school at ,. Preaching at 3. Christian
Endeavor at 1870.
Alexander Douglas, Pastor
DR.. Melvin, of Terry, was transactng
business in Beach this week.
f.. a. Shable went to Sentinel Butte
where he will be for a few days looking
after collections for the Dacotah Lumber
company there.
The dance given last Monday night in
the opera house was we'll attended and a
good time was had by all present The
Beach orchestra furnished the music.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Matter of the Estate of Marti1

In the Matter of the Estate of Martin
l.aughnan deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Lillian Laughnan, Administrative
of the Estate of Martin Laughnan late of
the county of Billings and state of North
Dakota, deceased, to the creditors of, and
all persons having claims against said de-
ceased, to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after the first
publication of this notice, to said Admins
tratrix at the store of said Administrators
in the village of Beach in said Billings
county.
Dated April 23rd a. u. 1908.
Lillian Laughnan.
Administrative.
First publication on the cath day of
April, A. u. 1905.
keohane T. Gallagher,
Attorneys for Administrators,
Beach, N. u.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-24

L. w. Mogle called at the Office this
week to correct an error in former is
sue. We stated that MIR. Mogle was from
Kent, Mimi. when it should have been
Kent, Ill
Manager Baht had his colts out last Sun
day afternoon giving them little practice
and trying out new material. There ap-
pears to he considerable timber to pick
from and no doubt Manager Baht will
have fast aggregation by the time the
season opens. The boys are to get new
uniforms this year, which are badly needed.
Careful investors realize the fact that
farm land must inevitably increase in val
ue-there are splendid investments and
opportunities in new country. The gen
eral liquidation in the stock markets has
convinced the investing public that there
| is but one permanently safe investment and
that is, good land in fertile country,
blessed with good climate. The food
which sustains us, the cloths we wear the
jewels with which we adorn our person,
the fuel which keeps us warm, furnishes
heat andy generates the power that moves
our industrial machinery, the material
from which our houses are built, and in
deed every sheltered building in which
man pu:sues his myriad occupations, all
alike come from the land-Exchange
Here is puzzle that puzzles everybody:
Take the number of your living brothers,
double the amount add to it three, multi
ply by five, add to it the number of your
living sisters, multiply the result by ten,
add the number of deaths of brothers and
subtract $50 from the result. The right
figure will be the number of deaths. the
middle will be the number of living sisters
and the left will show the number of liv-
ing brothers. Try it and see.
Dickinson & Power will put in a cement
walk in front of their store next week.
President Roosevelt has recently issued
an order for Government employees to
keep out of politics. lt'would be we'll for
some of Billings countys government office
holders to take notice.
The cemetery meeting was held last
Saturday night as called. Geo. Purchase
was made temporary chairman and L. w.
Richards secretary. A committee of three.
viz: c. F.. Barber, Ed Hoverson and I. D.
Halstead, was appointed to see what could
be done in the way of securing title to the
cemetery grounds and they are to report
tomorrow night, April IS, when another
meeting will be held at the fire hall. and a
permanent organization perfected
| Geo. Richardson, Martin Hanson and
Pete Rorick were Dickinson visitors the
first of the week
Commissioner Gilbreath, of agriculture
and labor, has issued new state map for
the current year. The map shows the new
counties something not appearing on for
mer state maps, and gives the usual inter-
esting and valuable statistics regarding
North Dakota. The Chronicle has receiv-
ed number of these maps and any of our
subscribers wishing one may have it for
the asking.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-24

John Holland and Walter F.. Pennay
made proof on their homesteads at Dick
inson last Monday c. f. Barber and lack
Snyder. of Sentinel Butte, went along as
witnesses. Geo. Purchase also accompan-
led them to see that the proofs went thru.
The Summer School of the University
of North Dakota will hold its regular six
weeks session from June go to August =.
Practically the same teaching force that
served SO efficiently during the session of
1907 has been engaged. Where changes
have had to be made workers equally
strong have been engaged. In only one
important matter will the work differ from
that of former years The County Teach
ers' Institute, planned primarily for teach
ers who can attend but single week and
held during the last week of the session,
will this year be under different man
agement than the Summer School proper,
DR.. A. ]. Ladd, from Teachers College of
the State University, will be the Director.
1t will be an entirely separate institution
from the Summer School, having two sess-
ions each day and meeting with the latter
only at the public assembly period. The
work will be planned to meet the needs
of the rural schools.
VIM. Smith, of Sentinel Butte, was a
Beach visitor the first of the week.
LOST Automobile tire chain, south of
Beach. Finder leave at this office.--C.
H. Moulton.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-24
Ental ptrk-Mph

Smoke Pv cent cigars Beach Drug
Company
Misses Rowena and Helena Peek and
]. w. Brinton attended the dance given
day night.
DIR. Prescott Il dentist from Steele, was
at Beach the later part of last week, with
Il view OF locating here permanently He
left undecided. but should he come here
Beach will have a good dentist as we'll as
another good citizen.
ID. Il. Abbey, editor of the Marmarth
Enterprise, was at Beach "Wednesday
drumming up business among political
candidates. MIR. Abbey SAYS Marn,arth
will be a city of four or five thousand
inhabitants in short time.
{. II. Monlton Went to Fargo las, Satur-
day and made arrangements TO exchange
his Richmond car for a 40 horse Lambert,
which has already been shipped. The
Richmond car will he shipped back to
the factory, as it did not give satisfaction.
The other Richmond received IN MIR.
Lowell runs tip-top.
Miss Clara Barber went to Terry where
she has accepted position on the Terry
Tribune
Brood SONS and pigs for sale Will take
stock in exchange e. NJ. Olson, Beach.
n. -. 2Nf
The old Chronicle building is being
fixed up this week for real estate office,
we understand
We had fine spring rain Yesterday
which will make the grain and grass spring
up rapidly.
Nj. ]. Moran, the y. I. section foreman,
has imported a crew OF la}orers from Ire
land and has them at work fixing up the
right OF way for the Northern Pacific.
Mike has a soft spot in his heart for the
Irish and shows great Partially in hiring
men. But then Mike saws there's nothing
can beat the Irish except the Dutch.
Miss Helen Barber went to Medora
where she will work in the auditors office.
VIM. c. Schultz returned from Atchin-
son, Kansas, the first of the week to
straighten up his affairs here. MIR. Schultz
was formerly in the employ of the Dacotah
Lumber company here but is now located
at Atkinson, conducting the lumber bust
ness OF his father who recently died. Mr.,
Schultz while in Beach acquired title to a
fine 100 acre farm and altho we are sorry
to see him leave, he will no doubt visit
Beach occasionally.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-24
Arthur Day Nrnflantattu1t
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.


There has history
interest in forest culture TO
and Italy reforestng their watersheds while
the best authorities claim that in
haused The rapidly disappearing government
to set aside national forest which
under the care and supervision of the
Our should not be behind the this
Ours prairie agricultural
and forests producing and breaking
and tenpeng the climate we'll North
need forests for lumber fuel
great benefit they agriculture
Therefore, for the of planting
walton of forest do hereby designate
8riAay Ma11 Nirat III Arhnr Iau
for this planting
recommend the planting of and shucry
public and that the
such day be those relating
soil the rainfall of
with knowledge
riculure in this agricultural
Dakota at the Capitol at Bismarck this 18th day of April
JOHN BlRKE
by the Governor
ALFRED BI-AISDEI-I.
Secretary of
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-24

above brands, nor 10 negotiate settlement
of such sales by check or note.
Dated this 10th day of April, 1905.
GEORGE DONALDSON.
% 90 Medora, n Oak.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-04-24
Notice.

Notice is hereby
given that | am the
owner of the brands
of horses here shown
and that j. M. Hell
dickson, alias Martin
Nelson, is not auth
orized to handle or
sell horses of the
The Washington times., 1908-11-21
A Good Plot

The Victor" by Richard 5. Holmes
G7Iemiug H. Reven Company, is a
bowel OF absorbing plot. The next move"
IS sometimes too evident and there
might have been less detail In the
Strengthening out process. 1t is a story
done in high lights and black shadows.
The villain Is of the kind TO exceed
the dreams OF the most gasping audi
ence and the hero is all wool
Nevertheless. the theme is uplifting
and wholesome and there is no gain
saying the writer's ability TO hold ones
interest He leaves with us in the last
paragraph a summary OF the story and
q fair key to its atmosphere.
The woman stumbled and fell in the
early dawn of life. But what nobility
Of soul her abiding purpose 10 rise and
walk ia the strength Of Christ has
brought her. And the man? For him
Constantine's legend remains forever
true.
He has marched beneath the banner
OF the cross. and he is more than vic
tor"
The Washington times., 1908-11-21
Concerning Railroad Accidents.

At the last session of the Indiana
Legislature. a law was passed, reQuir-
ing the railroad commission TO call into
conference annually the superintend-
ents Of all railroads operating I'm In
diana. together with a number OF the
employees in train service, for the pur-
pose of reviewing the accident record
OF the year. and determining what
action, IL any, could be taken 70 i'm
prove the record. Among those attend
ing the first meeting held at Indian
apOlis, on November 10 the general
manager Of the Pennsylvania lines dis
1ributed 100 copies of The Confessions
of a Railroad Signalman." by James
o. Fagan. believing that this book
would have more influence than any
statement that he could make on the
subject of Discipline and Obedience Of
Rules"
The Washington times., 1908-11-21
CHURCHMEN BLESS
TOMB OF STAFFORD

Prominent ChUrchmen, headed by
Father 7. T. O'COnnelI, of St. Francis
Church. Cleveland. Ohio, OffCiated at
the formal blessing Of the tomb erected
in memory OF Father Denis Joseph
Stafford, who died January 5. 1905, while
rector of St. Patrick's Church, at-Aft.
Olivet Cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Built of Rhode Island granite, the
ledger tomb has on it a Celtic cross.
bearing Inscriptions IN memory Of
Father stafford tt was erected by his
sister, Mrs. Helen Stafford Whitten.
Father O'ConneI was assisted in the
ceremonies Of the blessing by former
associates and friends Of the dead
churChmau.
The Washington times., 1908-11-21

The sculptor, Augustus Saint-aaudens.
in his last years wrote and dictated an
autobiography concerning his own dis
tinguished accomplishment I'm art Tx
tracts from this work VIII be given IN
a series of articles edited by his son,
Homer Saint-Gaudeps, and accompanied
by Illustrations, consisting or portraits
and photographs. and, also. oy sketches
and caricatures by the artist himself
The early portion Of the "reminiscences
gives an account Of life in. New York IN
the civil war period. when young Saint
Gaudens was an apprentice and an am
hitiOus student Of art. Although writ
ter in his later years. and sometimes In
illness, the papers are said to reflect the
enersy and vigor Of mind Of one of the
most remarkable personalities of our
times
The Washington times., 1908-11-21
The Shark That Sold a Ship.

Tie current issue of HaTper's Weekly
contains a remarkable reminiscente by
Edward Warren GUyol. In the year 1873
the American brig Nancy was captured
by an English cutter in West Indian
waters for violating the neutrality laws
by selling arms to the French. While
her disposition was still in doubt the
commander OF the Ferret, another Eng
ljsh vessel, captured large shark, IN
side whose nav was found bundle OF
papeTs. When these had been dried anu
examined, they were found 10 contain
Conclusive evidence against the Nancy,
whose commander had evidently thrown
them overheard at the moment OF cap
EuTe