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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-30


the eastern homeseekers that rain
out here was rare thing, but still
you could never meet one without
having a heavy raincoat tied to his
saddle, if only a few hours ride
from the ranch. They probably
used these to keep the dust from
their highly polished wearing APP
parel. However, we get the rain
here now whether it rained here
years ago or not, but the deep
washouts in many places indicate
that it did rain before the settlers
put in an appearance. Two years
ago when moved on my home
stead it was late and sowed nv
first crop on and after the 18th day
of June and threshed 13a bushels
to the acre which sold for $1.25
per bushel. Many of my neighbors
who had their ground ready early
got 1918 and even as high as %
bushels of flax to the acre. Oats
the same year went from 45 to 80
bushels per acre, according to the
time seeded and care taken of the
crop. Wheat, / cannot tell you
what the yield was. However, it
was good enough to capture the
first pirze at the North Dakota
State Fair for two years. This
year / had oats on flax ground
which went AZ bushels per acre,
weighing 80 lbs. to the bushel,
and / know many Of my neighbors
that had far larger yield per acre
but no better quality. l have no
fancy pictures to send you but will
show you the goods if you would
only honor me with call at my
farm at Beach, N, Oak. Now if
it was not for being saving of
space would like to tell you of
the wonderful growth of our little
village, and to give you an idea of
the business done here annually.
However, we will let that drop for
now, but wish to mention that we
had four elevators and one -four
mill built the last year besides the
elevator already here before. Now
do you think people coming here
with money enough to build and
operate elevators and -four mills are
bug-house escapes, that build their
elevators and mills in a land of
sand deserts such as our Bad Land
hero wrote about? The money
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-30

~ SSt Dv Mlart1
Billings County, Mo-
Farm, Stock and Home; he will be
somewhat in position to say, if /
h ave misrepresented things
or not.
To close with l wish to cast few
reflections on the story told by our
Bad Land explorer.
Now what did he come out here
for? To investigate the possible
tiles Of dry farming, farming un-
der natural conditions in western
North Dakota and eastern Montana.
Now | wish to ask anyone who is
in a position to know, don't you
think this adventurist is out a little
late in the day? Have we not got
people from nearly every eastern
state who have come here and es-
tablished their homes and seen what
crops can be produced, and who
could give better and more reliable
information on this subject?
Where did he drop off to investi-
gate these possibilities? He drop
ped off at Glendive, Montana, in the
heart of the hills commonly known
as the Bad Lands. Now these hills
or bad lands are here sure enough,
and the photographs appearing in
the Farm, Stock and Home of Oct.
LIST, accompanying our hero's letter
will give you a very good idea of
what they look like. But who is
there who has not seen hill land un-
fit for farming at his or near his
own home? That don't necessarily
mean that all the country around
is of the same nature, and why
should he send these pictures as a
sample of the agricultural land Of
the 'last west? That hardly comes
under the head Of tommy rot" .
but rather an unprincipled mis-
representation. wonder how much
the Glendive ranchers paid Mr..
Hughes to copy their dictations?
l don't wish to go into any
lengthy discussions about the
country around Glendive but wish to
state that I have crossed both Daw-
son and Custer counties which COM
prises the eastern Montana, and
while there is much land not fit for
farming, there are thousands of
acres Of level and fertile lands open
for settlers under the homestead
laws within their borders. This land
differs to some extent in quality
according to the lay and locality,
but have never seen any such
sand deserts as our Bad Land ex-
plorer described in his letter, and
if such spots should exist among
these hills he was exploring let it
be; no one needs to go near it for
there is plenty of good land that
can be bought and homesteaded
without taking up the likes of that.
And if our hero Of the Bad Lands
will honor me with a call will
take him to where he will see some
fine land and my time for so doing
will cost him absolutely nothing.
l will furnish fairly we'll broken
cayuse for him to ride. and a
sturdy son Of Montana on the end
of the rope if need be. think
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-30

j. HugheS,S letter to Farm, Stock
and Home of Oct. LIST, 1908, for the
benefit of those who have been
deceived by the same.
After going over the pages of
Farm, Stock and Home of Oct. LIST,
1908, came to a letter written by
Hugh j. Hughes, on the possibili-
ties of dry farming in western
North Dakota and eastern Montana.
AS have lived in North Dakota
and eastern Montana for some time
and seen the fertile prairie former
ly monopolized by the stock men
who, for so many years, tried to
tell us that nothing would grow if
planted. At the same time grass
grew in abundance, and of the best
quality and they succeeded we'll in
keeping the settlers out for many
years. But the time came where
here and there homestead shack
could be seen dotting the prairie.
After the shacks came the black
strips Of blowing; later came the
appearance of growing crops.
Well, there must be something
wrong, for it really grew and the
sun did not burn it up. Well,
then the rancher said: we have an
unusual wet season, something we
have not had as long as l can re-
member, but wait until it gets dry
and you will see the settlers NOV
ing out as fast as they moved in
but they are still here, and by all
appearances to stay. That was
some four years ago and those
early settlers are still here, and
none of the dry seasons have thus
far appeared. Splendid crops have
been raised every year since the
first attempt at farming was made.
Some of our cranks, even yet, will
make the disgusting remark: we'll
just wait until they get dry year.
Why borrow trouble, why not be
happy and content while everything
is coming your way? When troub-
lie appears then it is plenty of time
to grumble.
At present am living on my
homestead eight miles north of
Beach, Billings county, North Da-
kota, three miles east of the state
line between North Dakota and
Montana, ten miles east of Wi
baux. Dawson county, Montana,
thirty miles east of Glendive, Mon
tana, to where our bad land ex-
plorer went into the bad lands in
search for f1ourishing farming COM
munities. Wonder why he did not
stop at Beach, N. OAK, or Wi
baux, Montana? Well, we will see.
My experience as farmer in this
country dates back to two years ago,
when came here with my family to
settle on homestead. l had put in
some years here before but had
paid little or no attention to what
could be done in the way of farm
ing, but when l reflect back fail to
remember Of any of the stockmen
that | worked for having a failure
OF crop where they had any under
cultivation, if l may venture to
call any such work cultivation, for
It it had been back east and ham
died in the same way l doubt if
it ever would have got three inches
above the ground. When the first
settlers came here the stock-men
looked on with no little displeasure
tour operation. Could you blame
them? Not if you knew the con-
ditions as we'll as do. Were we
not starting in slow but sure
to capture the goose that layed
them the golden egg? And none
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-30

Get Freeman's prices on auto
supplies, oils ETC.. Dickinson, N. d.
J. M. Cramer. the blacksmith.
has full stock of ''neverlip' horse
shoes and has an expert horse sheer
at his shop to put them on. Go to
him when you need your horse shod.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-30
Teachers Examination

Teachers Examination will be
held in the school house in Senti-
mel Butte Friday, October goth and
Saturday, October 3lst, commenc-
ing at 8 O'Clock Friday morning.
Any permit issued expires when
returns from this examination
reach this office.
JOSEPH A. KITCHEN
Superintendent of Schools
Billings county.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-10-30

paid out to the farmers of this vi
entity by these elevators up to date,
Oct. 9th is as follows, according to
the statements of the banks:
$218, 100000 and am sure that all
of half of the crop still remains in
the hand of the farmer, as great
deal of the crop is flax and is
necessarily marketed late.
Do l think the farmers are here
to stay? Well, l should say so.
Land that sold three and four years
ago at $3.50 and $500 per acre has
been sold and resold at prices up
as high as $4,000 per acre; large
number Of farms couldn't be
bought at these prices which goes
to show that there has been some-
thing doing in that short time and
that somebody has confidence in
the stability of our country.
am personally acquainted with
a number of men that came here
three and four years ago absolute
~ without money, after getting
their homestead filing papers paid
for, and which is only the small
sum Of $500, and had to go to the
bank and borrow money on their
horses and other personal property
in order to pay the freight on
their goods and emigrant effects
in order to get it released from
the railroad company, and has since
done we'll, have built themselves
comfortable homes and paid up
their debts, many having bought
16O acres or more of land adjoin-
ing their homesteads, and in
number of cases the first crop has
paid for the land. Many came
here loaded down with debts from
the east, and to their surprise have
not only made living and kept
up their expenses here, but have
paid up the old bills contracted in
the east long before they came here.
|, for my part, have no land for
sale and am not aiming to give this
country any undeserved praise, but
we cannot stand for such rot as the
before mentioned letter states, if
you can call it a letter. It don't
only put an unjust spot on our To-
cality, but Farm, Stock and Home
don't get away altogether without.
a black mark. / have been talking
to many Of my neighbors that are
readers of Farm, Stock and Home,
and they all seem to lay the blame.
at the door Of the editor; while /
don't blame him altogether, 1
think it is shame for paper
with the reputation that Farm,
Stock and Home enjoys, to let
such rotten unfounded get-up creep
into its columns; why not, at least,
give the Devil his dues?
Why did not Farm, Stock and
Home get some information re-
garding this country from their
representative j. H. Kennedy, who
was here in Beach and put in
weeks time, or more, working the
farmers to subscribe and renew
their subscriptions to Farm, Stock
and Home? He got me, with a;
large numbers of others on his book
here with two years subscription
paid in advance. for one would
like to hear from him through
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
SATISFIED WITH THE CHANGE.
An Appreciated Subscriber Tells The
Eaqle of His New Home.

Ballinger Texas, Nov. 23.-Editor
! Bryan Eagle-Dear Sir: Under the
heading, The Spirit of Unrest" in a
recent issue of the dear old Eagle.
you take the occasion to say the fol
lowing: They are mred by the re-
ports of phenomenal crops of cotton
in Coleman, Runnels and other
counties and vainly imagine that the
exceptional conditions that prevail
there this year will be permanent
The writer has, in past years, seen
many of the people of these same
counties driven out by drouth and
consequent crop failures. And there
is no assurance that these unfavor.
able conditions will not return, and
that the West will not have the boil
weevil next year
Now | have been living in Runnels
county, in business in the town of
Ballinger the past three years. and
believe | have seen enough of the
country its ups and downs. advan-
tages and disadvantages, to speak
with some degree of authority on its
merits. | have many good and true
friends in old BraZos having lived
there for many years, and what say
here is not for the purpose. or with
any view of inducing any of them
to leave their own vines and fig
trees, but with a view of setting the
country of my adoption right before
them. In 1867 the town of Balm
ger received 10000 bales of cotton
and not over a fourth of the land OF
the county in cultivation. The season
of 1908 men who have lived here |
the past twenty-five years tell me. |
was the hardest in the history of |
the county, and yet there were mar |
leted here i'm the town of Ballinger |
within a few hundred of 10000 bales |
DC cotton. The present season. crops .
m the southern part of the county will /
make bale to the acre on an aver
% age, while the entire county will /
average over half a bale per acre.
iallinger has already received up
o the present date 24O00 bales, and
his number will be more than doub-
ed when the season closes.
Besides the cotton, a splendid crop
# oats and wheat, good corn. maize
md forage have been raised. over
wO hundred cars of oats have been
hipped out and the farmers kept ,
leuty for farming. As a business ,
oint, Ballinger is the best town /
ave ever lived i'm. The climate is S
God, and the healthiest | have known {
I my LIES experience. Farmers tell
he they can cultivate more land here I
nd do it easier than any country IN
J which they have farmed. and S
ave talked to men from all parts of
eNas and many from other states.
In closing ! viii say that / agree
it'll The Eagle when IL says, doing n
ell is hard to beat" At the same {
me not every man is doing as well | ID
s his efforts and energy demand \
1d every man owes it to himself I
nd his dependents to do better if /
q can. For myself, I know that ! I
i'll be glad TO meet any of my Old /
lends in Gods country" any time 1
'd extend them any courtesy in u
y power. Il
r. J. DAVIS. /.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
BIG BUSINESS.
l. G. G. N. Breaks Record in Trains
Operated on this Division.


Twenty-three trains were handled in
and out OF Bryan by the |. & G, y
railway people yesterday Nine of
these We're made up in the yards
here.
Eighty-two Of the cars in these
trains We're loaded with cotton. all
loaded at this point Fourteen cars
of cotton seed products is another
item in which the city of Bryan is
directly interested.
Twenty-three cars of farm products
from the north-that is, north of
Bryan-ConstituJed another item i'm the
big business of the day
All of the cotton was shipped TO
Galveston for export, on through bills
of lading London, Berlin. Liverpool
Havre, Christiaua, are purchasers of
this shipment
A larger number of trains was
handled on this. the Fort Worth di-
vision of the road, yesterday, than
ever before i'm its history
There is just one thing i'm this item
which The Eagle wishes to impress
more strongly than anything else in
the really important news story. and
that is, the eighty-two cars of cotton
We're shipped ont of Bryan on through
bills of lading to foreign ports That
means that Bryan buyers can and do
pay the producers of this section the
charges for reWeighing, resampling
md all other costs that are piled up
)n cotton wherever the opportunity
Is offered. The Bryan buyers can
save the producer the difference in
his method of handling the staple.
Compare the cotton quotations
printed in the Eagle every day with
,rices paid at other places, which sub
this claim
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
MAN WHO kILLED DOCTOR.
The Trial of shrah Koten, Slayer of
Or. Atspitz, Is On.

New York, Nov. 22S-Considerable
public interest is manifested in the
case of Sarah Koten which was
called for trial today in the criminal
| branch of the supreme court The
| young woman, a Russian JeWess, VINO
has been in America but few years,
is charged with having murdered Dr.
Auspitz last spring. The victim was
man of family and physician OF
high standing in his profession.
DR.. AuspitZ maintained a private
sanitarium and Sarah Koten was EN-
plOyed by him as n nurse. Accord
ing TO the young woman she was
wronged by the physician and then
cast out. When an effort TO obtain
Justice in the courts failed her, she
determined to wreak vengeance upon
her alleged betrayer.
On the night of the tragedy, she
telephoned to DR.. Auspitz at his home
in East Ninty-third street. In the
guise of a patient she summoned the
physician to make a professional call
at an apartment house in West l35th
street When the physician arrived
at the house the young woman, heavi-
ly yelled, met him in the vestibule
and without a word shot and killed
him instantly.
After the killing Miss Koten col
lapsed and for days her life was des-
paired of. Because of her condition
she was removed from the Tombs to
the city hospital on Blackwelfs Is
land. There, on September 26 last,
she gave birth to a child. The
circumstances surrounding the case
aroused much public sympathy in be-
half of the unfortunate and friendless
young woman. This sympathy was
increased when ii became known that
charges similar to those made by
the young Jewess had previously been
preferred against DR., Auspitz by an
other woman who had been in his en-
plOy. Through the efforts of charit-
ably disposed persons able counsel
has been engaged to conduct the
defense of Miss Koten.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
ENeLANp's RESOURCES.
~
|rts Will Be Made to Preserve and
Develop Same.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 23.-The New
England Conference of Resources.
consisting of the Governors of New
England states, the lieutenant-govern.
ernors and Encouragement, the pres.
idents of the Senates and speakers OF
the Houses of Representatives of each
state, as well as United States sena
tors and members of congress and
eight lay delegates-at-large appoint.
ed by the governors of their respect
i've states was called to order by
Governor Guild of massachusetts
at the fremont theater today. The
OBJECT OF the conference, which was
called by Governor Guild, and which
VIII remain in session two days, is
the consideration and discussion of
the various resources of the New
England States and of the best means
to preserve and develop them.
The opening session was devoted
TO the consideration of tree planting.
Clifford Pinchot, chief of the forestry
service of the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture spoke on the flu
ture of forest trees in New England.
Professor John Craig head of the de
partment of horticulture at Cornell
University and secretary of the Amer
lean Pathological Society, discussed
the subject of orchards in New En-
gland and the great opportunity for
fruit culture in the New England
States.
The morning session tomorrow.
which will be opened with prayer by
Archbishop O'Connell, will take up
the subject of the preservation and
cultivation of shellfish, now rapidly
vanishing from the New England
States. Professor Francis Hobard
Herrick, now of the department of
biology in the Western Reserve Uni
versity, Cleveland, Ohio will read
paper on lobster culture. DR.. George
Wilton Field. chairman of the Massa-
Fish and Game Commission.
viii speak of the growth and pres
ervation of oysters, clans, quahaugs
md scallops,
The third session, which will be |
held tomorrow afternoon. will be de- |
voted to the consideration of high |
ways and their use. Harols Parker, |
chairman of the Massachusetts High. |
way Commission, James A. MacDon. |
I'D highway commissioner of Connec- |
lieut., and Ex-Governor Nahum J.
3achelder of New Hampshire. mas
err of the National Grange, will read
'apers touching upon the subject
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
FADS AND FASHIONS.

Corsets that hook on the side are
the latest from Paris. French mo
distes insist that to achieve the de
sirable Silhouette" effect of new
clinging draperies there must be nc
hint of Jumps either at the back oil
front. SO, TO present a faultless foun
dalton for closely drawn folds of thin
material, the corset hooks are, swung
around under one arm.
Black satin girdles give a chic note
to any costume. AS jet is to be one
of the favorites this season, many
black girdles will be ornamented with
jet fringes. Jet buckles may slide to
the joining place of the two ends of
the girdle. A yard of satin, on the
bias will make a girdle which will
go with almost every color. Crepe is
sometimes used and so is silk
Fans will be extremely fashionable
this winter and some of the most
beautiful creations in fans have been
imported from Vienna and Paris.
They are of ivory, tortoise shell, pearl
and handsome woods, with lace, silk
gallze and hand-pafnted so as to make
them veritable works of art. Partic-
ularly ivory fans will be popular dur
ing the coming season, as will ivory
buttons and carved ivory ornaments.
For the cool days of autumn and
the colder days of winter there is no
more useful garment, for young or old
han the sweater. Nothing could be
more useful for a little girl than a
sweater coat of gray yarn, buttoned
Town the front and finished with a
zig pocket on each side. 1t may be
worn under the overcoat. 1t keeps
)ne warm, is not unwieldy and is
invaluable when outdoor games are
It their height. For skating days
eal sweater is best; only, instead of
having a high collar, it should have a |
I-shaped neck. Particularly becom-
ng are skating sweaters of white |
WOOL, when they are worn with a
White skating cap.
More suitable for grown up women
re the kimono jackets, built some
ihat on the sweater order. They are
lade of soft two-ply yarn and Gro.
heted in a fancy stitch. Nothing
ould be warmer or more becoming,
ibbons are run through the stitches
ere and there to serve as decoration
r to hold the jacket together. Some
these jackets are crocheted in a
hell stitch and formed of a double
lickness of the fabric, thus adding a
artain fluffiness. The sleeves are
bow length and therefore less like
to interfere with any work the
carer may have to do.
FLORENCE FAIRBANKS.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24
Favor Mobile Harbor Improvement.

Mobile, Ala. Nov. 23.-The Mobile
Basin and Tennessee River Associa-
ton opened its annual meeting here
today The meeting, which will last
two days, was called TO order by
President John Craft at the rooms of
the Commercial Club and was well
attended. II is expected that the bust
ness of the association will be con
cluded this evening as tomorrow the
members will take a steamer eXcur-
sion down Mobile bay, with a short
stop at Fort Morgan, to give the Wis
iting members an opportunity to see
and appreciate the value of the pro-
posed harbor improvements. Many
OF the members are accompanied by
their wives and daughters.
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]. w. BATS
REAL ESTATE AGENT

Office in Taliaferro Building Oh.
posite Court House. Phpre 81
Have In office the only seteof Abstract
Books Of Brazos County Land Titles
One ard ene-half l6ts and six-room
house. located twofblocks from Main
street; corneA loG brick cistern and
stable. s1,050.@
Two lots and new five room cot
tage with bath, located in southeast
part of town. Price 100000 with
terms to suit purchaser.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

Won Buelow didn't exactly bell the
cat but he muzzled the Kaiser.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

AS The Eagle anticipated, Mr.. Bry.
an has denied the report that he had
Dought a newspaper in Oklahoma.
But he has bought forty acres of
land near Corpus Christi.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

The STANDARD Oil trial as a serial
IS thriller. If published in book form
IL would probably go several editions
ahead bf any of the six best sellers
of th9 year.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

The latest bulletin reports Govern
or Campbell better. This has been
the burden of everyone of its prede-
cessors since the election He must
have been awfully sick or else his
health must be phenomenally good by
this time.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-24

What the Kaiser needs is Loeb
to lay the blame on.