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

No Other State in the Union Offers So Many Advantages
the People Of This Country, Says Commits
sioner Gilbreath
most every train that crosses the
North Dakota line.
Best PeonIA ,,.. h.,.

most every train that crosses the
North Dakota line.
eest People Live here.
why, sometimes think that our
North Dakota people are larger-eith-
ct mentally or physically - that our
women are handsomer and our chill
dren brighter than those of other
states. l believe that our agricultural
college Is better conducted, that our
STATE university is superior to anything
IN lts class, that our normal schools
are more progressive, that our public
sehool system Is unsurpassed, that our
state Is more economically and better
iinf'nclaily managed, that our EDITOR,
axe keener and more alert. that our
merchants can find more WAYS of OBJ
tanning our money, that our politicians
are brighter, more persuasive and can
RAISE more hades, in fact, there is not
PUBIC institution or a business ell.
tefprlse In the State of North Dakota
out what surpasses those of any other
state. all things being equal.
why, gentlemen, our farmers are
tie best and biggest that can he found
anywhere. Go tell these Eastern farm
ess the number of acres that some of
you North Dakota tillecs of the soil an
nualy cultivate and they will say you
are mistaken. but possibly in more en-
Ehatlc language. And in this connoc-
ticn want to say that you farmers are
the foundation OF all the wealth of the
world; that you are the impeling force
and rudder which drives and guides
tEe saip of commerce; that you fur.
n'sh the favorable winds of prosperity
which causes that ship to glide SO
smoothly and that when your winds o.
prosperity lull, the ship of commerce
!ulls in the sea of business stagaat;on
or is buTeted by the waves OF adyar
sity.
DO you farmers realize that but for
You there would be no necessity TO.
these large buildings, the banks, the
money loaners or the merchants?
Have you ever stopped to conside:
tnat but for you, cities would not be
! built and that the railroad cars and
engines would rust or rot in thei:
yards? DO you realize that if all you
farmers would stop work for one whole
year that almost one.half of the people
Of the world would starve and the 9th.
er half go naked? Why, farmers, you
i. are the most needed men in the world
and are entitled to the best there is
in the land. You are noble and i'm.
pcrtant calling, yet L am sometimes
fearful that you are not properly appre.
ciated. You should receive more con.
sideration than any other class OF
citizens because you are more neces
sary than any other class. You who
have struggled along for years and
We're pioneers in this state should
have your reward. and sincerely trust
that you will receive it. There will
come time, just as sure as the sun
rises in the east and sets in the west
| when your lands will double in value
but should your years be short there is
ruler beyond the skies who will rec
ognize your labors and give you you,
| reward.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
WIFE WILL NOT TALK.

Husband Doesn't Like Silence and He
Gets Divorce.
In the district court at Grand Forks
Louris P. Tangen was granted di.
vorce from Augusta Tangen. It was
alleged that the defendant had an un-
governable temper, was abusive at
times and at times would sulk and
would refrain from talking to him for
month at time. The husband de-
clared Ole Gronna and Nels H. Nelson,
both residents of Northwood, helped to
break up his home.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
BREAD CAST ON WATERS RETURN

"A case of showing how bread cast
upon the waters returns after many
days, and incidentally involving the
Inheritance tax law of this state is
before the attorney generals office,
having come up from Cass county.
Back in the eighties Benjamin Haga.
man, Chicago millionaire, bought a
part of an addition to the city of Far.
go and laid it out into lots and erect.
ed building upon it that cost $4,000
Hagaman made will in 1892 leaving
this property to the children of Bid
Gage of Lyons, Iowa. In making this
bequest Hagaman made the following
unusual statement: 1.-THE grandpar-
ents of these children were good to me
when was boy, and have been all
through my life, and I make this be.
quest in a measure to show my graft
tude." The will provided that the be-
quest should not become absolute I'M
til after the death of Hagaman's wife.
Hagaman's wife died in 1897, and
the estate was probated in Cook coun-
ty, Ill. Recently copy of the will
was filed in the office of the probate
court in Cass county, as it was neces.
sary to probate the estate in this state
and get a decree devising the proper.
ty to the heirs. But in 1903 the legis-
lature passed an inheritance tax law
providing for 2 per cent Inheritance
tax in all cases where property went
to collateral heirs. The Hagaman will
was made and the wife died several
years before the law became effective,
so that the bequest became absolute
as to the Gage children before the
law went into effect.
The probate court of Cass county
has asked the attorney generals office
whether the property will be subject
to an inheritance tax and the attorney
general holds that it will, but agrees
to appear before the probate court and
present an argument in the matter,
The date for the hearing has been set
for Feb. 8, when the case will be pre.
sented.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
RISK COMPANY AssAILEp.
Insurance Commissioner Cites 1.-THE
Homesteader" to Show Cause.

Insurance Commissioner Cites 1.-THE
Homesteader" to Show Cause,
Insurance Commissioner E. c. Coon
er of the state department has cited
The Homesteader" of Des Moines.
Iowa, to appear and show cause why
their permit to do a fraternal insur.
ance business in North Dakota should
not be Cancelled. The date of the hear
Ing has not been fixed. The applica-
ton for the cancellation of the permit
is made by Attorney George A. Bangs.
who sets forth that the assessment
rates do not meet with the require
ments of the state, and quotes an actu.
airy to the effect. that the rates are
essentially fraudulent" The society
has lodge in Grand Forks and other
points in North Dakota.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06

Pleas of not guilty to charges of plot.
ting to commit arson were entered bv
G. Dahl, A. E. Thompson and John
Rudsell, when the men were arraigned
before Judge Cowan at Devils Lake.
These three men were arrested on in.
formation furnished by man who
claims to have overheard certain con.
versation between two of the defend.
ants while laying plans to start a big
fire, the object in view being the burn.
ing Of the Xxi store.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
MAN FOUND GUILTY OF RAPE.

A verdict was returned in the dis.
tr1ct court at Fargo which finds Clay.
ton Rhoades guilty of rape in the first
degree. The accused man was up for
crime which was committed about a
month ago. He is an operator at the
Western Union and was well thought
OF. The complaining witness was
waitress In restaurant who claimed
Rhoades used a revolver in accomplish.
ing the assault. THE jury deliberated
several hours.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
Wayside Philosophv.

The world was made for all, and it
wont do for few to try to fence it in.
Hope sings such sweet song that
we trust her when we know she is de-
ceiving us.
Lots OF folks fly high and fall hard
without the aid of an airship.
We seldom stop to think that when
we are spending money we are also
spending time.-Atlanta Constitution.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
An Unfortunate Inference.

The Bishop-My dear, 1 do wish you
wouldn't sign those Home Hints" that
you are sending to the papers.
His Wife-Why not?
Inc Bishop-Well. 1 notice that in
the title of your What to Do for a
Burn the printer has left the r." out of
the final word.-Puck.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
Boys Idea Of Baby.

"Pop?"
Eyes. my son.
Did the stork bring that new baby
of ours?"
Eyes. my son."
Guess he was nightly glad to get
rid of it. it cries SO much!"-Yonkers
Statesman.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
Bad News,

How are you. Mr.. Myers. this In.
clement weather?'
Just managing to keep out Of tho
undertaker's hands,"
"Oh, am sorry to hear that!"-
Southwestern Presbyterian.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
Po1 Old Paw.

Il hear yoM dined last evening at 4
fashionable} hotel"
YES" srdmitted Paw Hoptoad, "and,
as usuaA. disgraced the family.
When a. waiter fell down stairs with a
traytul( Of dishes, thought it was
something from grand opery."
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
A Cruel Girl.

:. you l.. say you quite forgot yourself.
tcholly?"
"Yaas."
"Then hadn't you better advertise and
offer small rewafd?"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
ma eet Rule.

"In politics, I presume. 1t is always
we'll to saw wood and say nothing"
mot always. Sometimes the people
send a man to congress jest to git rid
Of his CAB"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
His Unfortunate Business.

His Unfortunate Business,
"Why is it," asked the fox, that you
always look so gaunt?"'
"Oh!" replied the wolf. "it's all due to
the business I'm in. I always have to
keep away from the door until there's
nothing left in the house to eat."-
Catholic Standard and Times.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06

An English civil engineer, who has
started a factory on the Isle Of Peace,
near Porsgrund, for the manufacture
OF the new explosive, "blastine," per-
formed several experiments recently,
and it developed that the explosive
has astonishing force. Large portions
Of solid rock were hurled great dis.
lance, and Its value is further in.
creased by the fact that it makes no
defamation and does not go of too
easily, making it less dangerous to
handle than ordinary dynamite.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
A Mixed Performance.

T9le weather used to be in four
acts1 spring. summer. autumn and
whit pr"
wv ELL"
q ut now nature seems to have rome
into vaudeville"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
Act Requiring Return of Certificates to Local Buyers Is Valid
Appellants Contention That the Law Is Void Because
1t Attempts to Make Acts Omissions Committed in
Foreign State Crime Is Not Sustained

the district court is directed to dis.
miss the action.
Appeal from the district court of
Cass county,; Hon. c. A. Pollock.
Judge.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
The Only Nav

The Only Way.
He-There's the great Russian coma
poser!
she-What's his name?
He-S-l-i-v-i-t-z-n-
She-How do you pronounce it?
Hewitt a syphon. question:
don Bystander.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
A Romance in Brief.

Lovers once, but strangers now"
sighed the romantic one,
"Married?' inquired his practical
friend
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
He Had.

He Had.
Nervous Lady Passenger Ito deck
hand)-Have you ever seen any worse
weather than this, Mister Sailor?
Deck Mandrake a word from an
old salt. mum; the weather's never
bad while there's any females on deck
Amazing inquiries about it.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06

Contracting.
'McGrab got rich on capitol job"
"What did he furnish?"
"The air that the building displac.
Nd"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
NORWAY.

Svend Foyn and wife have created
two large legacies to be known as
"Svend Foyn and Wife's Legacies"
and Swend Foyn and Wife's Mission
Fund" The former is to consist of
100000 crowns, the proceeds of which
are to be distributed among needy sea-
men, widows, servant girls and poor
fatherless children. The latter, as the
name implies, will be used for the en-
couragement of missions, both home
and foreign.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06

"fa1 weary Of being bachelor girl"
"Well?"
DO you know any fellow who's tired
of being spinster man?"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
On the Old Porch.

On the Old Porch.
Eva-And your chaperon told you
when Dick tried to kiss you to turn
the other way? Did you?
Edna-Yes.
Eva-What q goose!
Edna-Oh, no. Jack was the other
way and I like him much more than
I do Dick.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
DENMARK.

One OF the most interesting SeS.
sions of the rigsdag was held recently
when DR.. Fraenkel, the member from
Horsens introduced resolution call.
ing for parliamentary Investigation
of the treatment accorded him as vice
consul at Buenos Ayres, South Ameri.
ca, in 1903. The minister for foreign
affairs at that time was Mr. Deuntzer,
now member of the rigsdag. DR..
Fraenkel was sent to Buenos Ayres as
vice consul in 1898, on a salary en-.
tirely inadequate to his needs, owing
to the high cost of living in that coun-
try. Nevertheless he worked most
faithfully, reducing his expenses
the minimum, and at a couple of differ.
ent times received slight promotions
and slight salary increases. In 1903
he was dismissed abruptly from the
service on the charge of attempting to
defraud his government. AS a mat.
ter Of fact he was entirely innocent.
He had drawn on the Danish govern.
ment for 1000 crowns, and Mr.. Deunt.
ger denounced that act as dishonor.
able. DR.. Fraenkel, however, had $500
crowns coming from the government,
and it was customary for men in the
foreign service to draw on their gov.
eminent under such circumstances, If
short of funds. Returning to Denmark,
he took steps to right the Injustice
done him, but he was given the cold
shoulder whenever he appeared at the
department for foreign affairs, and all
attempts to clear his good name
proved failures. His neighbors at Hor.
sens, however, believed in him and last
year elected him a member Of the
rigsdag. That gave him an oppor.
tunity to call for a parliamentary in
vestigation and to support the resolu.
ton himself, which he did with great
ability. Deuntzer opposed the resolu.
ton, but was met at all points by Dr.
Fraenkel, and the result was that the
rigsdag voted to have a committee of
fifteen investigate the matter. This
was an unqualified victory for DR..
Fraenkel.
The voyage of the king to Iceland
last summer cost the country 1856
crowns. The voyage of the forty
members of the rigsdag, who sailed at
the same time in another ship, cost
1858 crowns.
The Methodist church of Denmark ia
preparing to organize a society Of
deaconesses. who will engage in the
care of the sick all over the country.
There are at present many Methodist
deaconesses in the country, but there
has been no systematic efforts to ex-
tend the service. Now the church will
see to 1t that sufficient number of
girls are trained for this work and
that they will be sent into every city
and town in Denmark
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06
Indeed, Yea.

Carnegie will doubtless ind It i'm,
possible to die poor
Gee! he must have queer WIFE,"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06

Fred N. Tracey. formerly manager
Of the Bismarck and Grand Forks van.
deville houses, has gone to the coast
and will do a vaudeville turn on the
Sullivan & Considine circuit.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-02-06

The voyage of the king to Iceland
last summer cost the country 1856
crowns. The voyage of the forty.
members Of the rigsdag, who sailed at
the same time in another shin. cost
1868 crowns.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-03
HOLY PETROLEUM CHURCH
Trustee Protests Against Accepting of
 oil Trusts Stolen Funds.

New York, Nov 2.-"The Methodist churca has laid itself open to being called The Church of Holy Petrol cum.
 Thus Frank s. Monnett who was appointed a special attorney by Pres ident Roosevelt for the prosecution of the Standard oil company began an address to the Methodist preachers at their Monday meeting
 Mr. Monnett Is a trustee of the Methodist Western University in Ohio and in tnis city on business connected with that institution He said:
 7The Kansas Methodists. Ohio Con- gregatlonallsts and the Pennsylvania Dutch Reformed were robbed of their oll coal and iron lands, making men. women and children by millions pay 100 to BOO per cent more for cook stoves, hardware, coal and kerosene than open, normal competition would effect
 As a Methodist, son and grandson of Meth6dists ! want 10 protest against the receiving of stolen goods under tn" plea of sanctity and the exoneration of International kleptomania.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-03
"BEATEN TO A FRAzZLE."
That's What President Theodore
 Roosevelt Thinks About Bryan.

Washington, Nov 2.--Final reports on the exact condition of the political situation which reached the White house to-day from all quarters. indi- cate that President Roosevelt main talns the highly optimistic feeling he has held throughout the campaign re- garding the ultimate success of the candidacy of w. H. Taft.
 Tn 2 single sentence this feeling of extreme confidence is expressed by President Roosevelt, when in speaking of the hotly contested campaign of the republicans against the democrats, he declared:
 We've got them beaten to a fraz- gle"
 In administration circles there is an equally strong feeling of confidence for the success of the republican tick of
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-03
SPECTACULAR FIRE
Philadelphia Lumber Yards Destroyed
 MIth Loss of S75O.OOO.

Philadelphia. Nov "A spectacular fire that was marked by many thrill Ing incidents destroyed the lumber yards of R, A, X ]. ] Williams, in the northwestern section of the city 10 night entaillng a loss estimated at S75O0oo The yard is close beside the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad, and as result of the fierce blaze trains were held up several hours causing great inconvenience
 While the fire was in its incipency Harry Wilkinson. fireman, drove a chemical engine into the yard between the big piles of lumber The flames ate their way around the engine and Wilkinson and a companion narrowly escaped with their lives They could not get the apparatus away from the flames and both horses were burned to death. Wilkinson was seriously burned trying to save the animals
 II is believed the fire was of in cendiary origin,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-03
MIR. KENNEDYS POSITION
Statement Regarding Story on High
 School Football Management

school Football Management
 This paper in its edition of yesterday published an article referring to the management of the high school foot- ball team and the teams manager Harold Kennedy which did an injus- tlce to Mr. Kennedy, as an lnyestIga- ton Into the facts of the case yestor- day showed It is learned that the trouble over the money for the rail- road fares of the team on the New York trip Saturday was due to mls- understanding between MT Kennedy and on of his assistants, Mir, Kennedy giving what he supposed was ample to take care of tho fifteen players that he took down Instead of the fifteen how ever, seventeen players went along with the squad and on this account there was slight mlx-up when it came to figuring out their fares
 No attempt has been made by MT Kennedy to leave the team in the urch at any time during the season and his management of the eleven, un- der the conditions that exist at the high school and in the athletic asso' citation connected with the school, ls satisfactory and he has worked hard for the success of the team, The Journal-Courier gladly makes this an nouncement
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-03
To day to Be Occupied With Concluding Arguments by Prosecution Against
 Bankers.
SOME COUNTS DISMISSED
Llttlcheld Defends the Promoter and Judge Olcott Pleads EXtenua- tion for Curtis Trreg-
 ularltles.

New York, Nov 2--An election day verdict by the jury which is the cases of Charles w. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis, former officials of the National Bank of North America, on trial in the United States court here charged with vio- latlon of the national banking laws, was rendered improbable to-day! Some time was taken up with argu- ments on various motions and the be- ginning of the summing up was de- layed long beyond the time which had been tentatively set. Tomorrow, 1t now appears. will be occupied with the concluding arguments by the prosecution and the defense so the case is not likely to go to the jury until some time on Wednesday,
 The attorneys for Morse and Curtis began the final moves in the case to- day by securing the dismissal of the counts In the indictment against their clients referring to the Calvin Austin loan of $l0OO00 in connection with which msapproprlation had been charged With this matter decided the summing up for the defense proceeded.
 Charles r Litteheld addressed the jury in behalf of Morse and former Judge W M. K OlcoN argued in ex- tenuation of the irregularities laid at the door of Curtis Mir. Lttleheld in his defense of Morse laid great stress on the intent of his client, which he de- clared had always been of the best His client he protested was neither a welcher nor coward" in the thickest of the storm he said, Morse had stood firm making good every promise and carryin gout every agreement He had met all his obligations; the s2l0,OOO overdratt note had been paid, dollar for dollar with interest and not a sin- gle depostor had suffered the loss of a penny through the operations charg- ed against Morse, Mir Littlefeld de- clared.
 In opening his argument for Curtis former Judge Olcott reviewed the hlameless antecedents of his client md called attention to the high re- gard in whica he was held hy the banking fraternity If he had erred, if was only in reposing too great a faith in the financial responsibility of Mr Morse. Mir Olcott declared In accepting the lattcr's guarantee, said the attorney. Curtis had been guided by the fact that through him tne bank had benefited 10 the extent of $13i.- 900, made in ice stock transactions. No motive whatever could be ad- vanced as to why Curtis should en- danger his back, said Mir. Olcott
 At this point the advanced hour caused an adjournment to be taken until tomorrow at 1:30. During the morning tho jury will bc taken under guard to theirsvarious polling places in order that they may exercise their privilege as voters.
 After Mir. Olcott has concluded his summing mp for Curtis. District Att torney Stmson will sum mp for the prosecution.
 The indications are that Judge llough will not make his charge be- fore Wednesday morning, the case going to the jury at it's conclusion, probably in the afternoon