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The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10

New England states who had como shere
Stor the purpose Of building . town ana
colonizing tho country. The Cannon
Ball country, was ,settled for its resources
and its splendid location. Captain H
NJ Bruce was the orisinatoro Of the move
ment and located the site while infthe.
territory two years before. He went
back east and interested a number Of
Vermonters, including II b Mead of
Randolph Other directors were G. E.
Graham of Bethel. iVts e. B. ifKimball.
and Hon. Nelson Gay Of Gaysville. Vt,
II. W. Bicknen Of Boston, who wa made
president Of the association and LA.
Dodge Of Boston, all well known business
men. ,s,4.,4y4 Il III h, a ia
The first party Of settlers arrived about
May /, 1887. and included Is men.
Others arrived soon after. #sa
The Rainy Buuttes Sentinel was founded
June II. 1887, by Col. ]. B. Mead and
N. L Ayers. This was the first paper in
Hettinger county, in fact in all western
North Dakota south Of the N. p. railway.
The paper suspended May 80. 1890. for
lack Of support a
At the time New England was settled
there were but two settlers in the county,
Geo. Muzzy, a hunter and trapper four
miles up the river and a Mr.. Shepherd
residing about forty miles down the
Cannon Ball.
Work was commenced on the first
building May s. the next day the COM
pany garden was plowed and on May 8
it was planted to many Of the New Eng
land varieties of vegetables. Mrs. E. B.
Partridge was the first woman in town
and Frank H. Clark, now al lawyer in
Windsor. Vermont was the first post
master. Several of the original colonists
are still living. including E. B. Part
ridge. Charles H. Pond. Frank H. Gibbs,
C. R. Pendereast and M. L Ayers.
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10

been a great success in a most UMPIRE
cedented number of instances. The
success spoken of has been the rule, and
has been commented on by people all
over the country, who have visited and
become acquainted with the results
attained by the inhabitants of the Land
of the Buttes."
Some three years ago. or perhaps more,
a gradual change came about, partly
owing to the efforts Of the real estate
dealer and partly. through the efforts OF
the railway company, but now very
apparent even to the most careful obser-
ver. This era which we now find our
selves living il, may properly be attri-
buted to a necessity for the crowded
states to find land where her sons may
find homes, and where therefa ! to be
found facilities of school, churcha and rail
way transportation.
The exploiting of the counties that lie
west of the Missouri river has been in the
nature of concerted action, and, Of
course, is due mostly to the continuous
advertising Of the state officials, trans
portation companies, and lastly to the
interested speculator- in railway lands
and locators. Thus we find ourselves al
the door ofsopportunity, an opportunity
big with possibilities for good and ben
~iicence ; big with opportunity for all that
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
For Sale.

A groom house with good barn. A
bargain for cash. Only block from
school house. E. Whitmer, Dickinson
N. OAK. o-I2-tf
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
For Sale

-Four horse power Fairbanks-Mor
gasoline engine; in f~rst-class condition.
8-8-tf c. Peterson.
The Dickinson press., 1908-10-10
For safe

Improved farm 4 miles rom Dickin--Ix
son; also. small city sresidence want to
Self 1t once. JJouhns VI hyhil. I / at6-3
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
LOCAL NEWS

A. B. Kellogg is closing out his
saddles and will give you a bar
gain if you want a saddle.
The Congregational Ladies Aid
will meet on Dec. 31st with Mrs.
C. E.. Barber.
Eli Cole, the new president of
the Golden Valley State Bank, and
O. C. Kucheman, cashier Of a large
savings bank at Maquoketa, Iowa,
are in the city this week.
VIM. A. Bond is enjoying a visit
from his brother from McHenry,
who is contemplating the purchase
of some real estate here.
H. C. Jensen reports the sale of
his section 81 of 600 acres, near
Yates, to Mr.. C.. Belder for con-
sideration Of $500 per acre.
F. E. Near..is advertising to COM
mute on his homestead, which joins
the townsite on the west.
w. A. HASTEN, a brother of our
townsman, A. E., arrived Wednes-
day with a car load of goods from
Peoria, ILL.,, and will move into his
brother s house. He has been in
the engine building business for
the past five years and will assist
his brother in the shop.
H. c. Jensen went to Bowman
last Friday on horseback to get
his auto which he left there some
time ago. He sold the horse there
and returned in the auto Tuesday.
It looks as though the Workman
lodge, which was recently organic
ed here, is going to take the lead
among the fraternal orders in
Beach. Deputy Grand Master Wag-
gener has been busy for the past
few weeks and has got a splendid
class Of young men together. The
lodge was instituted on the 9th
with a class of between Is and
80. A special meeting was held
on Wednesday evening and a class
was initiated into the mysteries of
the order. The lodge has started
off with a bound and after looking
over the list Of officers it is safe to
say that Beach lodge No. 20 will be
one of the best in the state in a
short time. Mr.. Waggener is to be
congratulated upon his success here
in instituting the lodge.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
LOCAL Man
Inn. P. WRECK
A. c. knudtson, the Former Car
lyle Merchant, is Badly Shaken
Up and Bruised.

There was a bad wreck on the
N. P. last week Wednesday at
McKinzie, east of Bismarck. No.
3 went down a ten foot embank-
ment while trying to make up an
hour and a half of lost time. So
far as can be learned about SO
were injured and out of this num-
Der one man died.
While the train was speeding
along, the rails spread and all the
coaches and sleepers, including the
observation car, left the track,
without any sudden jar, ran down
and fell over in the McKinzie
slough and turned over on their
sides in line just as they had been
on the track.
There was a fearful crashing of
glass and punching up Of passen-
gers, with which the ssrain was
filled to its capacity. Scarcely a
passenger escaped without more
or less injury.
The coaches were injured very
little except that their trucks were
wrenched off, but the track was
demolished for several rods, some
of the rails being thrown many
feet from the track. ~@'
The cars being the best and
strongest made stood the racket
we'll and owing to the fact that
they did not telescope doubtless
one of the worst wrecks ever re-
ported in this section was averted.
On the train were A. C. Knudt-
son, the former Carlyle merchant,
and Christ j. Rein Of Valley City
who was coming to. Beach to buy
land. They were riding in the
smoker and when the crash came
they were thrown partly through
window and crawled out after
the car had turned over. Mr.. Rein
was knocked unconscious for few
minutes and bruised about the
head. while Mr.. Knudtson had his
hand cut on the window glass, his
knee badly bruised, got a good
bump on the head, and minor
bruises. They are not complaining
and are glad to get out as lucky
as they did.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
YATES

By regular correspondent
A. x. Sheen of Minneapolis was
business caller at Yates this
week.
w. H. Benson, Of Cassleton, N.
Dak., the light man, called at
Yates this week and installed gas
lights in J. M. Johnson's new
building.
The new postoffice is now ready
for the mail and it is expected
that the mail clerks will be au-
thorized to drop the first mail
sack in a few days.
j. M, johnson and B. o. Edam
and their families spent Sunday
with Mrs. Guelff.
The grand opening and dance
was held at Yates on Dec. 18th.
Music was furnished by Messrs.
Emerson and Cooper. The new
building gave plenty of room, for
the dancers enjoyed themselves
and gave Mr.. johnson credit for it
all. There were not many in at
tendance from other towns, on &C.
count of other dances and the bad
condition of the weather.
The new restaurant is nearly
ready for those that wish to get
a square meal.
Give us call, come again.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
DEPOT BEING REMoDELED
Grew Of Men at Work Rearranging
and En|arging n. P. Depot


The local depot is being remod-
eled this week. The partition will
be taken out between the waiting
room and the office and that part
will hereafter be used as waiting
room, while the office will be put
back into what used to be the ex-
press room. A warm room is also
being fixed up and another en-
trance will be made so that train
men can get their orders from the
dispatcher's office without going
into the waiting room. At pres
ent the freight room will be left
as it is, but will no doubt be en-
larged in the spring.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
LOCAL NEWS

DR.. Kenney, veterinarian from
Miles City, was at Beach this
week to purchase hay. !:
James Haigh was at Dickinson
Wednesday on professional business.
Atty. Purchase was at Dickinson
Wednesday on professional bust
ness. Il
E. F. Smith who lives north If
town, recently purchased the Julia
O'Neil quarter, which is just
across the road and joins his farm
on the east. -.
B. O. Edam was down from
Yates on Wednesday. II:
Mary Telford made proof on her
homestead last Tuesday before
Commissioner Mcclellan. Her
land is located IL miles south of
Beach. n.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
ANOTHER STORE
FOR BEACH
A. B. Kellogg Erecting Building
for New Firm That Will Open
January First.

Cold weather doesn't stop the
growth of Beach and the hammer
and saw can be heard all over the
city. The latest addition in the
way of buildings was commenced
last Wednesday by A. B. Kellogg
who is erecting another business
house on his First avenue property
west of his meat market building.
The building is being put up for,
and is already contracted and leased
to, Chas. Glatt, a large clothing
and dry goods man from Fargo and
Bismarck.
VIM. Rosenberg, representing
the above gentleman, was at Beach
the fore part of the week and closed
up the deal with Mr.. Kellogg,
which was made and calls for the
building to be ready for occupancy
by the first of the year. The new
concern wants to get in as soon as
possible and as soon as word is sent
to the effect that the building is
ready, the stock will be on. the
road. The new firm will handle
clothing, hats, caps, shoes, and
ladies' and gents furnishings.
This will mean more competition
in these lines, and being that COM
petition is the life of trade, it will
help to make Beach a better mark
ct and trading point for the buyer.
The building will be a two story
affair with the same height as the
meatmarket and when completed,
block three will have just one gap
on it's north street, and this will be
closed up next spring when Mr..
Letson will build a new barber
shop.
A. B. Kellogg is about the busiest
man in town now and is hiring all
the carpenters and builders that
he can get, in order to get the
building up in time.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
LOCAL NEWS

A. E. HASTEN is moving out on
his homestead this week. five miles
north of town.
DR.. Melvin was down from Ter
ry last Tuesday and took the third
degree in the Masonic lodge that
evening.
j. A. McGregor was up from Me-
dora last Tuesday to attend the Ma
sonic meeting that evening.
VIM. Keogh, who has been work.
ing for c. E. Chadderdon in the
grain business, left this week for
LeSeur, Mimi, to spend the whit
er. Mr.. Keogh has homestead
here and recently purchased a
|quarter more, and will return in
the spring with horses, machinery,
etc., and go to farming his land.
We hope he will bring back others
with him to invest in the Golden
Valley.
Thos. Kranick had the misfor-
tune last Wednesday to fall from
a scaff1ing and badly crush his
foot. He was working on a build
ing on his farm about 20 feet from
the ground. His son was working
on the inside of the building and
when he stepped through one Of the
windows onto the scaffling, the
load was too heavy and it went
down. Mr.. Kranick was brought
to town and had the injured mem
Der cared for, and he will now be
compelled to take a rest for a
while.
j. N. Waggener spent last Sun
day with his family at Glendive.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Randash on the 18th. They
reside near Burkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Roberts are
the parents Of a baby girl born
last Monday, the 18th.
WANTED: A girl for general
house work. Apply to Mrs. Henry
Sunders.
VIM. Fredricks. one of the N. p.
operators, left this morning for
his home at Medford, Wis, to
spend the holidays.
There is a force of men at work
on the Congregational church this
week, the frame work is up. and
it is expected to have the building
enclosed in a short time-if the
weather permits.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
BEACH SCHOOL NOTES

BEACH SCHOOL NOTES
Pearl and Lloyd Bond are back
to school and we are glad to have
them with us again.
The boys have sent for a basket
ball and show considerable enthu-
siasm, but there being no accomo-
dation for winter practice we may
not be able to do much this year.
Miss Forsyth is teaching pencil
sketching and water color painting
to the fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth grades. This is a valuable
training for pupils who will later
keep laboratory note books in the
science classes in the high school.
The Kindergarten material for
the primary pupils has arrived
which helps to solve the problem
of keeping the infant class engaged
in useful activity.
The ninth grade has just finished
reading Websters Bunker Hill Or
alton which is a classic in Ameri-
can literature.
We feel certain that the public
would find many of the recitations
very interesting. We wish to solic-
It visitors from parents or anyone
interested in good schools.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18

them and was married at Glendive
last week to Mr.. Chas. Gore. Con-
CALCULATIONS and best wishes for a
long and happy life are extended.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Page were
shopping at Beach Saturday.
j. B. Page went to Dickinson
Thursday on business.
j. Fisher, Frank Schrum and
Fred Bettine were at Beach Mon
day.
j. L. Denton was a Beach Wis
itor Saturday.
Ferdinand Koch is building a
chimney on the Catholic church.
Mrs. j. F. Snow commenced her
school in the Egan district Monday.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18

Mr.. Moore, Mr.. Meigs and Mr..
Schouboe of this vicinity attended
the Farmers Institute last Wednes-
day.
Miss Viola Schouboe came home
Saturday evening and spent Sun.
day with her parents.
Geo. Christensen and daughter,
Edna were in Beach Saturday.
A subscription was taken up last
Sunday to cover expenses for the
Xmas tree. The committee has
ordered $50 organ from Fargo
and expect it here for the program.
G. H. Glazier gave a dance at
his home Saturday evening, every
one reports q good time.
Jeppe Christensen has established
his residence on his claim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swan and daughter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Cruew spent Sun
day at Mr.. Moores.
Mr.. Moore brought out some
new seats for the Williams school.
Clearance Cripps left for the east
last Saturday,
Friends received word from
Christ. Jensen that he is on his
way to Denmark, to spend Christ
mas with his parents.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
HOLD INTERESTING MEETING
Or. Melvin Of Terry Given Third
Degree Hold Social Session

The local Masons held very in
teresting meeting last Tuesday.
This was the date set for the in
stallation of officers, but on &C.
count of the absence of some of the
members it was postponed until
the next meeting. DR.. Melvin was
down from Terry and was given
the third degree, while next meet
ing A. D. Ferris of Medora will
take the same degree. After the
regular meeting a social session
was held and coffee and sandwiches
served.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
WILLIAMS NEWS

Clarence Glazier who is holding
a homestead south of Dickinson
gave his folks a surprise by riding
over to spend about a month with
them.
A sleighing party was given last
week by the Glazier brothers.
They drove to the home of Mr..
Fisher where a pleasant evening
was spent.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
W|bAux GIRL
IS STILL AHEAD
indications Point to a Close Con.
test and Exciting Finish For the
Chronicle Prizes.
SPECIAL NOTICE: The con-

0FEOlAL NOIlCE: Inc con-
test will close as advertised,
Monday, Dec. 81, 1908, at six
o'clock p. m. We wish to an
nounce at this time the manner
of voting at the close and the
awarding Of the prizes. On
Thursday evening, Dec. II, at
six o'clock the books were
closed and nothing will be CIV
en- out as to the relative stand
ing of the contestants until the
contest is over and the final
count made. From now on
all votes and subscriptions
handed in must be in a sealed
envelope with the amount of
money paid on subscription and
these will be opened by the
judges and counted after the
contest closes. In this way it
will be impossible to give out
any "tips" as the publishers,
nor any one else, will not be
in a position to know how
many votes have been cast by
different girls. AS a further
assurance of a square deal we
have made arrangements with
the Farmers & Merchants Bank
whereby those desiring may
deposit their votes with the
money in a sealed envelope in
the bank and it will be held
there until the contest is over,
when the contestants will be
called upon to select two Beach
business men to act with the
Chronicle editor to open these
envelopes, make the final
count and award the prizes.
This takes the matter Of
awarding the prizes and MAX
ing the final count almost en-
tirely out of the publishers
hands and assures all a square
deal. The last published
standing Of the girls ap-
pears below showing their
relative positions when the
books were closed yesterday
evening:
Miss Ida Sommerfeld. j.. $3.50
Miss Agnes Hogan. 90. 1926
Miss Esther Olson. i. 1900
Miss Edna Christensen. $500
Miss Mary Mason. ..... .1450
Miss Jessie Kellogg. 80. 400
Don't fail to attend the big
dance tonight given in connec-
tion with this contest.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18

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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
STOCK HOLDERS MEETING

A meeting of the stock. holders
Of the Golden Valley Telephone
Company will be held at Beach on
Saturday, Dec. 10, 1908, at 100 p.
m. for the approval Of the bylaws
and for the election of directors.
All stock holders and subscribers
for stock Of said company are re-
quested to be present.
By order of j. R. Smith, Pres.
c.. E. Barber, Sec.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18

CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT
The Congregational church will
have a Christmas tree and program
in the hall on Christmas eve. The
following program will be render
Cd.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18


in the hall on Christmas eve. Til
following program will be render
ed:
Song by S. S. children !.
Invocation by Rev. Douglas =.
Song by choir
Recitation-Nora Jordan =:
Recitation-Helen Kendall :.
Drill by eight small girls =.
Recitation-Cynthia Patrick
observation-disclosures Jordan
Instrumental music
Letter exerise by ten boys
Recitation-Mary Jordan
Solo-Mrs. Morrow
Recitation-Leon Clark
Gladys Weber
Song by choir
Recitation Hunter Patrick
Drill by eight girls
Recitation-Howard Steiner
Recitation-Evelyn Reichenecker
Solo-Mr. ontgomery
Remarks by Rev. Douglas
Pantomime-Clara McKibbin
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-12-18
BURKEY

It was indeed a surprise to the
friends of Miss Abbie Burkey
when she quietly stole march on
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
A NEW WAY TO TREAT FLAX.

Considerable interest has been mani
tested within the past few weeks in
the announcement which has been
made Of the invention Of new process
of making linen from fax straw, which
in years past has been waste product
except for very limited use in feeding
and in the manufacture of small guam
titles Of binding twine. In the foreign
method of treating fax extensively fol
lowed in Holland from sixteen to thir-
ty weeks are required in the process Of
Transforming fax into linen. First
comes the 'rotting" or Weighing down
of the fax straw in pools Of water ex-
posed to the sun until the wood or
''shive" rots away. Next comes the
"scutching'' or beating Of the dry
straw, followed by the hacking or
combing, softening and bleaching. BY
the new process, which is the discov-
cry and invention Of professor at the
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology,
the tedious processes above referred to
are reduced to mechanical and chem.
ical operations which are completed In
twelve hours, including degumming.
softening and bleaching, the finished
product coming out glossy white
color and with an exceedingly tough
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
His Support.

A young colored man in Washington
who passed with credit civil service
examination was Immediately certified
for appointment to the treasury de-
partment. His old mother, darlzy Of
the antebellum type, insisted upon ac-
companying him to witness his taking
Of the oath of Office When the official
charged with the swearing in of the
new clerk put to him the usual formula
with reference to supporting the con-
stitution of the United States" the old
lady's eyes were seen to bulge with as
tonishment But she said nothing till
she and her son were outside, when,
turning to him, she solemnly observed:
81 didn't wanter say nothin' In there.
Joe. but deed. honey, don't see how
youse goin' to suppote de United States
when you amt been able till now to
suppote your folkses."-St. Paul Pho
neer Press.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
A WOMAN OF QUICK WIT.
Susan B. Anthony Never Lacked a
Ready Reply.

Susan B. Anthony Never Lacked a
Ready Reply.
Few lives so lend themselves to dra-
matte narration as Susan B. Anthony's,
says the Delineator. 1t ranged from
tragedy to comedy, with scattered bits
of melodrama, she ever in the center Of
the stage. With her everything was
always intensely realistic-not acting.
Miss Anthony had peculiar faculty
of condensing whole speech into
single sentence. For instance, when
she heard men lamenting that the pro-
fession of teacher was not respected as
much as the other professions, "Do you
not see that so long as society says
woman has not brains enough to be
doctor, lawyer or minister, but has
plenty to be teacher, every man OF
you who condescends to teach tacitly
admits before all Israel and the sun
that he has no more brains than wo-
man? And when Horace Greeley said
to her at Albany, "You know the bal
lot and bullet go together-if you vote,
are you ready to fight?" instantly she
retorted, eyes, Mr.. Greeley, just as you
fought in the late war-at the point OF
a goose quill" Again, when she was
talking on divorce and the Rev. A. ID.
Mayo, thinking to annihilate her, said,
"You are not married; you have no
business to be discussing marriage"
"Well, Mr.. Mayo" she answered, ''you
are not a slave; suppose you quit lee
turing on slavery!
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05
THE MAN, NOT THE FARM.

The vast difference that is often no.
ticeable between the general appear
ance as we'll as the productiveness of
farms lying side by side or in the same
neighborhood is quite likely more due
to difference in the proprietors and the
methods they follow in the conduct of
their respective farms than to any
original difference in fertility of the
soil. An intelligent and farsighted
farmer can bring naturally poor farm
up to a fair state of productivity, while
a negligent and shiftless one can, with
a good deal less effort, bankrupt nat
urally fertile one and make it an un-
desirable piece of property.