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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-08
Home Cooking

The Ladies Aid Society of the
M. E. churclr will have a sale OF
home cooking at Berglund Bros.
store on Jan. 10. The sale will
begin at 8 O. clock. This produces
chance for the ladies of Ely to
get home cooking" for a small
OUTLAY.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-08
Laundry

STEMS barber shop has the agen-
cy for the Peerles Laundry, of Du-
luth, and careful attention will be
paid to customers. Leave your
laundry at STEMS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-08
co MING!
Anti-Tuberculosis Exhibit of the Minnesota
State Board of Health
OPERA HOUSE
Wed, Thur. Fri. Sat. and SUM-, Jan. 20 to "a.
Afternoon and Evening Meetings. ]
ALI are Invited. No Cha r6e
All are Invited.

The City Ely through its board of health of which Dr. G. r.
Ayre chairman has completed all for the coming of
Minnesota Health Exhibit during
the week beginning Jam 20 The exhibit will be here from Wedne
day until Monday morning of that week. and will be the Opera
house The city council erayng the the exhibit
order that and child of sufficient under
will be welcome all meetings with
whatever The various committees have completed
their temporary arrangements the following program
ranged for:
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20, 1909, 73O p. M
Presiding Officer. Mayor Murphy
Address What the Exhibit Did for Duluth E. L. Twohy
Music High School Band
THURSDAY JAN. FL, 2 p. m.
Presiding Officer P. W. Jacobson
Address - THE Exhibit Eveleth' - Dr. c. w. Moore
THURSDAY JAN. Fl, 7:3Op.
Presiding Oficer-Dr c. T. Ayres Address Ely Statistics
Address DR. H. M. Bracken Chm. State Board of Health
Music High School Band
FRIDAY, JAN. p, p. M
Presiding Oflcer - Kew Alexander Sandstrom
Address -..- ~ "TubercuossA Hopeful -~. - .-.
DR.. ]. w. Melcalf, Winton
FRIDAY, JAN. %, 7:3O p. 3
Presiding Ohicer-c Newbey Address School Ventilation
Address Prevention, The Patient g. The Public
o. w Parker
High School Band
SATURDAY, JAN. rs, 200 p. m.
Presiding Officer Superintendent Charles Trezona
Address Commercial Aspect of tuberculosis
DR.. Christopher Easton
Piano Solos - - Mrs J. W. Osborne
SATURDAY, IAN. %, 7:3o p. m.
Presiding Officer Rev. Father Schiller
Address -~ ~- -~-~-~ Dr. W. E. Harwood of Eveleth
SUNDAY, JAN "a, p m.
Presiding Officer DR.. c. c. Carpenter
Address -~~~-- ~-- Dr. John Jackola Duluth
Address DR.. Christopher Easton of ST.
Music Ely Male Quartette-Messrs Carpenter,
Dufheld, Jacobson and Newberry
Vocal Solo - - = - - 49, - Prof E. T. DuAaeld
Piano Solo Miss Doris
SUNDAY, JAN. "a, 73o p. M
LANGUAGE
l. Address John Jackola, of Duluth
Music -. ~~-~------ Band
3.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-08

Jack Trevarthen returned to the
Mesaba range Monday after several
days spent i'll this city with rela-
tives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-08

8. Chorus Finnish Choral Society
All of the people urgently requested aid these meetings
possible by interesting others and by attending all of the
meetings and getting all of the information that will be
this all important question of the of this
dread disease.
been prepared all of the papers by foreign
and English speaking naionaies this city, and all
and societies will make the advertising of the coming exhibit
of the order of business
Among interesting things the exhibit will
the opportunity hearing the that has been from
town and which of the abest the medical profess
of the State of Minnesota There will be lannde sunder
of the exhibitor Christopher sleeping
tents specimen sanitary the admission
of fresh air sleeping plans and recommendations for the
patients afflicted with lung trouble and the planning systems
of treatment services of visiting registration of uber
recognition of the disease sputum containers
of the public and for the use of patients at home.
If don't Others consumption WARN and HELP
Do YOU WANT 70 KNOW HOW CONSUMPTION is CURED?
Attend the free lectures illustrated by views listen addresses
Ought YOU Not Then to Fight it? HOW?
FIRST By believing the best physicians the world when
they tell that consumption PREVENTABIE DURABLE
disease.
Second: By treating it as a COMMUNICABLE disease
How Consumption is Spread.
Consumption disease which be by
other The usually come from the spit the consumptve which
dries and the air dust and brehed by Others
Therefore Is
spit sidewalks against the law
spit the floors of your home
Don't spit on the floors of your office or workshop
Always destroy the spit before it dries.
Remember
(a) Consumption belong to our climate
1t is actually on the decrease
(b) No spit, consumption
(c No consumption except
I'D The careful consumpve dangerous those with whom
lives provided he has suitable rooms to live in.
Don't live in where there is no fresh air.
Don't work in rooms where there is no fresh air.
Don't sleep in rooms where there is no fresh air.
Don't permit yourself be exposed to the contagion
Keep your home ventilated.
Develop resistance and vitality by temperance and living.
It weak and down have cold that hangs
cough have consumption tuberculosis lungs
doctor at once A little delay may cost you yOur lite
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

plows. five twelve-foot sod crush
ers. three 12-foot disc drills, ten
binders. ten wagons and a separ-
ator--the whole outfit costing
about $l0,000.00, and which is
now, after one seasons work.
practically as good as new.
He commenced breaking on
April Is with two outfits, each
consisting of an engine, gang
pillow and crusher. and worked
night and day until 1900 acres
of the virgin sod had its roots
kissed by sun and wind. Then one
outfit was taken off and the en-
gine used for seeding by day, but
returning to the breaking stun"
by night. One hundred and thirty
six acres was the largest days
work for the one engaged in seed
ing, and shows how puny the
efforts of horses and men would
be in comparison. When the seed
ing was finished on the 23d day
of June, two thousand acres had
been broken and sown to flax. In
the interim, between seeding and
harvest, another thousand acres
was broken. but neither the cost
of this nor the price of machinery
equipment figure in the expense
account given below, for obvious
reasons. At most. fifteen per cent
is all that should be deducted from
the cost of the equipment to make
up for wear.
When the flax was ready for har-
vest each engine had a compile
ment of five binders and the sight
was we'll worth trip out to the
farm. The binders are equipped
with flax attachments, but do not
bind the grain, dropping the
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

for vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Hede gave
q party in honor of C. E. Winkle-
man on his birthday. Dec. 18.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mast left last
Monday on visit to their old
home in Indiana. They plan to
be gone couple Of months.
Albert Hollaway has sold his
farm to VIM. Uelman. Albert has
not decided yet what he will do
now, but will probably buy a larger
tract of land where it is cheaper
than here.
Robt. Drysdale writes. 1--WE are
now located for the winter in In
dianapolis. Mrs. Drysdale is get
ting stronger every day, but far
from we'll yet.
Mrs. Lake is visiting her son at
Fargo over Christmas.
A fine little baby girl came to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Knopp on Dec. Is. All concerned
doing we'll even, Grandpa.
Theodore johnson has sold halt
of his land in section 5 to Chas
Helbing.
Emil Sokoloski went to Mile
City Wednesday to prove up. c
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

sists of pine, cedar, cottonwood,
box elder. elm, and other var
ieties.
There are $3.50 square miles in
the county, Of which from 65 to
70 per cent is tillable. Grazing
lands sell at from $3.50 to $500
per acre and farming lands from
$500 to $4,000 according to i'm
provements and location. There
are 159 sections Of school land left
in the county to be sold at public
auction. There are IS schools in
the county, being convenient to
everyone both in towns and in the
country. There are ten church
buildings in the county, which
does not include those congrega-
tions that, as yet, have no church
building of their own, but meet in
school houses.
There are four newspapers pub.
lished in the county. The bank
deposits aggregate about $3.50 900.
The Northern Pacific railway
traverses the county from east t.
west and gives good transporta
tion facilities for stock and crop
raised. The population is largel,
from the eastern states; intelli
gent and progressive people.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

Strangers in Beach last fall
were considerably astonished at
seeing huge gasoline engine
come putting into town, drawing
a train of eight huge wagons
(known as tanks) each loaded with
125 bushels of the slippery little
seeds-an even thousand bushels
of food for the linseed oil mills, at
a trip.
That is the way the ''Flax King"
marketed his crop, and his crop
was not small, either, being thirty
thousand bushels, which he sold
at an average of $3.50 per bushel,
yielding him the sum Of $48, 900. 90.
Deducting the cost of breaking,
sowing, harvesting, threshing and
hauling to market-$11 ,085. 90
leaves him a profit Of something
like 36,915.00 for his seasons S
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24
How ]. R. Smith Farms

beginning of 1909, found himself
possessed of a tract of seven Sec
tions, just over the border in Mon
tana, seven miles southwest of
this city.
He determined to turn farmer
after investigating the merits and
possibilities of the Hart-Parr
tractors and ascertaining that, by
good management. breaking and
pulverizing could be accomplished
for about $l.5O per acre, and that
the crop could be put in. harvest
ed, threshed and marketed with
engines much cheaper than with
horses-hence the elimination of
the equines from his agricultural
scheme.
He purchased two Hart-Parr
engines rated at % horse power.
two six-bottom Emerson gang
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24
ABOUT
BILLINGS co.
The following facts and figures are
taken from advance sheets Of the
year book, prepared by the
county auditor

Billings county is destined to be
one of the richest in the state.
Its soil is of a rich loan with a
clay subsoil, the loan varying in
thickness from eighteen inches to
three feet. 1t is we'll watered by
the Little Missouri river that
traverses the county from south
to north. and by Bullion creek.
Williams creek, Elk creek. Beaver
creek, Green river and other
streams, and there are also num-
erous springs of living water.
The farmers are quite generally
planting groves around their
houses. The only natural timber
is found along the Little Missouri
river and in the draws, and con-
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

work-enough to keep the wolf
from the door for another year,
and by that time, with good luck,
he will have eked out some more.
Mr.. Smith is certainly entitled
to the appellation "Flax King"
and the story of how he gained
the title, embellished by cuts
reproduced from photographs, will
surely prove interesting to the
readers of the Chronicle and all
interested in the now famous
Golden Valley.
Mr.. Smith was, prior to the
past year. never an actual farmer,
but confined his efforts, during
his seven-years' residence in this
locality, to land dealing. AS a
member of the Golden Valley Land
and Cattle Company of St. Paul,
his land deals were large and num-
erous, his headquarters being at
Sentinel Butte. When Beach
began to show symptoms OF be-
coming something more than a
wbistling post in supposedly arid
region he transferred his office to
it, and continued to sell land and
bring in settlers. Of the latter
he has brought in more than any
other person or company. and in
this respect has done more for
the Golden Valley than anybody
or anything-the railroad not ex.
cepted.
In his dealings Mr.. Smith OBJ
tained title to several large tracts
of land, and after the sale Of the
Golden Valley Land and Cattle
Company to the Stondall Lane
and Investment Company. he con
tinued the land business as an in
dependent operator, and with the
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

$3.50 per bushel, considered at the
time to be very high price. At
present the price frolics around
$1.70, so that his loss by selling
at 81 so is very easily computed.
His flax yielded sixteen bushels
per acre. his return, therefore,
being $24.00 per acre, gross.
This, in itself, is pretty fair value
for the land, and he has the land
left. MIR. Smith, in his seven
years. residence in the Golden VAL
ley, has seen land sell from five to
f f,rty-five dollars per acre. and thus
it will be seen his income from
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

per day to town with 1000 bushels,
often getting here in the middle
of the night, so that the engine
could be used in the field during
daylight-thus continuing the
three operations of harvesting,
threshing and marketing stimuli
taneously, as it were.
Mr.. Smith sold his flax, as has
been stated, at an average Of
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24
"Hacking" flax large loading
hine. ndred bushels the edaysw swork

bundles loose on the ground in.
stead. Because of the dew the
binders were unable to get to
work early in the morning, but at
that, each outfit harvested 100
acres per day.
rhreshing was begun as soon as
the harvesting was we'll under
way, the machine running out an
average of 800 bushels per day.
The wagon train made one trip
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24
Lame Steer Correspondence

From regular Lame Steer cor
respondent. Mr.. and Mrs. P. Birk
left for Grafton, their old home,
for a visit over Christmas.
Miss Anne Hede, who has been
working at Sentinel Butte, is home
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

E. Winkleman and John Holland
went along as witnesses for him.
Henry Larson and Miss Bessie
Larson came Thursday night from
Canova, S. Dak., to visit their
sister and brothers here.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

flax this. year would readily pay for
the average land. Think Of it!
Paying for land with one crop!
Where is the land "down east"
Of which the same may be said?
Mr.. Smith is so we'll satisfied
with his first seasons experience
at the farming game that he plans
to enlarge his garden" next year
and will put in five thousand acres
of flax.
He is not a plunger, and is TAX
ing no chances, other than are
taken by farmers everywhere on
the market price of their products.
He has viewed the proposition
from every angle, and his only
chance Of failure is a complete
crop Notwithstanding of which
the Golden Valley has never been
guilty.
Following is a carefully item
lied statement of his expense:
Total cost of breaking SO. .307 90
!" seeding :. 1902. 90
I" I" I" cutting. 901. 90
T" =" +" threshing. 3, 495. 90
" F" hauling 430. 90
Oils and incidentals. .. $780,
r.4,i oo,+ ci1 OQE m
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

Medora, the county seat of Bill
lings county, is situated on the
Little Missouri river and in the
center of one of the finest stock
countries of the west. which, ow-
ing to the abundance and quality
of the native grass, and numerous
springs in addition to the river,
furnishes excellent grazing and fat
stock. About 400 cars of live
stock will be shipped from Me-
dora this season.
Sentinel Butte is situated on the
main line of the Northern Pacific
and is a thriving town of about
200 people, with two general
stores. one bank, two hotels, one
saddlery, one drug store, one ele-
vator, one hardware store and
newspaper. The town lies on the
eastern edge of the Golden Valley
and draws trade from the stock
country as we'll as from the farmers.
Beach, in the western part of
the county, on the main line Of the
N. P. Ry., is city of about 800
population and is located in the
center of the famous Golden VAL
ley. When you realize that only
three or four years ago Beach con-
sisted of a section house and coal
dock, the wonderful growth of the
place will be appreciated.
The following is list of the
business enterprises:
Three banks. with a combined
deposit of $400. 900. six general
stores four exclusive clothing and
gents furnishings stores, two hard
ware stores, one livery and two
feed barns, two blacksmith shops,
one machine shop. two implement
dealers, eight real estate dealers
and mortgage loan dealers, two
tailor shops, two harness and sad.
dlery stores. two newspapers, two
coal dealers, four lumber yards,
six elevators, two -four mills. four
contractors and builders, four res
taurants, two meat markets, one
hotel. one cigar factory, two
ladies' emporiums, two drug stores,
six attorneys. three doctors, three
churches. and one high school
which cost SIS. 900.
1t is estimated that one and one
half million bushels Of grain will
be marketed at Beach this season.
Marmarth is in the southern
part of the county and is live
town on the Milwaukee railroad.
1t is we'll supplied, with a bank,
lumber yards. general stores and
other business houses.
The chief grains raised in the
county are wheat, oats. rye. bar
ley. speltz, flax and corn. All the
farmers raise live stock as we'll as
grain, and by thus diversifying
their interests they are assured
of good income.
rhe county>is we'll suited for
diversified farming and stock
raising, and after a time, when
wheat raising is less profitable
than at present, the dairying in
dustry will increase in Importance.
At present but one creamery is in
operation in the county.
In conclusion. Billings county
with her varied industries, un-
limited quantities of coal, bumper
crops. fat cattle and sheep, fine
horses and handsome women, will
soon become one of the best coun.
ties in our glorious state.
No more convincing testimony
to the rapid growth of Billings
county can be offered than figures
showing the increase of acreage
under crop during the past three
years. In 1907 the total acreage
was but 10,949; in 1908 the acre
age increased to 24,259 and again
in 1909 to 52,537. Thus it will
be noted that for the past three
,,oorc tho ooroon@
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-12-24

Total cost $l1,os5.0 90
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-22
ONCE NOTED TARHEEL DEAD
y. q. Thornton. Who Was Legally
Married to a Negress. Passes Away.

Fayetteville, y. c., Sept. IA. G.
Thornton. a character well known in
the reconstruction history Of this
State, died here today. Thornton wa.
a man of wealth and prominent
politician in reconstruction days So
far as known, Thornton is or was the
oh'y white person in North C3~,!;na
ever legally married to o negro. he
having married a negress named Ell
sic Harsro"c by permission of the
nillltary authorities in control Of the
state at that time. The marriage was
afterwards legalzed by the Consti-
tutional convention held in 1868. He
has lived for many years as a. negro.
and his funreal will be conducted from
regro church. He leaves a widow
and five children. Ia
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-22
GOV. JOHNSON SINKING.
tient-DOctOrs Reticcnt About the
Case,

Rochester. Minn., Sept. 1S-With
his wife at his bedside and his physi-
clans in constant attendance, Gov.
Johnson is swaying Letween life and
death at st. Mary's hospital early this
morning. In the last official state
ment given out by DR.. Charles Mayo
shortly before midnight the surgeon
stated:
II do not think Gov. Johnson will
die tonight. If he survives tomorrow
he will have an even chance for his
life"
Gov. Johnson showed a decided
change for the worse last night and
for while his friends despaired of
his recovery, but the message from
DR.. Mayo has given them new hope.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-22
NEW STATE UNLIKELY.
Constitutional Provision Will PrOba.
bly, Prevent Division of California.

Washington, Sept. 19.-The recent
threat of body of citizens in Cali
eornia to establish another State
within California borders. because Of
dissatisfaction with taxation methods,
las attracted the attention OF officials
here. The United States constitution
provides that mo new States shall be
formed or erected within the juris-
1iction OF any other State; nor any
state lie formed by the junction of
TWO or more States, or parts Of States.
without the ccrsent OF the Legisla-
res a. the States concerned, as well
IS the Congress
his constitutional provision, to-
"eiher with the manner in which CAL
ifornia was carved out of other terri
,ory are pointed to as reasons why
such threat would probably never
reach more definite form. It Is not
the FIRST time that the question OF the
division Of California has arisen, for
taxation was a problem that started
jlch az agitation as long ago as 1S4s.
It that time. during the Constitution
at convention at Monterey. there was
talk of overthrowing the Northern in
huence in California, then a territory.
md so to make possible an ultimate
-ivision Of the State in case the
southern part proved to be adapted
to slave life.
Not long before the outbreak Of
the civil war there was renewed talk
of division Of the State, and there
have been meetings in Los Angeles
and Santa Barbara county, and else
where at various times, in q sporadic
,Sort along this line.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-22
LYNCHBURG.

Lynchburg. Sept. 1s.-After a long
Illness Of ten weeks. Mr.. j. H. Cribbs.
A employee Of the A. C. L. Railroad
Company at this place breathed his
Sast at the Sumter Hospital yesterday
morning. and the remains were laid
70 rest at the Lynchburg cemetery to-
day at IL O'Clock a. m. After the fun
srai In the Presbyterian church the
Knight Of Pythias took charge and
performed the usual rites.
The deceased was very popular
here and by his upright department
won the esteem of all the best peo-
20. He was a man. who while kind
and accommodating. was extremely
attentive to his own business, and
never interfered with any one else's
aRairS Mr.. cribb was from Marion
county. and came to this place sew
erai years ago to take charge OF
section on the railroad. He leaves a
vile and Ave children and a host Of
frasnds to mourn his loss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-09-22
swIsACKY.

- Wisacky. Sept lS.--The long dry
speu of five weeks duration was brok-
en yesterday by genals rain that has
refreshed everything very much and
me probability Is we will have sew
eral days Of rain. which has brought
cotton picking to a stand still.
The health Of the community is
moderately good at this time. Miss
Mamie Gibson. who has >een very
ssok with fever. Is improving.
Timea are dull and gloomy, and
nsws ID scarce.
Ar. y. A. Nell. Of winnsboro. agen.
1sr lands known as the Bratton prop
9T has been making a canvass of
several counties recently and took us
- last week. and while here visited
SEVERAL friends In BishopvilIe. He
was mu',h pleased with the town, and
v~s loud In his praises Of our new
epurt house.