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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
OLD GATEWAY is THREATENED
London Likely to Lose One of It's
Ancient Relics of Medieval
Times.

LONDON, Feb. 6.-(Special .)-London
Is in danger of losing one of it's most
valuable relics Of medieval times-the
old gateway in Smithfield, which be-
longs to st. Barth olomew's church.. Be
sides being one OF the oldest Norman
structures in Europe. this gateway has
associations which make it both ro-
mantle and gruesome. Opposite the gate
way in the early days was a famous
battle-ground, where many great tourna-
ments were held, several of which fig
ure in legendary lore. Many a knight
after a hard-fought battle was brought
in through this gateway to receive the
last sacraments in the ancient church.
Also 1t was through this entrance hat
the Smithfield martyrs were led to the
stake to be burned to death. Their eX-
ecution took place almost opposite the
portals of the ancient st. Bartholomew
archway, and citizens crowded on top of
the structure TO witness the event. Be
fore the burning took place the mar
tyrs were brought into the church and
their faith was tested. If they did not
answer certain questions Of dogma cor
rectly they were condemned to be burned
at the stake.
When in 1874 the property of the
monasteries in England was seized py
Henry VIII he gave the st. Bartholomew
priory and church to Lord Rich. Two
hundred Years previous TO this time the
old priory was celebrated throughout
Europe and in Henry's time IT was one
of the wealthiest of church establish
ments. Today St Bartholomew Is con-
sidered the finest specimen of Norman
church architecture In England. Though
the church is a huge, rambling struc-
ture. which might well be called a cathe-
dral. It has been literally buried by mod.
ern buildings which have enclosed il OF
all sides.
BY the side OF the church runs one OF
the ~auaintest streets in London. 1t Il
called Cloth Fair. and is not much wider
than ne breadth Of a mans arm II
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
ENGLAND LOOKS TO FORESTS
Royal Commission Proposes 20 Timber
Nine Million Acres of New
Barren Land.

LONDON. Feb. 6.-(speciaL)-It is
characteristic of the way in which English
governmental affairs are "muddled
through" that the most important series
OF recommendations produced for many
years by a royal commission should be
the work OF a commission appointed to
deal with a subject which has no relation
to the subject reported on.
TIL report puts forward a series Of well
considered proposals for the afforesta-
ton Of the United Kingdom. which, II
carried out, as they probably will be.
promise TO change not only the face OF
the country, but the character OF the pee
pie, and TO provide an immense new in
dustry, which it is hoped will go far to-
wards solving the problem of unemploy-
ment. 1t is the work OF a commission APP
pointed In 1895 under a royal warrant
to inquire into and report on coast erosin
and 10 suggest some organized plan for
the reclamation Of land that has been de-
voured by the sea. The commission beld
many sittings and examined witnesses. hui
the conclusions on coast erosin are still
to be learned. In 1905 it occurred to some
that the question of afforestation shoulc
be considered and after a little perfume
tory discussion the Coast Erosion com
mission was told that IL might look int
that question as well. The report which
has Just been produced is the result.
But as briefly as possible The commits
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

sion has discovered that there are 100000
acres of land in the United Kingdom
available for afforestation without en-
~croaching on the land devoted to profit
able agriculture. In other words this land
is either derelict or unprofitably used and
is eminently suited for the scheme which
is proposed.
The plan is that all this land should be
acquired by the state and an elaborate
system Of state forests created. The land
is to be purchased compulsorily, IL the
owners object to sell. and the money is to
be provided by a public loan, the interest
on which will be met, at first, out or the
axes. II is stated that the most profit
able plan to secure a proper rotation OF
the timer crop is that 10000 acres should
be acquired and planted each year, and
the approximate cost Of this is placed at
about SO, OOO,O 900 a year. The average cost
of the land is placed at $50 an acre and
the cost OF planting at the same amount,
with an allowance Of about 50 an acre
for extra or Incidental expenses. The net
deficit will be $4,000 in the first year and
will rise progressively to $l5.656 $50 in the
fortieth year. after which the forests will
become increasingly profitable to the state.
At the end Of eighty years the forests
should pay TO the state an annual revenue
Of $S7, 500. 900, reckoning timber at the pres
ent prices, which ought, however, to be
materially enhanced. This revenue should
be perpetual. as the scheme, of course
provides for planting to take the place OF
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
BIG BATTLESHlP LAUNCHED
Delaware Surpssses ANY Boat of ANY
Navy in the World.
COST ALMOST FOUR MILLIONS
Engines and Boilers Protected by
E~Ieven-Inch ArmOr and Coal Ca
pacity Enable IL 90 Run
T~wenty-EiEht Days.

NEWPORT NEWS. va, Feb. 6.-The
great battleship Delaware was successfully
launched from the yards OF its builders.
the Newport News shipbuilding and Dry
dock company. today. The launching was
witnessed by 5000 people.
Compared with the battleships. COM
pleted or under construction. OF the navy
of any other foreign country. the Delaware
surpasses ali. IL is one OF four sister
ships authorized by congress which will
form an indomitable squadron. The other
vessels are the North Dakota. being built
at Quincy, Mass; the Florida, which wiz
be built at the New York Navy yard. and
the Utah, to be built at Camden, N. j..
The Delaware is to carry as heavy armor
and as powerful armament as any known
vessel OF its class; will have a speed of
twenty-One knots. which is believed to be
the highest practicable for a vessel of this
type and class. and VIII have the highest
practicable radius OF aetion. The arrange
ment OF its main battery guns is such as
20 permit a broadside fire Is per cent
greater than that OF the broadside fire OF
any battleship now built. or. so far as Is
known, under construction. Its defensive
qualities. other than those dependent upon
armor protection, are such as to give the
maximum degree OF protection 20 all the
vital portions By means OF unusually ef-
fective compartmental subdivision. so that
in conjunction with its amor protection.
the defensive qualities OF this vessel are
believed to be distinctly superior TO those
OF any battleship hitherto designed. The
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
BRANDEIS

huh is protected by a water line belt of
armor s feet in width, whose maximum
thickness is IL inches. This armor belt
gives effective protection to the boilers,
machinery and magazine spaces. The side
above the main armor belt is protected by
armor Z feet 3 inches wide and OF a maxi
mum thickness of 10 inches. Above the
main easement armor amidships the side
is protected by armor of 5 inches thick
ness, which affords protection to the smoke
pipes, the major portion of the secondary
batteries Of 5-inch guns. and the hull struc-
ture.
The plans for the Delaware were pre-
pared by the board of construction in COM
petition with plans submitted by various
naval architects and shipbuilding compa-
MES and submitted to a special board
under the presidency Of the former assist
ant secretary OF the navy, t. H. Newberry,
and later approved by congress. The con-
tract for the Delaware was placed August
6. 1901, at a price of ss.SS7.OOO. to be built in
accordance with the departments design
for both hull and reciprocatinR machinery.
Its keel was laid November II. 1907. The
Delaware is $40 feet in length on load water
line. IS feet 2 inches in breadth and its
"a AAaAN ~ hOAN0AA vi hNNA at AIAdl Ills
placement about "a feet. It's coal bunker
capacity is $500 tons, which is sufficient
to send 1t a lO-knot speed a distance of
6.72O knots, or Ss days steaming. Pro-
vision is also made for the stowage Of a
large amount OF oil fuel without in any
degree reducing the capacity OF the coal
bunkers. 1t will have triple expansion
reciprocating engines and will require over
800 men to man It.
Its armament will consist Of a main
battery OF ten Finch ~breech-loading rifles.
and Its secondary battery viii be fourteen
5-ineh rapid-fire guns, four s-pounder sa-
luting guns, four l-pounder semi-automatie
guns. two s-inch field pieces and two
machine guns OF 30 caliber. 1t has tive
submerged torpedo tubes.
The Delaware will hav a displacement
on trial of D.OoO tons. or 100 tons greater
than the British Dreadnought and 80 tons
greater than Great Britain's latest vessel
l Of that type the Vanguard.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
.ll the trees rut dawn.

all the trees cut down.
Looked at from another point of view
the state will then be is possession of prop
erty worth $2,s10,OOO.OO. or about S5S6, 600. .
600 more than the outlay. reckoning the
cost of its creation on the basis Of 3 per
cent per annum compound interest.
The most interesting feature of the
scheme from the American viewpoint is
its probable effect on the timber trade OF
the world. Great Britain now imports
$500, 600 loads of timber a year. OF the
kinds that can profitably be grown in
this country. The value OF this timber is
about S1OO.Ooo,OoO and on the basis Of one
load to the acre, which is that accepted by
scientific foresters. the country could pro
duce every stick Of the timber that It Is
now importing and spend at home. the
S1OO.OO0.oOO that It Is now paying every year
to foreigners.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
GERMAN VILLAGES In DANGER
Larger Rivers Still Rising, Though
Small Ones Fall.
HURRICANE ADDS TO TERROR
storm DemOIishes Buildings I'm Rhine
Valley and Many Towns Are
Cut on from the OUT
side World.

BERLIN, Feb. 6-Many cases of loss of
life continue TO be reported from various
parts OF Germany as a result of the floods.
The waters of the smaller streams are
now subsiding, but the larger rivers like
the Elbe. the Main, the Rhine and the
Oder still are rising. The lower sections OF
Frankfort-on-the-Main are flooded A ter
rifle hurricane ragged in the Rhine valley
last night and demolished the Wlesbaden
machinery hall and other buildings in
course of erection for an exhibition this
summer. The heavy rains along the Rhine
valley, however, ceased early this morn
ing and today the continents of the Rhine
are falling and the immense havoc wrought
in many towns is becoming visible. The
river police of Cologne have stationed
steamers at various points along the Rhine
TO give assistance as required. The dixie
commission yesterday decided to take
measures to strengthen the Rhine dikes.
The Danube still is rising at Regenburg
Several villages are cut off from communi-
cation from the outside world and are
threatened with partial destruction. TIL
Elbe is carrying down great masses Of ice
which have partly destroyed the seaffold-
ing Of the new bridge being erected al
Dresden. The Nude. q continent OF ths
Elbe, has flooded the country around Des
sau. The dueal forests are under watei
and a plumber Of deer have been destroyed
The oder Is rising rapidly and msny bargs'
frozen into the lee several weeks ago arr
threatened with destruction
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

Active ssissmsn-Bss Want Ada
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

was In this little passage in the early
days that the beautiful fabrics and cloth S
that went to make up the picturesque
costumes of the Elizabethan times were
sold. The neighborhood has interesting
associations for Americans, for II was
around the corner from the old arch
way that BENJAMIN Franklin served his
time TO a firm of printers.
An effort is being made to raise 49,
600 with which to buy the land on which
the old gateway stands. in order to re-
tain IT as a relic. Already about half OF
the sum has been subscribed. II the
money is not raised a modern office
building will be built around the arch.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
YeIInM FeYer In MexIcn.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 6-Two additional
cases OF yellow fever were reported from
Marida, Yucatan. today, making three
cases in all. Quarantine has been estab-
iished against boats arriving at Mexican
ports from Q~uintanaboo, Mexico, where
smallpox is raging.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

ne been enOv7nOus and the bargains the most astonishing Of any that haze eVe
sacrificed II wJ be dy of hose inmSns6 ugpis@ such as can new found accept BrandN
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
A serape

with both parties wounded. demands Buck
lens Arnica 5alve. Heals wounds. sores,
burns or injuries. Sc. For sale by Beaten
Drug Co.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of tile Interior,
United States Land Office, Dick
enson, North Dakota. July 30.
1909. A sufficient contest affidavit
having been filed in this Office by
Charles r. Erickson, contestant,
against Homestead Entry, No.
7121, made November %, 1906, for
South West Quarter (SW4) Section
%, Township 1876 N. Range 100 w,
5th Principal Meridian, by James
Finn, Contestee. in which it is
alleged that said contestee never
at any time established his resi-
dence upon said land; that he has
wholly abandoned the same and
changed his residence therefrom
for more than six months last
past; that he has never settled
upon, cultivated or improved said
land as required by law; that each
and all of said laches and defaults
existed at the date of filing said
affidavit, and that such alleged
absence from said land was not
due to his employment in the
Army, Navy or Marine Corps of
the U. S. during time of war;
! said parties are hereby notified to
appear, respond, and offer evil
dence touching said allegation at
10 o'clock a. m. on September 30,
1909, before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land
Office in Dickinson, N. D. The
said contestant having. in proper
affidavit, file July %, 1909, set
forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service OF
this notice can not be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
S. M. Ferris, Register.
Burgeson & Haney,
Attys. for Contestant,
Dickinson, N. Oak.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior U. S.
Land Office at Dickinson, N. D.,
August 10, 1909. Notice is hereby
given that Ella B. Sarver, former
ly Ella B. Merwin, of Beach. N.
D., who. on November 4, 1905.
made hometead application, No.
1916, serial No. 04386, for SaNW4
& Lots 3 & 4, Section 2, Township
lain. Range 105W 5th, Principal
Meridian. has filed notice of inten-
tion to make Final Communication
Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Regis
ter & Receiver U. S. Land Office,
at Dickinson. N. D.. on the LIST. day
of October, 1909. Claimant names
as witnesses: Charles w. Elliott,
Ellsworth H. Hall, George w. De-
lany, and Josiah R. Delany, allof
Beach, N. D.
S. M. Ferris, Register.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10

S. Land Office at Dickinson, N.
Dak., July 9th, 1909. Notice is
hereby given that Alexander
Douglas, Of Beach, N. Dak., who,
on Jan. 16, 1903 made homestead
entry, No. 21438, Serial No. 03O79,
for NE4 of, Section %, Township
140, Range los 5th P. Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
Final five-year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described
before Geo. Mcclellan. U. S. Com
missioner, at Beach. N. Dak., on
the 2lst day of Sept. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles V. Knox and Ebenezer
Brown both of Beach, N. Oak. and
Charles Brown and Charles Frame
both of Sentinel Butte, N. Oak.
S. M. Ferris, Register.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
of the Interior. u. s,

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Miles City, Mon
tana. August 10, 1909. Notice is
hereby given that Frank Forsythe,
of Wibaux, Montana, who on
April IA, 1909. made HE, No.
-032l8. for SW}, Section r.,
Township II North, Range SO
East, Montana Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Final
communication Proof to establish
claim to the land above described
before E. E. Jordan, U. s. Com
missioner, at Wibaux, Montana,
on the Goth day of September,
1908. Claimant names as witness
SEES: Raymond A. Lyman. Leroy
w. Shotwell. Earl K. Mcconnell,
and Oscar Anderson all of Wi
baux, Montana.
A. Kircher. Register.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10
NO. 9484

NO. 9484
Treasury department, Office of
comptroller of the currency,
Washington, D. c.. July 20, 1909.
WHEREAS by satisfactory evil
dence presented to the undersigned,
it has been made to appear that
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BEACH in the village Of Beach
in the County of Billings and state
of North Dakota has complied with
all the provisions of the statutes
of the United States, required to
be complied with before an as
ISOLATION shall be authorized to
commence the business of banking;
NOW THEREFORE,, LAWRENCE
o. MURRAY,
Comptroller of the Currency. do
hereby certify that THE FIRST
NATIONAL BANK OF BEACH.
in the Village of Beach. in the
County of Billings and State of
North Dakota, is authorized to
commence the business of banking
as provided in section fifty one
hundred and sixty-nine of the Re-
vised Statutes of the. United States.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
witness my hand and seal of office
this Twentieth day of July, 1909.
Signed, Lawrence o. Murray.
(SEAL) Comptroller of
37-45 the Currency.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior. u

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior. U.
S. Land Office at Dickinson, N.
Dak., July 9th, 1909. Notice is
hereby given that John H. Brown,
IF Beach, N. Oak. who, on April
ID, 1903, made homestead entry,
No. 22393, Serial No. 02492, for
SCI of, Section 6, Township l4O,
Range 105W.. 5th P. Meridian, has
filed notice Of intention to make
Final five year Proof. to establish
claim to the land above described,
before Geo. Mcclellan, U. S. Com.
missioner. at Beach, N. Dak., on
the 22nd day of Sept, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses
Edward Hershberger. George
Richardson. and Charles E. Barber,
all Of Beach. N. Dak., and Charley
Brown of Sentinel Butte, N. Oak.
S. M. Ferris, Register.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10
SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS
REWARD

The Billings County Live Stock
Protective Association will pay Five
Hundred ($500) Dollars reward
for information leading to the con-
viction of any person stealing or
killing any horses or cattle be-
longing to any member of this as
ISOLATION. 1t will also pay One
Hundred Dollars ($100) reward
for information leading to the con-
viction Of any person under Sec.
1869 of R. C. 1905, which is as fol-
lows: Unjust expose hide to pur-
chaser. Penalty: Every person
who offers to sell or sells any beef
and fails to expose to the pur-
chaser on demand the hide Of the
animal to be sold and does not
keep such hide for ten days after
the sale. at his place of residence,
or refuses to allow the same to be
inspected by any person, is punish
able by imprisonment in the county
Jail not exceeding three months, or
by fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or BOTH"
Signed: Harve Robinson,
President.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10
NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICA.
TON FOR DRUGGISTS
PERMIT.

State of North Dakota, County of
Billings, Tenth Judicial District,
Before Hon. w. C. Crawford,
District Judge. Notice of Hear
ing Application for Druggists
Permit:
Pursuant to an order of the
above named District Judge,
made at Dickinson, North Dakota,
on the Goth day of July, 1909, no.
tice is hereby given that the 18th
day of September, 1909, at the
hour of 3 o'clock, P. M. Of
said day, at the court room in the
courthouse in the City of Medora,
in said County of Billings, and
State of North Dakota, has been
appointed as the time and place for
the hearing of the application of
Charles G. Lyon of the Village of
Beach, in said County, for the
granting to him of a druggists
permit to sell malt, vinous, spirit
uous, fermented and other intoxi-
eating liquors, for medical. scien-
tific, sacramento and mechanical
purposes at Lot IS, Block 2, in the
VILLAGE of Beach, County Of Bill
lings and State of North Dakota, and
when and where any and all per-
sons interested may appear and be
heard regarding the granting of
said application.
Dated at Beach, North Dakota
this Goth day of July, 1909.
Charles G. Lyon, Applicant.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10
S. M. Ferris, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U.
S. Land Office at Dickinson, N.
Dak.. July 18th, 1909. Notice is
hereby given that Oscar Lingk, Of
Beach, N. Dak., who, on June
26th, 1906, made homestead entry,
No. 1881, Serial No. 05378. for
NE4, Of Section 26, Township al,
Range 105W., 5th P. Meridian.
has filed notice Of intention to
make Final communication Proof, to
establish claim to the land above
described. before Geo. Mcclellan.
U. S. Commissioner, at Beach, N.
Dak., on the 22nd day of Sept.
1909. Claimant names as witnes.
SEES: Charles Brettin, Edgar Johns
ton, Robert Kruger, and Frank
Kruger, all of Beach, N. Oak.
S. M. Ferris, Register.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10
Legal Publications
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior. U.
S. Land Office at Dickinson, N.
Dak., August 18th, 1909. Notice
is hereby given that George w.
Richardson. Of Beach, N. Oak,
who, on Sept. 16, 1904, made home
stead entry, No. I'll. Serial No.
03585, for NE4 Of Section IL,
township 140, Range LOG w., 5th
P. Meridian, has filed notice of in.
tention to make final "five-year"
Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described. before Geo.
Mcclellan, U. S. Commissioner.
at Beach, N. D.. on the 18th day
of October, 1909. Claimant names
as witnesses: John H. Brown.
Charles E. Barber. Frank E. Heath
and Thomas Kranick, all of Beach,
N. Oak.
S. M. Ferris, Register.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-08-21
Wesley L. Smith Dead.

Wesley L. Smith an aged inmate of
the Confederate Home of Higgins
vile and an old citizen of Lafayette
County died Wednesday.
Mr.. Smith was a native Of this
county and was near 70 years old.
He is survived by two daughters.
Mrs. c. A. Keith of Lexington and
Mrs. Sam Emlson of Higginsville &.
He also leaves two brothers, Law
son and William.
The body of the deceased was
brought to the home of c A. Keith
on Highland Avenue Thursday morn
ing from which place the funeral
was held Friday morning at IL
o'clock. DR.. E. c. Gordon con-
Quoted the services.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-08-21
VIII Move TO Kansas City.

Jno, r Potts, who for many
years has been a successful farmer
and dairyman near Lexington, hi;
bought out a large milk and cream
business in Kansas City and will move
there some time next week with his
family and his entire farming outfit
and DAIRY. Mr.. Potts has been very
successful in the dairy business here
by furnishing his customers with the
pure, rich product from his herd Of
Jerseys and we bespeak tor him great
success in the larger field.
Mr.. Potts has disposed of his BUSH
ness here to Mr.. Claude Neer who
VIII continue along the same lines
that made Mr.. Potts business a sue
cess. Mr., Neer is well known to the
people of Lexington and win I'M
dountedly meet with a prosperous
future. Mr.. Potts commends him
to the public As a man of integrity
and reliability.