Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-11-12
Burkey Correspondence

From regular Burkey correspond
ent.-Mr. and Mrs. Pete Weinreis
We're shopping in Beach Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bosse1nan had
a little excitement last Thursday
which might have resulted more
seriously. On their way to SEN
tinel Butte their horses got fright
ened near Chas. Steinman's and
became unmanageable, throwing
Mr.. and Mrs. Bosseman and little
child out and breaking the buggy.
The occupants only received slight
injuries and the horses were soon
caught. With the assistance of
kind friends things were soon
righted up and they returned to
their home considering themselves
lucky.
Mrs. Herman Plotz returned to
Oshkosh, Wis, Saturday evening.
Mrs. Plotz had been here for some
time Strengthening up the business
affairs of her late husband, Her.
man Plotz. who was one of the
early settlers in the Valley, located
near Rocky Butte. His death oc-
CURED in August at Oshkosh, where
they were visiting, and was shock
to their many friends here. Mrs.
Plotz did not dispose of her pro-
perty, and was fortunate in secur-
ing a good renter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan McPhee, Ira
Seger and wife, w. Page and wife,
F. Snow, T. j. Rodgers, Hubert
Bares. H. Maus, Messrs. Curl,
Rising, Shello and Vetch were
among the many at Beach Satur-
day.
Miss Pearl Doubles has resigned
her position at the Big Store in
Beach and is at present with her
parents on the farm.
Halloween was duly observed
through the country by the wide
awake youngsters. There wasn't
very many movable things to
disturb but the grain shocks were
found in every conceivable place.
Julius Van Dale was up from
the river for a short stay the first
Of the week.
John Sackmeister had business in
Beach Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. D. Page was
at Sentinel Butte Saturday.
Joe Tysen has been hauling grain
to Martins elevator at Chama.
A number of the farmers from
this vicinity are hauling their flax
to A. L. Martins elevator at
Chana and are we'll pleased with
their returns.
Mrs. f. j. Snow had an interest
ing program at the school in the
Cyan district Friday
Chas. Steinman and F. Koch wcr.
hauling grain to Beach for PETE
Smitz Saturday.
August Brochrneyer Of Alpha
has moved his threshing machine
into the vicinity Of Five Points tc
finish upa few jobs Of shock thresh
: ing.
Swinghammer Brothers made ;
trip to Chama with grain Tuesday
The distance from here to Cham;
instead Of Beach means quite few
miles to the farmers who have lot
Of grain to sell.
Clark moved his machine from
Joe Fischer's to his 50O-acre feel,
Of flax south of Burkey Monday.
: When one Of our bachelors aros,
Monday morning he discovere.
his rubber tired trap was gone am
: in its place a worn out old roat
cart. His fury was too great t.
mention. He started for the neares
nejghbor to see if he could fins
any clue to the missing vehicle bu
5 when he was scarcely able to reac'
, there on account Of the corn shock
cat shocks and several other oh
stacles haEricading the highwa.
he awoke to the fact that it wa
a EajIowe en- joke and took the res
Of the journey more slowly. FL
: found his buggy, however, and i
assured now his chances are a
good as ever.
NOTICE, EOp pIYpT CATION