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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-19
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE HALF
MINUTE TALKS.


There is good money in the good
dairy COW, and ordinarily it takes
the Babcock test to find her.
If you are going into dairying
get we'll in mind what a good dairy
COW looks like. Test your COWS.
Send to the block every COW that
cannot show a balance in your
favor.
The Babcock test is simple; here
are all the necessary things for
making the test:
l. Babcock tester of size to suit
the herd.
/ Dozen test bottles.
/. Milk testing pipette (measur-
ing II. 6. c. c.)
!. Dairy Thermometer.
/. Quart bottle standard sulphuric
acid. Hot water.
And this is the rule for making
the test: Take 17.6 cubic senti-
meters average milk; H. sulphuric
acid. Add the latter carefully. If
it is poured through the milk it
will burn it; let it run down the
inside Of the bottle. Shake thor
oughly. Put in the tester and whirl
5 minutes. Add hot water until
the liquid rises we'll into the neck
Of the bottle. Whirl again two
minutes: and read the percentage
Of fat at once. A pair Of fine di.
viders help greatly in convenience
of reading.
Long extended tests of flax in
rotation at the Fargo experimental
station go to show that flax is not
especially hard on land-that, in
fact, it may be introduced into a
six or eight year rotation, follow
ing corn, with very profitable
results.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-19

Z. Belder is putting up a fine
granary on his place, 22x42.
What is that noise we hear all
day long, why it is the carpenters
down at Yates.
MIR. Harve Fleet was a caller
here Thursday.
j. w. Baker and C. w. Baker
were seen on our streets Wednesday.
Fred Welsh and R. H. Welsh did
some shopping at Yates Wednesday.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-19

SUBSCRIPTION price $3.50 per year in a
inch for display and 10 cents per line for
A STATEMENT FROM GRONNA
The following is a statement
from Congressman Gronna on coal
land legislation which will be Of
interest to our readers at this time:
"Should the interior department
continue, as it has in the recent
past been doing, to challenge
practically every entry made in
regions containing coal, without
regard to the character of the coal,
as covering coal land, and compel
the entryman to stand the expense
of hearing or lose his land. and
should Congress refuse to come to
the rescue Of such entryman in reg
ions where the coal is in thin veins
and of inferior quality. then such
legislation as the herein proposed
is necessary l fully realize that it
doesn't take from the entryman
anything that he now has, but
gives him an opportunity to escape
the expense and trouble of a hear
ing if he is willing to accept a
patent with a reservation at the
price of such relief, and that it
also gives the entryman, who did
demand a hearing at which the
Government proved its contention,
opportunity to secure a title to his
land and everything that it may
contain except'the coal, with right
to use such coal as he needs on his
land until the deposit is disposed
Of by the Government.
As matters now stand he would
lose everything in case of an ad-
verse decision, and it must be re-
membered that the decision in the
matter is made by government off,
cials. The entryman has no court
to which he can 60 to present his
case, but must accept the judge
ment Of the register and receiver,
Of the Commissioner Of the Gen.
eral Land Offices, and Of the Secre-
tary Of the Interior, and there is
no knowing of what slight proof,
both as to the existance of the coal
in the land and as to it's value. the
agents of the department may de-
eide that the land is valuable for
coal.
am not yet willing to believe,
however, that it may not be pos
sible to relieve the entryman, in
my state at least, of the very un-
fortunate position in which they
find themselves. believe the
Secretary Of the Interior has au-
thority to hold. and that he ought
to hold, that the low grade Ignite
in North Dakota do not place the
lands of that state in the category
of coal lands, but that, their
greater value being for agricul-
tural purposes. they should be
patented as agricultural lands.
If the Secretary is disposed to do
this, then | believe that Cnogress
should declare that the lands of
North Dakota are agricultural
lands and should be so patented
l believe what we should enact leg.
islation such as is proposed in my
bill.
Be it enacted, etc. That where
public lands in the state of NORTH
Dakota have been entered in gooc
faith for agricultural purposes,
under the homestead laws of the
United States, and where full re-
quirement of the homestead law is
shown, final proof of such entr,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-19

To bond or not to bond, that is
the question. ...
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-19
Correspondence From Every Part Of the Neghborhood

trict court, under a $4,000 bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
NO TRACE OF ASTOR.
Search Is Still Being Kept Up in West
Indian Waters

New York. Nov. 19.-Many vessels
in the Caribbean sea today are on the
look out for Colonel John Jacob AS
tors steam yacht Nourmahal having
her owner and his son Vincent on
board and which has not been heard
from since she was reported sailing
from Kingston, Jamaica, presumably
for Porto Rico. two weeks ago.
In the interim West Indian waters
have been hurricane swept cables
anxiety for the safety of those on
board the yacht.
Today the cable lines to Porto Rico
were still out of commission. Wire
less apparatus however, is being eX
tensively employed in the effort to To-
cate the Aston yacht
The revenue cutter Algonquin, now
in the Caribbean has been ordered on
the search by the government and
the Wrecking steamer Relief sailed
from New York yesterday to aid in
the quest, while on her way to the
salvage of another vessel wrecked in
West Indian waters.
A cablegram received last night
from Havana, stated that the
Nourmaha1 was in a Cuba port last
week, and sailed for the United States
about November II. Her owner, the
embarked on the French steamer
Add Ell Kader at Santiago, Cuba, for
Europe.
Mr.. Astor's secretary, William A
Dobbyn, doubted the correctness of
these advices He said he was sure
Mr. Aston would have notified him
of any intention to sail for Europe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
Mrs. Emma Land of Parsons De-
serted Husband and Babies.
Ran Away With Star BOarder
But Came to Sudden Grief.
MANS INGRATITUDE.
Husband Followed Pair to Kan
sas City and Jailed Them.
Wife Is Penitent and Wants to
Go Home to Her Babies.

Kansas City, MO. Nov. 19.-With the
arrest of L. E. Evans and Mrs. Emma
Land, both Of Parsons, Kan, another
instance of mars ingratitude to man"
has been revealed by the police. Mrs.
Land and Evans were arrested at 1910
Grand avenue. where they have been
living since Saturday, when they came
to Kansas City from Parsons.
]. H Howser. chief of police of Par
sons, arrived in Kansas City to take
the runaway couple back to Parsons,
on a warrant charging them with
forgery and obtaining money under
false pretenses. The officer. with his
prisoners, left for the Kansas town
shortly after noon.
Husband Followed Erring Wife.
Ira r. Land, husband of the woman.
followed his wife and the interloDer to
Kansas City, arriving Tuesday evening.
He Immediately began to search for his
wife and Evans. and succeeded in find
Ing them at the Colorado House.
Mrs. Land and Evans were immedi-
ately arrested ard both spent the night
In the holdover at police headquarters.
Land told his story to Captain Wal
ter Whitsett.
Befriended the InterIoper.
This man. whom 1 have known for
a long time, and with whom 1 used to
go to school in this city, came to Par
sons about two months ago. said
Land, who is a freight train conduc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
New York stock Market.


Wall St. New York Nov. 19.-STOCKS-
Prices moved upwards quite uniformly in
the opening dealings in stocks which were
yell distributed through the list. Utah
States Rubber l, and Reading New York
Central and Frisco second preferred large
fractions.
The tendency continued upward for
2oo and number of specialties showed
exceptional strength. Realizing in Read
ing and Amalgamated Copper caused a
moderate reaction in United States Steel
slightly below yesterdays close. Amalga-
mated Copper receded over a point to So
Later a number of new stocks came into
prominence. Reading got IA above last
night and Amalgamated Copper returned
to Where 1t left off yesterday. Union Pa
cific preferred advanced "a, General Elec-
trio IL, Westinghouse and Delaware and
Hudson 11z and Pacific Mail, Tennessee
Copper and American Sugar 1.
Selling pressure on Amalgamated Cop
per to below SO was a depressing influence
kuk and Des Moines rose 4ss, the prefer
red, Central Railway of New Jersey and
American Express 5, Louisville and Nash
Vile and Baltimore and Ohio l. Western
Union ran off IA.
Bonds were firm.
The decline proceeded until the buying
of the investment stocks began to exert
an influence. In the interim. United
States Steel American Car and Chesa,,
peake and Ohio went down point and
Great Northern preferred IL. On the rally
Reading was taken freely and reacted
points Lackawanna jumped 10 points.
Lake Erie and Western preferred, New
York. Chicago and st. Louis 21., the sec
ond preferred g. American Ice and Inter
national Harvester ~. The Metal group
still a few points of heaviness in the
railway quarter at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
MRS. READ FA!NTS.
Is Taken From Court Room But Her
Trial Proceeds.

Denver, Colo. Nov. 19.-Just as
Judge Sheafor was about to open
court for the concluding stages of
the Read trial here today. Mrs. Read,
the defendant. tainted and was taken
to an ante-room. She was unable to
reappear for half hour
The attorneys meanwhile submitted
their proposed instructions to the jury
The judge. in his final instructions
which were delivered near noon. di-
rected the jury that. if it found Mrs.
Read unable to distinguish between
right and wrong at the time of her
crime it should acquit her regardless
of the cause of her inability SO 20 dis
tinguish. It was expected arguments
by the attorneys to the jury would
consume several hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19

tor on the Missouri. Kansas & Texas
railroad.
II felt sorry for the man, took him
to my home, got him a. job as a brake
man. He stayed at my place and this
is the result
Although inclined to be stubborn to
all questioning on the part of Captain
Whitsett Mrs. Land finally admitted
that she had been Influenced to leave
her home, husband ard two children
and come to Kansas City with her star
boarder. She also admitted that she
had forged checks aggregating 500 on
her mother. Mrs. Mary E. Metcaf of
Parsons. Most of this money was given
to Evans after the couple got to Kan
sas City.
Woman Says That She Is Sorry.
According to the husband the couple
had about 5000 when they reached Kan
sas City. but when arrested only 81 was
found on Evans, and Mrs. Land de-
clared she had no money.
II am sorry" said Mrs. Land when
she sat in Captain Whitsett's office. II
want to go back to Parsons to see my
babies. If I could only be forgiven for
what I have done I am sure that l
would never do wrong again. 1t was
the influence the man had over me. I
got in so bad at home that L felt as If
had to leave"
Mother Will Prosecute Mrs. Land.
Mrs Land is "a years old. She was
dressed in a long blue coat and big
black hat with long plumes- Her face
was covered with a veil.
Elmer J. Metcalf, brother of the wo-
man, sat in the captains office with
Mrs. Land. He told Captain Whitsett
that his mother would prosecute the
daughter for the check forgeries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
TODAY,s MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Nov. 19.-WHEAT-Firm cables
and continued light receipts in the north
west brought out considerable demand for
wheat during early trading today which
cember delivery was in more active de-
mand than May and the price of former
delivery advanced nearly 1 cent from the
previous close. Opening quotations were
&c to Ac higher with December at $1.oS1s
to $loS1s and May at 81. 05s4 to S1.057s. At
ter touching s10Sd1. 0S1s, December rallied
s1.O61s.
Fear of a squeeze in the December de-
livery held that option relatively strong
all day. Other deliveries were inclined
to drag. At the close the December OPP
ton was up 1ac at $1.0S1a, but May was I'M
changed at $1.055s.
CORN-After experiencing a weak spell
by clear weather in the corn belt the corn
market became firmer because of the
strength of wheat. December opened I'M
changed to &c lower at Coo to 601sc. sold
601gc
The market was heavy the greater part
of the day owing to hammering by pit
traders. The close was easy with Deem
Der 1s@Ac lower at 597s@60c.
OATS-OatS were inclined to be weak
because of selling by scattered commits
sion houses. December opened unchanged
to 1sc lower at 39@391sc to Nc and sold
off to 39d39Ac
was rather weak early in the day owing
to selling by packers. Prices opened a
shade higher to 1211c lower
RYE-Cash: 75G751kc; December, 73c
May. 7611c.
RARLEY-Cash: 5oassc.
TIMOTHY-November $375; March
$40.
CLovER-March. s14so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
BOILED TO DEATH.
Continued from Page one.)

weeping bitterly. 81 know papa was
trying to save my little brother. They
lied in each others arms
There is no doubt about the identi-
fcation of McMullin, but another
body. at first thought to have been
Lewis Gibbs, is thought to be Knoll.
The boys body first identified as Rich
ard Buckles, is the body claimed by
Mrs. Knoll as that of her son.
The fifth body brought to the sur
who went down Saturday afternoon
after the fire broke out. He was
Charles Waite, 35 years old, married,
and was a night boss in third vein.
Waite was lettering about the mouth
of the shaft Saturday when the alarm
of fire came UP from below. Hopeful
Cf getting the men out, he rushed to
the cage.
Nov, men," he said to those at the
hosting apparatus, overhead, '1et her
go down in a jiffy. Well get these men
up in a hurry
He disappeared from the surface
and never came up alive. The hoist
ing engineer, alarmed at getting no
signal, pulled up the cage. 1t was
mpty Waite on descending had
walked off into one of the galleries
That he struggled against great odds
and actually walked into the fire in
which he persisted was evidenced by
the burned condition of the body.
James OConner, a fireman from Chi
cago who is with engine company 40,
sent here to aid in the battle against
the underground flames. emerged from
the main shaft early today and ex-
pressed the belief that the fire would
be extinguished before many hours.
Saw a Pile of Bodies.
O'Conner saw a pile of human bodies
buried in the wreckage of the gallery
running from the main shaft to the air
vent and also saw the bodies lying in
the west vein, where the fire still was
burning.
After the firemen had made their first
descent and had turned a stream of
water into the galleries without leaving
the cage, the fire in the west vein ap-
peared to be raging. This gave rise to
a report that it would be impossible to
struggle further against the fire and
that the mine must be closed.
Mine Inspector James Taylor WIN
yesterday said he and his comrades
would enter the mine or die in the at
tempt, said after he had spent nearly
the entire night in the mine that he be-
Iieved the mine could be explored before
many hours.
I'VE saw lot of bodies in the east
vein of the second gallery" said Fire
man O'Conner in describing his ex-
periences.
I'VE saw bodies in the west vein
also, where the fire is now. We got into
this for distance of so feet and were
able to use the hose effectively. The
bodies we saw were not where we could
get at them. think the fire is prac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
IN ENGLISH STYLE.
A Trial Is Conducted in a French
Court for First Time.

Paris, Nov. 19.-For the first time in
a F'ranch assize court a trial was
conducted today after the Anglo
saxon fashion. This was in fulfillment
cf the wish of Minister of Justice
Eartho, that certain reforms be insti-
tuted including the doing away of the
judges interrogation of the prisoner.
Today the public prosecutor con-
Quoted the examination of witnesses as
is the practice in the courts of the
United States and at the conclusion of
This examination the prosecutor asked
Tor the discharge of the accused on
the ground that the evidence developed
was insufficient.
Deputy Moquillet introduced in the
chamber of deputies today a bill pro-
viding that witnesses in court trials
may have a lawyer present when they
ere examined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19

tically out. Inspector Taylor sent a
company of volunteer workmen into the
mine this morning to repair the ap-
proach to the east vein. The timbers a
few feet from the cage had been burned
OUT
Taylor explored the gallery in which
the fire originated, going in as far as
the walls and burned timbers.
1t was the general opinion of the min
ers about the shaft that bodies could be
taken out before many hours. How
many bodies have been discovered was
not disclosed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
ROB BANK OF $1,000.
Pandits on Foot Are Pursued by a
Posse.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 1.-Two
masked men dynamited the safe in the
Pank of Alleman at Alleman, a small
station ten miles north of Des Moines,
carly today, secured $500 in money
nd escaped towards Des Moines in a
buggy. The rig broke down in the
utskirts of the city and the men fed
CT foot, pursued by farmers and Des
Moines police who had been put on
guard by telephone
Ole Lambie, a constable drove the
rig into the city and was himself ar
robbers are still at liberty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
Kansas City Tive stook aiarkct.

Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. 19.-CATTLE-
Receipts 5000, including 500 southerns
Market steady. Native steers. s4S06S.5G;
southern steers. s3.40@5. IS: southern cows.
s.; 75d4.0 90: native cows and heifers. s.. 25q
s s. st9 3e and feeders So ssso91o; bulls
steers.s 2,006t575; western cows. 81. T5G459
HOGS-Receipts 10000 Market steady.
Bulk of sales. S7756tS.05; heavy. SSG0GS.10;
packers and butchers, T.S5GS. 10; light. s7.45
G7.95; pigs, s600dT.35.
SHEEP-Receipts 5,00a Market steady.
Muttons, s4.25G5.50; lambs. S600G7 so:
range wethers and yearlings, 81 10000;
range ewes, S3.5Od5. %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
Biornson Is Danrerouslv m

Paris. Nov. 19.-The condition of
Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the Norwe-
gian writer is grave. He has been
unable to receive the treatment for
arteric scierosis for which he came to
Paris. His son was summoned to the
bedside today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
Red Gross Relief WORK.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Ernest p.
Bicknell, director of the American Ma
tional Red Cross, who has been sent
to Cherry. ILL.,, to give assistance to
sufferers in the great mine disaster
there, became connected with the Red
Cross work in June, 1908, after hav-
ing been for 10 years general superin-
tendent of the Chicago bureau of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
OKLAHOMA ENjOINED.
State Must Not Interfere With Piping
Out of Gas.

Muskogee, Okla. Nov. 19.-Federal
Judge Campbell has granted an in
junction to the Quapaw Oil & Gas
company, restraining the state officials
from interfering with the piping of
gas from Oklahoma to another state.
As a result of this action a force of
men today began to build a gas line
from Washington county. Oklahoma.
tc Joplin, Mo. The product is to be
Used as fuel for zinc and ore smelling
and industrial plants in Joplin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
New York Produce Market.

New York, Nov 19-CHEESE-Ma Market
firm. State new full cream, special, 1910
171@c; ditto, September fancy, 1619c; ditto
14lA@15S4c; skins. full to special. 6Ql51sc
BUTTER-Marlxet stronger. Creamery
specials, &c. extras, Bic; third to first
2609015c; state dairy, common to finest
25@31c.
EGGS-Market firmer. Western extra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19

first, 3SQs4c; first, 29@32c; seconds, 26G2Sc.
POULTRY--Alive, firm: western chick
ems. Ice; fowls, Ice; turkeys. 1Sc; dressed.
firm: western chickens, broilers, 16G21c;
fowls, 13@15c; turkeys, 17021c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19

Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat sd
higher; corn lad higher.
Second cable: Wheat L63sd higher
corn I'D higher
Northwest car lots today $50, last year
Closing cable: Wheat I'D higher; corn
sd higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19

charities. He is nationally known as
an administrator of relief work on a
large scale. Before going to Chicago
he was for several years secretary of
the board of state charities of In
diana. At the time of the San Fran
cisco earthquake he represented the
Chicago bureau of charities in the
stricken city. doing effective work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
Chicago Produce Nart.et

Chicago, Nov. 19.-BUTTER-Mark
steady. Creameries, 26@301zc; diaries, 24@
CSC.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts 4o17
cases at mark, cases included. 3O1s025c
firsts. 2S1sc; prime firsts. 301ac.
CHEESE-Market firm. Daisies, 16H @
161ac; Twins, 16@161sc; Young Americas,
16M1614c Long Horns, 1ec.
POTAT0ES-Market steady Choice to
. POULTRY-Market easy. Turkeys, 19c;
chickens, PFC; springs, 13c.
VEAL-Market steady. so to 60 lb. WITS,
71a6S1sc; 60 to So lb. WITS, S15@91zc; SIS to
10 Id. WITS, 912Q1111c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
'farket Gossip.

FURNISHED by j. E. Gail, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton ard Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth ST. Phone 4SGl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-19
Kansas City, Nov. 10.
Open High Low Close Yes
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. Mo, Nov. 1s-WHEAT-
a 10; No. 8, 81 O3@1 0S; No. 2 red, 81. 1Sai %:
No. 3, $1.1661.2O
CORN-Market unchanged No. mixed.
No. 8, 5914c.
OATS-Market unchanged No white,
40d42c; No, mixed, 39@4Oc.
RYE-6S@70c.
HAY-Market unchanged. Choice tim
othy. 81 50@12. 90; choice prairie, s9.25@9 so.
BUTTER-Creamery extras, soc; firsts,
2Sc; seconds, &c; packing stock, 211sc
EGGS-Extras, zee; firsts, &c; seconds
and dirties, 1Sc; current receipts, &c +;
southerns, loss off, lac.
CLOSE: WHEAT-December, 81 025s0
1:02A bid; May, $1.02as@L021s sellers; July,
GoRN-December, 57s4c bid; May so5sc
bid; July 60ss@6O1ac bid.