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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12

FIRE IN HOUSE
Home Of E. 4. noverson Demo|.
ished by Fire--Furniture De-
stroyed But Hard Work
Saves Building

A destructive fire ragged for a
short time, on the north side of
town, last evening.
It occurred in one of C. E. Bar
ber's residences occupied by Mr..
Hoverson and family. It was
started at about 9:15 p. m. by one
Of the little girls dropping a
lamp. Before anything could be
done to retard its progress the fur
niture in the Dining room and
parlor, including a fine piano had
been utterly ruined and the house
left in such condition that it will
be necessary to replaster it.
After the alarm had spread and
help came. the fire was gotten under
control in about an hour by the. use
Of fire extinguishers and water.
The little girl who dropped the
lamp which started the blaze,
showed a great deal of presence of
mind in Immediately running into
an adjoining room and getting
some of her younger brothers and
sisters, who had gone to bed, out
Of the house, carrying the youngest
child over to Mr.. Salzman's.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12

NOTICE FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that on
the 23rd day of February, A. D.
1909, special election Of the
voters of the village Of Beach,
Billings county, North Dakota,
will be held at the city hall in the
said village Of Beach, for the pur-
pose Of determining upon the ques-
tion Of issuing bonds of the said
village in the sum Of Three Thous-
and ($3. 100000 Dollars; said bonds
to be made payable in ten years
from the date Of issue for the pur-
pose Of paying the outstanding in
debtedness of said village and for
the further improvement Of the
streets and alleys and to purchase
additional fire apparatus. Said
donds to be of the denomination of
One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars
each and to bear interest at the
rate of six percent per annum until
paid, interest payable annually.
Ballots to be used at this election
shall be, Of the usual form and shall
read "ForBonding, yes; For Bond
ing, No."
Election will begin at nine o.
flock a. m. and close at five o o'clock
p. m. of the same day.
Dated at Beach, North Dakota,
this 4th day Of February, A. D.
1909. By order Of the Trustees Of
the Village Of Beach. y
GEORGE MCCLELLAN.
Acting Clerk.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
CHAS. STAPLES
TAKEN BACK
Did Not Make Good His Escape
and Was Taken Back TO Dick
inson to Answer for Crime
Committed at Medora

''The only way they will get me
back to Dakota will be, dead. :"
According to the Billings
Gazette, the foregoing was the
declaration that was made by
Charles H. Staples, wanted at
Dickinson to answer to the charge
of stealing rig and selling it at
Medora. Nevertheless, Stpales was
a pretty lively corps when he was
taken through Glendive last Satur-
day. on a train, in costudy of
Sheriff Welsh of Dickinson.
Staples is described as being an
all around bad man. He is said to
have criminal record in several
states. He was in trouble in
Montana, both at Billings and
Park City. While under arrest
in the latter city he assaulted an
officer in his cell and, would prob
ably have killed the latter had not
other offers arrived on the scene.
A reward Of $50 was offered at
Dickinson for his arrest, and this
reward was won by Officer LaVelle
of the Billings force. Staples said
he hoped LaVelle would fall dead
when the reward was paid to him.
The officers had to watch him con-
stantly for fear he would commit
suicide. He once tried to grab
form the jailer's hand cup of
germ killer, with which the Jail
hunks were being doped
The governor Of North Dakota
made requisition for.-the removal
Of the prisoner from Montana,
which requisition was honored by
Governor Norris and served by
Sheriff j. A. Welsh of Dickinson.
Sheriff Welsh says that Staples
real name is Frank Smith. He
has long criminal record in the
west and has been in San Qulentin,
California, and atvarious state pen
itentiaries Of the west. Staples
as he was known in Billings, hired
livery rig at Dickinson and drove
to Medora, where he sold the team,
buggy and harness and received a
payment down on the rig. He
was arrested and given a. prelim-
mary hearing and bound over to
the district court. While he was
in the county Jail awaiting trial,
he managed to escape and was gone
about three months before he was
captured again in Billings.
Staples made his escape from
Sheriff D. F. Harton Of Dickinson,
who was predecessor to Sheriff
Welsh.-Glendive Review.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
ST. PAUL MARKET REPORT

ST. PAUL MARKET REPORT
Clay, Robinson & Co., reports the
market at South St. Paul as fol-
lows:
With moderate receipts of cattle
here today the market on all desir-
able butcher stuff and beef steers
ruled strong to 10 higher than last
weeks close, while the plain and
medium kinds held about steady,
best beef steers selling up to $500,
with fair to good kinds from $4. Is
to $5.25, plain and medium kinds
$4.25 to $3.50. while good to choice
cows and heifers ranged from
$4.M to $3.50, with fair to good
kinds $3.50 to $3.75, plain and med
ium kinds $2.75 to 1925, Gamers
and cutters $1.75 to $2.35. butcher
bulls brought $3.50 to $4.00, best
veals $3.50 to 5000, common and
heavy kinds $3.50 to $3.50. There
was a light supply of stockers and
feeders and everything showing
quality and weight sold fully 10
cents higher, while plain and med
iumkinds held about steady with
last weeks decline, best fee ders
selling up to $4.75 with fair to
good kinds &.00 to $3.50, plain
or medium kinds $3.50 to $3.75,
good to choice stockers ranged from
3.65 to 1885, fair to good kinds
from 1925 $3.65. common and off
colored grades $3.50 to $500.
stock heifers and feeding COWS 81. Is
1925, feeding bulls $2.S5 to $3.50.
With light receipts Of sheep the
market held about steady with last
weeks close, best fat lambs selling
up to 81. Is, yearlings bringing
from $500 to $500, wethers $500
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
DIVERSITY YOUR FARMING

DIVERSITY YOUR FARMING
That we are not getting the crop
now that we did in former years
everyone must admit and that the
time is past when we can keep on
taking plant food from the soil
without returning anything in the
way of fertilizer.
How foolish it is for a person to
trust everything to one crop and
then if that fails nothing can be
done except to fall back on that
little bank account that was stored
up for old age or else put q mort
gage on the farm.
Diversified farming means this
to the average North Dakota farm
er; to change his methods and
adopt a better system Of farming
than he has heretofore used.
Now have heard some people
saying no hoeing or peddling a
little Of this or that to market, so
long as l can take my team and
go to the field and do a days work
and then in the fall hand my crop
to the elevator, receive the money,
and then have nothing to do all
winter except my chores and to
have a good time.
This very narrow and one sided
view Of the subject as every fair
minded person will admit after
studying conditions as they are.
Diversified farming means that
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
CHURCH NOTICE

During the month of February
there will be preaching on the first
and second Sundays, at 11:15 a. m. ,
in the old school. We would like
you to come and worship with us,
if you do not worship anywhere else
on these days. We extend to one
and all a cordial and earnest in.
vitation. Our Sunday School
meets every Sunday at 1890 a. m.
Our Young Peoples Society at z p.
m. Come and join us in all of
these services.
Alex. Douglas, Pastor.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
Sen. McCuMbER
WORKING HARD
Says That Letters From His Home
State Expressing Ideas Along
This Line Are Of Great
Assistance

Bismarck, Nd, Feb. 10.-Sena-
tor Leutz, who presented the con-
current resolution that has been
adopted relative to giving full title
to homesteaders in the coal and
land belt, has written Senator
McCumber with. reference to this
matter and has received the follow
ing letter in reply:
II beg to acknowledge receipt of
your favor Of Jan. 80, and am glad
that my action in trying to relieve
our settlers Of the annoyance of
having their land patents held up,
meets your approval. l am also
very glad to get your letter putting
such a clear light on the matter.
/ will use the same before the COM
mittee when the matter comes up.
cannot see how we could grant
the surface Of the earth to a man
for one purpose and retain the coal
deposits where conditions exist as
they do in North Dakota, with coal
only a few feet under the ground.
In the regular mining and noun
famous districts, where the coal is
hundreds Of feet under the ground,
that condition does not exist. /
certainly will use my best efforts
along that line and letters like
yours materially assist in present.
ing the matter"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
GREETING OF THE CONGREGA
TIONAL CHURCH

GREETING OF THE CONGREGA.
TIONAL CHURCH
To our friends and the general
public.
The time has come when we can
use all the money that has been
subscribed for our new church.
The mill work, costing nearly
81, 600, has been shipped and is ex-
pected here Immediately. Will
those who have kindly agreed to
help us do SO as soon as possible, SO
that we can go right ahead with
the work on the building. Any
one who has not yet subscribed
anything for this worthy enter
prize, and who feels that he would
like to help us can find an oppor.
tunity at this time to do so.
This building is a public necessity
in our growing town Of Beach.
We gratefully acknowledge the
generous aid that has already been
given and heartily thank ou,
friends for the same. But we still
need more. Will you assist us!
The money may be left at the
Golden Valley State Bank or given
to Mr.. Charles johnson or Mr.. j.
L. Jordan.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
SENTINEL BUTTE
COMEDY co.
Present "A Cheerful LIAR" il
Beach to a CroWed House =
Did Justice to the Play
and Are Due Much Credit

The Sentinel Butte Comedy COM
pany presented the play IA Cheer
full Liar, Fat the Beach opera house
last Friday night. The Sentinel
Butte people did justice to the
play and were greeted with an
overf1owing house. j. L. Hutch
ins. who took the title role, did ex-
ceptionally we'll, and his wife, as
Flora Boomer, took we'll with the
audience. In fact every member
Of the company did justice to their
part and were heartily applauded.
The following is the cast: Hast
ings Hussel, justice of the peace,
j. L. Hutchins. Randolph Dear
born, ]. B. Linger. Gene Boomer.
Geo. McCloskey. Rev. Ezra Stig-
gins, Tom Smith. Guy McGuffin,
C. S. Bennett. Flora Boomer,
Mrs. L. ]. Hutchins, Birdie
Sweetlove, Mrs. c. R McCloskey.
Lucretia prigigns, Mr.. C. R. Nc
Closkey.
A dance was given after the
show and a good crowd stayed to
trip the light fantastic.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
AGRICULTURAL CuLLEGE HALF
MINUTE TALKS

MxxN ~ j = xkAAN0
Try a small piece of clover this
spring. We would recommend that
in the eastern part of the state it
be sown at the rate Of Is to 13
pounds per acre with barley for a
nurse crop. In the western part of
the state, or wherever the soil is
apt to be dry, sow without nurse
crop, and do not skimp the seed.
Station Bulletin No. 80 is out.
Prof. w. B. Richards of the AMI
NAL Husbandry department is edi-
tor. Send your name in and ask to
be placed on the regular mailing
list. Other good bulletins will be
issued later, and you will want
them.
Do not purchase trees, shrub
berry, and seed corn grown in states
farther to the south than Mime
sofa. You may get good results,
the chances are you will lose both
time and money expended.
Golden Dent and Minnesota
showed up very we'll at the North
Dakota corn show.
Buy your seed corn on the ear; (;
get it from home dealers, or as
near home as possible; test it
each ear Of ito see if it will
grow. Plant it a to 6 kernels to
the hill. -,-'-e----- =, '--'-''%-----
Try this crop rotation: Wheat,
oats, barley, clover, wheat, wheat,
corn.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
M'CuMbER'S BILL
IS FAVORED
Settlers Who Have Homesteaded
Land in the Coal Reserves
May Get Full Title TO
Their Lands

Washington, Feb. 9.-The senate
committee on public lands has
agreed to report favorably on Sen
the land department to issue patents
to settlers on lands which have
been withdrawn as coal areas.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12

NOTICE There will be a meet
ing of the Republican County Gen.
tral Committee at the court house
in Medora, N. D., at 2 o'clock p.
M, Friday, Feb. 10th, 1909. A
full attendance is requested
'Harve Robinson, Chairman.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12

FOR SALE: Eggs from thor
oughbred Plymouth rocks.-Spring
Creek Poultry Farm, w. S. Mar
vim, proprietor, Sentinel Butte,
N. Oak. 13tf
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
Report Of the Condition Of the.,,
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK

seSusVpVuN " NIuO OVuVUlUVU W luO000
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
at Beach .a the State Of North Dakota at
RESOURCES
Loans and DISCOUNTS 8 42,s78,58
overdrafts. secured and unse-
variants. Snasal stocks tax certificates. '@'0'
claims, etc. 2l6.86
Banking house. furniture and
pns aef1o9s- from banks: s.eo5 ''7o'Se
Checks and other cash
oasSn 's 1.sls.sS dGs.@ sole6l
Total IS 5e.944.o2
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in = 100000
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid 765.58
Indiv. deposits subject
ne%sna s1 snsfes certlficates Of s''S'''o
Time certificates of -
deposit s.B5s.O6
Sotes and cbniks bilia se.d,sconnted sos Ns SM
Total IS 58,94i.o2
State s'n9,nt1 Or y SGrth %,ttinaa Dakota SIS:
I, r. r. Morrow, cashier of the above
above statement is true to the best Of my
knowledge and belief. II. E. Morrow,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of February. 1909.
w. Brinton,
Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
Alfred L. Martin.
O. X. Barber, Directors.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12

70 to $500.
20 sale today the
Slly steady with
s;sales ranging
Che bulk selling
s.:ht hogs being
S. s5.S5, mixed
: hers Sc. 10 to
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12

to $5.25, ewes
With 5000 hoE Z
market ruled gel
last weeks clos
from $50 to 60
at $5.s5 to $500,
quoted from ST.
$3.50 to $6.10,
$780,.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-01
The Fight on Mccumber.

Referring to a lengthy attack on
Senator McCumber. recently pub
llshed by the Minneapolis Journal.
the Wahpeton Globe-Gazette, of the
senator's home town. says:
The ridiculous part of the Journal
correspondents story is that he
claims that the Minnesota and Wis
consln senator's are powerless to do
anything toward tariff reduction on
account of McCumber's vote. just
as though that, because McCumber
supports one principle, they must
do likewise. The fact is that the
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa
senator's. because of longer service
and national prominence, are in a
position to influence legislation
more than McCumber is. Any action
of McCumber can i'm no way affect
them.
About three weeks ago the Jour-
nal correspondent sent out story
along the same line as the one pub
lished this week i'm the Globe
Gazette, and this paper commented
upon it at the time. The tariff on
wheat seems to us to be of uncer-
tain benefit To the producer at the
present time. as this country is ex-
porting wheat every year. and the
price is, to a certain extent at least,
fixed in Liverpool Senator Nc
Cumber. however, stated his position
on this matter very clearly in an in
terview about ten days ago, when he
showed that it was only a matter of
a few years when we will be import
ers of wheat rather than exporters,
and then high tariff will give the
farmers of the northwest the protec-
ton they will want. McCumber's
idea is that before the tariff is again
revised the northwest will be CLAM
oring for a high tariff on its pro-
ducts, if they don't get it now. and
he evidently thinks that getting it
now will do no harm.
We wonder if the Washington let
tiers are not the beginning of care
fully planned campaign by certain
Minnesota and Wisconsin interests
10 defeat McCumber for his re-elec-
tion next year. The Minneapolis
journal represents the mill and ele-
vator interests of Minnesota. The
elevator interests of Minnesota and
Wisconsin are and always have been
opposed to the senator on account
of his energetic fight i'm favor of
protecting the grain-growers of the
northwest by means of an act of
congress providing for the federal
inspection Of grain.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-01

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department Of the Interior.
U. 5. Land Office at Bismarck, N ID
June III, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
JOSEPH KRAFT.
OF Marie. North Daokta. who,
on December H. 1907. made
Hometead Application No 1880
tSerial No. Ni3ll), for southeast
quarter of northeast quarter. east
half of southeast quarter and south
west quarter Of southeast quarter Of
Section 4, Township l33 north,
Range "a west Of Fifth Principal
meridian, has filed notice of inten-
ton to make final Communication
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described. before |. "A. Meath
erby United States Commissioner
at Linton. North Dakota. on the
third day of August. 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses
Paul Sengcr. of Marie. N. ID.
Wendelin Rurkhardt, of Marie. N. 10
John kesch. of Marie, N. u.
Jacob kuntz. of Marie, N. ID.
M. III. JEWELL. Register.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-01
Anniversary Picnic

The editor of the Record last Mon
dav attended the picnic of the Swed-
lsii Lutheran congregation, about
three miles east of Rraddock. The
Ipicnlc was III the nature of a celebra-
tl9n Of the twcnty-ffth anniversary
OF the settlement of what is now the
l;raadocS ncighborhood. The cxer-
ciscS took place in a grove of cotton
woods and box elders on the farm of
MrAH Peterson, who settled there
III u L The grove is only ten years
old hat the trees are large enough,
and tIe& ar sufficiently numerous, to
shelter a gathering of two or three
thousand people There was a good
sized crowd present. The ladies
brought baskets filled with ealables,
and there WIS a plentiful supply for
everybody, and some to spare. Aft
er Dinner there vas speaking in the
grove The opening talk was made
hN MI II ". Alien, of l,raddock, "A
former treasurer Of I.mmons coun-
IT, whp has lived IN that ncighlonr
hood SINCE The early days. A talk
was also made hy the writer, and
then the auction sale Of articles for
the benefit nf The church was begun.
a gaelsized sum for the church
treasury WA ecmred from the auc-
ton The exercises were inter
spersed with music. The lutheran
people up there have one Of the
prettirst churches in the county, and
they have reason for their pride in
it, These plcn!cS are a good medium
for the nld-timers and the newcom-
ers TO meet and get acquainted.
Those Mho came here within the last
few years have an opportunity to
learn thecNperience of the early set
tiers, and they lind that almost with
out exception, those who have stuck
TO the country are in comfortable
circumstances. 1t seemed strange
to the writer @ see the bows and
girls who hadn't got beyond the
barefoot stage Of existence, and the
girls Who were in short dresses,
when the Record man lived in that
country. n0N young men and Wo-
men, some Of them taller than their
parents. surely, We're this not de-
sirable region in which to make
homes, the early corners would not
have put in a quarter Of a century
here and brought up their children
here. Nothing compelled them TO
stay in North Dakota; and the fact
that many Of them have made
Emmons counts their abiding place
for almost a generation is positive
proof that North Dakota has all the
good ulaliiies the pioneers have
claimed for it.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-01
The FOURTH AT nAzELTON.
The Eagle Win Loudly Scream 10
Our Neishbor Town Next Satur.
day, the 80 Day OF July.

Relay race, two miles; each rider
allowed four horses: SIS. $40, SIS.
Pony race: sl2. IS, s..
Horse race: So, IS, So.
Judges to decide upon the eliei-
olllty Of all entries. Entrance fee
ten per cent of purse. Three en-
tries or no race. Judges T. p.
Lee, George Suverly, VIM. Baxter
Mems foot-race, 100 yards. IS. So.
81.
Boys foot race. 100 yards: So.
50, ST.
Girls foot-race: So. 81. 81.
Broncho Busting; free to all
riders. and anybody's horse ridden.
Best exhibitions take the purses:
SO, 50. Three contestants or no
contest.
Baseball game; good clubs. The
parse divided go and 40 per cent.
Potato race. SloO, 75c.
Wheelbarrow race: sl.5o, 75c.
Band music all day.
Grand bowery dance all afternoon
and evening. In case of rain the
hall will be used.
Committee ON music Mrs. II. A.
Armstrong, Mrs. l.. b. Hoagland
and j. r. Snyder.
Master of Ceremonies l.. III.
Briggle.
Good speakers have been engaged
for the occasion.
Fireworks in the evening.
Everybody come and have good
time.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-01
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
Y >, Land Office at Bismarck N ~
Notice is herelN gwen that

Notice is hereby gwen tina,
ANTON SCHNEIDER
VI Strasburg, North Dakota, Who.
on February "a. 1907. made Home
stead Entry No. ,,13li lserial No.
V97os). for the east half of The
southeast quarter Of Section II,
Township III north, Range Is w,s,
OF the Fifth Principal Meridian. has
filed notice of intention to make
final communication proof. to estab
l'sh claim to the land above DIES
crlbed. before r. q. Rocks, Clerk of
District Court Of Emmons county.
North Dakota, at Linton, North Ia
kota. ON the fifth day of August.
1859.
Claimant names as witnesses
Franz Schmierer, of Strasbury. MD.
Anton Hulm. of Strasburg. MD.
Valentin Dosch, of Strasburg, N. ID.
Slavery Rohrich. of Strasbnrg. N. ID.
NJ. n. JEWELL. Register.