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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
The Y Ranch
Short Count
By FRANK Il. SWEET.
By FRANK q. SWEET.
Copyright. 1908. by Frank H. Sweet.

ONE Of these have been of long
ime-five or six months very likely
and perhaps it might seem a little odd
they should come home. You see, it's
what we call animal instinct. The
poor cattle have discovered in some
way that people are living here now
and that they'll be cared for. So
they're coming home. Don't you think
the idea is very beautiful?'
Eyes, indeed" he assented earnest
y. But he was looking into Der eyes
ind watching the changes Of express
sion on her animated face. And he
was already congratulating himself
that his ranch was only thirty miles
away and that the two intervening
ones were owned by family men. He
would be more neighborly in the fu-
ture. A girl like this ought not to be
very much by herself in such an ex-
posed place.
"Hans Is very competent man." he
said.
Eyes, indeed. He does everything
nearly. The branding came hardest to
him at first, but he is getting accus-
toned to it some, as he has done so
much. He is out branding a new lot
now. always stay near the house
when he does that, it seems so cruel.
But it's necessary, I suppose"
eyes, it's necessary. But l don't
quite understand. thought your I'M
cle's cattle we're already branded"
$50 they were-in his way. But
you've heard how careless he was.
Even his branding is-is-well, shift
less. Why, some Of them have one of
the lines dropping nearly half an inch
below the other. Just think of it,"
flushing with something very like
shame. II told Hans all the country
would be laughing at us. and he's
made a new branding iron, larger
than the other, Of course, to cover the
extra length Of that line. All our new
branding looks neat and regular now,
and-but won't you come and look at
it?" rising suddenly from the ham,
mock and looking at him shyly. I'm
so new to 1t all, and want to learn.
Please tell me all you can. hope
you'll come over real often now.
didn't suppose was a bit lonesome,
but just talking with some one from
outside shows me am"
Bell rose almost dizzily, so great
was the sudden agitation which sent
the blood rushing to his face.
But when they came to the narrow
pen into which Hans drove the cattle
for branding the color left his face as
suddenly as it had come, and in it's
place was an expression which car
ried his gaze swiftly from the cattle
to the girl and then to Hans. But the
girl looked at him trustingly and
Hans with stolid simplicity.
'"That animal instinct for coming
home has been a lot of assistance to
you in rounding up the CATTLE" he
could not forbear saying.
1T certainly has," the girl agreed
"for Hans wouldn't even have had to
leave the valley but for driving other
ranchers' cattle home. He laughs at
me, though, and says the fine grass in
the valley is the instinct that draws
the cattle here. l suppose that does
help some, but-ugh!" as Hans applied
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12

the white hot iron to another flank
and the odor Of burning flesh filed the
air. "It's horrid, cruel! Let's go away
from here soon as we can" Then as
they walked back toward the ham,
mock: "What is your brand and how
many head do you own? That's the
proper question out here on the plains,
! believe. And Of course we ranchers
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

1t isn't so dreadfully hard to restrain
your temper If you are dead sure that
indulging it will cost you your job.
One reason why some people never
talk scandal is because they never
know any.
Probably money talks, but somehow
1t must have small audience, for the
majority of us never hear it.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12
Humor ara Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
Concerning Christina. Presents.

Fathercan. with
much advantage
to his pocket
book, slyly con-
ceal three pairs
Of his Christmas
slippersu next
season, when he
can earn a rep
u t a tion for
thoughtfulness
by making three
of his brothers
down country
happy by be-
slowing a pair
upon each.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12

A Premium.
"Where did Minnie get her new hus-
banda"
"Picked him up in town."
Elbow did she manage it,"
"Looks to me like one she might
have got with trading stamps"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12

I VIA ieiv MAAsMrI
ISlipee Rs ~ ~oUlo
HAVE oekN 4 NeckI
HIS THAT'S SuEe
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12

Oisiiiusionixed.
And now cynic comes to say
That Cleopatra was jay
And that she made her ancient mash
Because she had some ready cash.
Mark Antony, twas not her smile
That made you disregard expenses.
You have been guilty all this while
OF false pretenses.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-02-12

Wise Hostler.
"Bill is eternally brushing off the
horses when there is nothing else to
do. He is model Of industry"
Trying to curry favor with the
bOsS''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-15

j. r. Tracy, of Ellenboro. was
in this city Monday.
j. o. Moore, OF Livingston, was
in Lancaster Thursday.
August Roesch, of Potosi. was
in this city last Friday.
VIM. Drinkwater, Of Livingston,
was in Lancaster Friday.
j. A. Vesperman, of Fennimore,
was in Lancaster Monday.
e. G. Rewey of Platteville, had
business in Lancaster Friday.
Frank Narrower, of Platteville,
arrived in Lancaster Monday on the
noon train.
Mrs. Scott Seymour and son
Harry, of Wauzeka, arrived Saturday
for visit with relatives and friends.
1t is expected that the new single
and double postal cards, bearing
respectively the likenesses of VIM.
Mckinley and George and Martha
Washington, will be issued about the
first of January.
Philip Walker, former resident
of Lancaster and who now lives in
Camp Douglas, arrived last week for
a visit with his mother who has been
seriously i'll. Mr.. Walker is at
present employed as rural mail
carrier.
"A. johnson, of Mccartney, an
inmate of the asylum died Wednesday
evening after brief illness. He
was laid TO rest Friday morning at
Hillside cemetery. He is survived
by several brothers and other relatives
throughout the county.
1t is reported that the state in
spector of creameIies has been in
vestigating conditions in some of our
neighboring cities and has given
certain proprietors notice that they
must either keep the products of their
creameries up to standard of cleanli-
ness prescribed by the state depart
ment or suffer the consequences.
Alfred Duncalf held a very sue
cessful eale Tuesday, despite the cold
weather. All the property sold at
a good price. The Union State bank
purchased the place which is we'll
known as one of the best farms in this
section. Mr.. Duncalf and sister will
make their home in Lancaster. They
will live in the residence vacated
short time ago by Joe Mccoy and
family. We are glad to welcome
them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-15
LOCAL NEWS NOTES


james Watson, of Mifiin, was in
Lancaster Friday.
WIN. Strack. of Mt. Hope, was
in this city Friday.
Tom Dunn was up from Potosi on
business last Friday.
"A. F. Jones, of Prairie du Chen,
had business here Friday.
The boys enjoyed the first skating
of the winter during the past week.
r. A. King and Chas. Graney
were Ellenboro callers at the county
seat Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs G. D. Stevens, of
RhineIander, Wis, we're business
visitors last Saturday.
w. B. Dyer and family are now
living in the residence lately vacated
by Otis Blanchard and family.
Atty. Walter Brennan and DR..
j. 81. Gault were passengers from
Platteville on the noon train Friday.
-Prin. Trainer and Mr.. Flynn, of
the high school faculty, attended the
teachers institute in Montfort Satur-
day.
Richard Matthews is again call
ing on his patrons with the Wilson
Remedies after trip west to look
after his real estate properties near
Gettysburg, S. d.
Miss Bess BARLEY, Of Blooming
ton. visited in Lancaster Thursday
night and on Friday left for Chicago
to visit her brother Mort who is at
'Eendinng dental college.
Judge Clementson and Court
Reporter Morse arrived home Friday
from Darlington where session of
Lafayette county circuit court was
held last week.
The Dodgeville high school
representative in the Lancaster
Dodgeville debate to be held in
January are announced as follows.
Virgil E. Fieldhouse, Elwyn Evans,
Ross Rohr and Phil Trentzsch (alt-
ornate The names of the local
debaters have not been announced.
Rural Carrier Davis Newman
made" his route on foot several
times recently. The entire distance
he covers daily is about twenty five
miles. Mr.. Newman has been max
ing good time by this method how
ever. In one or two of our neighbor-
ing towns the carriers visit their pat
rons on foot quite often.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-12-15

w. G. Kuster and J. G. Dawson,
of Rockville, were in Lancaster on
business Monday
The Kensington Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. j. w. Gibon
Thursday afternoon.
The band concert Saturday night
was we'll attended and all were
pleased with the various numbers.
The Lancaster School band is improv-
ing steadily and is an organization to
be proud of. The boys will put the
proceeds of Saturday evenings enter
tainment into fund which they will
use to buy appropriate uniforms.
"A new fraud has taken the place
of the lightning rod agent. This is
the barb wire fence agent who
proposes to put up a wire fence at
eight cents per- foot. This seems very
cheap to his victim and he readily
signs the contract. When the bill
arrives however he finds that he has
to pay eight cents per foot for each
wire. Our exchanges are sounding
the warning against the fence
swindler in their respective sections
so we pass it on to the country resi-
dents of Grant county, Another
graft, although of different character
than the above, is the chemical stump
remover. The Agricultural college
of the State University has been
recently cautioning to beware Of this
swindle. The stump remover is an
acid which the agent claims has the
power to cause a stump to rot entirely
within thirty days, if used according
! 70 directions. The Agricultural Elk
pertinent Station has put the stuff to
test and proven it fake,
w. ]. Schade is making coli :
slant improvements in his city hall
gymnasium and expects within a
short time to have it as we'll equipped
as the majority of school and college
"gyms." Last week he installed
piece of apparatus by which eight
pupils may swing about in circle at
the ends of as many ropes which
dangle from a firmly fixed common
center. In this way an amusement
device and a valuable "exerciser'
are happily combined which, fact one
can realize only by paying visit to
the gym" and seeing the apparatus
in use. The same sort of combination
is repeated in a jumping horse which
Mr. Schade is at present constructing
and the idea for which he obtained
&c Coney Island. Pc expects to in
stall tug of war outfit, a new punch
ing bag platform and FIVE new Whitley
exercises within a few days and is
also planning on making several
needed improvements in the APP
pearance of the room. It can be
readily seen that there are few buster
men in town than Prof. Schade.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-12-23

The Wahpeton barber shops
will remain open until IL p. m.
Friday night Dec. "a aud will
be opened until noon on Xmas
day.
Write Buttons Business Col
ledge, Fergus Falls, Mimi, for
their special Holiday offer to
all who enroll the we elk follow
ing New Years.
What would make better
Christmas present than a
Stearns and Foster mattres
good the year round, see them
at Estes housefurniture.
RUGS. A few snaps in rugs.
They are all going before
Thanksgiving. w. w. Jamie.
son.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-12-23
CHRISTMAS STAMP A NIGH.
TY FACTOR.

The National Red Cross brings
it's Christmas Stamp to the whole
nation this year. If each American
man, woman and child buys one,
eighty million will be sold, and tn
berculosis work from Maine to
California will be reinforced and
urged forward. The Red Cross is
already an original body; it has
among its members the noblest.
best and most patriotic of men and
women. Surely. with such material
and the resources that are at it's
disposal, the Red Cross of America
should become mighty factor in
the Combat of tuberculosis and the
eradication of the great white
plague.
"May the symbol of the Red Cross
which is International, join the
double cross of the International
for the Combat of
Tuberculosis, and by their com
bined efforts help to subdue the
greatest enemy of human kind
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-12-23

Thelma Perfume at Ritten-
houses.
The Science School closed
last Saturday for two weeks
vacation, the teachers and stud
ents went to their various
homes for the vacation.
Miss Leta R.arkhill princi-
pal of the Hewitt, Mimi,
schools will spend her vacation
at the home of her parents
Supt. and Mrs. Parkhill.
There was large crowd in
town last Saturday, the sleigh
ing is splendid and the farmers
are taking advantage of it to do
their Christmas shopping.
Albert Weis returned the
fore part Of the week from a
couple of weeks business trip
down in Illinois, where he
closed up a few land deals.
The Wynmere Enterprise re-
tires from business with a g t
weeks edition of that paper. Mr..
johnson the editor having turn
ed his subsection list over to
the Pioneer.
Miss Reike of the High
School had the misfortune to
fall and break the small bone
in her lower limb, while skat-
ing at the roller rink last Wed.
nesday evening.
Fountain Pens worth $500,
$3.50, and So 90 your choice ST.
at Rittenhouse's.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-12-23

Christmas Papeteries, less
than wholesale price at Kitten
houses.
Herbert Movius stopped in
town Saturday and Sunday,
while enroute home from the
State "U".
Mrs. ]. ID. Bernier, will be
in Wahpeton for two or three
weeks and will be pleased to
take orders for all kinds of hair
work will also do chiropody.
Phone 29OL.
w. P. Robbins closes up the
old Columbia Restaurant
about Jan, 18th. A. Giles may
occupy it after that date but
has not definitely decided to
do 80.
see anton OllIes ana get a
contract for a tract of land in
the everglades, Florida, you
can get a tract from 10 acres
and town lot to $40 acres and
a town lot contract sells for
$24O at $40 per month until paid.
call for particulars. Ponath
Bldge. 4st. 4O.2w
We have the latest improved
machine for putting tires on go
carts. Tires put on while you
wait. E. c. Estes, house furn-
Usher.
LOST:-Gold Belt Pin with
pink set. Finder return to this
office for reward.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-12-23
Local News Iten1S


Walter Divet of Lisbon,
is visiting at A. G. Divets
Miss Hernenia Hermanson
is home from the l.. of Mime
sofa for the holidays.
The editor and family will
spend Christmas with F. n
Cameron and family in Moor.
head.
IN Tompkins OF the Manka.
to free press is v sitin z his
friend G.. L Parkhill for coup
lie of days.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCabe of
Grafton is here for the holidays
visiting with Mrs. McCab.'s
parents Mr.. and Mrs. ID. E.
Mordon.
Mrs. Lew Rasmussen left
Tuesday morning for Mayville
to visit her sister Mrs. Nelson
Lew goes later and will spend
Christmas.
Mrs. NJ. X. Eckes was
brought home from the hospi-
tai the fore part of the week
and is recovering nicely from
her recent illness.
Mrs. Anna Braun is having
a severe attack of the Quinsy
and her daughter Olivia has re-
turned home from an extended
visit in the Northern part of
the state.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-12-23

Althea Clsaker is home from
Crank Forks, where she is at
tending school. for the HOLIDAYS.
Leta Shaw of Laramore is
the guest of her Uncle and
Aunt Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Har-
ris.
Mrs E. A. Pease, Grand Chief
Of Pyhian Sisters IF Minnesota
stayed over Sunday with Supt.
and Mrs. G. l.. Parkhill.
Mr.. Rounsevill and wife are
occupying the G. e. Wallace
residence during the abs ~ence
of Attorney Wallace and fami-
ly.
Clara Purdon is home from
the Valley City Normal to
spend the holiday vacation
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
James Purdon.
Mr.. Seifert of the Bee Hive
store is again seen behind the
counter in that popular estab.
lishment, after an absence of
several weeks.
The G.. A. II. and w. X. G..
will hold joint installation of
their newly elected officers, in
their hall, Wedensda y eve, jan
uary 9Th. The fanatics of the
above are most cordially invit-
ed to attend.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-12-23
At keen's Drug Store

CHRISTMAS STATIONERY-QEITE SUGG ESTIVE,
ISN'T 1T:
You will surely think so when you fine
papers offering popular prces-from
70 cents to $500 a box. You certainly come
and See for yourself fully describe
them in this limited space and mi light fail o men,
ton just the paper you looking for a just
the price your pocketbook would have it.
OUR HOLIDAY PERFUME LINE
We had in mind several thingsn placing our
holiday perfume line, the paramount considera.
ton being price in conformity with quality. We
have as a consequence holiday lineto submit
your approval which, taking price and quality
reconsideration we believe to be second % none.
1t comprises the daintiest and sweetest perfumes
from the best manufactures. The gift cases in
which they contained of beauty
and we have large vaiety to select from. No
stale odors or antiquated designs We invite you
to inspect this beautiful collection of fine per-
fumes
J. J. Keen, The Druggist
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-12-23

WYE wish to thank you kindly for your past liberal pat
w ronage and patience during the Holiday rush.
Our past success has spurned greater efforts
in securing high class merchandise for our spring and
sumner trade.
In point OF merchandise, facility for display, variety
Of Stocks dependable character vaue for price bealy
to customers have determined let no store surpass
Our dealings during the past few months is graphic
substantiation of this determination
We do just as we advertise, not promise made in
adds that is not ourun by performance. Read our
adds, come in and be convinced.
Again wishing you Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year, we are,
Thankfully yours
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
ARMY DOWNS NAVY
MiddieS Lose Annual Base
ball Game, z to 3.
OUTBATTED AND OUTFIELDED
SOt Until the Eighth Inning Was
the Navy Able 90 Cross the Plate.
Society Folk and High Officials Of
the Army and Navy See the Con-
teSt-seamen Never in IT.

West Point. y. Z. May S-Before
grand stands filed TO overfowing with
society folk and high officials Of both
army and navy, the boys from the Naval
Academy went down 10 defeat before the
Army lads to-day by a score Of Z 10 g
The mi6dies were never in Il, although
they played q plucky game Il was not
Until the eighth inning that they man
aged 20 cross the plate Tor their first run
In the seventh they filed the bags. and II
looked as Il the middieS were about 10
begin showing The soldiers things, but
Wilson went out trying TO reach home
and Hyatt pitched himself out Of q bad
hole. In the ninth they rallied once more.
and found Hyatt FOR three hits. scoring
two runs and having the bags filed, when
Wilson sent a bounder TO Meyer. who re-
tired him. and the game was the Arnys.
The Army lads started things going IN
the second inning with Two hits. which
scored a run, bet It was IN the sixth,
when the Army filed the bags. some very
poor fielding Of the middies assisting. that
Lyman came to the scratch with hit
that cleared the bases
In TIE seventh the soldiers Sound An
derson for three hits. but could only
bring one across Two more OF Lam
phier. who replaced Anderson in the
eighth. gave the Army their final score
Score.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
svANBERG THE CHAMPION.
Swede 8resfIeS Title from ST. Yvea
kn Chicago Marathon.

Chicago. May 8--The worlds Mara
thon laurels this afternoon passed from
France TO Sweden. as they had PASSED
from Italy 10 France and America 70
Italy.
John Svanberg. the Swedish champion.
ran away from the field IN the second
international Marathon race at The White
Sox baseball park, finishing kour laps
ahead OF little Johnny Hayes. Fred AD-
pleby. the Englishrnan. was third. Svan-
berg's time was 2:9S:11 Is. and Is several
minutes behind the record
Henry ST ives. the French champion.
and Tom Longb0at both quit The racs
when little more than half run 81 Yves
collapsed while IN the lead and was car
ried from the track BY his trainers He
had developed a foot blister. At the end
Of the sixth mile he vas burning the
track. with & comfortable margin ahead.
When ST. Yves quit ID the sixteenth
mile the Swede jumped into the lead and
never lost it
MaIoney was fourth; simpson, ffth,
and Thibeau, sixth
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30

The Cherrydale Athletic Club defeated
the Dominion a c. yesterday BY Il . I.
Payne allowed but three hits Score:
Doniuioas. s................-. s1ooAI IS
che--Jisle- le----.------------- 5 ia IA p
The Cherrydales would ike to arrange
games for Tuesdays, Wednesdays. Thurs
days. and Fridays during June and July.
Address 7. a R TAFT. manager, r r
D. No. 1 Washington, D. c. The Cherry
dales VIII meet the strong BradbUn Ath-
letic club this morning and the Glen Echo
Athletic Club n the afternoon On Mon
day they win play the Glen Echo team.
at 40 ?. n
The newly organized team OF the West
Street Presbyterian Church played the
Newarks, Of St AIbans, q sevsn-inning
game yesterday on the latteT's ground.
and won BY s score Of ; 70 2 A feature
Of the game was the pitching Of Loomas,
for the West Streets. and the good field
ing behind him Score:
West stTeet- -
Uunptre-Zed 4. Co7p
The woodland Athletic Club plays the
Silver Spring club at Silver SPnng Mon
day. All teams in the District OF vicinity
desiring games address II. I. Haignt.
IIO0 street northwest.
The Rockville baseball club VIII give
a picnic and VIII play two games Of bah
with the Gaithersburg club at the Fair
Grounds Monday. May 81. Gates open at
u o'clock. Game called At ? O'Clock Dia-
raoud, the former Georgetown pitcher.
VIII be pitted against the local boys and
a warm contest IS expected
The Washington herald., 1909-05-30
THE SCHEDULE
WILL HAVE JOINT GAMES.
Y. NJ. c. A. and Southeast Club En-
ior Athletic Contests.

Camp Good VIII IS to be the rendezvous
Of the !. n c. A. boys and the new
branch called the Southeast Club to
morrow.
The forenoon wiz be devoted 10 handf-
cap athletic events for which prizes VIII
be offered. and the competition between
the Two branches for the team trophy will
be close TIE events VIII be the I0o-yard
dash. 2z5-yar6 dash. 4ie-yari -un. one
mile run. three broad jumps. and throw
inS the baseball. There viii also be a
three-cornered relay race between the
Southeast Glib. the Y II. c. a employed
boys. and the 7. n c. A schooIhoys.
At noon lunch hour free lemonade viii
be dispensed. and the boys VIII listen TO
a few Memorial Day remarks by John
4 Sleman, u. chairman Of the boys
we=z committee OF the Y. n c A
IN the afternoon there viii be 8 base
ball game between the Southeast Club
and the Central I. II. c. A boys
All members Of both institutions have
been promised swim IN the I 81. c. A.
pool at the conclusion OF the outing.