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The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
J. w. MILLER A COMMODORE
Commander of Naval Militia Commits
stoned by Governor.

SIOAcU Oy 0OFoFuOTs
Adjutant General Nelson Fl. Henry
announced Monday night that Cover
nor Hughes had approved the organ
ization of new signal division of the
state naval militia in Rochester with a
membership of seventeen.
With the addition of the new signal
division, the End and 3rd Separate Di-
visions, located in Rochester and Buff
falo, respectively, have been united in
a new battalion, designated as the
3rd, thus increasing the strength of
the naval militia to three battalions
and entitling it to be commanded by
commodore. Captain Jacob w. Mill
er, of New York and Morristown, co m
mander Of the naval militia, was COM
missioned Monday.by Governor Hughes
as commodore of the naval militia
forces
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
women's Employment society VIII
Celebrate Next Week.

Women's Empioyment society VIII
Celebrate Next Week.
In celebration Of its thirty-seventh
anniversary the Women's Employ
ment society will hold birthday
party and sale at the Morristown
Field club on Thursday, February
oath, from ten until one O'Clock.
The following poetry has been COM
posed and is used on an invitation to
the affair:
A birthday party we surely must give,
If this. our society's really to live.
1t is very old, that's certainly true.
But each year its work is needed anew.
Ask the women it helps as the years 60 by,
Their voices would rise in unanimous cry.
1t often has kept the roof DER my head, I"
So the party is given for you.
We hope you will come, and propose if you
You will have an agreeable time.
There'll be good things to eat, (
We hope they will be regular treat.
OF course there will be something to buy.
To this unselfsh party we hope you will
fly.
So we send to each this little sack,
Please either se, or bring it back
With SO many coins as years yOu are old
And if You confess 70 more years than are
true
And spirit to help us takes hold of you
The deed done for Charity's own sweet sake
To your own conscience no burden need
make
You Will be welcomed with greetings most
Don't fail to come to this birthday party.
Accompanying each invitation was
tiny silken bag in whichz,to place
the coins.
The officers Of the society ares First
directress, Mrs. Philander B. Pierson !;
second directress, Miss Lidgerwood !;
secretary, Miss Meta Fl. Lord; treas
urer, Mrs. Frederick W. Merrell man
ayers, Mrs. Thomas G. Bushnell, Miss
G. Robertson, Mrs. James Douglas,
Mrs. Harold e. Griswold, Mrs. Frank
lin B. Dwight, Miss Mary B. Pitney,
Miss H. G. Robertson, Mrs. Wynant
Vanderpool Miss Shaw, Mrs. Alex
ander Torrance, Mrs. Philip Fl. Cooper
and Miss Elizabeth N. Little.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
Arrested as :. Black Hand ;, members.

Arrested as ~ Black Hand - Members.
Two Italians who gave their names
as Charles and Tony Coin and said
they were from Chicago were arrested
Sunday night by Roundsman Rolf and
Officer Burney on complaint Of Tony
Desemar and another Italian as being
" Black Hand " members. Desemar
said that without any proyocation one
of the men pulled a revolver on him.
A Baby Hammerless was found on
Tony Coin but his brother had no
weapon. A small tobacco bag contain
ing ten 38-calibre bullets was found in
the snow outside of police Headquart-
ers Monday morning and it is thought
it was thrown there by Charles Coin.
They claimed they were net members
of the Black Hand" Both of the
men were held in default of $500 bail
to await the action of the grand jury.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
Are ). Rats ;, sanitary 2

In the crusade against microbes and
germs Of all kinds no one has yet had
the temerity to take up the matter Of
salesladies adjusting the "rats " and
other adornments in their hair and
then handling articles Of food. Are
s'rats . sanitary"
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
Trolley Line co Continue.

1t seems probable that the traction
company will pass the Lackawanna
station through Morristown, and as
the Sire estate, of Morris Plains, has
accepted the findings of the commits
sion appointed to assess the value Of
its frontage over which the trolleys
will pass there seems to be no obstacle
for the continuance of the line from
Mt. Tabor.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
MILLIAM GREY MITcHELL.

William Grey Mitchell, for a number
of years resident of Morristown, died
at his home in South street Saturday
after a lingering illness, in his seventy
ninth year. He leaves one daughter,
Mrs. John MacIntyre, who lives adj
joining, and another daughter, who
ives in California, son and his wife.
He was Scotchman by birth and had
lived an eventful life. In his early life
he lived India, and after coming to
this country had charge of large coun.
try places. He was in the florist busi-
ness here.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
HOW Is This one Z

Street Commissioner Howard J. Cole
saw Simmer" Cook passing the mu-
nicipal building Thursday and he re-
marked -" Well, If that Cook dis
covered the north pole he could
"ehinner. ~
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
OBITUARY.
MRS. wILLIAM WALLACE COOK.

Mrs. William Wallace Cook, Of
Whippany, died on Saturday morning
about eleven o'clock. She had been
illfor some time but the end came
suddenly and very quietly, while her
husband was alone with her. Mrs.
Cook had hosts of friends who have
expressed their sympathy in many
ways during her six months or more
of illness.
Besides her husband and daughters,
Miss Helen and Mrs. Charlotte Snow
den, she leaves several brothers and
sisters. Johnson and Edward Ball and
Mrs. Emile Day, Of Butler, and at her
former home, Balls Crossing--her
stepmother, Mrs. Henry Ball, and
brother, Harry, and youngest sister,
Julia Ball.
She was a charter member in the
Woman's Missionary society organized
in 1885 and about to observe its twen-
ty-fifth anniversary on March 17th.
She was the organizer of the Ladies'
Aid society Of the Presbyterian church,
and its first president, and a teacher
for many years in the Sunday school,
and a Home Department visitor.
The funeral services will be held at
her late residence, to-day, at 2 p. m.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES

OF the above fifteen Q5) deaths in
January one case came from Dover to
Memorial hospital and died while
there.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15

e. LeCIerc V0gt was taken home
III last night, but is much better To-
day.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
EDWARD A. LUCAS.

Edward A. Lucas, a well-known
young Morristonian, son of Edward
Lucas, died at his home on Speedwell
avenue. yesterday morning after an
illness of several months. He was a
plumber by trade and was member
OF the Knights of Columbus. His wife,
formerly Miss Elizabeth Gahan, sur
wives him.
Funeral services will be held at the
Church of the Assumption to morrow
morning at $50 O'Clock.
The Morris County chronicle., 1910-02-15
Board of Health Meets.

The January meeting of the Board
of Health was held on Monday even
ing. Only routine business was trans
acted. The January report of vital
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18
Chance for Waterworks

Manager Chrysler of the Beach
Electric Co. feels quite jubilant
over the quality of the water in
the we'll al the plant. He cleaned
the big boiler the other day and
was delighted beyond measure to
find that it contained not a parti-
Gle of scale from the water used.
This demonstrates beyond cavil
that the water is soft, and as
there is apparently an inexhauti-
BILE supply. there is every reason
for the belief that before this
time next year this we'll may be
serving the better portion of the
city. With an assured supply Of
good water. it would not be a
difficult matter to start the nu-
cleus of a waterworks system and
begin cutting down the exorbitant
insurance premiums. If the city
is not in a financial condition to
do this, it could easily be done by
a private company after securing
a franchise from the city. Beach
is becoming too big and too good
to be without a water system.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18
THAT SCHOOL
LAND SALE
sday, January 26, is the Day
on Which the School Land in
Billings County will be Sold

The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. school
land sale for Billings county will
be held at Medora on January
26th. The land commissioner of
North Dakota at Bismarck has is
sued notices to that effect, and
the same will he published in the
Chronicle next week. This is the
last sale of school lands in
North Dakota that will be held
before the fall Of 1911.
The land to be sold in Billings
county is all located in the
Golden Valley and has been ap.
praised at from $40 to $50 per
acre. The land included is all
from township 137 south of Beach
to township l42 north of Beach
and includes ranges l04. 1o5 and
l06. There are twenty-five and
a half sections, or 80 descriptions,
as the land will be sold in quarter
section tracts. There will proba.
bly, be some very spirited bidding
at Medora on the date of sale,
and maximum price for school
land in North Dakota will proba.
bly, be established.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18
Methodist at Trotters

Last Saturday Rev. j. M. Tay-
lor, Sunday school missionary for
the Methodist church of North
Dakota, drove out to the rrot-
ters neighborhood and held SER
vices in the home of C. A. Hub
bard, and organized a Sunday
school. Mr.. Taylor also appoint
ed Rev. H. w. Culbertson, a
homesteader in that community,
as pastor of the field there, and
Mr.. Culbertson will organize a
circuit, preaching in the school
houses both north and south of
Hubbard's. Other Sunday schools
will be organized as soon as the
school houses are finished and
available for Sunday services.
Mr.. Taylor also announced a
series Of revival meetings in
these school houses as soon as the
weather will permit and the build
ings can be secured. The Metho.
dist hope to organize churches and
establish permanent work in
these communities, making Trot.
ters the head Of the circuit.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18
Victims Of Robbery

Dickinson Post, Nov. lS.-
Frank Quale and j. A. Werteman,
two threshers who reside at
Beach, were the victims of rob-
berry near this city few days
ago. They were at their shack
south Of town when two men,
whose names could not be
learned, made an attack on them.
One of the men seized a shotgun
and clubbed Quale over the head
with it, rendering him unconscious,
while the other struck Werte-
man with a club, which rendered
him senseless. The two attacks
were made simultaneously. The
two robbers then rifled the clothes
Of the unconscious men, but Sc
cured only few pennies. Werte-
man had an ugly cut about the
eyes and cheek, while Quale was
badly bruised and cut about the
head and chin. The two men
came to the city, where Dr..
Bowen dressed their injuries and
they left for home. The case was
reported to the sheriff, but the
assailants could not be found.
The two men had been hanging
about the shack and had occa-
sionally been given something to
eat by their victims.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18
Corn Contest, November %

The corn contest will be held in
the schoolhouse at Sentinel Butte
on Monday night, November
28th. 1910.
All corn exhibits should reach
Sentinel Butte before Nov. 9th.
School children having corn may
leave same at Chronicle printing
Office if it is difficult to send it
to Sentinel Butte. 1t must be
left at Chornicle office by Nov.
26th so it will be sure to be col.
lected in time.
The first premium is $25; Sec
ond, $40, etc. All exhibits will
receive premiums. There were
400 applicants in the spring for
the free seed corn; some of the
corn was destroyed by gophers,
stock, etc.
Professor W. G. Randlett of the
state agricultural college will
judge the corn during Monday,
Nov. 28th and will determine
which corn exhibit ranks first,
etc. All premiums will be in cash.
Respectfully,
Joseph A. Kitchen.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18

An executive meeting of the
commercial club will be held next
Monday evening at the Fashion
Store, when matters of impor-
tance in connection with the club
will be taken up.
We understand that w. H.
Hunck. the merchant prince of
Burkey, did master stroke of
business last week. 1t is con-
ceded by everybody that things
were lively in Burkey on Tuesday
Of last week, and that the place
really looked like one Of the busi-
est spots on the map. Well.
there was a fellow down there on
that day. so the story goes, and
he was much taken by the ap.
pearance Of things, so he pur-
chased the stock and good will
of Mr.. Hunck, who was FORUM
ate in catching a purchaser
when the tide was high. At
that, it was a good work for all
concerned.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18

A number of Beachites left this
week to attend the big apple show
at Spokane, Wash, among them
being Frank Heath, J. P. and
John Smith, e. E. Noble, C. D.
Harlow. j. r. Delaney and j. w.
Pember. rhe gentlemen went
out with view of investing in
what is known as the City Gar.
dens near that place, which is be.
ing sold for orchard purposes,
especially apple growing. Mr..
Delaney and Mr.. Pember are rep
resentatives of the company which
is putting the land on the market.
A card this morning from Mr..
Delaney states that they arrived
safely and that the boys were
highly pleased with their sur.
roundings.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18

As direct result of last Sum
days closing Of all the places of
amusement in the city many of
our young men, much more than
the usual number, went to Yates,
and the result is exactly what
might have been expected. 1t
always has been the rule, and al
ways will be, no matter where,
that if home is not made at
tractive the the youngsters will
go somewhere else. This rule
does not apply to children alto
gether, either; adults are prone
to do the same thing. 1t began
in the Garden of Eden, and will
continue until the end Of time, or
until such time as common sense
shall rule. The law never did,
and never will, compel people to
attend church. Good. healthy,
wholesome amusement, conducted
along the right lines. are a more
potent factor in the uplifting
of the human race than all tte
blue laws that ever blotted the
pages Of our statute books. We
have been taken to task for our
view Of this matter, but we can't
help tit is our view. just the
same. And we are not at war
with any church, either.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18
GET BETTER
train SERVICE
OF Eight Passenger Trains Daily
Five Stop at Beach, Satisfies
all Concerned

Some time ago certain of our
citizens became peeved at the
passenger service accorded this
city and drew up petition which
was numerously signed and sent
to President Elliott direct, ask.
ing that No. 8 be halted here on
its westward flight. Under date
of November 10th, Pres. Elliott
addressed Mr.. o. C. Kucheman.
president of the Beach Commercial
club, stating that No. 8 would
stop at Beach on signal to take on
passengers destined to Glendive
or points west of that place at
which the train was scheduled to
stop.
While this announcement
pleased everyone, and all hands
appeared satisfied, it seems the
leaven was still working for an
even better train service. The
petition had been sent to the
railroad commissioners as well
as Pres. Elliott, and the reply
from them, under date of Novcm'
ber 18th, is better still, and will
cause our Wibaux friends to sit
up and take notice.
The letter from the commits
sioners is as follows:
November II, 1910.
Mr.. O. c. Kucheman,
Beach, N. Oak.
Dear SIR
Referring to the petition of the
residents of Beach, asking that
the Northern Pacific trains, Nos
3 ana 4 be required to make regu
lar stops at Beach:
When the new time table goe!
into effect Sunday. Novembe!
Goth, No. 8 will stop regularly a
Beach. On account of train No
passing through Beach at 2::5;
a. m. that train will not make
regular stops, as No. 6 and No.
will give reasonb;y good servic.
east. l trust this arrangement
will meet with the approval O
the residents of Beach. No. 4 Il
the fast heavy passenger trail
which goes through to Chicag'
and the company has now Difficult
ty in having this train make tn
present schedule. Please 'advic'
me whether or not the petitioner
would be satisfied with this ar
rangement.
Your very truly,
Thomas Hall,
Secretary
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18
GOOD man IS
CALLED HOME
J. \. Nichols, One OF the Valleys
Best Farmers, is a Victim Of
Typhoid

On Friday of last week occurred
the funeral of j. H. Nichols,
one Of Billings county's most
prosperous and Ihonored citizens,
who has resided near Beach for
the last three years, coming here
from Jackson county, Wisconsin,
in 1907.
Mr.. Nichols was man Of sterl.
ing qualities. respected by all
who knew him from his youth
up for his integrity and up
rightness. He was friendly
man, and therefore had many
friends. His neighbors loved
him, for he was the best of
neighbors, and his hired men
respected him, for he was a
friend and not a master. Thrifty
and energetic, he prospered both
in Wisconsin and since coming
here.
He was ill but short time,
dying Of typhoid fever on
Wednesday morning, the 9th, at
fifteen minutes past eleven. The
funeral services were held in
the Congregational church and
conducted by Rev. Willis G. Ben.
nett. pastor of the Methodist
church of this city. He left to
mourn his loss a wife. Mary. and
two daughters, Carrine, aged six.
teen, and May, aged nine; also
two sisters. Mrs. F. K. Talbot of
Tomah, Wis, and Mrs. F. R.
Hartwell of Lacrosse, Wis, both
Of whom were present at the
funeral, and his aged father.
who still resides in Wisconsin.
The funeral was largely attend.
ed by his friends and neighbors,
and his untimely departure from
our midst was deeply felt and
sincerely mourned by all.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18


A young man from Wibaux
was in town Tuesday and made
some purchases from Power &
Wagner, giving in payment a
check signed by his uncle. Sig
nature was forged. The young
man was caught before he got
started. Things were squared up
and smoothed over-why? Be-
cause there is money in the fami-
ly. Had he been a poor devil
without wealthy connections the
machinery of the law would
have been Set going and we
don't know but what we migth
have had half a column or more
on the subject. But it is easier
to forgive a person with money
than one without.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18

Mrs. j. A. Bauman and son
left today for Bancroft, Nebr..
called there by telegram an.
nouncing the death of : Mrs
Bauman's mother.
C. A. Byrns returned last
night from a three-weeks' visit
with his sons, George and Elan,
at Underwood and Hartland, this
state. He reports the crops very
poor in those localities this year.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18

Miss Cora Simpson Eof Dickin-
son, has been aiding Attorney r.
F. Andrews in gathering up the
threads of his legal business this
week, he having let his business
go to the "demnition bow-wows"
while acting as legal adviser of
the Golden Valley Division Com
mittee. Miss Simpson is an ex-
pert stenographer.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18

3. j. Mckay, cashier of the CT.
tizens' Savings Bank of Decorah,
Iowa, and a stockholder in the
First National Bank of this city,
arrived in town the latter part of
last week to look after several
matters of a business nature in
which he is interested.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18
That Jackson County Josher

At the election in Billings
county, North Dakota, last week,
the voters decided to create two
new counties from the territory
within it's borders. One county
will be named "Golden Valley"
and Beach will be the county
seat. 1t will be necessary for
that town to appoint night
watchman now to keep the real
estate value from running over
the top of the tub while Z the
population takes few hours re-
pose. The new county will have
so many jackson county people
within its borders that it is
bound to be a good one and Beach
will deserve to grow until it gets
enough to make Fargo way
station. In addition to getting
to be the county seat of the new
county, Beach has just had $4,000
worth Of free advertising handed
to it by the Saturday Evening
Post, and the Beach band has a
new snare drum and a slide trom-
bone. Prosperity is simply rum
ming riot out in that Golden VAL
ley country and the next thing we
know Beach will be after the
Panama expositicn.-J TX S on
County wis., journal.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18
SIX HOUSES
BUILT TO rent
Wibaux Man will Move to Beach
and Build Houses in Near's Ad-
dition--Work will Begin Soon

Joseph Holmes Of Wibaux was
in the city Monday and became so
enthused over finding Beach
good live town that he decided to
become more closely identified
with it. In order to get in and
be part Of the place he purchased
six lots in the north half of block
l, Near's first addition, on which
he will build six houses, one for
his own occupancy and the others
for tenants.
This is the kind of men who are
needed in this city-men with the
capital and the nerve to build
suitable dwellings for people to
rent. 1t doesn't require such an
awful amount of nerve, either,
for cottages rent readily for good
figures. in fact. there are any
number of families living in
shacks who would be glad to rent
decent quarters if there were any
to be had. Our moneyed men,
however, prefer to dabble in land.
Of course. no one likes to see
town filed up with empty houses.
but there is at present no danger
Of anything like that here. On
the contrary, unless the head of
family has money with which
to buy or build, he is rot justi-
fled moving to Beach unless he
wants to live out in a tent.
That is what several families are
doing right now.
We want more men Of the stamp
Of Mr.. Holmes.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18
IS A VICTIM
OF TYPHOID
Beach Man Succumbs to Dread
Disease at Dickinson. Funeral
Held Here

Dickinson Post, Nov. ls.-Very
sad was the death of Herbert
Carmichael, which took place at
the hospital in this city on Tues
day morning at an early hour.
The deceased was farmer who
resided near Beach, and he was
brought to the hospital here a few
days ago suffering with typhoid
fever.
His wife accompanied him to
the hospital and last Saturday
night gave birth to a baby boy.
She was not apprised of the death
of her husband, but will have to
be told in day or two, when she
is stronger and better able to bear
the shock.
The body Of Mr.. Carmichael
was taken to the Davis & Son
morgue and prepared for burial
and taken to Beach, where the
funeral took place under the aus
pices of the Odd Fellows. OF
which he was a member. He is
survived by his widow and four
children, the youngest, as stated
above, being only a few days old.
Mr.. Carmichael was 43 years old
at the time Of his death.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-18

Amos Beatty. who was taken to
the Stein hospital in Dickinon a
week ago last Friday, is doing
nicely and is expected to return
to Beach Saturday.