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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-04
REPuD|ATED BY
OUR CITIZENS
keohane and Gallagher Appoint
Themselves Committee to Mis-
represent Golden Valley

State of North Dakota. County
Of Billings, ss: ]. R. Smith, be-
ing first duly sworn. on oath de-
poses and says that he is a resi-
dent and voter of the proposed
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, re-
siding at Beach. Billings county,
North Dakota; that he is one Of
the executive committee of the
Golden Valley Division Commit
tee which was organized By the
citizens Of Beach and the surround
ing country for the purpose of
segfegating GOLDEN VALLEY
COUNTY from Oh! Billings coun-
~: that during the morning of the
2nd day Of November, 1910, he
was called to the office Of one Geo.
Mcclellan of Beach, who is g
candidate for representative from
the district Of Billings and Bow
man counties; that a few moments
after his arrival, John Keohane,
the present states attorney Of Bill
lings county, and one r. F. Gal
lagher, partner of Mr.. Keohane
and the present candidate for
states attorney, together with one
Mathison, came into the said Nc
Clellan's Office apparently by ap-
pointment; that each and all of
the said persons, except the said
Mathison, claimed to this affiant
that they were misinformed about
the campaign for county division
and as to how it was being car
ried on; that they thought that
the same was carried on by the
commercial club Of Beach, which
they claimed was a little clique
of men trying to run the affairs Of
the town and the county; the
affiant states, however. that the
said Keohane and Gallagher were
members Of the said CONNER I a
club. and that Mr.. Gallagher was
one of the executive committee
Of the said commercial club;
they further stated that they
were afraid that if county divis
ion carried for Golden Valley
that they would not be able
to get the county commissioner
appointed that they wanted ane
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-04

source, that they appoint their
men as commissioners for both
counties.
Let the people Of Beach, whose
sole interest in this matter is for
the county seat, undeceive them
selves. County division under
present auspices does not mean
that Beach shall have the county
seat. 1t simpy means that the
county seat will be a proposition
for trade and barter for the county
officers Of the new county. and
control it's affairs indefinitely.
Are you willing, voter of Beach
and the Golden Valley, to increase
your taxes in the building of
new court house, in the TRANSCRIPT
ing the records of your county,
in burdening yourselves with main
tanning a county organization with
only one.third the taxable area
when the county seat, the only
purpose for which you entered
into this county division. will in
all probability be subject to the
chances of political trickery and
trading? Remember. that if the
court house should be located by
the county commissioners else
where they will Immediately pro-
ceed to procure court house,
and once that is established what
taxpayer will be willing to suffer
this loss of county property to
have the county seat removed to
Beach. TO procure the county
seat Beach does not need county
division; what would there be
in it for Beach to be the county
seat of such a little county as
Golden Valley is? Beach is
growing town. Within three
years it's population will have top
ped the 5000 mark; the surround
ing country is rapidly increasing in
population; in two years it will
have the votes to take the county
seat in spite Of all the towns to
the east of us. The Golden Valley
is the center Of population of the
county now. and in two years its
votes will be many fold what they
are at present. While the coun-
try to the east of as is stationary
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-04

they would like to recall them,
but they We're afraid it was too
late and asked that the county
division committee attempt to re-
call them, and aliiant further
states that O. {. kucheman told
said Mcclellan that the committee
would do nothing of the kind,
that if they had circulated these
circulars they could get them back
the best way they could, as he did
not believe their SANDERS would
hurt county division in any way
whatever.
Dated this, the Ord day OF Nov
ember, 1910.
J. r. WATERS.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me tt is Bird day of November, 1910.
K. C. Faller, notary public Bill
lings county. North Dakota.
(seal) My commission expires
Aug. 18th, 1916.
State of North Dakota, County
of Billings, SIS. o. c. kucheman,
being first duly sworn, on oath
deposes and says, that he is a
resident of Beach, Billings county,
N. D., that he is cashier Of the
Golden Valley State Bank, and a
member Of the county division
committee for the purpose Of seq
regating Golden Valley county from
old Billings county. n. Oak.
that during the evening Of Novem-
Der End, 1910, one George McClel-
Ian came in the office of the Col
den Valley State Bank and told
aftiant that Mr.. r. +. Gal
lagher and John Keohane, the
present states attorney, were re-
sponsible for the circulation Of
the circular headed, "Real Before
You Vote and that said Nc
Clellan stated that they were sorry
for circulating such paper, and
that they were for Golden Valley
, county and for division, and that
they would recall the circulars if
they could. and asked if the
county division committee would
not make an effort to get the cir
culars back; affiant further states
that he informed said Mcclellan
that the committee would have
. nothing to do with it; that If they
wanted them back they could get
them back the best way they
could, as he did not believe any
SANDERS they could circulate
would hurt the county division
movement.
Dated this Sd day of November,
1910. O. c. KUCHEMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this Sd day of November, 1910.
R. c. Fuller. notary public, Biz.
iings county, North Dakota.
(seal1
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-04

that some one else would get con.
troll OF the affairs of the county:
that afiiant stated to them that
they and each man in the Golden
Valley would get square deal at
every turn, and that if they had
any doubts about the matter that
after election meeting could he
called in any public hall in the
town of Beach to see if some
agreement could not be made as to
who would be appointed the tenn
porary county commissioners by
hte governor, and that if none
could be agreed upon by them that
all parties would go before the
governor, submit the proposition
20 him and let him decide; that
at this time they agreed to come
in and support Golden Valley
county: that about three hours
later in the same day. these same
men came to the office of this
affiant and represented to him tina.
they had prior to the said date
written, caused to be printed, and
were sending out over the country
the above circular. entitled READ
BEFORE YOU VOTE" that they
were sorry that they had so done
and that the same was prepared
and was being sent out for the
purpose Of attempting to kill any
proposition for the formation of
Golden Valley county, but that
at that time they had allowed
the matter to go SO far that it
was impossible for them to stop
the mailing and distribution
thereof. and said that if their
action would be overlooked they
would support the Golden Valley
county. That about one hou,
thereafter, Professor c. j. N.
Nelson came into the Office Of the
Golden Valley State Bank and sta.
ted in the presence of this affiant,
j. R. Waters and O. C. Kucheman
that he was present at a meeting
! held a few days before by the
said Keohane. Gallagher and
Mcclellan. at which time the
preparing. printing and distribu.
tion Of the above circular was
agreed upon between Messrs,
John Keohane and r. F. Gallagher
that Nelson further stated that he
at said time told these men tina,
they were doing wrong by the PEG
pie of the town and the people Of
the Golden Valley, and advised
them not to print or distribute
the above circular; that the same
was, however. printed and pub
lished at their instigation ovel
! his protest.
! Dated this Bird day of Novem
Der, 1910.
j. r. SMITH.
] Subscribed and sworn to befor'
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-04

the future commissioners must
in the natural course of things
be Beach men. The power Of the
rancher is broken: he is turning
farmer; the political control OF
all the offices OF the county will
be in the hands Of the people Of
the Golden Valley With this
control already in our grasp
shall we prove traitors to our own
interest and cut off ne-third OF
the taxable area of the county?
In a hopeless bid at this time
for the county seat We are told
that Medora has controlled county
affairs in the past; we will control
them now. If you don't want to
increase your taxes SO as to make
them a burden, if you want to see
Beach the county seat Of county
worthy Of the name. vote down
the insane proposition of the pro-
posed county Of Golden Valley.
You have seen the outrage that
has been perpetrated on the peo-
pie of Butte county 10y the political
shysters of Beach and Marmarth
to force upon them a county seat
at Marmarth against their wishes
and to turn over TO other poll
ticians Of that town the control
of that county, the invasion of
their territory by outsiders. at
tempting to tell them what terri
tory they shall organize and treat
ing them as il11beciles incapable
of naming their own county. You
recognize and know the business
of their claim in segregating
from Billings county; then be true
to yourselves and them by voting
for Butte county and against all
other propositions to divide the
county Of Billings. After all the
acts of the foregoing conspiracy
have been brought to our attention
we feel that it is our duty and
a duty we owe to the people Of
Billings county to put all the facts
before them. and to that end by
resolution duly adopted we have
taken this means of presenting
the same to YOU.
Committee of Citizens Of Golden Valley
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-04
me this 3rd day of November, 1910.
E. E. Noble. notary public, Bill
lings county, North Dakota.
(seaD My commission expires
Sept. 9th, 1918.

State of North Dakota. County
Of Billings, SIS. j. r. Waters,
being first duly sworn, on oath
deposes and says that he is resi-
dent of Beach, Billings county, N.
D., that he is chairman of the
executive committee of the Col.
den Valley County Division COM
mittee which was organized by the
citizens of Beach and the surround
ing country for the purpose of
segregating Golden Valley county
from old Billings county; that
during the evening Of the LIST day
Of November, 1910, he had a con-
versation with Professor c. j. N.
Nelson, who told him that he had
attended a meeting held at Geo.
McClelian's office and that at this
meeting there were present him
self, Mr.. Mcclellan, X. f. Gal
lagher and John keohane. the
present states attorney Of Bill
lings county, N. D.; that these
gentlemen were the only ones pres
ent at said meeting. and that at
this time they wrote up a circu.
lar which has afterwards appeared
in print and been circulated over
the country, headed "Read Before
You Vote;;'' that at this time
said G. j. N. Nelson refused
to be party to said circular, and
that he told the other three par
ties present that they were COM
uniting serious wrong, but
to no avail. Afiant further
states that he has had converse.
tion with Thomas Smith, a citizen
of Beach. N. D., and with E. E.
Noble, a citizen of Beach. N. D..
and mayor Of the city of Beach, N.
D., and that both gentlemen in.
formed him that they were asked
to attend this meeting and be a
party to this circular. and that
both fatty refused to have any
| thing to DO with the matter.
Affiant further states that he was
present in the office Of the Col.
den Valley Bank of Beach, N. D.,
on the evening Of November End,
! 1910, when George Mcclellan came
in and that aAiant overheard the
conversation between Mr.. o. C.
Kucheman, cashier Of said bank,
and said Mcclellan, and that said
Mcclellan made the statement
that John keohane and r.
+. Gallagher were responsible fol-
! the circular entitled, "Read Before
You Vote." and that they though,
they had made q mistake in send
ing out such statement and thai
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-04
w. J. Patrick, chief police.

w. y. + alrlrf. cilleI ponce.
Q. c. A11le,weed.
\. r. Thompson.
4. c. ToMnIey.
N. Lowell. .......
{. H. Moul9n.
l-ang,eil' {: Son.
+. f. dickinson.
A. F.. Il .sSt: len.
Mic We;nachg.
Albert Jepson.
North Stay' Lbr. Co.
Ernest T. Lee.
Fred BlulMsnm.
T.. T.. Sa!znan.
". J. Woods.
Power 4 Wagner.
VIM. hozenEerg.
O. c. lio.l&en.
Hugh E,:e,;an.
+. L. 5;eIson.
". L. paf,lergrass.
Dr. G. NJ. Foster.
b. 7. i'iesj,:.
c. II. I.etscn.
DR.. L G. .-'a;t|1.
Thee. M:lanal.
AT Geo. Purchase.
VI. l., 50: vel'.
\. IL. nakk,-.
/. II, lee.
J. +. t5Iail'.
T.. Lloyd.
Pat birmingham.
Model Clothing Go.
". {. Ripley.
Jas. &. Pglrk. .
Dr.. @. r. Niece.
Woodward Bros.
Miller & Perkins.
J. P. Smith.
a. H. Lytle.
H. NJ. Heath.
W. L. Zimmerman.
O. T. Griffiths.
w. w. Whjpple.
Harry Dence, editor Advance.
R. f. Morrow.
John NJ. Baer.
B. F. Roddle.
J. w. McNiece.
VIM. Woodruff.
Oscar Scott.
Atty R. n. Andrews.
Atty JOS. Denover.
J. r. Smith.
j. 3. Linger. .."..
l.. f. Nichols.
G. F.. Barber.
Besides these, 1877 others, in
practically every business
nan in the city, have attached
heir signatures, which we
would gladly print were we not
prevented b.. lack of space and
lime. The list is on file at head
quarters of the division commit
zee at the Office of j. r. Smith.
and is open to the inspection of
all.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-04
Read Before YouN ote
The Objects Of County Division and
the Motives Of Its Promoters
To the Voters Of Billings County:

During the early part of the
summer a movement was started
in and about Beach for the re.
moval Of the county seat. There
seemed at this time no good reason
why that proposition could not
have carried if it had been pre-
sented to the voters Of Billings
county in good faith. However.
for some reason, which seemed
sufficient to little click of men
in the commercial club of Beach
who arrogated to themselves all
authority in that matter, that
proposition was abandoned and a
proposition to form Golden Valley
county was substituted in its
stead. At the time this PROPOSE
tion was brought forward there
was no demand from any sour (.
in the so-called Golden Vale:
the division of the county. j.. or
to this there had been started
in the southern part of the county
movement to segregsate the
southern part, to be known as Butte
county. With this proposition
the people of Golden Valley had
no quarrel. They recognized the
right and claim Of the people of
the southern part Of the county
for division. They were miles
from any railroad in the county.
1t was long distance from that
part of the territory to the
county seat. They had no rep
resentation in the conduct of the
county affairs.
All the rest of the county was
easily accessible to the railroad
and to the county seat, whether it
be at Medora or Beach, had repre-
entation on the board Of county
commissioners and in all the
Offices Of the county. The north.
ern third Of the county had no
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-04
Beach. N. D. Nov, 3. 1910.

Beach, N. D.. Nov. 3, 1910.
Geo. Mcclellan, being first duly
sworn. depeses and says that he
was present at a meeting at his Of
flee when a circular headed "Read
Before You Vote was dictated by
R. E. Gallagher and given 10 John
Keohane, and later circulated, said
circular opposing county division;
that said circular was distributed
against my advice. ! am in favor
Of division and disapprove Of the
steps taken by John Keohane, and
the statements made in said circH-
lar. Geo. Mcclellan.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this Sd day OF Hov., 1910.
J, ". BrintQn,
Notary Public,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-11-04

We. the undersigned. business
men Of Beach, n. Oak. and resi-
dents Of the Golden Valley. do
hereby represent that we are in
favor Of county division, and in
favor Of Golden Valley county.
and that any statements con-
tanned in the above circular to
the contrary are false; that the
movement is not the movement
of a few men as stated in the
said circular, but is the move
ment of all the people who have
the best interests of Beach and
the Golden Valley at heart; that
the clique referred to in sale!
circular are the members of the
executive committee of the coun-
ty division committee who were
elected and appointed at gen.
eral meeting of the citizens as
sembled for such purpose; that
the said committee have at all
time acted for the best interests
of county division and have en-
deavored to make the campaign
a clean one from which politics
should be eliminated, and we
hereby endorse their actions in
furtheling the interests in be-
half of Golden Valley county:
f. f. Noble. mayor.
A. L. Martin, senator.
G.. d. Lowell. alderman.
Chas. Harkins. alderman.
Otto Stensrud, alderman.
Ed. Hoverson, alderman.
Geo. Mcclellan, U. s. Com.
C. |. Cook, editor Advance.
F. H. Wilson, editor Chronicle.
j. w. Brinton, postmaster.
c. J. N. Nelson, supt. schools.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-01
Correspondence
RIFLE

Roy Howard returned home Tuesday
from Wolcott.
Alf Tichenor has been appointed an
inspector at Glenwood and will leave
for there at once.
Mrs. II. D. Damon of Winnebago.
Mimi, is visiting with her sister Mrs.
|. NJ. Kellog,
Gus Eiche of Lincoln, Nebr. is visit
ing for few days with his brother, IL.
Eiche. before going on Il hunting trip.
Mrs. Clover left Thursday for Pueblo.
Mrs. Hard of Grand Junction is visit.
ing for few days with Mrs. w. P.
Clough.
Mrs. Sam AFFORD of Salida, who has
been visiting for several weeks at the
home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Borton, returned to her home the
first part of the week.
Tuesday morning an outfit of about
thirty pack horses and as many
hounds left for Bear river to hunt bear
anu o'"'i piS S"hh''
Mr., Summers and son cecil of Glen
wood were visiting here Sunday.
Chas. Engle who has been in the sani-
tarium for about two weeks, returned
to his home on Cache Creek, Tuesday.
The football game, Apple Pie Day,
between the local high school and Eagle
county high school resulted in tie,
to o. However our boys had the visit
ors outplayed and consider the game as
victory.
Mr.. and Mrs C. w. Wykes returned
to the Pacific coast.
Mrs. ketcham was brought to the
Beall sanitarium, Monday. She is i'm
proving rapidly
The w. C, 7. U. conducted rest
room Wednesday which was much ap,
preciated.
The G. A. R. convention of the West
ern slope which held here for three days
was success in every way although
there were not as many in attendance
as was expected.
1t is over! The second annual Apple
Pie Day was by far the best and larg-
est celebration ever held in Rifle. Near
ly four thousand visitors ate apple pie,
viewed the fine exhibits. rode on the
merry go round and listened to the band
discourse sweet music. Come again
next years
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-01
CHOICE BEARING
ORCHARD, CHEAP

| am able to offer a choice 25acre
tract, miles east of Fruita. IL acres in
bearing Jonathan, Winesap, Gano and
Ben Davis and s acres set to young
apples of the same varieties, w acres
of Strawberries and , acres of alfalfa,
new Broom house, good barn, cave. ce-
ment cistern Soil is the best and the
water right is unquestioned, being 40
shares in the Grand Valley canal.
Owner has interests in Oregon coast
town and desires to 90 there because
he believes the low altitude will prove
beneficial to his wife S health. For this
reason / am able to sacrifice this excel
lent money making property for $l2 800.
1t will net you big interest on this in
vestment every year. Don't ask about
this unless you are looking for real
snap. A. J. DICKSON.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-01
DON'T BREAK DOWN

Severe strains on the vital organs
like strains on machinery, cause break
downs. You can't over-tax stomach.
liver. kidneys, bowels or nerves with
out serious danger to yourself If you
are weak or rundown, or under strain
of any kind, take Electric Bitters the
matchless tonic medicine Mrs J. T.
Van de Sande, of KIRKLAND, ILL.,, writes
'That ] did not break down while Ell
months, is due wholly to Electric Bit
ters.' Use them and enjoy health and
strength. Satisfaction guaranteed. soc
at all druggists.
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-01
GRAND VALLEY

Mrs. Oliver Hartman returned Fri
day from visit to her old home in
New Market, Iowa.
Tom Cline had the misfortune of be.
ing thrown from the high seat of the
transfer wagon Monday when his horses
took fright at an auto standing in the
road. Nothing more serious than "a bad
ly bruised face and shoulder resulted.
however.
Cramer Vance, who has been sick for
some time with the fever, is reported
no better.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Thompson. Mrs.
Maude Clayton, Mrs. Nellie Banter,
Miss Nellie Cox, Mrs. E. E. Chaplin and
daughters, Bessie and Mayme, and Mr..
Neal of newspaper fame attended the
fair in Grand Junction last week,
Fred Willis made flying trip to
Grand Junction Sunday.
Lester Stauffer is spending the week
in Denver seeing the sights.
The Grand Valley Mercantile oomRx-
ny had their fall opening Of hats Tues
The Glenwood post., 1910-10-01
A SPLENDID FRUIT FARM

Fifty acres within Az miles of New
Castle, rich soil, easily worked and
splendidly adapted to fruit culture.
About 10 acres now in fruit, mostly
in bearing. Apples consist of York I'm
perial, Jonathan and Ben Davis. Two
hundred Elberta peaches which will,
bear next year. Fine field of alfalfa.
Excellent potato soil. Small Broom
house and stable. Place is well fenced
and has an absolutely first class water
right from one of the best streams in
the country. Loading station at the
edge of the land. Flag station 2H
miles. School on adjoining ranch. An
ideal location in every respect and a
charming place for money making
home. We are offering it at the price
of raw land. Price, 10000. Terms on
part if desired. Inquire at this office.
A. ]. DICKSON,