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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18
chrys|er Coming Tonight

Geo. Chrysler, the Wadena( Mimi
electric light man who was here,
in the early part of the winter and
made application to the city fa-
theirs for a franchise, is expected
here this evening to appear before
the council and frame up an agree
ment which will be acceptable to
both. Mr.. Chrysler has faith in
the future of Beach and is willing
to take long chance on his in
vestment. One or two other parties
have, or are about to submit pro-
positions to the council, and so
long as there is plenty Of COM
petition the city ought to secure
an advantageous contract with one
Of them.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18
A CORRECTION

Correcting Commissioner pro-
ceedings Of January 31st, 1910.
On motion the County Sinking
Fund wagordered deposited in the
several county banks in amounts
as follows:
First National Bank of Mar
marth, 100000. Farmers and
Merchants Bank, Beach. $1.O00.0 90.
Golden Valley State Bank of Beach,
81, 100000.
Mr.. A. L. Martin requested that
the amount directed to be deposit
ed in the Farmers and Merchants
bank. be given to the Golden
Valley State Bank, and the same
was on motion so ordered, making
the deposited in the Golden Valley
State Bank 100000. instead Of
81, 10000. And the balance of the
sinking fund was ordered to be
divided equally between the
First National Bank Of Beach and
the Stockmen' State Bank Of Me.
dora.
j. A. McGregor.
! County Auditor.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18
HIS ENEMIES
TO HIS CREDIT
Boards Of Trade Oppose Senator
McCumber's Inspection Bill and
Garry War to Washington

. Washington, D. c., Feb. 16.-
Strenuous opposition from the
boards of trade of Chicago, Mimi
eapolis and Baltimore developed
in the senate committee on agricul-
ture today to the McCumber bill
providing for the federal inspec-
tion so as to establish uniform
grades in every market, The
grain markets of the country now
have their own system of grad.
ing grain, and representatives of
this system opposed the pending
bill on the ground of paternalism
and constitutionality.
The contest for federal grain in
spection was begun five years ago.
One year later a favorable report
was made by the senate committee
on agriculture. Since then friends
of the bill say fair grading has
been the rule at the big markets.
1t was charged today that if the
proposed legislation was defeated
the former methods, which were
sharply condemned by Senators
McCumber and Crawford, would
be resumed.
Senator McCumber charged that
the grain buyers gave the farmers
poor grades in order to be on the
safe side, and sold the same grain
to milIers at much higher grade,
and that the farmers were in this
manner defrauded.
The McCumber measure, if ap-
proved by the committee, will be
put into the agriculture, appro-
priation bill as an amendment and
will not be subject to point Of
order.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18

1t is rumored now that Yates
will have another bank and one or
two more saloons in the spring,
just as soon as building operations
can be undertaken. One of our
local BARRIERS is also thinking some
Of opening tonsorial parlor in
that thriving Montana village.
Wibaux will have to look to its
laures if it wants to throw dust
on Yates.
D. M. Cooper, first trick opera
tor at the depot, has been confined
to his home and bed this week
by an attack of his old enemy.
malaria, which he contracted in
his youth. His brother, F. D., the
agent. took his place at the key.
Nothing like H. W. Barker's
Cough Remedy. 1t cures.-P. H.
Lee.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18

GIRL WANTED for general
housework. Inquire Of Mrs. Joe
Denoyer, Beach.
When you are making your
proof see R. M. Andrews, U. S.
Com. 14tf
The Episcopal Guild will meet
Wednesday, Feb. %, at the home
of Mrs. G. H. Moulton.
H. H. Plowman of DeSmet, S.
Dak., is here visiting his fellow
townsman, Robt. Fuller.
The Misses Burr and White Of
Minneapolis, expert dressmakers
who have been employed at the
Ladies' Emporium, departed Mon
day morning for their home.
Don't fail to be on hand and see
the finish of the auto-piano con-
test next Monday night at the
opera house. A free entertain.
ment will be given. Everybody
invited. 4,
Episcopal church services will
be held at the old school house the
second Sunday in Lent, February
20. Litany and Holy Eucharist,
with sermon, at 1890 a. m.
Evensong with sermon, at 7:30 p.
m.
o. N. Dunham of Bismarck was
in the city the fore part of the
week inspecting the affairs Of the
Dacotah Lumber Co. Mr.. Dun
ham is vice president of the Good
ridge-Call Lumber Co., the parent
concern of the Dacotah.
The Piesik Land and Loan Co.
of this city is about to branch
out and will have an office at Bel
field after the first of March. E.
A. Clocksin will be assistant man.
ager of the Yates office, but no one
has been selected to manage the
Belfeld end as yet.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18
were MADE
One FLESH
Otto Petersi|ie and Bertha Alice
Olson Agree to Pull Together tor
Remainder Of Their Lives

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Harkins was the scene Of a pretty
wedding Tuesday evening at $3.50
o'clock. when Rev. Chas. M. Good.
pastor Of the Congregational
church. performed the Office which
united the lives and destinies of
Mr.. Otto Petersilie Of near Bur-
key and Miss Bertha Alice Olson,
late Of Luverne, MINI.
The bride was handsomely gown
ed in white pongee silk, carried
white roses and was attended by
Miss Bertha Serina Christianson
of Scranton. The groom was
clad in conventional attire and was
supported by James Gibbons Burke
Of this city.
The young people started out on
their career under rather siren
uous circumstances. having driven
in 20 miles through the drifted
snow to be made one. After the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Petersilie
tarried for a night at the State
Line Hotel, going out to their
homestead the next morning.
Among the out of town guests
at the wedding were Miss Mabel
Leppla Of Williams and Miss
Edna Christianson Of Burkey.
The Chronicle wishes them q
welded life as full of happiness as
the country was full Of snow.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18

Miss Knutson, John Madison or
L. j. Erickson-who's who. Next
Monday night will tell at the opera
house.
Mrs. P. H. Lee and children left
Monday morning for Cavalier, this
state. for a visit of some duration.
The head Of the family went along
as escort, and it was we'll he did,
for with billiards. and wrecks
Mrs. Lee had q rather disagree
able time of it.
Frozen closely in a bed of ice
and snow, and reposing on an is
land in the Yellowstone river,
about miles east Of Billings. the
skeleton of an unknown man was
found today by a party Of hunters.
Only a few. remnants Of clothing
remains on the bones and it is be-
lieved the body was carried down
the stream in the high water sew
eral months ago.-Terry Tribune.
John Davidson, the veteran fore.
man of one of the local section
crews. in addition to having his
handcar wrecked last Friday, had
the middle finger of his right hand
crushed by the damaged machine
after he had recovered it again.
The injured digit is causing Mr..
Davidson much pain and inconveni.
ence. and will continue to do Sc
for. a couple Of months to come.
A. o. Whitney, who is on hi.
way to Cuba, writes his friend, P
c. Erickson, on a picture posta
from jacksonville, Florida, which
shows one Of the lovely semi-tropi
cal scenes Of that state, but on tn,
other side Mr.. Whitney says tina
the ground is covered by a very
heavy fall of snow and that snow
plows are in operation on all thu
railroads. Western North Dakot'
has been faring about as we'll a.
any portion of the country.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18
CHRONICLE AUTO-PIANO CONTEST
CLOSES next monday NIGHT
Evening" Contest to Terminate Promptly at Midnight and
Satisfy Yourself that Everything is ION the Square,

AS advertised, the Chronicles
big auto-piano contest will close
next Monday evening at the opera
house at sharp IL o'clock. mid
night. Voting will be allowed right
up to the last minute. either
secretly or publicly, but as soon
as the clock strikes twelve no more
voting will be allowed, and the
judges will be then chosen. four
of them, by the contestants present,
to act with the contest manager
in opening the sealed ballot box,
counting the ballots and awarding
the prizes.
A free entertainment to which
the public is invited. will begin
about nine O'Clock and lasting un-
til the closing hour. with intermis-
sions every half hour to allow for
voting. A blackboard will be
placed on the stage and those
wishing to vote publicly may do
so. but secret voting will also be
allowed from now until the close.
Those wishing to vote secretly
must have their votes accompanied
by currency, bank draft. post
office order or certified check, and
be sealed in a blank envelope,
which will be deposited in the big
box to be opened by the judges
after the contest closes. The
ballot Lox will be kept at the
Golden Valley State Bank until
six o'clock Monday evening and
those wishing may deposit thei,
votes at the bank instead Of at the
Chronicle Office. We are going to
give everyone square deal and
nothing will be done so that we
can give out any tips during the
closing hours. The parties who
win the prizes will win them or
their merits. There will be alb.
solutely no favortism shown. The
judges will be selected by the
contestants themselves, to act
with the contest manager and ir
this way the publisher will have
very little to say as to who the
winners shall be. fhe counting
Of the ballots will be done public.
ly and all interested parties will
have an opportunity to enter com
nlaints IF fhev have anv before
the prizes are awarded. The judge.
will go over each and every cou'
pom issued and if they find tha
any coupon is not a genuine store
purchase, advertising purchase o.
subscription, it will be thrown out
The last known standing of tn,
contestants was published las
week, and Messrs. Erickson ant
Madison and Miss Knutson wer.
within few votes of each other
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18
The Coolest This Winter

Wednesday night was by far the
coldest Of the winter, according
to the thermometer at the Expert
ment Station. Some time during
the night the mercury descended
to 81 degrees below zero, and at
7:3O yesterday morning it was
Is degrees below. This extreme
cold, coming on the heels of the
blizzard. will make it very hard
on live stock, but up to this time
we have heard of no losses.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18
Farm Loans, Farm Loans

I am now located in my new
office over the Golden Valley Bank
and am better prepared than ever
to make you farm or city loan.
l pay you your money as soon as
papers are completed, without
any delay or unnecessary red tape,
and at the lowest rate Of interest.
You will save money by seeing me
before you arrange for a loan.-
], r. Waters. 52tf
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18
New Location tpr Lumber Co.

The Dacotah Lumber Co. took q
new tack in it's building plans
Wednesday afternoon when it
purchased eight lots in Block 8,
Hunters first addition, on the
north side Of the railroad, just
east Of the Russell-Miller plant.
The plans adopted for rebuilding
the Office and yards. work on
which had already been COM
menced, will be faithfully fol-
lowed on the new site. and the
yards, when completed, will be the
finest and most convenient in this
part of the state.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18

Mr.. Erickson having 999, $50. Mr..
Madison 966, $50 and Miss Knutson
936, 200. Miss Brown was fourth
with a little over half million.
1t is conceded now that the fight
will be between the first three
mentioned. but no one is in a posi-
tion to pick the winners, not
even the contest manager himself,
who is entirely in the dark and
has been for some time, on &C.
count Of the holding back of votes.
But it goes without saying that
the winner will be found to have
a number of millions each when
the count is made.
The prizes are now on exhibit
tion at the opera house and when
the judges make their decision, it
will be final and a bill of sale of
the prizes will be issued to the
winners.
Contestants must bear in mind
that no votes will be allowed o1
counted after twelve o'clock on
the night of the closing and now
that secret voting is allowed there
is no excuse for holding back ia
the last minute.
Those wishing blanks for secret
voting may get them at the Chron'
icle Office, where any information
wanted may be secured.
Dont't fail to be on hand at ths
finish and see the fun.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18
Going Back to the Navy

E. Ellingson of Trotters was q
pleasant caller at The Chronicle
Office while in the city Saturday.
and informed US that he expects
to leave the valley soon for San
Francisco and to join the navy at
Mare Island yard. Mr.. Elling-
son has served two terms in the
navy and the life seems to have
gotten a good grip upon him. At
any rate, he ought to know all
about it.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18
More Tales Of the Town

If you want fire and buglar
proof safe see R. M. Andrews. 14tf
C. w. Blackman of Sparta, Wis,
was the guest of his friend. Otis
Westby. the first of the week.
Are you going to see the finish
of that auto-piano contest at the
opera house next Monday? Better
not miss it.
j. w. Simpson went to Beach
Tuesday on business. We learn
that Mr.. Simpson is seriously
'conidering the purchase of plow-
ing outfit.-Terry Tribune.
The Power & Wagner store is un-
dergoing extensive alterations,
preparatory to receiving the big
stock Of new goods which Mr.. Power
purchased on his eastern trip.
The time card of the N. P. is ex-
pected to undergo some changes
about the first Of March. As near.
ly as we are able to learn. the old
"dinkies" are to be restored for the
summer.
Aylmer Cole left for his home in
Bellevue, Iowa, Tuesday noon.
having been summoned by tele-
gram stating that his wife was
about to undergo an operation in
q hospital at Dubuque.
A workman digging in the rear
of Jas. A. Haigh's s unfinished build
ing yesterday morning uncovered
two pounds Of dynamite, which
had obviously been placed there
to do some one harm. Some peo-
pie think they have pretty good
idea for whom the high explosive
was intended.
w. C. Schulz rather "'put one
over" on us last week when we
stated that he brought his mother
with him. It was his own fault,
hewever, as we gave it just the
way he told us. Now he admits
that the lady is his wife. If we
were her it would take him a long
time to square himself, and per-
haps it will anyway. He ought
to feel ashamed of himself, whether
he is or not.
If you are planning to prove up
on your homestead or wish to bor-
row money. write to Fisher &
Fisher, Wibaux. Mont, and their
representative will call. Why pay
such high interest rates for your
loan? We want choice mortgages
anywhere, and charge no expense
nor bonus. Money always ready
and an inquiry costs you nothing.
14tf.
1t took No. 2. the crack train
Of the N. P. a trifle over an hour
to 60 through this city Tuesday
evening-not that Beach has grown
suddenly and inordinately large
put because the engineer had
no steam in his kettle. The fire.
man had q bird of a time removing
clinkers from the firebox. and then
much time as consumed in raising
steam. Railroading has been
mighty strenuous in these parts
during the past week.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18

The ladies' aid of st. Johns
church will meet with Mrs. John
Keohane on Thursday, Feb "a.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-02-18

Bad Land Cedar Posts
The best fence post on the market
and these are extra good, seven feet
long. C. Peterson.
1915 Medora, N. Oak.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-25
'Oh Where, Oh Where, Is My Little
Dog, "Bowser" Gomez"

With the hunting season going on
in full swing, the baggage men of
many of the trains running out of
this place, are having their troubles.
Every train carries its share of
hunters dogs huddled up in one
end of the baggage cars, long, lean,
lanky hounds-yelping and snap
ping.
And back in the coach lounges
the nimrod, dreaming of the happy
sport before him, while up in the
baggage car the baggagemaster is
valiantly wrestling with a score of
dogs forever fighting.
On account of his trouble some of
the railroads have allowed the men
in charge of the baggage cars to re-
tain ten cents on each dog for every
ten miles or less. For from ten to
sixty miles he anneXes fifteen cents,
and for all distances of sixty miles
or over, rate of one-fourth of a
cent is charged after the fifteen
cents, for the first sixty miles has
been collected.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-25

your mercies IL you sat down all
day, Thanksgiving. Resolve then
that you will share the mercies that
have so richly been bestowed upon
you. Make the "othcr fellow" hap
pier. Sit down after you have en-
ioyed your dinner, and write your
dear old whitc-haired mother a good
long letter. IL may he the last time
from you. Take home a box of
chocolates TO the dear wife who is
just as loving as she was when you
asked her To be your wife "for better
or for worse" although her locks
may he tinged with gray. Give the
little folks a good time. Let them
eat all they want---we have lots of
good doctors and skilled pharmacists
i'm Honesdale-who will take care of
the Thanksgiving "after-efiects." If
you haven't gone to church for a
year. why "get the habit; go to-
day! Don't become SO taken up
with the cares of this world, that you
forget TO give thanks to the Lord
for all that he has done for you.
Begin to say "Thank YOU" for
small favors even, and by and by
the spirit of gratitude will grow on
you, and you will find that life will
become sweet, friendships grow more
mellow, and you will grow more and
more unio the stature of a perfect
man. Cultivate the virtue of graft
tude. Water IL with the dew of low
ing deeds of kindness. And when
the Autumn of your life shall come
you will go out into the Great Un.
known, honored and loved by those
who knew you on earth, and fitted
for the enjoyment of whatever the
Great Future may have in store foI
you. 1t is never too late to begin
to cultivate the virtue of gratitude!
Why not start to-day.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-25
Mr.. Fuller ON the Diyining Rod.

In speaking of the divining rod
Mr.. Fuller, of the United States
Geological Survey, says: mo appli-
ance, either mechanical or electri-
cal, has yet been devised that will
detect water in places where plain
common sense will not show its
presence just as well. The useless
ness of the divining rod is indicated
by the facts that it may be worked
at will by the operator, that he
fails to detect strong water currents
in tunnels and other free courses
that afford no surface indications of
water, and that his locations in re-
gions where water flows in well-de-
fined channels are no more success
full than mere guesses. In fact, its
operators are successful only in re-
gions where ground water occurs in
definite sheet in porous material.
In such regions few failures to find
water can occur, for wells can get
water almost anywhere"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-25
CHARGE MINISTER
LIBELED TENER
Secretary to GOvernor-Elect Has
Rev. William l.. Barrett, of
Blairsville, Arrested.

Indiana, Pa, Nov. 21.-Rev. Will
liam L. Barrett, pastor of the Pres
byterian church at Blairsville, was
arrested on a charge of libel at his
home in that place this afternoon on
information made by Walter H.
Gather, private secretary of Gov
ernor-elect John X. Tener.
Mr.. Barrett waived a hearing and
gave bond in the sum of $500 for his
appearance here at the December
term of court.
The arrest was the result of a SER
mon delivered by Mr.. Barrett dur
ing the campaign in which he is al
legged to have made a libelous state
ment regarding Mr.. Teners charac-
ter. The sermon containing the OBJ
jectionable matter was later publish
ed in the Blairsville Courier.
Mr.. Gather visited Blairsville a
week ago and requested a written
retractiOn of the statement from
both the minister and the editor.
Mr.. Barrett declined to retract, but
Charles Kerler, Jr., editor of the
Courier, made a complete retraction,
saying that he believed the state
ment was false. Mir Gather and
Attorney David Martin McCloskey,
of Charleroi, legal adviser for Mr.
Tener, came to Indiana today and
made information against Mr.. Bar
rett before Squire James A. Cross
man.
A warrant was issued and Con-
stable Robert Kerr went to Blairs-
vile this afternoon and made the
arrest. The information charges
that on or about the oath day of
October the said w. l.. Barrett mali
ciously and negligently wrote, pub
lished and exhibited the following
defamatory words or libel referring
to John X. Tener, and thereby ex-
posing him to public hatred, con-
tempt and ridicule:
One of the most prominent
ministers of this Presbytery, a pas
tor of a church of nearly six hun
dred members, saw this man assist
ed to his room in a hotel in a state
of intoxication, and the next morn
ing it took two men to assist him
to the railroad"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-25
MY BEST PAL.

Tonight as l sit in the glow of the
lamp,
And stealing shy glances at you,
The smoke from my pipe scatters
lazily up
And pictures come filtering
through;
The pictures of other-day fellows and
friends
All yes, your conjecture is right.
My bachelor days." since you make
me confess
And fancy plays hob with my
sight.
The faces of fellows forgotten, we'll
Who once were as dear as could
OF one who, in trouble, extended a
hand
And one like a brother to me;
OF one with nature that lightened
the load
AS only the good-natured can,
Another who helped me when sorrow
was near
And taught me the manhood of
man.
Good friends, every one! In days
that have passed
We ranged the four ways of the
earth.
We tasted its good and we tasted its
bad
And shared in it's sorrow and
mirth;
We've jostled bad fortune, we've
jested with Fate,
We've sampled the worst and the
best;
We've taken the world, and its ways
as they came
And trusted to Luck for the rest
Good pals, every one, but absent for
long
And scattered their various ways!
Though still | am steadfast and 10y
ally true
To pals of my bachelor days,
Tonight as | watch in the smoke
drifting up
And the pictures come filtering
through,
There's none can compare with the
one over there
The Best Pal of All of Them
you!
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
Travelling by Proxy.

Traveling is attractive. That Is
why Lyman II. fiowe's Travel Festi-
val attracts nearly two million peo-
pie each season. 1t affords the op-
portunity to travel by proxy. And
that. after all, is the only way many
can travel. 1t certainly Is the most
comfortable way. The new 'itiner-
ary' booked for the Lyric on Friday,
Dec. 2, will take Howe tourists di-
rectly to distant lands and strange
scenes without those tedious train
journeys, irritating delays, officious
customs inspectors, etc, which are
the bane of the actual traveller.
Everyone who will travel with Mr..
Howe can rest assured of getting far
enough away from the local environ
ment. There will be a ride up the
Eiffel Tower; another through the
Alps in winter; and again another
through the fords of Norway. Then
also, there are scenes showing the
recent violent eruption of Mt. Etna;
life on a training ship; a japanese
jubilee, building the Grand Trunk
Pacific railroad, etc, etc.