Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-06-03

H. A. Witzel, cement worker
of Watertown. S. OAK, was in
the city last week, and, we UNDER
stand, intends to engage in the
business here in partnership with
w. B. Vaughn. The firm, so we
are told will establish a factory
for making hollow blocks on quite
a scale.
The chool in Dist. No. 8, five
miles south. closed the school
year last Friday with program
and ice cream social which was
thoroughly enjoyed by the partici-
pants. The term has been most
successful one and the teacher,
Miss Myrtle Ladd, has given excel
lent satisfaction.
An order just issued puts all
coal docks and pumping stations
between Billings and Beach, in
elusive. under the supervision of
the local section bosses. This work
has been done by a contractor for
several months past and has not
given the highest degree of sat-
isfaction.
NOTICE-From and after June
l the Chronicle will charge full
regular rates for all notices or
announcements of meetings or
entertainments held for profit, by
any religious. secular or fraternal
society. This includes dance
notices and cards of thanks, as
we'll. and will be observed to the
letter.
Miss Mary Sloane, who for the
past school year has had charge of
the sitxh and seventh grades. took
her departure Tuesday morning
for her home in Maquoketa, Iowa.
Miss Sloane has given the utmost
satisfaction here. and has adapted
herself 50 we'll to the manners
and customs Of this part of the
earth that she has taken claim
in Montana and will hold it down,
too.
The N. P. will do some extensive
work on its roadbed between here
and Glendive this summer. begin
ming Immediately. The road will
be grave}ed the entire distance,
the material used to be taken from
the Hoyt pit west of Glendive.
This means the employment of
much labor and the disbursement
of some money, portion of which
will fall into the Golfers of Beach
business men.
The Odd Fellows of Beach and
vicinity will hold their first reg
ular meeting in the newly fitted
Woodruff & Linger hall next
Thursday evening, and it is hoped
every member of the order in the
valley will be present. From that
time on regular meetings will
be held. and as there are plenty
OF candidates waiting to take the
work there will be no lack of ac
tivities with the members of the
"chain gang
The electric light company has
its large coal shed completed and
the men are using it for bunk
house. The construction of the
power house and transmission lines
will probably be commenced in
about a week. Meanwhile quite
a crew is busily engaged in the
work of wiring residences and
business blocks, and with this
work have about all they can
handle. The company's prospects
grow brighter day by day.
Beeson Bros Big Uncle Toms
Cabin show played to a packed
tent here Monday evening, the
company presenting triAe the
punkest version Of this threadbare
old play that we have ever seen,
and we have seen thirty or forty.
at that. The performance proper
was followed by an aftershow,
circus fashion, which may have
had a redeeming feature but it was
not perceptible to the naked eye.
And it, too, was literally patron
lied by those who were painting
for a chance to see somethi g,
and are still painting.
Chas. NJ. Cooley of Grand Forks,
candidate for Judge Of the supreme
court. is in the city today. the
guest Of j. r. Waters and X. M.
Andrews. his old neighbors. Mr..
Cooley is one Of the ablest
attorneys practicing at the bar Of
the state today, fact we'll attest.
ed by the exceptionally strong
resolutions adopted by the Grand
Forks Bar Association. April IL.
The Chronicle acknowledges pleas