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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20
new TOWN ON the "s1RIp"

A new town between this city
and Yates is not only a possibility
but is practically an assured thing.
Mr.. H. C. Jensen recently COM
pleted a deal for quarter sec.
tion. located on the so.called
strip. and bisected by the
railroad. He purchased the tract
from Ala E. Townsend. paying
therefor the sum Of $11, 900. 90,
and we understand that it is his
intention to plat the entire tract
for townsite. the name of which
will be something like ''Monkota"
probably. Mr.. Jensen is in earnest
about the matter. and to protect
himself from additions will leave
unplatted a strip around the en-
tire townsite one rod wide. Inas-
much as additions in Montana
must be contiguous and adjacent
to the original townsite this will
act as a bar to any and all addi-
tions. Just what effect the new
town will have on the towns Of
Yates and Beach is hard to con-
lecture. Well have to wait and
see.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20
". 0. ". ORGANIZED

On Saturday evening. Jan. z.
at the Woodruff & Linger hall,
District Manager John w. Geiger
of Iowa instituted a camp of
Woodmen of the World. The
new order is fraternai insur-
ance concern and commenced it's
existence with % charter mem.
bers, many more members having
been added since. The camp
meets on the first and third Sat
urdays of each month in the hall
named above.
The officers are: Chas. Roberts.
C. c.; Bert Monahan, Advisory
Lieutenant; Henry Walters, Bank
er; John W. McNiece. Clerk; Ole
Waldahl. Escort; Frank Lam
bert. Watchman; DR.. A. B. Mac.
Nab. Physician; Donald Med Donald
Joseph Perky and Neal Bond. Man
ayers; Geo. Keller. District Deputy
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20

permanently located as hereinbe-
fore provided, each to have so
much of the remaining grant of
one hundred and seventy thous-
sand acres of land made by the
United States for "other educa-
tional and charitable institutions"
as is allotted by law, namely:
. First: A soldiers home, when
located, or such other charitable
institution as the legislative as.
sembly may determine. at Lisbon,
in the county of Ransom, with a
grant Of forty thousand acres of
land.
Second: A blind asylum, or
such other institution as the legis.
lative assembly may determine,
at such place in the county of
Pembina as the qualified electors
Of said county may determine at
an election to be held as pre-.
scribed by the legislative assem-.
bly,, with grant of thirty thousand
acres.
Third: An Industrial school
and school for manual training.
or such other educational or chari.
table institution as the Legislative
assembly may provide. at the town
Of Glendale, in the county of
Dickey, with a grant of forty
thousand acres.
Fourth: A school of forestry,
or such other institution as the
Legislative assembly may deter.
mine, at such place in one Of the
counties of McHenry, Ward
Bottineau or Rolette as the electors
of said counties may determine by
an election for that purpose, to be
held as provided by the Legislative
assembly.
Fifth: \ scientific school, OF
such other, educational or charitable
institution as the legislative as
sembly may prescribe, at the cit!
of Wahpeton, county of Richland
with grant of forty THOUSAND
acres.
Sixth: A state normal schoo
at the city Of Minot, in the coun
ty of Ward.
Seventh: A state agriculture
college in the city of Beach
county of Billings, (provided tina
no other institution of characte
similar to any one of those locate
by this article shall be establishe
or maintained without a revisio
Of this constitution.)
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20

B. j. Conness, an ex-rancher of
Yankton, S. D., is spending few
days in Beach looking over the
city with a view of opening up
some kind of business here.
The Chronicle publisher is in
receipt of letter from Nobe
Stith. the father Of Beach, who is
now in the gold mining business
at National, New. He states that
they have opened up a mine there
which is claimed to be the richest
in the world, the ore running $35
per pound. In closing he con-
graduates us on our Christmas
issue and says the people of Beach
have good cause for congratulate
ing themselves for having paper
like the Chronicle. He adds:
"Watch them Sentinel Buffers;
that town hall business sounds to
a man up tree like they were
going to try and beat you out of
the county seat"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20
FIRE EATS up HIS ALL

A house on the farm of O. C..
Hougan, 81 miles southwest of
Carlyle. was entirely destroyed by
fire last Friday morning between
500 and 900 o'clock, as were the
contents. the household goods of
Jesse Williams, who came out
from Wisconsin about three
months ago and was living in the
house. The blaze originated from
sparks blowing from some freshly
dumped ashes and completed it's
work quickly. In about ten min
utes, or before the neighbors
could reach the scene to render
assistance, the building and con.
tents were reduced to q heap Of
GOALS. Mr.. Williams managed to
save only two or three articles,
and the loss is keenly felt by
him. as he is a poor man. All his
winter provisions were destroyed
and he and his are now depend.
ent upon the charity of the neigh.
bors.
To add to his misfortune he
lost his pocketbook while in town
Wednesday, this cleaning ur
every dollar he had in the world,
It is hoped that the finder will
make prompt restitution. as the
poor man is in sore need of the
money.
Mr.. Hougan's loss on the
building is about 5000, with NJ
insurance.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20
CELEBRATED ANNIVERSARY

The pleasant country home of
Mr.. and Mrs. V. Wicka. four and
one.half miles south of this city,
was the scene of a notable gather
ing on Monday evening, the 18th.
when about fifty Of their friends
and neiehbors, in response to
invitations. assembled to assist
the worthy pair in the fitting
celebration of the thirteenth an
niversary of their wedding.
Cards, music and dancing kept
the guests busy until the dawn of
another day warned them that it
was time to desist, although the
enjoyment had not tagged for an
instant.
At high midnight a halt was
called in order to discuss very
important subject which arose at
that time-a most delicious sup.
per. Apparently every one was
hungry. for all hands fell to, and
by their acts testified that the
food provided was not fit to be
wasted.
Among the many presents re.
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. Wicka
was beautiful wedding cake
from the Schmitz family bearing
the incription. in fancy letters,
Thirteenth Anniversary
When the breakup came the
guests left behind sincere wishes
for many succeeding anniversaries
with attendant health and pros.
perity.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20
ma|efactorS
Get Theirs
Long Arm Of Law Reaches Several
-..jack Riley, Beach "Piggef, "
Given Rather Stiff Sentence

The district court a: Medora has
been grinding along the past week
with Judge Crawford on the bench.
and several important criminal
cases have been disposed Of.
There has been much interest
manifested in these cases.
j. j. Rozell, man 70 years of
age AND veteran of the Civil
war;, was convicted of grand
larceny (the Misrepresentation of a
calf, was sentenced on Tuesday
to serve one year in the peniten-
tiary at hard labor. He took an
appeal and was released on bond
of $1,000.
&C. Williams, bootlegger who
was grabbed last fall while plying
his calling near this city, was con-
victed and sentenced to serve 80
days in jail and to pay fine Of
5000, or to serve ten days addi-
tional in lieu of the payment of
the fine.
| Orville Runyan, accused of steal
ng flax, withdrew his plea Of not
guilty after the case had gone to
trial, and entered plea of guilty,
and was sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary.
Jackson Riley of this city. ac-
cused of conducting "blind pig"
was found guilty by the jury last
Saturday. Sentence was deferred
until yesterday, and in the mean
time Riley circulated a petition
asking for c]emency. obtaining
quite a few signatures. The judge
apparently paid little attention to
the petition. however. for Jack was
sentenced to serve 100 days in Jail,
to pay a fine of 250.00, and the
court costs amounting to about
$4,000 were taxed against him.
Failure to pay will add Is days to
his Jail term. In this connection
it may be mentioned that this is
the first conviction for "pigging"
in the history of Billings county,
and also that it was not accom-
plished through the medium of
the states attorneys office. Assis-
tant Attorney General Heffron
alone being entitled to the honor.
The case Of E. E. Prehn, also
Of this city. and accused Of the
same offense as Riley, resulted ia
a mistrial. the jury having agreed
to disagree after several hours
wrangling.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20

Messrs. Oyerstad and Hoverson
have been spending the week in
Sentinel Butte, taking inventory
of the stock in their store at that
place.
Instead of going south, one of
the Golden Valley meadow larks
has decided to remain here this
winter. and is making the farm
Of j. S. Ulfers it's winter resort.
Just another evidence Of the beau.
tiful climate to be found in the
great Beach country.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20
Auction Sale
Of School Lands
List and Descriptions Of the Sever.
al Lots to be Sold on 26th, and
Appraised Valuation


The date of the school land sale
in Billings county will soon be
here and there is considerable
talk as to the price that some of
these lands will bring. There
were originally about 80 descrip-
tions to be sold but on account Of
the coal survey over half the
pieces were withdrawn, leaving
but 40 descriptions to be sold.
This will tend to make the bidding
more spirited and we look for a
record price. The date of the
sale is January 26, the sale to be
held at Medora.
The following is a list of lands
to be so offered for sale:
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20

Otto Stensrud has hung up in
front Of his drug store a nifty
electric sign which ought to at
tract the attention of every pas
serby.
Clarence Chase and wife. who
are holding a claim some miles
south Of Wibaux, were in town
Monday. having dealings with
our merchants. Mr.. Chase is "a
tonsorial artist of great deftness
and ability who was formerly en-
! gagged at the Letson shop.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20
Two Fine Games
Of Basketball
Valley City Team Takes Both from
Locals Rather Easi|y--- Were Too
Speedy for Our Boys
(By G.. F. S.D

The Valley City basketball team
won two games from the Beach
quintet within the past week.
The locals handled the ball we'll
but seldom had a man near the
basket to receive the ball, and
also appeared deficient at basket
shooting.
The Valley City boys put up a
good, clean. fast game in the first
set-to on Saturday evening, but
their work in the second game
Wednesday evening, was some.
what rough. Heimes, the big
center. had his lower lip laid
open and left the gare. The
local boys started with rush
and scored four points before the
visitors got started. However
the half ended 16 to 6 in favor o1
the latter.
Fair.sized crowds were presen,
at both games and seemed pleased
with the showing the local.
made. The Beach boys have
been playing six weeks. while tn,
Valley City bunch has been to
gether six years.
The dances after the game
were enjoyed by all present, tn
games were successes in ever,
way-socially, physically an,
financially-and we hope SOM
day to have Tom Moore (the Val
lev City manager) and his team
come to our town when we cal
drub them as they have drubbe,
us.
The team from Two Rivers
Wis, known as the Hamilton
Basketball Team, the team whicI
defeated the fast Portage bunch
will play here Monday evening
Jan. 80.
Following are the line.ups an
scores:
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20
LuMBERMEN Travel in STYLE

The Goodridge. Call Lumber
company of Minneapolis. who
have a retail lumber yard in this
city, will take all their yard man.
ayers to Minneapolis for the Lum-
bermen's convention to be held
there this week. 1t is the custom
of this company to entertain
their representatives each year in
this manner, which serves both as
an outing for the men and also
very beneficial along the lines Of
lumber education.
The above concern has in the
neighborhood of forty retail yards
in North and South Dakota and
Montana and it will require three
cars in which to carry the re-
spective agents.
Grant Call will be in charge of
the men who leave Monday from
this territory Bismarck Tribune.
Chas. Harkins, manager Of the
Beach yard, and his brother, L.
j., manager of the yard at Rye
gate, Montana. were in the
party. The Harkins brothers,
after taking in the convention,
will attend family reunion at
their old home, Watertown, S. D.,
where their aged parents reside.
Other Beach lumbermen who
are in attendance at the conven-
tion are N. P. Reed and w. C.
Schulz. The latter intends to
Join his wife at Atchison, Kan
sas, and together they will take
an extended tour of a considera-
BILE portion of the United States.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20
An Agricultural College
a Beach Possibility
Senator Martin Of this County introduces Measure in the Legislature
Providing for such Valuable Institution in this City, Anticipates
Little Difficulty in Securing Favorable Action

Beach may have a state agricul.
tural college!
Senator Martin has introduced
a resolution in the senate, which
will be known as Senate Bill No.
102, asking for an amendment to
the constitution for the purpose
Of establishing and locating a state
agricultural college at the city Of
Beach, in what will be Golden VAL
ley county.
In speaking Of the proposition
Senator Martin writes the Chron.
icle as follows:
"This resolution will have to
be favorably acted upon by both
houses Of this legislature to be
confirmed. l apprehend that l
will have no trouble getting favor
able action on this from the
twelfth legislative assembly, and,
if the Golden Valley continues to
prosper and develop in the next
two years as it has in the past
two years, think there will be
little doubt but what the next
legislature will approve of this
resolution and it will go to the
people at the following general
election as a constitutional amend
ment, to be rejected or adopted,
as the people Of our state see fit. -
81 wish to say that every effort
will be made by myself as we'll as
my colleagues from our district ia
further the interests of our dis.
trict and especially to see that
this bill ultimately becomes a
law"
On account of receiving the
above information at a late date
we are unable to 60 into the mat.
ter fully at this time but will de.
vote additional space to the mat.
ter from week to week. The
commercial club will also take
the matter up and do all in it.
power to assist Senator Martin
in his efforts toward securing the
school for Beach and when the
proper time arrives delegation
will probably be sent to the cap
ital city to make noise for the
Golden Valley city.
Following is the resolution in
troduced by Senator Martin:
, CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
, Senate Bill No. 1O2. introduced
by Mr.. Martin, of Billings.)
Amending the constitution O:
!, the state of North Dakota, estab
. fishing and locating a stat,
, agricultural college at the Cit.
of Beach. county of Billings.
) Be 1t Resolved by the senate o
E the state of North Dakota, tn
5 house of representatives concur
: ring:
That the following propose
amendment to section PIG Of tn
constitution of the state Of Mort
n Dakota be referred to the legis
n lative assembly to be chosen a
Y the next general election in sal
t state to be by said last mention
ed legislative assembly submitte
f to the qualified electors of tn
q state for approval or rejectio
8 in accordance with the provisio
n of section POP of the constitutio
Of the state of North Dakota:
i. AMENDMENT.
e That section PIG of the constitr
tion Of the state of North Dakot
be amended to read as follows:
Sec. PIG. The following name
public institutions are hereb
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-01-20
Champion Bank
Record Of U. S.
Golden Valley State Bank Makes a
Phenomenal Showing Met Earn
ings for Past Year 1874 Per Cent

Another record for Beach! The
Golden Valley State Bank of this
place stands at the head Of all
Banks in the United States,
capitalized at $40. 900, in point of
earning power. The net earnings
Of this institution for the year
1910 were 1874 per cent, and a
dividend of 100 per cent has just
been declared by the directors,
who have also increased the capi-
tai stock from $40, 900 to S25, 600.
This increase in capital merely
reflects the general prosperity If
the Golden Valley and enables the
institution to take care of and
make provisions for larger loans
than were heretofore permissible
under the former capital. Both
the increase of capital and divi.
dend were declared from the
undivided profits. After charg.
ing off $3.50 for banking
house. furniture and fixtures,
81. 900 was placed in the surplus
fund, leaving still $1,000 in the
undivided profits account. This
bank has certainly made a wonder
full record the past year.
Mohave County miner., 1911-03-11
National Mines
 Wonderful Riches,

Writing from the camp of National in northern Nevada, an experienced mining man from Salt Lake declares that half the men working in the National Mines property go armed and shift bosses carry six-shooters in stead of picks. He says over 120 mel are employed, and he has been told by men working in the mine that they have taken out loo pounds of ore in one shift, which went 70S to the pound. or 7,OOOS for one mans eight hours of labor.
 "From what I see and reliably hear, this IS the greatest mine the world has ever known, and you do not hear much about it on the outside either," he writes. "I never saw anything like it for rich free gold ore, going from 4OS to l00S a pound. If I should tell you just what have seen you would think me crazy.
 That mine is a freak of nature. No one ever saw anything like it be- fore, and probably never will again. The ore is free milling, but runs high in silver. When you can't see free gold in the stope it is dubbed no good
 "President John s. Pelton lately took out one boulder to Frisco, which will average 7Os pound or 7,7OOs for the no pound chunk. It was taken out from the 700 level, hear.
 "Just now the mine is in a peck of trouble over apex law suits; threatened with labor troubles besides, and worse than that the miners are said to high grade to the queens taste. This leak age is estimated at not less than 1,OOOs every night.
 "The country is covered with snow, and I cant tell just how I shall like it until the snow melts and can get out. The weather has been fierce.
 Phil Blum is operating the Auto Hill group. There has been a lot of leasing work, but nothing to speak of outside of the National mines. I am going to try to get lease myself.
 "I may run over to Seven Troughs. as I hear that camp has a great future.-Salt Lake Herald
Mohave County miner., 1911-03-11

all the ore from the various workings above the seventh level will be deliv- cred into cars by chutes. This tunnel, when driven through the mountain to the eastern slope, will also offer an out let to the proposed extension of the Mexican Northwestern railroad, which plans building from Pearson, on the connecting link between Terrazas and Madeira, line northwest to Douglas, which will pass the Tigre camp at a distance of about 10 miles.
 The Lucky Tigre company is quar- rying stone for concrete foundations for the new cyanide plant and stamp mill, in quarries on the company's ground. Quantities of machinery have already been hauled out to the camp, but the greater amount is now at the Yzabel station and on the road from the different manufacturers.
Mohave County miner., 1911-03-11

from a drift on the 100-ft level. Starting at point some 50 feet from the shaft, crosscut has been run for a distance of 43 feet, all in vein matter. At this point another wall was en- countered, and upon breaking through this there was found to be a good grade of sulphide ore, with ribbons of richer stuff, some of which upon being submitted to a chemical test by John s. iartain, who has charge of the work, showed values of 125S in gold ard silver, with some lead.
 There is on the Silver Legion shaft of 40 feet in depth, with a great amount of laterals, but these are un- workable at the present time on ac- count of water. It is certain that the present strike will be the cause of the necessary machinery being installed in the mine so that it can be thoroughly unwatered and worked to good advan- tage.
 In reality the finding of this rich stuff is no surprise to MT. Sartain, as there were plenty of indications on the surface of the values beneath, and it is certain that can the mine be worked at depth there will be found much greater values.
 MT. Sartain also found an insoluble white metal, the nature of which he cannot tell. He submitted it to vari- ous tests, but was unsuccessful in all of them. It occurs in small pebble form.
 While doing assessment on the Daisy Belle claim on the Mob Hill Gold Mining Co.,, Mir. Sartain broke into a body of foot in width of ore carrying at least 30S in gold. This work is in 20 feet in tunnel This also carries considerable lead.- Searchlight Bulletin.
Mohave County miner., 1911-03-11
To Build Shelter.

A. D. Akin, of Macon, Ga, consul ting engineer for the Monarch Mining & Smelling Co.,, and c. W. Platt gen. eral manager, have been busy for the past several days locating a road for communication between the railroad and the new shelter site. A contract was let some time ago for the con- struction of shelter to treat the ores of that mine and vicinity. The com pany proposes to install modern trac- tion cars for the hauling of ore and material, and to that end good roads are essential. The company will build a road from the mine to connect with the county road at it's own ex- pense. As to where the company will do their trading depends upon the road facilities from the connecting point and it will be up to our people to see that we have the right kind of road leading in to Wickenburg. The new country road was inspected by M. Akin, and he found it totally unfit for traffic as it now stands.
 However, said Mir. Akin, the com pany will not only build their own road, but will spend some money on the county road to put it in proper shape for the accommodation of the big traction cars.
 The line from the mine to the county road will be about two and a half miles. An almost entirely distinct road could be built from the mine into Wickenburg covering about eight miles, however, for the present part of the county road will be used.
 Mir. Akin says that the company will commence development with a strong force so as to open the mine on large scale in order to have the tonnage for the shelter. There will, most likely, be considerable custom ore from the immediate vicinity and the idea of the company is to have an abundance of their own as well as other ore for treatment before the shelter is blown in, which will be according to Mir. Akin's calculations, the first of Janu- ary, 1912.
 The Monarch already has a large tonnage of ore on the surface of the ground, and Is equipped with a Chile mill which was operated with good re- suits in concentrating the values from their ores, but a larger plant was con- sidered more desirable, hence the let ting of the contract for the construc- tion of the smelter.-Wickenburg Miner.