Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1911-03-10
Commercial Club
Elects Officers
]. R. Waters Made President at a
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting
Club House Now Assured

VIC VI tue O4kkSSI 0UO IuUSt
enthusiastic commercial club
meetings ever held in Beach con-
vened in Logan's hall last Monday
evening. it being the annual
meeting for the election of officers
and other annual business.
There were over 80 members
present, besides a number of
spectators and visitors.
President o. C. Kucheman was
in the chair, and the first business
brought up was the proposed club
house to be built on the lot oppo.
site the Golden Valley Bank do
mated by the Northern Pacific.
After considerable discussion it
was moved and carried that COM
mittee be appointed to furnish
plans and estimates for suitable
building and to submit the same
at the next meeting, Tuesday,
March l4th, when more definite
action will be taken. All present
seemed to be in favor of such a
club house, and it is now almost
an assured thing. The building
committee appointed were Messrs.
Barber, Salzman and Moulton.
The question of the new depot
was also brought up and discussed
and committee of three was ap-
pointed to interview Supt. john
son and use their influence in be-
half of the Commercial club to
get Mr.. johnson to recommend a
brick structure instead of using
the present plans for a frame
building. The committee appoint
ed were instructed to go to Glen
dive or to get an audience with
the superintendent at Beach at an
early date. The committee ap-
pointed were Messers. Hoverson,
Brinton and G. D. Lowell.
The want of crossing on the
Beaver creek north of town was
the next thing brought up aud a
set Of resolutions drawn up by
Messrs. Hughes and Baer were
adopted and the club voted that
VIM. Bond carry the resolutions to
the commissioners at Medora.
who were in session the following
day. The following are the resolu.
tions as adopted:
whereas, Owing to the fact
that the crossing of the Beaver
river. about seventeen miles north
of Beach, being on the west line
of section 33, township l43, range
105. Billings county, North Dak..
is almost impossible at any time
of the year and at the presen,
time being impossible to cross
with a load, and, believing that
the interests of the taxpayers Of
the district lying north of the
Beaver are jeopardized by not
being able to drive to their logi
cal market, and, further. that the
business interests of Billing.
county are materially damaged b.
loss of trade on account of thu
residents of this district beinf
compelled to market their grail
and do their trading at points no
in Billings county, we, the Com
, mercial club of Beach, unanimous
, ly request the honorable board O
! commissioners to remedy the ex
, listing conditions by the construc
tion of suitable bridge at thi
, point. We urgently request tina
the honorable board take action OF
this at once before the high wa
ters set in.
The secretary gave a report o
, the financial condition of the club
and Messrs. C. /. Cook and VIM
Rosenberg were appointed b,
resolution to audit the books an
report at the next meeting.
. The election of officers for tn
, ! ensuing year was the next tkini
on the program. o. C. Kuchemal
was unanimously nominated an
elected by reclamation. Whic