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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
Overlanders Pass
Through Beach

Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Bacon and
family from kilbourn. Wis.
bound for Billings. Mont. stop
ped in Beach last Saturday for a
few hours. The party are travel
ing in two wagons and were ap-
parently enjoying their trip, stop
ping at towns along their route.
They left kilbourn. after selling
out there. the 18th of last May
and have been living and travel
ing in their covered wagons since
that time, still having about ESQ
miles to travel.
They are taking along consider
able household effects and had
seven head of fine horses. The
Chronicle man was informed by
the party that they had relatives
at Billings with whom they ex-
pected to spend the winter. during
which time they would look up
farm location in that locality.
The party came through South
Dakota to Lennon and from there
across to the Northern Pacific
and through the Bad Lands at
Medora.
The overland wagons were
nicely fitted up for the trip with
a large sign painted on the sides,
&C. E. Bacon from kilbourn,
Wis, bound for Montana" Y
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
Bickford Case
Is Up Again

Bismarck. Sept. 29.-The cele-
brated Bickford case again claims
public attention today. A mo-
ton is being argued for a new
trial in the supreme court. This
case has been dragging along
since Oct. 20, 1911, the date of
sentence. almost two years. The
time for appeal expired and was
extended by consent to prosecu-
ton and today Theodore Kofel
of this city and George A. Bangs
Of Grand Forks are arguing the
appeal before the court on behalf
of the defendant while the state is
represented by Attorney General
miller. Judge Engerud of Fargo
and States Attorney Berndt of
Bismarck.
1t will be remembered that
Bickford served one term as state
treasurer, l909-l1. and was sue
ceeded by the present treasurer,
Gunder Olson. When Bickford
turned the office over on Jan. 3,
1911, he had $60.438.ll in the
shape of cash deposits in his own
bank at Bowbells or rather the
bank which he had owned before
becoming treasurer and in which
he was interested at the time o,
his arrest. The new treasurer se.
fused to accept thes= and Bick.
fcrd's friends bestirred them.
selves, recognized the Bowbells
bank and made good the cash de.
post slips which Bickford carried
as treasurer. While the state did
not lose anything by Bickford' S
irregularities, he was arrested, and
after trial in Mclean county
was found guilty and given an
indeterminate sentence by Judge
crawford, who presided at the
trial, of from one to three years
and fined $l09.30 and assessed
with the costs. amounting to
$400. He then appealed for a
new trial on seventeen different
counts. ...#
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
Home
from Washington

Fargo. Oct. l.-Sen. Porter ]
McCumber of Wahpeton, senior
United States senator from North
Dakota, is spending the day in
Fargo at the Metropole hotel on
his return from Washington.
Senator Nj 4'un.''e.r met a large
number of his many frien:]s in the
city today and discussed the tariff
and currency bill features with
them. The senator. being a
staunch republican, is somewhat
opposed to both the democratic
measures and predicts close times
as the result of President Wilson 8
currency bill though not the hard
times experienced during the last
Cleveland administration.
Concerning the tariff, he is Of
the opinion that many of the little
fellows may be driven out Of
business though some Of tho big.
ger business men may be able to
weather the storm through.
THE senator will be in North
Dakota for the matter Of Il week,
returning to his duties nthe senate
at the conclusion Of that time. He
says that the present controversy
over the currency bill will con.
sume all the time up until the op.
ening of the regular short session
in December.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
Steam Engine
Blows Up
Two Men Have Narrow Escape
When Boiler Let Go-Crew
Were At Dinner.

A. o. Davidson and George
Babcock had narrow escape
from injury and possible death
yesterday noon when the crown
sheet of a big Is horse power
Case engine blew out, with full
head of steam on.
The engine had just heen stop
ped and the threshing crew had
left for dinner, except \. O.
Davidson. the engineer, and
George Babcock, the fireman.
They had been at the rear Of the
engine and went around to the
eide when-bang-and it was ali
over and no one hurt. The crown
sheet had blown out and down in
to the fire box, blowing oil the
doors at both ends of the engine.
shooting out 6re-bex CRATES,
bricks and all along with steam
and hot water at both ends, and
throwing the mixture as far as the
separator. One of the iron doors
was thrown around, striking
Babcock glancing blow on the
arm but not seriously irjurlng
him.
The engine belonged to ltaw-
thorne who was threshing about
six miles southwest of town. The
explosion was caused by scales
collecting over the crown sheet,
allowing it to heat. according to
Engineer Davidson who gave us
the news of the accident. The
engine is eight years old, but with
a new crown sheet, 6re-box and
end doors will be ready for bust
ness again.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
IN. P, PASSENGER
TRAIN KILLS MAN
Laborer Killed On Track Near State
Line by No. 4 Tuesday Morning.
His Body Was Terribly Mangled.

The Northern Pacific trains
have claimed another victim be-
tween Yates and Beach. This
time it is Jim Keefe. a laborer.
who is the victim.
The engineer on No. 4. east
bound. coming along about FIVE
o'clock Tuesday morning saw the.
two men walking along the track
just the other side of the Dakota
Montana state line; he blew the
whistle and one of the men got
off while the other continued on
the track. Before the engineer
could stop his train the unfortun-
ate fellow was ground up be-
meath the engine-ground up
horribly mangled. beyond recog-
nition. and if it had not been for
J.>J. Lane, his companion. no one
would have ever known who the
dead man had been. He was
laborer who had been working
around Beach this fall and not
long before his death had filed a
labor lien under the name of Jim
keefe. Aside from this he is un-
known and his acquaintance with
Lane had only been made a short
time before his death.
The two men had evidently
been celebrating up the line
and were returning to Beach.
keefe was about so to S. years
old and evidently was too drunk
to hear or realize his danger,
while Lane evidently was so
frightened that he did not look
after or attempt to get his COM
panion off the track.
By order of the Montana auth
critics the body was turned over
to Undertaken Walker and
burial was made in th= local Gem
etery.
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Farm land to trade for house in
, ,Beach.-Be1o.-Adv-tf,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
Must Report
Your Income
Income Tax In Force Next March
Single Persons With Income
Of $1,000 Are Subject to Tax
In the New Law Just Passed. {,

Washington. Sept. 27.-Ac-
cording to estimates by treasury
experts 425,000 Americans must
keep such account of their in
comes this year that they will be
able to report to the income tax
ol! or next spring how much
they owe the government under
the new income tax law.
Now in Force.
As tar as taxable Americans
are concerned the income tax law
is now practically in force. While
the tariff bill in which the law is
i, embodied will not be signed until
next week and the first returns do
not have to be made to internal
revenue collectors before March,
1914. But when the returns are
made they will cover the income
of citizens from March |, 1913,
to December 81, and the first pay
ment of the tax will be for money
received during this period.
Who Must Report.
Every single person (citizen or
foreign resident) whose annual in
come exceeds $4,000 and every
married person with an income
over $4,000 is expected to report
the receipts in detail to the gov
eminent agents March |, each
year. The estimate completed in
dicates the income tax will pro-
duce over $4,000, 1000 from the
425.000 taxed. To this will be
added $35, 900, 900 or more, pro-
duced by the present corporation
tax which is continued as a part
of the law.
President Exempted.
President Wilson, federal judg-
es of the supreme and inferior
courts now holding Offices; en-
ployes of state or any political
subdivision thereof" are the on
ly persons specifically exempted
from the tax. The president and
judges now in Office are made ex-
empt to escape the questions of
constitutionality of the law and
their successors in Office will be
compelled to pay the tax.
A surplus of $10,O0O,O00,
$40, 100000 over the current
needs of the government will be
provided by the new tariff law in
the opinion of Senator Simons,
chairman of the Joint conference
committee which is to report the
completed Democratic tariff bill
to the house and senate next
week. Experts from the treasury
department are keeping up with
the conference committee during
its two weeks labor. worked late
tonight on an estimate of the rev.
enue the government would re-
ceive under the law.
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Women are funny creatures,
look at the latest fashions.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
Hundreds Of
Corn Exhibits

General Manager Gilbreath Of
the Third Annual North Dakota
Industrial Exposition which will
be held in Bismarck, Oct. J to l9,
has announced that there will be
more corn exhibits at the show
this year than at any time in the
history of the state. Already hum
dreds have been received and
more are coming daily. There
is a reward of 500 for the best
exhibit and a number Of smaller
prizes have been made.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
Elevators Must
Not Discriminate
Alleged That Some Elevator.
Have. Violated Law By Paying
Higher for Wheat AZ Some
Points to XIII Competition.

Bismarck. Sept. 29.-ln an op-
inion rendered Friday to the state
board of railroad commissioners
General Miller sounds
warning to the grain trust that it
must cease discrimination be-
tween points in North Dakota. if
such discrimination is intended to
strangle competition.
For months the railroad COM
missioners have been in receipt
constantly of complaints from
grain growers throughout the
state of the discrimination made
by line elevators at points where
they had no competition. As is
we'll known th= elevator associa-
ton, or as it is more commonly
known. the grain trust. issues
daily bulletins, fixing the market
price of grains. 1t is generally
complained that these market
prices are unnecessarily high and
that they are fixed through an
agreement of the line elevator
companies. 1t is complained that
at points where there are inde-
pendent buyers the line elevators
bid above their market cards to
secure the business and to destroy
their competitors. paying in some
instances four or FIVE cents more
a bushel for grain at competitive
points than at points where there
are none but line elevators. This
has been the grievance among the
farmers for many years and the
last session of the legislature
sought to remedy it by the enact
ment of chapter 287. which reads
as follows:
ANY person. firm or corpora
ton, foreign or domestic, doing
business in the state of North Da-
kota and engaged in the produc-
ton, manufacture, distribution.
purchase or selling of milk, cream.
butter fat. grain or any commodi-
ty in general use that shall, with
the intention of creating a monop-
oily, or of destroying the business
of competitor, or of any regular
established dealer, or to prevent
competition or any person who in
good faith intends and attemptsto
become such a dealer. discrimin-
ate between different sections,
communities, towns or cities, or
portions ther:of, in this state, by
purchasing at higher or selling
at a lower rate or price in one
section, community, town or city
or portion thereof, in this state,
than is paid or charged by such
person, firm or corporation for
such milk, cream, butter fat, grain
or commodity in general use in
sro.her section, community, town
" citv. or portion thereof, in this
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
Sidney and
Fairviiew United
Finishing of tie Great Northern
Line Between These Two
Places the crescent Week An
Important County Link.

Glendive. Sept. 3o.-Ths
completion of the Great Northern
branch t,cm Sidney to Fairview
the y1es. nt week marks another
epoch in the rapid railway devel
opment of Dawson county. Glen
dive is now placed in direct ccln
munication with a great strip o.
fertile territory, which has form
ely been rather inaccessible.
Valley residents between the
two little cities and in fact all the
residents of the surrounding
country are jubilant that the line
is at last finished. and way tc
better markets and other fac;litie.
opened. They have indeed wait
ed quite a while since the ina
completion of the road into Sid.
ney, something over a year ago.
1t is still persistently reported
that the Great Northern has en-.
vious eyes on the valley branch
line of the Northern Pacific and
may take a long lease on tn:
property. In that event Great
Northern trains would be operat'
ed directly into this city and a
further great avenue of commerce
opened with the people of the
northern part of the state, and in
fact all along the main line of the
Great Northern. The fertility oi
the land under the Lower Yel-
lowstone project, and the country
east and west is being realized by
a number of the great transcon-
tinental lines, and will be the
cause of their future attempts to
get into this territory-the laurels
and the business to the quickest
one.
The Great Northern has shown
its capacity for getting into new
territory by the rapidity with
which it extended its line into Bill
ings from the north and its activ-
ity in Dawson county is only an
other indication of its desire to
beat all competitors into one OF
the most prolific railroad districts
in the entire northwest.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
GLEN C. SNOW MARRIED.

The Republican is in receipt of
a copy of the Inglewood (Califor-
nia) Journal, containing an ac-
count of th= wedding of Glen C..
Snow, formerly of Williams, and
Miss Ada Grace E.shelman. 1t was
a beautiful home wedding and
was we'll written up by the Journal
reporter in an article consuming
about a column and a half OF
space. Mr.. and Mrs. Snow will
make their home at Phoenix, Ari.
zona.-Sentinel Butte Republi.
can.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
Libel Cases
Against Editor

Bowman, Sept. 3O.-The next
term of court in this county be-
gins Oct. 7, and jury has been
called for the following day.
There are number of cases to be
heard. which will possibly pro-
long the term. Among the ac-
tions are several criminal libel
suits against Editor Totten of The
Citizen. 1t is not known whether
both sides will be ready for trial
at this term or will Geek a post
ponement as was the case at the
last term. ....
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
WILL ATTEND UNIVERSITY.

o. D. Stiehl, formerly county
superintendent of schools. return
ed last Wednesday from Beach,
N. Oak. where he had been at
til. home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert ]. Stiehl. the past
couple of months. He remained
until Sunday night. when he took
the train for Madison, where he
will attend the state university, the
coming year.-Jackson County
(Wis.) Journal.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03
Skull Crushed
In Runaway

Sheldon. N. D.. Sept. 29.-
Vincent Meirotto had his skull
crushed in a runaway. The team
became frightened and the seat
was wrenched off, throwing him
and his father to the ground. The
corner Of the seat struck the lad
near the temple. An operation
was performed and the splintered
bones removed. The boy has an
even chance of recovery.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03

Continued on page four)
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ortir, ed on page four)
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-10-03

Women are funny creatures
look at the latest fashions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-12
LitchffeId County Sheriff Expects Clash With The
 Winsted City Officials

wfnsted, Nov.12-Sherif C. c. Mid dIebrooks, of LitchfeEd, thinks he has an interesting time ahead of him. He has just received a notice from City Clerk Henry F. Smith, informing him an ordinance has been adopted by the city forbidding any person conveying another handcuffed shackIed, through the streets in any conveyance on or in which the public is allowed to ride The penalty is a fine of $2O. Sherix Middlebrooks has been advis. ed by counsel to pay no attention tc, the ordinance so long as he has in his possession a warrant authorizing him to convey persons to prison or other places for legal procedure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-12
MISS HALL URGES
 PURITY CONGRESS
 NOT TO SEEK EVIL

Minneapolis, Nov. 12.-In an address before the International Purity Con gress today, Miss Lucy A. Hall, of Chi cago, declared that it was too late for the old sophistry: eff you see no fla grant wrong and do not hear too much about it, you're not seeing and hearing will do nearly as well as, eradicating the wrong
 People now know that binding the eyes and stopping the ears do not re- move evn,'' she continued. Tt was not silence but facing the need and agitation that brought about our best laws"
 Specific items of the debt, Miss Hall homie justice which will enable many to solve their own problenles model tenemente which will give households ample light and air; furthering pa rents associations in churches and schools, that there may be knowledge Of home needs; wholesome, attractive Literature to displace the poor and vicious now inperilI1ng youth; circu- lating art. developing Ideals to coun- terast and dispel coarse and offensive billboard service; more social efficiency engineers who con interpret the golden rule. Supervision of moving picture shows was urged by Kate Davis; of Wi1kesbarre.
 Flint 4Crozier told of the social and moral reform work in the Philippines. and Miss Mary A. Teats, of Chicago, discussed intelligent parenthood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-12
TROLLEY DUMPCAR
 LEAPS INTO HOUSE

Rockville, Conn, Nov. 12.-A dump car used in stone carrying over the lo- cal trolley lines, jumped the track in West street early today and found final 1odgment in the front hall of the home of F. J. Cooley. Members of the family who were awakened by the crash, did not know TOT a few minutes whether they were experiencing an earthquake shock or an explosion
 The car was one of rour. which were being pulled up the Union street hill It broke away. and ran backward three-fourths of a mile, gathering speed until it reached the turn in the road opposite MT Coo1ey's house. Here the wheels left the rails, the car cross ing the sidewalk, bowling over a tree six inches in diameter, tearing away a part of the veranda and then crashed into the front door. Every window on that side of the house was broken. Two daughters of MT. Cooley, who were in bed in a room outside of which the car stopped were showered with glass but were unnurt. There was q. trail of large size macadem stone along the cars path. Property damage was about $7OO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-12
SEVERAL CHANGES
 IN LOCAL PULPITS

The resignation of Rev. -CS.L Gomph, as rector of Trinity Episcopal church, to accept a call to the retorship of Grace Episcopal church of Newark, N. J., will be acted upon at a meeting of the vestry, tonight. He came to Bridgeport from the old St. Johns chapel on Varick street, New York. Ordained at Albany, N. Y., in 1903, he has occupied pulpits in the Trinity and St. Agnes churches chapels in New York as well at St. Johns. His education was gained at Amherst col. 1ege and the General Theological sem mary.
 The resignation of Rev. Walter Leo pold Bennett as pastor of the WeA End Congregational church, will be taken up for consideration at a meet ing the night of November 19. Until action is taken, he will not announce his plans.
 Rev. F. H. Bigelow of St. Johns Episcopal church is in New Haven to- day and could not be reached con corning the rumor of his intention to leave It is understood that he ab- so1utely denies having given any foun- dation for the rumor although neither demying or affirming it.
 With the resignation of Rev E. J. Craft of Christ Episcopal church and the death of Rev. Dr. w. H. Lewis of St. Johns, the next year will see nu- merous new faces in the pulpits of Bridgeport Protestant churches. It has not been long since Rev. Morgan NIil1ar resigned the pastorate of O1ivet Congregational church.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-12
M'Gure Secluded
 In Hotel Recovering
 From Nervous Shock

New York, Nov. George H. Mc- Guire. of Syracuse. remained in seclu- sion at, his hotel, today, recovering from the nervous collapse which he suffered, yesterday, on being forced to admit on the witness stand at the John Doe inquiry that he sent to John H. Hennessy the ''M'' telegram rela- tive to alleged contributions of con tractors to Tammany.
 McGufre had denied this at a. pre- vious hearing that he had sent the message when threatened with indfct- ment for perjury. He may be called again, tomorrow, when District At torney whitman will resume the in vestigation into the charges of Tam many corruption as made during the recent campaign by Hennessy.
 Subpoenas have been issued for a number of contractors mentioned by Hennessy as. having been forced to contribute to collectors fir Tannany. They will follow McGuire on the stand.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-12
Robinson Spent Only $50,
 To Be Elected City Clerk
 He SWears In Statement
Reports Of Candidates Filed Under Corrupt Practices Act Come Into Town Clerks Office==Primrose's Report Is Observation-Disclosures Candidates Gave $275 Each
 To Campaign Funds

According to the report of his cam paign expenses filed today by City Clerk J. Alex H. Robinson. the suc- him less to be elected than any other man who was ever a candidate for that office in Bridgeport. MT. Rob fnson's entire expense as shown by his expense account was $50, a con- tribution to the Republican town committee. The salary is $S.OO0 and the term two years.
 Frederick c. Mullins, Democratic candidate for mayor and Mayor Cliff ford B. Wilson, contributed like amounts for election expenses Zach gave $275 to the town committees of the parties whose candidates they were.
 M. A. Kenny and John J. BrodericA, treasurers of Democratic town com n1ittee report that they received $2,- 205 in contributions from candidates and other members of the Democratic party and they expended this amount in election expenses.
 Horace H. Jackson, the candidate for mayor of the Progressive party, reports that he expended s4 for print ing and $2 for Advertising. Maud Morris Hincks who was a candidate of the same party for member of the Board of Education spent $9 for ad- VerIslng and gave $25 to the campaign fund of the Progressive party. It did not cost Alexander Mcdonald one cent to run for mayor as the can d1date of the Socialist Labor party ac- cordtng to the expense account he has filed with the. town clerk Mr. Mcdonald also filed an account of the expenses of the Socialist Labor party which were nothing at all
 Other candidates for various offices on the Socialist or Socialist Labor par ty tickets who had no expenses were: John Schwartz, Bernard Koplenz, Geo Fadtt, Alexander Decline, Benjamin Berger, Peter Cebelius, John Feidman, Carl Wahlgren, Adam J. Vfzernix Thomas L. Farran, Sidney Fe1dman. and Svante M GaIesman.
 Oliver c: Cole. successfuI Republican