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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26
Ten Year Old
Boy Loses Leg

Louis. 10 year old son of Alex
ander Maichel, of Mandan. met
with terrible accident which re-
suited in the loss of his left leg and
which may yet cost his life.
The boy was crossing the rail-
road tracks in the east end of the
yards and was struck and run over
by a freight train. The left leg
was completely severed from the
body a short distance below the
knee and the bones Of the knee
were badly crushed.
The lad was discovered laying
beside the track by a brakeman,
who summoned a physician afte,
applying first aid tactics and he
was removed to the Mandan hos.
pital.
Just how the accident occurred
will probably never be known
The boy is unable to tell and sc
far no eyewitnesses have beer
found.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26

The better babies contest"
was held this week by the ladies
~ advertised and proved to be a
big success. On account of the
had weather and the calling off
Of the fair the contest was held
down town in the Gilbertson
building on Blanche street which
was nicely fixed up for the oc-
casion. Over 80 babies were en-
tered in the two days and many
more will be entered before the
contest is closed. the ladies hav'
ing decided to continue the con-
test until tomorrow to give the
country women more opportunity
to enter their babies.
The contest was in charge ol
a committee of three, Mesdame.
O. r. Neice. L. w. Richards and
o. c. Kucheman, being assisted
by FIVE trained nurses. Mesdame.
C. F. Heath. Frank Hurley, E. A
'Weiting, C. M. Foster and L. J.
Alguire.
The judging was done by Drs
r. w. Slough. L. c. Smith anc
A. B. MacNab. Miss Kuchemar
acted as entry clerk, while Mes
danes T. E. Hudson. Henry Walt
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26
Anti-Snuff
Test Case
American Tobacco Company At
taclks North Dakota Anti.Snuff
Law-Case IN Supreme Court.

Much interest is attached to the
test Of the North Dakota anti.
snuff law which is now in litiga.
ton. At the recent term Of cour,
in Stark county. c. J. Olsen .
tobacco dealer Of Dickinson. wa.
convicted of violating this act and
fined $500. The case was ap.
pealed to the supreme court and
the American Tobacco Co. is max.
ing the fight on behlf of Olsen,
Olsen was convicted in the dis
trict court or selling four one.
ounce boxes or packages Of Right
Cut Chewing tobacco and fined
$500.
Section l. chapter III. laws ol
1913, prohibits the sale or manu-.
facture of snuff or any substitute
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26
Beach Men
Draw Farms
James Blair, Grover Preston, En-
efson Stockwell and Wm. Zimr
norman Are Lucky Winner of
Fort Peck Homesteads.

VIM. Zimmerman. of the Farm
ere Elevator company. James
Blair. of the ]. r. Smith Grain
Co.. and Grover Preston. a car
penter. and Emerson Stockwell, q
contractor of Beach are among
the lucky men who drew
farm. atthe Fort Peck land draw
inhg at Glasgow. Mont, this week
where $4,000 persons registered
for about 5000 claims. The drawr&
ing commenced Tuesday and S.
A. Crow. of Hammond, Ind.
was the lucky man who drew No.
which will give him the selec-
ton of a townsite property and
which is reported to carry with it
a gift Of $4,000 from ]. ]. Hill.
to be used in improving the prop.
erty.
Only about a dozen North Da-
kota men landed in the first ESQ
drawn. the Beach men all getting
between that number and 800.
Mr.. Blairs number being 270.
Mr.. Stockwell getting No. 276.
Mr.. Zimmerman's 274 and MI.
Preston's 28l. These are the
only local parties known to have
landed in the drawing. And their
numbers being low ones they will
have fine selections. 1t is said that
out of the entire reservation there
are but about 1000 good farm
quarters. and the Beach men will
have some of the best.
The men have until next spring
to max" their selections, 40 We
understand, it.
Lateis. Since writing the above
we lea1nthat o. c. Attletweed.
of the Firt National bank drew
farm No. 1876. and Francis Snow
of Sentinel Butte. drew 4,8l2.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26
STONE
LAID SUNDAY
Large Gathering At Laying of Corner
Stone of Beautiful Catholic
Church Last Sunday

The corner stone of the beau
tiful. new Catholic church being
built in Beach was laid last Sun
day by Bishop Rt. Rev. Vincent
Wehrle. o. S. B., of Bismarck, in
the presence of large gathering
of country and town people. Bish-
op Wehrle spoke in English at
the corner stone laying, while
baux, spoke in Polish. Rev.
Father Bernard. o. S. B.. of Rich
ardton, was also present and took
part in the ceremony. as did also
Rev. Father Wolpers. the local
pastor Of the church.
Bishop Wehrle spoke in Eng
lish and German at Mass in the
morning and at 1880 a dime,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26
Ferney's Slayer
Is Sentenced
Man Who Killed Farmfr Golden
Valley Farmer Sentenced TO
Life Impfieonment ut Sfllwatef.

Word came to Beach last Satur-
day from Virginia. Mimi. tina,
Hermer Lee Quyer was convicted
.ad sentenced to life imprison-
nent in the Minnesota penitent-
iary for the murder Of Lewis Fer.
aey who owned a farmin Golden
Valley and formerly lived here.
Last July Ferney was at Beach,
having a case in district court. He
left here July 9th, telling friend.
chat he intended taking a shor'
vacation at Lake Vermillion. fol.
lowing which he was to be mar.
1ied to a Minnesota girl. Ferney
had bought q farm at Tower,
Minn., where he had been making
his home for a couple years past.
Shortly after his departun:
word came to relatives at Alphs
that he had been murdered in hi.
tent on the shores of Lake Vermil
lion. and the tent and his body
burned. Ferney carried consider.
able money on his person at the
time. having about $400 when he
left Beach which. it is claimed. he
carried with him. or the greater
part Of it. His companion wa.
isnmediately arrested. when it wa,
found that he had been killed. with
. club and the money had beer
taken, the tent being fired. evi'
IDENTIFY. to conceal the crime.
There were no eye witnesse,
md the accused was convicted or
oircumstantial evidence. he pro
testing his innocence throughout
Ferney was we'll known in Beach
and in the southern part of tn.
valley. being a brother in law ol
B. G. Odiorne. postmaster al
Alpha.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26

was given BY the Catholic ladies
at the opera house. following
which the corner stone ceremony
took place at tn. new church at
$3.50.
The new church will be one of
the finest church buildings in the
state when completed. 1t is ex-
pected that the building will be
enclosed before winter sets in and
the dedication is expected to take
place Christmas morning. The
building occupies one of the finest
sites in the city and when COM
pleted will b. monument to the
enterprise and progressive spirit
of the Catholics of Beach and VIZ
cinity who made the building Of
the beautiful church possible.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26
County Fair
Is Called Off
Snow Storm Prevents Holding of
County Fair and Business Men
and Management Decide to
Call OF Undertaking For This
Year.

Beach will have no fair this
year. We had snowstorm in
stead. Lots of snow. lots of wat
er. fall plowing is good and every
body's happy.
The dates for the local fair and
the snow storm got here the same
time and the referee decided in
favor of the elements and the
snow storm was given the stage.
Seeing that it was an impossi.
bility to hold the fair a meeting
was called and held Wednesday
night and it was the unanimou.
opinion that the fair should be
called off and arrangements made
to formulate plans for the hold
ing of a midsummer fair mex
year.
Manager Rosenberg filed {
complete statement of the con
I ditions of affairs this year ane
joined with the others present i,
! recommending that the fair b.
postponed. The management
realized that the fair was startee
| too late in the season and diff
Guilty was experienced in bookin,
attractions. etc.
1t was decided to call a meet
ing some time in January. next
to arrange definite plans for /.
1914 fair to be held during tn,
week of July 4th, consolidating i
with the Fourth of July celebra
Gon.
With this in view the meetin<
adjourned.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26
Purity Sunday
Proclamation
State Of North Dakota
Executive Department.

Beginning with Nov. J and last
ing to Nov. II, 1913. the Seventh
International Purity congress will
be in session in Minneapolis,
MINI. The governors of the var
ious states are issuing proclama-
tions asking that Sunday. Nov. 9.
be observed as Purity Sunday
Believing that we Of North Da-
kota should do our part in every
thing that tends for the uplift OF
mankind. | would earnestly rec
ommend the observance Of ''Pur-
ity Sunday" to the people of the
state. and would ask that clergy
men of all creeds and denomina-
tons, the fraternal orders of the
state the mayors and commission.
ers Of our cities, and all civic and
uplift organizations join in a fitting
Observance of the day.
As earnest and sincere men
and women. let us give seriou.
consideration to the discussion ol
the problems that shall make 70,
the uplift of manhood and WON.
enhood; ever remembering tina,
the greatest asset Of any comon-
wealth consists not of it's cattle,
horses and lands. but of ito good
men and women.
Because it is proper that a day
shall be set apart for the purposes
which have been set for, l, L. B.
Hanna. governor of the state of
North Dakota. do hereby desig-
nate Sunday. Nov. 9. as Purity
Sunday in the state of North Da-
kota.
Done at the capitol at Bismarck
this 9th day of September. A. D.
1913.
By the governor.
L. B. HANNA,
Governor.
Thomas Hall,
Sec. of State.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26
Victim Of
Gun Mishap

Shot through the left leg just
below the thigh. the large muscle
being completely severed. and
badly shot in the left arm, Ken
meth Gibson, son Of William l..
Gibson, of Mandan, was brought
to that city Sunday by compan-
ions suffering terribly from his
wounds and loss of blood. The
accident was the frst hunting
mishap for Morton. county this
year.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26
NEW MINOT NORMAL
WILL OPEN TUESDAY

Minot. N. D.. Sept. 25.-North
Dakota's new educational insti-
tuition, the Minot Normal school,
will open Tuesday. registration
taking place Sept. 80. President
Crane is this week having a can
vass of the city made for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining where accom-
modations can be secured for
students.
The classes during the fall term
will be conducted in the Minot
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26
Exposition Man
Visits Beach
An Effort Being Made to Secure
A Golden Valley Exhibit AT
lndustrial Exposition NJ Bis
mRrck.

wellington l,ysh. general sec.
retary Of the North Dakota In.
dustrial Exposition at Bismarck,
is in the city today getting in
touch with local people in regard
to securing a Golden Valley
county exhibit for the exposition
which will open Oct. 7.
Mr.. lrysh. in talking with the
Chronicle man. said that he hac
received much encouragement,
and felt that Beach would no,
pass up the opportunity of taking
part in the big exposition
Mr.. lrysh is an old newspape,
man, being formerly owner anc
publisher Of the Pioneer Press Al
Mott. and 10 doing great public
ity work for the exposition. H.
is distributing banners and adver
tising matter about town and il
very enthusiastic over Bismarck
big show this year.
Steps will probably be taken a
once to arrange an exhibit and j,
such case Bismarck will hold i,
Golden Nallsse day andrlook 70
a large attendance from here
The exposition at Bismarck il
without question, the best plac,
for a county exhibit from an ad
vertis;ng standpoint. it being Wis
tied by thousands Of people from
other states, who stop there Will,
making trips over the North Paci
6c to and from the coast. as wei
as being visited by thousands o
people from every section of tn
state.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26


pulverized or cut or scented or
otherwise treated. or any substi-
tute therefor, or imitation thereof,
intended to be taken by the
mouth or nose.
This section. however, exempts
from this definition. ordinary
plug. fine cut. or long cut chew
ing tobacco as now commonly
known to the trade Of this state. y
1t appears that Righ Cut chew
ing tobacco is a fermented tobac-
co. finely pulverized. treated and
scented. and Professor Ladd, one
Of the experts for the state. con-
tends that it is a substitute for
snuff. or to all practical purposes
is snuff. In any event, contends
the state. it is not ordinary plug,
fine cut or long cut chewing to.
bacco commonly known to the
trade of this state.
On the other hand. the Amer.
ican Tobacco Co.. contends tha,
it is not snuff, and not a substitute
for snuff, but that it is an ordinary
fine cut chewing tobacco. They
also contend that Copenhagen i.
not snuff. but is also a fine Gu,
chewing tobacco: they also con.
tend that the law is unconstitu.
tlonal az it discriminates agains
one class Of merchandise. and also
that the bill is broader than ths
title.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26

is regarded by many as the best
musical comedy of the decade.
LeComte and Flesher. have pro-
vided this attraction with one of
the most elaborate productions
ever seen on tour. The costumes,
the settings and the light effects
are beautiful and striking and the
harmony of tints. colors and
shades are enchanting. 1t requir-
es more than money and hard
work or experience to prepare
such a production as is to be seen
in The Prince Of Tonight" Such
a lavishly furnished environment
10 essential in the proper creation
of atmosphere Of magic and mys-
tery required by the fanciful story.
Tom Arnold is seen az a stranded
college youth at THE Breakers, ''
Palm Beach. where he 10 employ
ed as life saver. Because Of hi.
lack of position and wealth, he i.
Tilted by a beautiful heiress. Un.
der the spell of the magic hour ol
the blooming Of a century plant,
he becomes Prince of Lunitanis
for the night. and unless he i.
kissed by the right girl before the
night passes. he is to die at dawn
Some of Joseph E. Howard
catchiest songs are heard. among
them Tonight Will Never Come
Again. Il Can't Be True So Fa,
Away" Il Fell in Love on Mon
day. You re Dear Old Worlc
After All" Her Eyes Are Blu.
For Yale. The Best Thing Tha
A Waiter Does Is Wait"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26

armory, plans being made through
the Minot business men for this
accommodation. The buildings
are not yet ready for occupancy,
that fact making it necessary to
handle classes otherwise in the
meantime.
Members of the faculty already
are arriving in the city.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-09-26

Farmers, near Hartland are
very much exercised over the
possibility that the disappearance
of a team of horses from thresh-
ing rig belonging to Geo. john
son may be due to the operations
of a gang of horse thieves that
has been rustling across the inter-
national line.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-16
bage dumps that would appeal to any
thinking person.
Fifty-two Years Auo.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Fifty-two
years ago yesterday certain forces in
the south accomplished the overthrow
OF Fort Sumter. These people We're
OF highly wrought class who felt
that they were ''reformers' and doubt
ed the right and ability of the federal
powers to govern them justly or ade-
quately. They concluded that there
was something radically wrong with
the constitution, and decided that the
only remedy was to take things into
their own hands. They managed to
create quite commotion for the time
Icing, but after the passage CT half
g century their descendants are very
glad that they did not succeed in
carrying out their plans of violent
reform" and fully realize that they
are far better off under the good old
constitution which their forefathers
framed, than they would have been
lad their intense elders succeeded in
the design to split the republic UP
the back.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-16
CHILD LABOR

The ninth annual Child Labor Con
ference has passed into history and
delegates from thirty-one states have
returned from Jacksonville. Fla, to
continue their propaganda work. The
Episcopal Recorder of Philadel-
phia thus summarizes the work ac-
Icomplished:
This Jacksonville convention had
set before it the darkest sides of the
present situation: the moral hazards
lof the night-messenger service: the
low wages of adults In southern cot
ton mills, where more young children
are working ten and eleven hour
day than in any other industry: the
physical dangers of work in glass fac
tories, still permitted to boys under
sixteen years of age in Pennsylvania
and West Virginia; the interstate com
merce in little children between the
lcanneries and berryields of the mid
IDLE states, and the shrimp and oyster
canneries of the south; the horrors of
tenement house life in New York and
other large cities, and the mockery of
good child labor laws written on sta
tute books, with no sufficient provis-
ion for enforcement. But there was
Immense encouragement In the pro-
lceedings More states We're repre-
sented than ever before, and a deep
seriousness and determination marked
all the proceedings. An appeal was
issued fer campaign of education.
THE people need to be acquainted with
conditions and aroused to remedy
them This is the concern of all, but
particularly, we think. of Federation
OF Labor and Manufacturers associa-
lions. The child employing industries,
while forming only small percent
age of industrial establishments, have
brought the reproach of child labor
upon American industry itself.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-16
Starting Paper on an Office Nova
DAYS

Cedar Rapids Republican,. Mr. w
A. Hutton, who is a candidate for col
lector of customs at the seaport Of
Des Moines, says that if he gets the
office he will use the salary TO start a
democratic daily at the capital city.
He says he will begin in a small way.
but he is determined to grow larger.
At this point one pauses to make a
few comments. First of all on the
custom house located in Des Moines
to collect the duties on imports AS
Mr.. Hutton watches the roaring OF the
waves Of the great ocean that bears
the traffic of the world to Des Moines.
thoughts and write large editorials on
the vitality and the validity of che
democracy as now exemplified in our
political life. Between the landings
of the great ocean liners, he will have
plenty of time to write. OF course,
when the Des Moines river has been
made navigable for the ocean liners,
he will be kept more busy But In
the meantime he can get his new
daily paper started He might also
comment on the uselessness of the
port CT entry maintained at Des
Moines. The office was created to
give a job to some politician, for
there is no other reason or excuse
for its existence. If the democracy of
the present administration really
means 1t that office viii be abolished,
for all sinecures ought to be abolish
ed
Now as to the financing of a daily
newspaper out of the income of an
office such as Mr. Hutton seeks. If
Mr. Hutton were allor..ld to use all
probably less than his salary-he
might be able to finance the great
daily for about one day that is, after
he had started It, There isn't a daily
newspaper published in Iowa OF a
city Of more than $4,000 that does not
eat up the salary of such an office in
three days Of publication. Time was
when an office was of some assistance
to a newspaper, but today newspa per>
are business institutions and offices
are detriment to them for they take
some Of the time and energy that
ought to be given to the work of pub
Usher or editor. Since old Cervantes
wrote, we have heard Of nothing so
funny or quixotic as the attempt TO
start a daily paper on the salary of a
custom house collector in the mud
port on river Des Moines.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-16
Postal Service CHANCES.

Ottumwa Courier: Postmaster Gen,
eral Burleson is in favor of reorganiz-
/ ingsthe postal service along lines that
should strike the applicants for post
lmasterships as revolutionary, to say
the least. He would have all post
masters placed under civil service
and required to pass examinations for
admission. retention and promotion.
And he would go further and appoint
and transfer postmasters without re-
gard to locality, SO that, for example.
resident of San Francisco could be
made postmaster of New York and a
resident of Minneapolis postmaster of
New Orleans.
Just think what this would mean to
the faithful in all parts of the conn
try who have been waiting sixteen
years for chance TO join a scrap for
postoffice job only to find a post
master general who wants to divorce
the office from politics and go out
side the county seat and the county
for man to fill the job.
News dispatches say that Mr. BurIe,
son has decided to subject all fourth
class nostmasters to a civil service
test and that those who pass it will
be retained, while those who fail will
be removed. The fourth class post
masters We're placed under civil serv-
ice by an executive order issued by
President Taft and consequently many
OF the hold-oyer postmasters are Re
publicans. There are some who view
this plan for new civil service ex-
animation as move to install Demo-
Gratis in these office, although Secre-
tary Burleson did not so state.
Mr.. Burleson is also quoted as ex-
pressing the intention of experiment.
ing with the proposition of ignoring
geographical considerations in the an
pointment of fourth class postmasters,
by appointing candidates successful
IN the examination, regardless CT the
fact that they do not reside in the
community affected. He is not ex.
pected to get far with this expert
ment, however, because the salary in.
fourth class Offices is not large
enough to make it attractive unless
the postmaster has some other means
OF support.
II the head of the postoffice depart.
ment gets too busy with his recon.
mendations for changes in the postal
service he runs the danger of having
some congressman start a fight to
place the postmaster generals office
under civil service, SO as to- prevent
the succession of experiments at
tempted every time new man gets
on the job.