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Evening star., 1914-01-27
COAST STATES EMERGE
FROM GRIP OF STORM
Entire Pacific Region Gets Record
Drenching-Losses Reach
Thousands.

San FRANCISCO. January 1.-THE
Pacific coast was emerging early today
from the grip of storm that has
drenched the entire region from the Ca
madam to the Mexican line Latest re-
ports place the death toll at eight, hish
water has caused much damage to prop
erty. particularly in southern California.
and railroad service in this state and
Nevada has been badly crippled. Traffic
conditions were expected 10 improve to-
day. however.
The rainfall yesterday in the southern
part OF the state was tremendous. At
Pasadena the total for forty-eisht hours
amounted 10 nearly inches The Vent
IRA river is on q rampage and many
bridges have been washed away, causing
loss for that one item Of more than
s100.an
Towns Partially Submerged.
Several towns have been partially sub
merged and hundreds of persons living in
the lowIands have been forced TO move.
With the Kern rivcr ont Of its banks
aud rain still falling. the situation at
Bakersfield was regarded rs critical to-
dav. Close watch IS being kept on the
Ieyec there.
sudden rise Of the Kaveah river is
threatening tie intndation Of 10000
acres of grain near Hanford
The backbone Of the storm has been
broken north OF the Tehachapi noun
tainS. and the Sacramento and san Joa-
oain rivers have cleared themselves of an
oVerplUs of water that for a while caused
fear for the safety of several towns. At
Sacramento the river climbed almost to
twentr-eight feet the highest since 1909.
Train Service Disrupted.
W..shouts have disrupted train service
IN various parts OF the state Through
service between san Francisco and Los
Angeles has been impossible for forty
eight hours. Heavy snowfails and wash
outs have tied up traffic III various parts
of Nevada.
: southern Pacific train is stalled be
tween Wabuska and HaZen. Several
miles of track We're swept away by high
water on the Nevada, California and
oregon road. and tie-ups on the Virginia
and Truckee lines have cut off Virginia
CITY.
Rotary p!ows have cleared the South
ern Pacific Ogden line tracks in the nigh
SIerras. ana snow-hound trains We're re-
3eased. In Oregon and Washington con-
siderable damage has been caused by
heavy winds.
Prospects Brighter at Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES. Cal. January .1-With
seven persons drowned, all forms of over
land transportation either TIED up or
handicapped seriously, six train loads of
passengers marooned and this section of
tae state damaged to the exten. of more
taan million dollars as a result of the
unprecedented storm which has been rag
3ns sine" SATURDAY.. prospect of relief
frightened with the appearance OF the
sun today.
The rainfall for the twcnty-four hours
ending at midnight was 2:fi inches, max
ing the total for the season 1i-:;2 inches.
More rain fell YESTERDAY than the total
for the 1al:: season TO January -. ac-
cordlnS 10 the weather bureau figures.
At Santa Barbara, where the greatest
damage was done, heavy rain was fall
ng this morning.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
$3.50 Smyrna Rugs,
With This Coupon. .0Qr

This Coupon and S9c for usual
$l50 Smyrna Rugs, size 30X60. with
frineed ends. Choice of mottled,
floral. conventional. medallion and
oriental designs. in best colorings.
Strictly reversible and the most
durable rugs for halls. bath and
bed rooms
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Sateen Petticoats.

sI.5o Value at .83r
Black Cotton Petticoats. made of
handsome merceriZed sateen. with
highly lustrous finish. also with jer
sey tops. Variety of stylish pleated
fiounces. some with eyelet embroid-
cry insertions. All with dust ruff
fle Regular and extra sizes. $EoO
values at SSc.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Draperies, Yard, 71c.

A cleanup sale of various kinds of
draperies left from recent special
purchases. Included are Yard-wide
Aircraft Cloth and Scrims. with
plain and figured centers, showing
various color borders.
Excellent material for inexpensive
but attractive curtains. scarfs, COW
ers and draperies. Sale price, 71.c a
Nard
Evening star., 1914-01-27

The handsome silk that is now ell
ieyinG such a vogue for smart gowns
and afternoon dresses. 1t is full SO
inches wide, and choice is offered of
Il complete range of wanted street
and evening shades.
The quality selling all season at
ST % yard now reduced for clear
ance to 69c a yard.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
Hill is Again
Under Arrest

Dickinson, N. D., Dec. 3l.-Ed. F.
Hill Of Antelope has been arrested on
= charge Of extortion and has furnish
ed bail. During his trial last week in
district court on a charge Of shooting
Cash c. Gordon at Richardson on Nov.
81, Hill testified that Gordon had Civ
en- him check for $1,000 as part pay
ment for the purchase Of his store at
antelope and that the meeting BY ap-
pointment on the day Of the tragedy
was for the purpose Of getting anoth-
er 81 900 and completing the deal.
Gordon was shot as Hill and his
wife were leaving the room where the
conference Of an hour had been held
Hill was the only man who saw the
shot fired and he says it was a case oI
suicide and the twelve men who heare
all the evidence exonerated Hill.
However. the Gordon relatives be
lieve that Hill was after more none,
on account Of certain matters which
had come to light and that the dea
for the store was hatched up afte
the shooting.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
$l32 Bounty
on Gray Wolfs

Schafer, N. D.. Dec. 3l.-K;llins
and trapping grey wolves will be q
great deal more profitable in this sec
ton than formerly. For some years
each hide has been worth $3.50 as
:. result Of the state. county and stock
n,en's bounties. Recently the stock
MEN. who have leases on the reserva-
ton lands have suffered heavily from
the depredations Of the wolves and
they have now increased the reward
BY an additional $75. making gray
wolf worth $i32.50 to it's captors. A.
q result more trappers are engaging
in An effort to round up the cattle de-
stroyers. The capture Of few Of
these will make splendid wages for a
arapper during the season. The grey
wolves do not trsvel in packs. this
winter. but one or two will kill q val
liable steer. and eat small portion Of
the animal. They are usually follow
ed by a pack Of coyotes which speed
lily devour the rest Of the CARCASS aft.
er the gray wolves have become sat-
iAted.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
Crops Worth
Ten Billions

Warrington, D. c.. Dec. 30.-Ten
Lsl;on dollars worth, Of products and
five billion dollars in cash income. q
bumper year in spite Of droushts and
other set backs. was the 1919 record
Of six million American farms.
The most successfal year for bus
bandry n he. Uaised States brought
forth s;x billion hundred milioa dol
lars worth q ereps. whieh swsnsy::
e;sht hundred million was represent
ed by cereals. hirty-six hundred mil.
lion in animals sold. slaughtered and
animal products. The value Of the
1913 crops was twice % great As in
1899 and more than q billion over
1909 and substantially greater than
in 1910.
or all the crops it is estimated that
81 per cent will remain on the farm'
where produced. and twenty per cent
Of the animal production will remain
On that basis the cash income is esti'
mated by the department of aericui'
ture At 6fty-eisht hundred million.
Blu. despite the record yeat for cros
value, and the fact then dat the mum.
Der Of farms has increased eleven Pei
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02

to Beach as manager Of their branch
here and upon his leaving that COM
pany he went into business for him
self. establishing the Lucus Saddlery
company which was conducted for .
couple Of years. About a year ago
he went to Westntore. Mont, where
he filed on a homestead and where
he resided with his family at the time
Of his death.
The funeral was held on Wednes-
day of this week from the Conere-
sational church of this city and inter
ment made in the local. cemetery. The
funeral was attended by his mother and
sister from Idaho. who came here up
on learning Of hi. death. Mrs. Lucss,
was also in Idaho at the time, visiting
relatives. He also leaves two sons.
age seven and nineteen. who were
present at the funeral.
The deceased had many friend.
throughout this section of tn. country
and they all join with the Chronicle
in extending sympathy to the bereaved
and heartbroken family in their sad
loss. .g.s
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
DIED IN SALOON AT YATES.


w. F. Lucus. . well known eharact
or in these parts. was found dead ir
"a saloon az Yates on Friday morning
Of last week. The body was found in i.
stairway leading from the bar room
to rooms overhead where Mr.. Lucu.
had engaged a room for the night
He had gone to his room and late,
came down to the saloon and stood
around for some time and then wen,
into the stairway again. and this wa.
the last seen of him until his body
was found at the foot Of the stair,
the next morning about six o'clock
cold in death.
There was a bruise on top Of hi.
head which might indicate that he fell
down stars and met his death in thi.
manner. His body was found by Dell
Ramsdahl, the bartender. and he i'm.
mediately notified the authorities who
took the body in charge and notified
his relatives.
An examination Of the body ha,
been made but the coroner's repor,
will not be made public until tomor.
row.
Mr.. Lucus was one Of the Oldest
residents Of the country. having beer
manager Of the Sentinel Butte Sad.
dlery company at Sentinel Butte for /.
long period Of years. Later he came
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
District Court
Convene Jan. 20
Jurors Are Drawn For the Term and
Number Of Cases win Come In
for Trial, Criminal and Civil.

Judge Crawford will convene dis
trict court in Beach on January 20.
when a number of civil anil criminal
cases will be tried by jury. The per.
sons drawn for this session to act a.
jurors are the following:
o. c. Attletweed, Ralph Adam.on
]. W. W.:Brinton. O. D. Brault. c. Brew.
er. Chas. harrington. ]. J. Ensle.
hardt. c. J: Eide. r. c. Fuller. NJ. H
Fields. B. Fulton. F. E. Heath. c. H
Howard. E. L. Holven. Jshn Hollstein
Vim. Hawthorn. M. F. Jsnes. Chas
Jandt. w. E. Kusel. J. B. Linser. r
Lang, L. Larson. Ed. Madison, Pa
Moran, John McNiece. George Nc
Gregor. c. J. N. Nelson. w. J. Pat
rick. B. T. Piesik. Jas. Peele. T. L
Smith. r. A. Sprague. John Scott
Thos. Scott. Albert Schouboe. A. r
Thompson. ]. r. Waters. w. M. Whit
aker.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
age in enterprise, Of thi. kind.

gage In enterprise. of this kind.
wow that The bonding measur. h,.
"ee" =. defeated in the court, # !.
p''eo that some regular hail in.
a"ee company will bring an action
1'e similar to that instituted bv II.
bonding organizations and h.v. :.
inside. "aSe It set
'ne state hail insurance law h..
oeen somewhat di.a opo.ntir4 to -.
s'ovocates because Of III. l,cL e
e'.'' shown in the measure. IL.
.NA' two years the stat. wa. unan,e
70 pay very large pe-cent... of =,
his was son, .,vl.a. re:ned;.d
last year by i. radical incre.,. J.. =.
rates. which paid about 80 Der c.n.
OF the losses this year.
The great difficulty appear, d.. ..
the 'act that no provision i. mad. for
so"c1ors tor the state hail insu,an..
department. and the farmer. require
so.'c'tat'on .ea before they will insure
whatever acreage is insured in the
state department. has been largely {.
voluntary matter. As a result Of IL.
advance in charge. per acre, the to-
tai acreage insured during tn. third
year was much less than the preced-
ing season. Even if the validity of the
law is never attacked. the most ar-
dent advocates of the state hail in
'urance law see very little encourage
ment for its future. in its present form.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
1914 Probably
a Wet Year

Bismarck. N. D., Dec. 3I.-owins
to the mild weather which has pre-
vailed over North Dakota during De-
cember, and the absence Of snow. the
old saw. "A green Christmas is pro-
duct;ve of fat graveyard" is fire.
quently heard. During the past twen-
ty-one years. or since 1898. there
have been but four Christmases (in-
cluding the one just past) with practi-
cally no snow on the ground. These
were 1894. 1898. 1905 and 1913.
There is no data to show that this
condition has any effect on the death
rate. but it is an interesting fact that
the PRECIPITATION for the year following
the FIRST three dates was above the nor
NAL, and it naturally follows that the
season of 1914 may produce more
than the normal rainfall. Nature has
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
Bonding Law
Held Invalid

Bismarck. N. D.. Dec. 3o.-A deci-
sion handed down this afternoon by
the supreme court. passed by the last
session Of the legislature creating a
state bonding department is declared
unconstitutional. According to pro-
visions Of the proposed law it would
have gone into effect Jan. I. and
would have created department
which would have furnlshed bond
to state, county, and municipal offic.
ers. ..
A restraining writ was applied fo,
by Max Stern Of Fargo. interested in
private bonding house. who with
the state Of North Dakota was plain
tiff in the action. 1t is stated the
decision covers many points at issue
in cases now before the court involv.
ing the constitutionality Of the law
which has been in effect for three
years.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
May Run for
Second Term

Local political circles impart the
information from intimate friends oi
Governor Hanna that he will be can.
didate for nomination on the republi-
can ticket next year. and that he will
leave the senatorial fight to Attorney
General Miller and A. ]. Cronna. the
present United States senator.
While Governor Hanna's bushes,
interests are 90. extensive a. to de.
mand practically all his time. his
friends feel he should serve a second
term, If for no other reason than to
know that his first administration ha.
been endorsed by the voters.
Governor Hanna has been attempt
ing to give the state purely busi'
ness administration and to bring to-
Rether the two factions Of the repub
lican party. In this his friends con
tend he has been successful.-Bis
marck Tribune.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
Retire $225,0!|o0
F State Bonds

Bismarck. N. DAT a meeting oi
the state auditing board held Monday
afternoon it was voted to retire $685..
900 on state bonds. This amount wa,
made up Of $4,000 twine plant bond,
due in 1921 and were retired from the
twine plant fund. 100000. Of refund.
ing hospital for the insane eonstrue.
ton bonds. dated 1894 and due in
1914. $e5.000 North Dakota refund.
ing bonds dated 1890 and due in 1920
$II 900 funding territorial bonds is
sued 1891 and due in 1921. $4,000
refunding university bonds dated 1898
and due in 1919.
The last $I50.000 Of bonds are re-
tired from the state sinking fund
This $225.000 Of bonds together with
the $i50.000 capital building bonds
due in 1923 and retired few day.
ago. makes a total Of $275.000 o.
bonds retired in 1913 and will reduc.
the bonded debt of the state from
| $4,000 to $662.300. And in addi
ton to this the floating indebtedness
due year ago has all been paid.
The above is an excellent showing
for, the present administration ane
shows that the state Is in the bes
financial condition in a good many
years. 1t takes off burden Of inter
est to the tune of $1,000 a year. L
will be remembered that it was urgee
during the session Of the legislature
just closed that fund Of $l50,00l
that was available in the sinking fune
of the state be put in the jack poi
and appropriations made against It.
Some of this money has been used
in retiring the bonds above mention.
ed, and all Of the institutions to which
it was planned to turn over the money
have been going along at their usual
pace and not suffering from lack ol
financial assistance.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
Boom Henstrom
For Marshall
Former Penitsn9ary Warden Unoff;-
| eially Endors9d Yestsrday for U: S.
Marshail By Leaders q Enforcement
Leaxue.

An individual exppress;on was made
at the meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the North Dakota State En-
forcement league at the Z. M. c. A.
yesterday and Frank O. Hellstrom Of
Bismarck was unofficially endorsed for
the appointment to United States mar
shall, which. it is understood. will
soon be made.
No formal action was taken by the
committee. it is said. but the men,
Der. present expressed themselves in
d;vidually for Mr.. Hellstrom. and
voiced their belief that he should have
the support Of the proper element OF
citizenship. ~
Mr.. Hellstr~m was for six years war
den Of the North Dakota state peni-
Tertiary during the administration OF
former Governor Burke. defeated for
governor last year and recently men
toned - a probability for the demo-
cratic nomination for United States
senator next June.
1t is understood the appointment for
United States marshall will soon be
made a. the term Of Marshall Shea
will expire in February. As it is the
next federal appointment that will be
made. people in the city and state are
beginning to take an active interest
in the selection that will be made al
Washington.
At the meeting yesterday. Superin-
tendent Watkins made report of the
financial condition Of the league,
showing it to be in excellent shape
Hi. work nthe state during the last
year was commended.
Present at the meeting were K. 3.
Griffith Of Grand Forks. Supt. F. L.
Watkins Of Bismarck. Rev. c. A. Nc
Namara Of Fargo. Robert M. Pollock
Of Fargo. T. E. Tufte Of Northwood.
A. J. Nath7- ~~arck and Frank
Lynch of Q
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
Go to President Of
Northern Pacific
Advise Given By President Of Farmers Grain
& Shipping Co. Of Devils Lake

let the other fellow build it If he il
able. q. l don't know where he could
get the money at present as no one
cares 10 invest in railroad securities
under the present conditions and atti-
eude Of the Government toward rail-
road securities.
|, / understand that you are in North.
ern Pacific Railway territory. My
advice to you would be to see Mr.
Edannaford, President Of that compan,
who l know takes q great interest ir
al farmers' projects along his lin.
and, as he is far more familiar will
your local conditions than l can pos
.;bly be. he can give you better advice
than ! can.
If Mr.. Hannaford considered you
| project feasible and profitable to op
| crate he might consider u proposition
from your people to subscribe tor
! certain portion of the stocks ant
bonds that would be issued to buii'
the line. In that way you would &c
the road. the enhanced valuation
yoar lands and also hive securitie
backed by a big company whic
would be good when the territory dc
veloped.
will be glad to give you any furth
| er advice and information at any tin,
you may request it.
Yours truly.
JOS. M. KELLY.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
Syndicate Profits
(From Saturday Evening Post)

An inside apology for the profits that inside syndi-
Gates reaped by building branch lines and then unload
ing them the bankrupt ST. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad contains the following:
Before constructing the road land ard cash dona-
tions secured inducement the syndicate to
build the road of which taken sufficient to fur
nsh right-ofway depot grounds and terminals. From
the balance of land and cash donations was realized the
of eight hundred and nnetytvo thousand dollars.
This. of course into the syndicate pockets As
the donations sufficient in addition to supply right
of way depot grounds and terminals they must have
amounted to much more than the above sum.
So far know there is no law anywhere against
this of high finance but there ought to be every
where the railroad builders approach community and
demand substantial donation pain of building the
line elsewhere. The frightened community, eager for
better transportation facilities. hands over sum that
be prohibited.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
Said to Be on Same
Basis AS Bond Law
Hail Insurance Law May Be Attacked on Croynd.
Of Alleged Unconstitutionality

Some Of the local attorney; are Of
the opinion that the North Dakota
State Hail lnsurance law can be
knocked out on the sam. pleadinss
as those on which the bending COM
panies attacked the validity Of the
state bonding law. which the supreme
court has just declared unconstitution-
ii.
Ever since the state hail insurance
department was made operative three
years ago its const;tutionality has been
questioned. The opponent. of the
measure in the legislature declared i,
was unconstitutional, but i. passed by
safe majority and none Of the reeu-
lar hail insurance companies appeared
to care enough about the matter to
bring test case in court.
On general principles the state
bonding law and the state hail insur-
anee law are very much the same.
The former was trifle more radical
in that it made it compulsory for Ger.
tain officials to take out their bond.
with the state bonding department.
The hail insurance did not 60 so IA,
as to attempt to create a monopoly
for that department as was the cas-.
Of the bonding law. but on ran,
other grounds the laws are quite gen
orally alike. Both can be attacked o,
the broad general principle that it il
unconstitutional for the state to en-
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
Boy browns in
Otter Tail River

W.hpetoa. N. D.-otto Kohnke.
the eight year old and only son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Kohhke Of Brecken-
ridge. went skating on the Otter Tail
river with companions Of about his
own age. They were skating near the
ice houses and at that place there was
an open channel in the center Of the
river. Little Otto lost his balance and
fell in. He sank and rose again sew.
eral times and his little companions
saw the body being carried down
stream with the current. An alarm
was given at once and many willing
hands have unsuceessfuily attempted
to recover the little body from the
cold and watery grave.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02

Farmsrs Grain 4 Shipping Co.. Devils
Lake, North Dakesa, Dee. 81. 1913.
Mr.. J.aW. Bsinten.
Beach, N. D.
Dear Sir:
l have your letter Of December
24th in regard to building an electric
line in your district. Mr.. cex's prop
o.it;sn is fair enough as far as it gees
and ~ understand no subscriptions
would be payable until the line was
completed: but doubt very much it
h. could raise the money to build this
line by the sale Of stocks or bonds
unies. som. Of the big knes. would
guarantee them and imagine If the
big lines thought il . feasible project
and were willing to guarantee the
bond. they would build it themselves
without any bonus.
In reply to your question As to
whether the farmers in your district
can build the road themselves don't
think they can as they would not sub
sc,;be sufficient money to do it with.
If they did succeed in raising enough
they could build and operate railroad'
a. well az any other investors and they
would also find out. as we have. thai
from an investor point Of view. shor
lines don't pay. But on the. othe'
hand their lands would be enhanced il
value far more than they had invest
ed. 10 it would be better for them Il
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-02
Seven Receive
Pen. Sentence |
Bevy Of S4uaws from Reservation
Plead csley to Aaaltry> and Are
Sent to Penitessiary.

Minnewankan. N. D.-.A little rapid
FIRE work was transacted in district
court when Judge Duez sentenced
Jesse Gray Wind. Jesse Gray Bear,
Hapan. Lillian Mebebeya and Clara
Lee. Eve Indian squaws. to one yea.
each in the penitentiary after having
entered plea Of guilty to the charge
Of adultery. The bunch was broush,
in from the reservation by Deputy
Sheriff kiblinser and their case wa.
disposed Of a. the final act Of the
courts business just prior to the ad
journment Of the regular term oI
court.