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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23
SHERIFF KILLED BY
FORMER FRIEND

Miles City. Mont. Jan. 2l.-She.iE
William Moses Of Rosebud coutny w.s
shot and killed late Monday afsernoea
by John Burgess Of Rosebud, .ftsr
Moses had fred shot. intended for
Mrs. Moses. which struck Mrs. Burgess
in the left side of the neck. infiic:ing
wound that may prove fatal. She
was brought to this city and 10 in .
serious condition.
The shooting was the outcom. Of
family trouble r. the Moses family that
extends over several months. Four
weeks ago Nose. is said to have beaten
his wife and sshe left her home at For
syth and went to the Burgess home-
She later filed an action for divorce.
alleging extreme cruelty. Some days
later. at Forsyth. Moses and Burgess
had fight over the matter and a. ..
outcome Of the trouble Moses came %
Rosebud yesterday with the intent, II -
said. Of killing his wife.
His shot missed Mrs. Moses and. g.
ing wild, struck Mrs. Burgess, inaict-
ing a serious wound. Burgess instantly
drew his own revolver and fred, killing
Moses instantly.
Moses was serving his first term ~
sheriff Of Rosebud county and wss
known a. a fearless officer. This -
the second killing of Rosebud county
officer, as Deputy Sheriff Bittle Of that
county was shst and killed fsv
months ago while making an arrest.
Sheriff Moses and Burgess were the
best Of friends until Moses and his wife
had separated.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23

PLAINTIFF demand. He resisted the
officer in the building. and after being
taken from it.
The matter was placed before the
states attorney, who is bitter enemy
Of The Chronicle editor. and after
much pressure he reluctantly Issued a
warrant for Irving and placed him un.
der bonds to appear in district court.
When the case was called and the
drawing of the jury began. it became
very evident to all acquainted with
local conditions that both the state 8
attorney and sheriff were acting in the
interests Of the defendant and were at
tempting to shield him rather than to
prosecute. The regular panel had been
exhausted and when the court ordered
the sheriff to bring in special jurymen
to fill the box. the sheriff sought OUT
and brought in Irving's bondsmar.
Chronicle boycotters and others known
to have an i'll feeling toward the COM
planning witness.
Jurymen that the complaining wit
ness wished to have sit on the jury were
challenged by the states attorney. who
seemed to be working with the sheriff
to pack the jury box with personal
enemies of the complaining witness and
personal friend. of the defendant.
When Guy Lowell. Irving. bonds
man. and bitter enemy and boycotter
Of The Chronicle. and others like him.
s~ore that they eould.4..y the ease i'm.
partially and were sworn in as jury
men. it became still more apparent tha,
the case was to be farce. \.
In introducing eviden-. the state !.
attorney. apparently. took particular
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23
J. R. Smith ~ q
Funeral Saturday
Golden Valley Pioneer and Booster
Died From Heart Failure as Home
Of Friends in Minneapolis-Dea
Game Quickly.

The funeral Of J. R. Smith wa. held
in Minneapolis last Saturday morning
from the Catholic church and the re-
mains were laid to rest in s.. Mary
cemetery in that city. During the fu-
neral and from the hours Of 9 to II
the business houses 81 Beach. were
closed in mourning the loss Of Beach
and the Golden Valleys foremost citi.
zen. aud beautiful floral tribute from
Golden Valley people was placed on hi.
casket.
The deceased was 81 years old and
came to the Golden Valley in the early
days a. a representative Of the Golden
Valley Land & Cattle company. He
sold thousands Of acres and placed
hundreds of farmers on Golden Valley
,nds. He not only sold Golden Valley
land but he had faith in it. and pur-
chased land for himself and farmed it.
His farming operations were con.
Quoted upon such large scale that he
became known throueheut the north.
west as the flax king"
He had gone to Minneapolis to spene
the winter with his wife and son ane
was apparently in good health, asid.
from the fact that he had been trou
bled in the past with heart trouble ane
acute indigestion. The. evening befor,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23

day afternoon, entered plea Of
guilty. waived the statutory time for
sentence and was given seven years At
hard labor in the penitentiary Of Deer
Lodge.
When arraisned in court and asked
regarding the plea which he had dei
eided to enter. Hill readily responded
that he was guilty and he was appar:
emily unmoved when the court pro.
noun led the words. which committed
him for the long term behind the pri-
son walls. After being taken from the
court room. however. the. young man
broke down and wept most bitterly. !,
According to the officers Hill and
his wife. who ;s known a. Dora Smith.
arrived in Clendive from the east
something like three months ago. The
woman became an inmate Of one Of
the houses in the twilight zone and it
was learned that she supplied her hus-
band with money which she earned in
that place. =.
The real statue Of the case did not
become learned by the officials until
Hill secured license to wed Lucy VII
son. t6-year-old girl Of the city. The
two were married here about six
weeks ago and departed on the same
evening for the west.
The girls mother complained that
her daughter was under legal age and
that she had not consented to the is-
suance Of the marriage license. 1t wa.
then that an investigation was made
and the suspicious of the authoritie.
were thoroughly aroused.
They first ascertained that Hill al.
ready had wife. and were Of the
opinion that he had married the young
girl for the purpose Of taking her eas'
and placing her in an immoral resort
Efforts were made to cause his arrest
in St. Paul. but he eluded the officers
returned west and was eventually 10
Gated in Vancouver, B. c.
Following Hills .rreignment in th'
district court his wife became incon
| solable from grief and declared se th'
| officer. that the fault was al her own
that Hill had not placed her in tho, re
| stricted district but that she had gon,
there from choice. !.
Ii j. -understood that the Wilson Cir
has not been informed Of the pre- l;ca
n,.ut Of the man who she thinks j
| a.r hvsband; that she Is al present 8.
siding With his relatives in Ch: :ago
aid it i. presumed that she VII soo'
| be returned to her h. me in Clendivs z
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23
Entire Family
Burned to Death

Fargo, N. D.. Jan. 22.-The entire
family Of George Boiler. consisting Of
himself. his wife and his three chill.
dren. was burned to death at an early
hour this morning at the Bosler farm
home. three and half miles northwes.
Of Harwood.
The cause Of the FIRE which resulted
in the fearful tragedy, wipins out the
entire family. will never be known, a.
every person in the home is dead.
Jacob Brandvig. who lives half mile
from the Bosler home. was the first to
discover the tragedy. He saw blaze
and hurried to the Bosler farm. When
he arrived the house was q maze Of
flames. After the FIRE had cooled down,
an investigation showed the 6ve bodies.
They had evidently been awakened
and had tried to escape. but were
either overcome by smoke or gas
fumes. The bodies were all lying on
the floor.
The bodies were left unmolested
awaiting the arrival Of Coroner Nit
chell and Undertaken Wasem Of Fargo,
who were summoned to take charge OF
the gruesome affair.
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bosler. parent.
Of George Bosler. were in Fargo at
tending the Tri-State convention. They
were notified by phone and left at once
for Harwood in an auto.
David L. Peterson. formerly of Har-
wood, now in Fargo 40 a representative
Of the Poultry Herald Of St. Paul. wa,
the first person that Harwood people
could locate in Fargo after the tragedy.
He hunted up the striken parents OF
George Bosler and assisted them in
getting started to the scene of the
tragedy.
Mr.. Peterson states that the Bosle,
family were well-to-do and highly re.
.oected in the Harwood neighborhood
They were a young couple, George
Bosler being only about Is years oi
age. and the children were all babies
George Bosler was in Harwood al
about 10 o'clock last night. and that
was the last seen alive Of any Of tn.
members Of the family.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23
Petitions Are
Being Circulated
Farmers South Of Beach Want Stock to
Run II Large During Winter Months.

Vince W;cka informs The Chronicle
this week that petitions are being cir
culated to present to NE eounty COM
missioners asking for stock districts in
townships i06 and los. range l39. in
which stock will be permitted to run
at large.
Y The petition will be presented to the
commissioners. who will be asked to
act upon the matter at a special meet
ing. The farmers seemed to be all
in favor Of open range during the
winter. as a large amount of grain
fields owned by outside parties would
furnish good pasture for the farmers
stock. and this year there is a large
number Of acres Of hail grain that j,
still in the fields soias to waste which
the farmers' stock could Just 40 well
feee upon.
To those who are now familiar with
the law regarding stock running a,
large. the following extract from the
North Dakota law may be interesting
Section 1884. Herd Law. How and
When Suspended. The board Of coun.
ty commissioners Of each county in the
state shall establish stock districts in.
clud;ns all Of the territory within the
county for the purposes hereinafte.
provided. The boundaries Of district.
20 established shall follow township
lines. A stock district may consist ol
one or more congressional townships.
or the entire county may be made to
comprise one district. and all district.
shall be subject to the jurisdiction Of
the board Of county commissioners 70.
the purpose of this Act II one-fourth
theeleetors Of any such district. as de.
termined by the number Of votes polled
at the general election last held therein
shall file petition in the Office Of the
county auditor asking that stock be
permitted to run at large between Ger.
tain dates specified in such petition
and that the question Of permitting
stock to run at large in such distric,
between such dates be submitted to the
voters Of said district at the next gen.
eral election. it shall be theduty Of til.
board. within ten days thereafter. at q
regular or special meeting. to declalr.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23

Lecture Course
Lady Caztoep;st Soon to Appear Here,
Unlike Many Entertainers, Enjoy.
Children IA Her Audience.

Misc Evelyn Bareelt. who is coon to
appear here. 10 one Of the best know,,
entertainers in. the lyceum world today
From east to west and in the south she
has appeared on hundreds of Iyceum
courses. Beginning to draw as a email
child. she later pursued her art stud;e,
in the Art Institute. Chicago, and he.
studies in vocal Interpretation in the
Cummock School Of Oratory. While in
Chicago not long ago Omega Epsilon
sorority. one Of the most exclusive
fraternities at cummock school, gave
a dinner in Miss Barselt's honor. a,
which time she was duly initiated into
that organization az an honorary mem.
Der.
With her crayons Of different colors
Miss Barselt produces before her audi.
ences many landscapes which appea,
as beautiful a. paintinss. while he,
humorous drawinss are as funny a. the
comic section et the Sunday paper.
While her pictures are taking shape
under her deft 6ngers. she charms he,
hearers with flashes Of wit and humor
She usually gives one reading during
the evening. which occupies twent,
minutes or more. and a. she talks oh.
carries her audience from one scene &c
another in the story she is relating, a
all t;mes filled with enthusiastic inter
est. Best Of all, these stories ofte.
carry with them lesson which leave,
the audience better for having at.
tended. Il 10 not unusual for man,
people in the audience to be melted tc
tears during one of these renditions
The drawings. together with the words
serve to make the rendition, a. whole
decidedly realiesic. She will appear a.
the third number Of the lecture cour.e
in Beach on Saturday evening. Janu.
ary 81. Don't forget the date.-Adv
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23
Is This StateLand
Of Moonshiners!

jamestown. N. D.. Jan. zs.-North
Dakota. land Of the moen.hiner, ID
scarcely credible to resident. Of the
state who are familiar with the con.
ditions. There are more small pri.
vate di'tilleries in North Dakota to-
day. than in any other state in the
union. is the remark credited to a
man who sells them.
This does not mean that moon.h;n.
ing 10 carried on in North Dakota for
a profit. 1t is almost entirely a mat.
ter Of private consumption and for
eigners Of many nationalities make
their own drinks.
North Dakota has been prohibition
since statehood. Not a saloon ha,
ever been licensed, a record not posi-.
ble in any other existing state. A.
the fight to close the bin! pigs and
the whiskey drusstores succeeded, the
former being wiped out and the drug
business being put on a legitimate
business. it made it more difficult, es-
pecially for the residents Of inland
towns. to secure supplies Of liquor.
The restrictions on shipping whiskey
into dry territory have added to the
drought.
Many nationalities were used to
some kind Of drinks. alcohol. whi.key
and brandy. or their substitutes. With
the immense possibilities Of the raw
materials in the state. the hundreds Of
Thousands of bushels Of potatoes, the
corn. 30 rich in alcohol. and all the
various forms of small cereals, what
is more natural than for the residents
Of the state. familiar and accustomed
from childhood to some kind Of bev-
erage. to begin the manufacture Of sub.
stitutesa
In some communities some resident,
recalled the primitive methods of dis.
tilling the juice Of the grains. A
small copper still was shipped in !,
was a success. The word was passed
around. The manufacturers quickly
learned the demand for their machin.
cry and their salesmen were clever.
As . result hundreds Of homes ov-~
wide area in North Dakota are eouip.
ped with small moonshine stills. ln
the lo,g winter months when time
hangs heavily. the head Of the house
converts some potatoes. corn. barley
or other farm product into form .l
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23

care not to get anything into the pro.
ceedings that would injure the defend
ant. In fact. he did not question the
chief of police regarding lrvins's re-
sistance when he was being taken from
The Chronicle building: neither did be
question Rosenberg on this point. nos
did he show to the jury by these wit
nesses that Irving attempted to renew
his attacks on the complaining witness
after he was taken from the building.
The jury was out less than ten min
utes and returned a verdict Of no,
guilty-and they could not have done
otherwise. as the evidence of Irving ;.
guilt was withheld from them.
And if it had been presented dis.
agreement would have resulted--in
view OF the fact that particular friend.
OF Irving sat on the jury. including
his bondsman. and another party who
declared. in discussing the case prio,
to the trial, that Irving should have
used the gun on Brinton. And the
taxpayers must pay for thi. kind oI
court proceedings.
or course. Judge Crawford canno,
be held responsible for this miscarriage
OF justice. The states attorney ha.
charge of all prosecutions. and it is h.
and the sheriff who carried out the
whitewash proceedings under the cloai
OF prosecutor and court officer.
Following thi. case the civil actor
sgain.t Bob Wand and J. W. Cover,
for assault on The Chronicle edi.o,
was taken up. and at the time Of clos
ing these forms the case had jus, gone
to the iury.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23
Farmers Need
Cooperation
Tr-State Grain Growers Convention
in Session at Farvo-l, 900 Farmer.
Present.

Fargo. Jan. 22.-How to make two
blades Of grass grow where one grew
before and then how to get profitable
price for both Of, them, are the ques-
t'ons which are being discussed by an
imposing array of speakers at the ses-
sions Of the Tri-State Grain Growers
convention which convened in this CITY
yesterday morning, When Presidene
Worst declared the convention open
in the Auditorium yesterday morning.
there was an audience of about 1000
people present and the program, as-
arranged by the committee. was car
ried out at the morning session with
but one exception.
Among the 2prcminent people who
addressed the convention Yesterday
were: Prof. Charles Hammond Of
Minot. Miss Mae Hooper Of Valley
City. J. c. Haneyof Grand Forks. A.
Bracket of Excelsior, Mimi: c. A.
Chinberg Of ofHankinson. Ernest c. Hill
born of Valley City. c. A. Ocock Of
Madison. Wis: j: E. Eastsate Of L.r;-
moer. Dr.. John NJ. Walters Of Fargo,
and Oliver Wilson of Peoria, Ill.
While admit that it Is a good
thing to discuss the methods used ON
the farm. and in that way seek to inn
prove conditions and make two blade.
grow where one had grown before, Z
cannot see that any material advan-
tage has been gained unless a profit
able price can be obtained for that
second blade said Oliver Wilson.
master Of the National Grange, at the
introduction Of his address last even
ing before the tri-state grain growers.
Mr.. Wilson's subject was THE Neces-
'ity and Benefits Of Organization
Among Farmers" and he showed that
but for organization some Of the ad-
vantases which the rural dweiler 10
enjoying today woulss have been re-
tarded for perhaps many years.
when the producer receives less.
than half for his product. than il. paid
for them by the consumer, / am Of
the opinion that there is something
wrong somewhere" said Mr.. Wilson.
i am not calamity howler, or one
Of those fellows who believe. that
everything is wrong and growing
worse. but as was coming through
your sister state on my way to this
city today. had meal on the dining
car. ! ordered email sirl. in steak.
and what do you think they asked for
h' had To- pay IS cents for that
steak"
In recounting the benefits which had
accrued to the farmer from organiza-
ton. the speaker said that to the or
gained farmer are due the credit for
the present rural mail delivery. direct
election Of senators. and many other
improved conditions which now OBJ
tain. He declared that in his opinion
the only way to reduce the present
cost Of living and at the same time
Assure remunerative prices for the
products Of the farmers. 10 through
the organization Of the farmers.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23
GUNNlAN IRVING WflrIEW WASt1ED BY THE GANG

beverage. either alcohol or wh;skey.
With httIS doctorins he soon .e.
cures a pro@Iet that compare. favor.
ably with that with which he ha.
long been femiliar. He easily makes
a suaiciens ssn.isy for his own con-
sumption and that Of his guests. Lit
tie is sold fSr fear Of the law. The
volume Of the illegal business is 90
comparatively small the Official. ignore
il and North Dakota is q moon n.hiner' .
paradise.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23
M. E. CHURCH.

The big revival meetinss are in full
swing and will continue till Feb. lst.
Meeting every afternoon at 2:45 and
evening at 7:45. Come and hear the
old fashioned gospel preached. that
brinss old fashioned religious experi-
ences. Hhi,..,t
+. cREss, Pastor,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23
Mid-Winter
Ball Game
R;ehter's Rotten Rules Raise Rumpw
Rough Riot Results. -.

The distinctive feature Of the at
ernoon's entertainment tor the press
gang was a visit to the penitentiary.
A special train was run to the pen
over the N. p. carrying the members
Of the association.
After being shown through the in.ti.
tuition by Warden Talcott and several
of HE able and courteous assistaats'
game Of ball was arranged for be-
tween the editors and the men in the
institution.
The lineup was ~ follows:
Pen-Stewart. c: Griffin. -: Noah,
ib. Crusher. 3b; Louth. #: Smith,
Ct; Falling Cloud. p.
Editors-Peterson. p: Hall. c; Brin.
ton. ib; Long, 2b: Manning. 3b; los
tev;n, -; Crockard. II; Olson. CT
Westernhasen. #.
The game progressed with Ed Rich
ter. Of the Larimore Pioneer as um.
| pire. 1t went like all other games
,hich he has umpired Tor the editors
within the last IS years-in favor od
che editors-for Ed 10 loyal.
The crookedness Of Richter's deci-
ion. became 20 rank that even hi'
| own friends could not stand for it.
An argument ensued between him
| and lawn Charmley when he shot
charmley. who was carried of the
field. Taylor Thompson Joined in BY
taking a shot or two at Richter. The
crowd charged Richter and chased
i'm of the 6eld. Tho joke was moi
complete till in making his escape
Richter was smashed blow in the
chest by one Of the inmates OF the
pen who took it all in earnest and wal
anxious to get into the game.
The occasion was q most enjoyable
one and afforded much sport and
.ound enjoyment for all in attend.
Bismarck Tribune.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23

Continued on Page .. Column 6.)
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1914-01-23
White SLAYER
at Glendive
Il Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
After Entering Plea of Guilty Whsn
Arraisnsd In Court.

: Charged with -viol.tins the provi-
.ions Of tho white slave enactment.
the specific allegations being that he
had been Evins off the earninss Of .
fallen woman. John Hill faced Judge
Hurley in the district court on Non.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-24
VARSITY WINS SHOOT
Defeat City Rifle Team by Total Of
~ POints-"Fake" Messages
Weaken Nerves.

The fourth weekly rifle shoot be-
tween the Moscow and the university
teams was held at the varsity range
last night and was won by the col
lege team by total of II points. The
city team scored total of 859 out
of a possible 1000 and the varsity
team scored total of S71.
A fake report of terrible t'Mex-
lean Massacre" which was received
during the progress of the prone
shooting seemed to a certain extent
to unstring the university team and
thus to allow gain of 13 points by
the town team. Some of the cadet
officers received fake kilograms pur-
porting to be from the governor of
the state directing them to report at
once at Fort Wright. The messages
also seemed to affect their shooting.
The scoring was done as follows
f,1
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-24
THRIVING HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE

BUFFALO, N. Y, Apr. 24.-The Buff
falo Housewives league will held its
second annual meeting here tod ~ Re
ports and plans will be heard and new
officers will be elected.
Although but two years old, this or
ganization has grown from sc mon
bers to a body of $500 women. 1t has
Buffalo housekeepers will never for
get the fight 1t conducted for sevei-
cent milk rate, nor the big egg sale
of last winter, when the league sold
5000 dozen eggs at cost
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-24
Appointments Just Made.

Within the past week more than half
dozen students have been appointed
to instructorships in Idaho high
schools and those of other neighbor-
ing schools. Many other appointments
are pending Miss Lorena Dartt has
been appointed instructor in piano and
German in the Lapwai high school;
Miss Gladys Lessinger, Latin and Ger
man in the Gooding high school; Miss
Josephine Wayman, languages and his
tory in the high school at Emmett;
Miss Gertrude Denecke, domestic
science in the Ritchfield high school
Miss Susan Sinclair assistant princi-
pal of the Orofino high school, and
Harry Soulen, agriculture in the high
school at Dillon, Mont. Miss Bernice
Cornelison and D. R. Johnson, also,
have been offered high school posi-
tions in north Idaho but have not yet |
decided whether to accept.