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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
Time to be Thinking
Of the Silo Building
Make Preparations Now and Have Slo Built in Time to Be
Filled This FALL

ing one-inch walls were, in some
cases frozen less than the heavy
air-spaced and insulated silos.
One man having two silos found
one frozen about fifteen inches
and the other not frozen at all.
The difference. however, was
due to the corn being more ma
ture in one than in the other, and
the silo with the ripe corn not be-
ing opened until after cold wealth
er was over. Two silos of the
same make with about the same
conditions showed difference in
frozen silage of nearly twelve
inches. The silo with the most
frost had been filled first, using
green corn, no effort had been
made to keep the center of the
silage highest or to keep the froz-
en- silage cut away from the walls.
The silo having only three inches
of frost had been filled with ripe
corn and kept level, leaving no
silage on the wallis. Thin-walled
cement silos seem to have one ad-
vantage, as in cold weather the
silage will fall off the walls.
Some of the thin-walled ce-
ment silos showed remarkably lit
tie frost. Probably the instruc-
tons furnished the owners by the
silo company accounts for this.
The company instructs their men
to keep the silage level, the doors
silage on top after throwing out
what is needed each time. There
is no doubt but that the same in
structions followed out would
help to make other types of silos
more pop, lar in regard to the
frost quest on.
The che. homemade silos
are doing remarkably we'll. Mos,
homemade silos are of " inch
lumber bent inside of studd;ngs
placed twelve inches apart. Two
thicknesses of lumber with pane,
interlining make up the wall. The
first cost is small. being ahou,
5000 for a l4x3O silo. While
they are we'll worth the money
there are some good arguments
tor putting up more permanent
types. as a more permanent silc
costs only trifle more.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16

Silos are no longer experiment.
al. They have been found sue
cessful. A good permanent silo
will certainly be one of the cheap
est Improvements you can put on
your place. People coming from
older silo countries tell us that as
long as we erect cheap silos we
are still of the ''backwoods."
They say silo should be at
least fifty feet high and of cement,
clay tile, brick, or stone. They
have the experience which we will
have in another ten years, so it
may be worth while listening to
their advice. 1t is true the first
silos were only low tubs" COM
pared with the new ones. Most
of the farmers who have silos
know now that they should have
made them higher and larger.
Can you learn anything from
them or do you have to learn by
your own experience? The ex-
perienec of others is cheap COM
pared with your own.
Before deciding to put up a
silo, you should know that care
less feeders can lose more monev
with a silo than without one. If
you are keeping stock at a loss
now, the chances are you will not
DC much better with a silo; but a
s'lo rightly used will pay for it.
self in surprisingly short time. 1t
will save more of the feeding val
ue of corn than can be saved in
any other way. 1t will give sum-
mer pasture conditions in winter
when prices of butter and meat
are high. 1t will make it possible
to keep your stock in good con-
diticn during the winter and put
them in fine shape. 1t will save a
lot of work in winter hauling corn,
grinding and fighting corn stocks
in manure. 1t will tide your cattle
over the dry spell when pasture
is short and flies are bad. 1t
makes it possible to save feed in
wet weather when hay cannot be
made. Silage is good this year,
next year and the year after. Sill.
age in good silo has pulled
many a man out of tight palce.
The Farmer.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
PHOTO FIRMS CONsOLI-
DATE

On Saturday of last week the
firms of Chas. Welsh and ]. S.
johnson, photographers, were
embodied as one firm. The new
firm will conduct their studio in
the building now occupied by
johnson. 1t is the intention of the
concern to make several inn
provements as it is their aim to
have studio that will compare
with any in the state. Their d.
vided efforts will occasion the
finest degree of artistic photogra-
ply as each member of the firm
is we'll experienced in this line of
work.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16

Several farms in the country Of
Alpha suffered considerable loss
as the result of prairie fire that
ragged in that section on Wednes-
day. The fire extended from a
territory few miles east of the
town of Alpha as far as the Little
Missouri. Were it not for the
heroic work of the residents of
that section it would have been
impossible to keep the fire under
control until it reached the river.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
The Spoilers
Pleased Audience
Large Crowd Witnessed This
Great Masterpiece at the OPP
era House Last Friday Even
ing.

In the depletion of the Spoil
crs at the Opera House on Fri
day. matinee and evening. the
theatre patrons Of the city were
given an opportunity of witness.
ing one of the masterpieces of
photo art. The picture drama is
adapted from Rex Beach, novel
Of this name and is for the most
part story of the far north.
The scene is laid at the Midas
gold mine in Alaska. A coterie
of politicians, the chief of which,
Alexander Mcnamara, who
ty'pihes one of the chief PERSONAL
tiles shat once held sway in Dak-
ota during its early history, aid
ed by Judge without a con-
science, attempt to pirate the
wealth of the rich Midas mine
from its rightful owners. The
character of the chief shareholder
of the Midas, who in the end wins
the heroine of the love story that
is the chief part of the story, is
admirably portrayed by William
Farnum, the actor. The climax
of the story occasions a battle of
Drawn and muscle between the
hero and the wrongdoer and is
the most realistic bout ever put
on the screen.
The photo drama is a drama in
its entirety, being divided into
scenes and acts in the same man.
ner as the Legitimate" The Op-
era House management is for
tunate in being able to secure
pictures Of such high order.
Among the other interesting
pictures that made the weeks en-
tertainment at the Opera House
very enjoyable was the story of
Martin Chuzzelwit the famous
novel satire of Dickens also a ser.
les or .:ic'ures taken at tie time
the Farmers Equity held their
convention in the city of St. Paul.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
Essig- g-Erdmall
Nuptials

One of the prettiest ceremonies
Of the season took place on We'd
nesday, April II, at the Gernaan
Lutheran Church in this city. the
occasion being the marriage of
Rev. ]. Essig of Beach to Miss
Martha Erdman, daughter of
Henry Erdman, one of the pros
porous farmers of Rocky Butte.
Rev. M. c. Kretzmann of
Miles City oficiated at the cere-
mony. William Erdman, Theo-
dore Erdman and August Erd-
man, brothers of the bride, to-
gether with Misses Emma Thom-
as of Bel6eld, Bertha Juhnke of
Beach and Myra Kuech of VII
baux acted as sponsors for the
bride and groom. Miss Schle-
witz acted as organist for the oc-
casion. The bride was attired in
exquisite white cream poplin
dres. The bridesmaids wore blue
silk gowns trimmed with white
carnations. The ring ceremony
of German Lutheran church was
adhered to. On account of
having received a call to the pas
torate of Sayville. Long Island, N.
Y, the happy pair have postpon-
ed their wedding trip until May
first at which time they may COM
bine pleasure with duty. The bri-
dal pair were made the recipients
of many useful presents.
Rev. Essig has been pastor in
the city for several years and has
made a host of friends in the
community. Good wishes go
with him. The bride is one of the
popular young ladies in this sec
ton whose absence will be re-
gretted by her many acquaint-
ances.
Many friends of the happy
pair from Wibaux. Belheld and
Beach were present at the cere-
mony.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
Very Delightful
Easter Cantata

A delightful Easter Cantata
rendered by the choir of the
Church assisted by the Foster or
chestra was greatly appreciated
by the packed house. The part
songs and the chorus work alike
were rendered with great credit.
At the evening hour the child
rem of the Sabbath School gave a
program appropriate to the Eas-
ter, and as usual the crowded
house received th1 children with
great pleasure.
Easter attendance at the Sab
bath school reached high water
mark of Us besides visitors.
Supt. Johnson compaign for a
larger and better school is meet
ing with great success. The
school convenes promptly at 10
a. m. and children and adults
who are not affiliated with any
OtneI SCnOOI are COIoldIly lHVAtco
to attend our school.
The hour of evening services is
charged from 7:3O to 500 and
the Endeavor meets at seven.
The Easter offering for Mis-
sions was $3l.25.
Rev. Mr.. Thomlinson perform
ed the sacrament of baptism up
on four persons at the evening
service.
The new pastor will be pleased
to meet the people Of Beach at
our services as it may be agree
able for them to come.
George N. Remission.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
Assessors Hold
First Meeting

The assessors of the county
held their first meeting of the
year in conjunction with the
county auditor on Wednesday,
who assigned them their books
and read their instructions. Fol-
lowing is the list of the county as
SCISSORS:
E. c. Stecker-Elk Creek.
Lars Ness-Wanagen.
H. H. Bares-Lone Tree.
Louis Brimm-Sentinel Butte.
]. E. Cook-Divide.
Henry Dehmers-Garner.
H. C. Brockmeyer-Bullion.
Christ Stokken-Delhi.
Jones Crook-Fiirst Com. Dis
trict.
C. w. kirst-Elmwood.
F. ]. H;ll-Beach Civil.
M. B. Hogoboom-Third Com.
Dist.
!. M. Sti11-saddle Butte.
!. A. I. Norem-Sentinel.
San F;eher-Bull Run.
]. c. Westergard-City of Beach.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
Stanley Wins
Again Tuesday

In one of the most closely con-
tested wrestling bouts ever held
in the city O. L. Stanley of Iowa,
on Tuesday evening, at the Opera
House defeated knute Mohn of
Sentinel Butte. The match last
ed approximately forty minutes,
the wrestlers having wrestled
twenty minutes before the first
fall and a few seconds less than
nineteen minutes before the Sec
ond and final fall. Both wrest-
lers showed exceptional form and
the match was a hair raiser from
the START. Mohn showed flashes
of speed at times but, owing to
less experience end agility than
hi, opponent, was unable to
Withstand the at..ck.
Stanley was in the pink OF
condition and untiringly kept his
opponent on the go from the time
the gong sounded. A fairly good
crowd witnessed the bout and all
seemed pleased with the exhibi.
tion of the two mat artists.
Kid Latta and Joe Novak fur.
nished very interesting prelim.
mary to the main bout. Their eff.
forts were chiefly given to the ex.
PLANTATION of the different meth.
DDS and holds used by those who
are adept in the science of wrest.
ling.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16

The question of which is the
best silo, is keeping many farm
ers from having any. The big
question is not, which is the best
silo. but. have you silo2 A
man without a silo cannot af-
ford to waste valuable time try
ing to decide which is the best.
any more than a drowning man
can afford to refuse help from a
red-haired man because he
wants to be saved by a black
haired one. The more we study
silos, the more convinced we are
tht there is no best silo. They
all have their good and bad
points.
Out of forty-odd silos visited
the past year, we find seven diff
ferent types. Only three cut of
the forty owners want to change.
The wood-stave silos are like
the light autos, in that there are
more of them and every one who
has no silo or has some other
make is finding fault with them.
The fact is that wood-stave silos
have made good with most ow-
ners. Other makes have also
made good, so there is little if any
cause to complain. Cement silos
are very good when properly con-
structed. There is no truth in the
idea that silage eats cement. Ce-
ment will chip or peal where
moisture gets into and freezes,
but properly made cement found
ations and silos will not be af-
fected in that way. Men who are
afraid of cement silos usually
have cement foundations unde,
their s;los, whatever type they
may be. If the cement in the
foundation is all right cement will
do in the rest of the silo. Clay
tile silos are doing all that was ex.
pected of them, except that they
were supposed to keep out the
frost.
The frost proposition is no,
settled by any make of silo yet in.
vented. Out of the forty silos re-
porting, the frost varied from two
to twenty-four inches. The av.
craze for the seven different types
is about the same. The silos hav.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
Base Ball
Pot Boils
Players and Followers of Base
Ball Hope to. Have First Class
Team in Field-Plenty of Ma
terial to Choose From.

There is a movement on foot
on the part Of those who are in
terested in base ball to organize a
team which will be representative
of city of Beach during the COM
ing season. Several players and
followers of base ball have ex-
pressed their intentions of as
:sisting in making the coming sea-
son a big success from a base ball
point of view. In all probability
a meeting will be held in the near
future for the purpose of perfect
ing the organization and for the
choosing of a committee whose
duty will be to wait upon the
commercial club and business
men with a view to secure suffi-
cient funds to aid in the promo.
ton of team. A big booster
base ball dance has been suggest
ed as the initial effort in the rails
ing of funds for the purchase of
equipment and for making the
necessary improvements on the
base ball park.
The national game is the only
real diversion of the summer sea-
son and is never better appreciat-
ed than in this city. The players
and followers of the game, there.
fore, are going to exert every eff.
tort to organize a team that will
make a creditable showing a.
:gainst teams from neighborine
towns. Once a good start is
made the team will be self sup.
porting for the reason that there
is a wealth of good material from
which to pick a team. Forme,
manager Powers has already re.
ceived numerous requests from
towns nearby asking for dates. A
base ball team from Beach is al
ways a good drawing card the
reason being that we are alway.
represented with teams of higt
class.
On Sunday afternoon the To-
Gals will stage a practice game al
the park. All who are interested
in the sport are asked to be pres
ent for the first game of the sea
SON.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED
OUT

The city fire department was
called upon twice on Tuesday
morning, the first call at nine and
again at eleven o'clock. The
first fire started in the rear of the
O. c. kucheman residence. Had
it not been for the quick work of
the fire boys the garage would
have burned. The second call
was to the south side of the city.
Someone started the grass a6re
ON 2 vacant lot in that section.
The fire quickly spread necessitat-
ing the aid of the fire brigate. No
damage was done.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
GIee Club Will
Give Concert
High School Glee Club Will Give
Annual Concert at the Opera
House Friday Evening, April
%.

The Glee Club of the Beach
High School will give their an
nual concert at the Beach Opera
House Friday Evening April %.
Reserved seat sale at Otto Stems
rud's Drug Store.
The Girls Club consists of
eighteen members. Soprano:
Abbie Carlson, Ruth Chrysler,
Vera Paulson, Freda Brault, Eve
lyn Hoverson. Joseohine Haugen,
Mary Mccarthy. Margaret Me-
Carthy, Helen Chandler. Lillian
Wolfe. Ethel Blencoe, Iva Me-
Way, Eleanor Barley. Burnetta
Witzig. Alto: Irene Eide, Ethel
Chandler. Alberta Amunrud, and
Edna Steiner.
The boys club consists of eleven
members. Tenor: Gecroe Purvis.
enoch Madsen. Albert Hoverson,
Palmer Eide, Ralph Norem. Bass:
Alvin Hoverson. Russell Letson.
Philip Paulson. Hunter Patrick,
George Attletweed, Howard
Steiner
Accomnanists: Edna Gray and
Philip Paulson.
The Glee Clubs will be assisted
by Fosters Orchestra.
Following is the program:
King of the Forest Am Parker
Chorus with Orchestral
Maybells ........ Mendlesohn
Pussys in the Well Nevin
Girls Glee Club
Solo; Bic Blow Blow Thou Win
ter Wind ....... Sarjeant
George Purvis
Al! Through the Night-Old
Welch Air-Macaroni Joe
Boys Glee Club
Solo: Song of A Heart Tunison
Freda Brault
Quartette: Kerry Dance Molloy
Vera Paulson. Abbie Carlson
Irene Elde, Edna Steiner
Duet: Romeo and Juliette
Solo: In the Dark, In the Dew
.... Combs
Abbie Carlson
Come Back to Erin-Claribel
-Predicaments
Boys Glee Club
Solo Calm as the Night. Bohm
Enoch Madsen
In Old NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Welcome Pretty Primrose
...... Pensuti
Girls Glee Club
Solo: lhe Nightingale. Batten
Vera Paulson
Quartette:The Bull Frog-Old
College Air
Enoeh Madsen, George Purvi.,
Palmer Eide, Alvin Hoverson
Solo: Carmina Wilson
Irene Eide
Soldiers Chorus .Gounod
Chorus with Orchestral
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
BURGLARS ENTER MEAT
MARKET

Burglars entered the Reeves
meat market early Thursday
morning and 6lched the cash reg
lister of the change that was left
there on the night previous. The
sum secured did not amount to
more than ten dollars. No trace
of the thieves has been found. 1t
is thought that the wrongdoers
are some stragglers from out of
the city who were on their way
through to the west on a late
train.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16

The High School glee club
held a practice with Fosters Or
chestra on Friday evening in pre-
paration for their entertainment
which will be given at the Opera
House on the evening of April
23rd. ~
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16

Lee and Rice are having city
waterworks installed in their place
of business.
Among those who were pres
ent at the Essig-Erdman cere-
mony on Wednesday were Mrs.
Chas. Thomas cf Bel6eld: Mrs.
Daniel Schlewitz Of Bel6ell Mrs.
T. w. Breidenfelt. Mrs. E. p.
Meyer and Mrs. Henry kuech Of
Wibaux.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16
SENTINEL BUTTE MAN
OUT FOR CONGRESS

Oentlnel Outte, IN. L.,
= April l3.-Congressman
+ P. D. Norton will have :
some opposition at the
+ next election, the first cam
didate to openly an
nounce himself being Guy :
: Lee of Sentinel Butte.
Lee is 81 years, a grad :
= uate of Drake university :
+ of Des Moines, Ia., and is
= now serving as a county
= commissioner of Golden
= Valley county. He is a
: sepublican of the stalwart
= faction. He has extern
: sive farming interests near
: Sentinel Butte.-Fargo
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16

AS illustrative of the fluctua-
tions in the wheat market at pres
ent it might be observed that on
Wednesday Durham wheat .ad-
vanced ten cents per bushel in
price.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-04-16

The Farmers and Merchans
bank building is undergoing ex-
tensive repairs this week. Aside
from repairs on the first floor is
the construction of an eight foot
concrete wall underneath two
sides of the building.
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-26
HARBEsoN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Scarborough
and son. of Notus, Idaho, were guests
of his sister, Mrs Ernest E. Mcgee and
| family, and other friends. this week.
Mr.. Scarborough is agent for the Union
Pacific Railroad at the above point in
Idaho, some over 2900 miles from his
home near Georgetown. After securing
leave of absence for sixty days they
took in the Panama Exposition at San
Francisco, and then started on their
1900 mile journey to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis F. Scarborough,
his first visit home in six years.
J. Wilmer Hunter made a business
trip to Philadelphia this week. returning
home with his son Wilmer, who has been
undergoing treatment at the Medico- Chi
Hospital.
Harry Walls and wife, of Wilmington.
spent last week with their parents,
George R. Walls and family and Charles
r. Davidson and family.
Alfred Dockety, of Wilmington, and
Miss Pearl King, of Overlook, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Mcgee and
family on Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Coverdale spent the week
end with Lewes relatives.
Frank Dodd, quartermaster on the
private yacht of Peter Gerry of New
York, is spending ten days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis E. Dodd, and
other relatives.
Hiram Mirch has improved the ap
pearance of his home with coat Of paint
A number of the people of this com
munity have been slaughtering pork
ers" this week.
Rathel Reed and wife, of Milton, spent
Sunday with the latter's parents, Josiah
w. Veasey and family.
Mrs Theodore Jarvis, who has been
onythe sick list this week, is improving.
HRalph G. Rust. employed as day ticket
agent on the Long Island Railroad at
Oyster Bay, N. Y, has returned to duty,
after spending a week with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Rust, and
other relatives.
George Marshall and wife, of Lewes,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
d. Rust.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Mcgee. Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Mirch, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
F. Scarborough and family were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Mcgee
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Pettyjohn
and family were Milford visitors on
Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-26
HOUSTON.

Houston, Del. Nov. %, 1915.
Editor Milford Chronicle
! Dear Sir BY some | am reported to
have been writing the Houston letters
to your valuable paper, but | wish to
state to whom it may concern, that /
did not write preacher Whitaker S eulogy
which appeared in the Houston letter of
last weeks issue.
The fact is l did not know that he is
a good example for young people, nor
was | aware of the tact tnat knowl-
edge of medicine and automobiles is es-
sential to the ministry. The article did
not say if he possesses a knowledge Of the
saving grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Recently an aged minister criticised
the clergy in these words:
Il charge that the ministers, whose
eyes are now open to a saner cOmpre-
hension, have neglected the Bible, have
neglected the people, and, instead of
heping them out of the darkness, are
now leading them into darkness in an
opposite direction-into Evolution and
Higher Criticism and everything con-
trary to the Word of God.
God is still misrepresented in the
world. The creeds of the Dark Ages
are still hugged to the bosom in out /
ward pretense, while lnWardly they are |
loathed. A great fraud, great hypoc-
risy, you say | answer, Yes the most |
the world has ever known. |
Minis ters are standing before the world |
today telling the legends of the Dark
Ages and seeking to hinder the people
from coming to a knowledge of the
Truth, meanwhile receiving the peoples
money and reverence. Does not such
hypocrisy, such blasphemy against God.
such deception of the people, such keep
ng of them in darkness, deserves a
great punishment, and is it not nigh?
What shall we do, do you ask e?
answer, Be honest Be truel Come out
If Babylon. Stand free from all such
laundering of the Almighty God and His
gracious provisions. Stand for the Bible,
he Truth, the God Of Love and Wis
lvm, Justice and Power" Come out .
rom among them, and be ye separ te,
aith the Lord, and touch not tie I'M
lean thing and / will receive you. -
Cor. 6 IL ALICE JUMP GRAY.