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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
STOCKHOLDERS MEET.

The farmers Supply Co. meet
ing which took place following
the speech delivered by Mr..
Greeley of the Equity Co-Operat-
i've Exchange of St. Paul at the
opera house on Saturday was
very we'll attended both by the
stockholders of the concern and
Others who are interested in the
new enterprise. Aside from the
reading of the bylaws of the new
corporation brief outline was
given of the m -thods which the
new concern will employ in deal
ing with the large amount of
patronage which will in all prob
ability be rendered them. 1t was
announced that H. A. Cooper.
who for several years has been
head buyer for the Yerxa Bros.
Grocery Co. of St. Paul will take
charge. The buildingin whichthe
new enterprise will operate is
now enclosed and the new stock
of merchandise will be put on
sale next week. ..
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
Lad Hurt By
Deadly Mower
Harold Stecker Maets With Ser
ious Injury When Frightened
Horses Run Him Down With
Mower.-Body Badly Gashed.

A runaway which might have
resulted fatally, occurred Tues
day when Harold, 10-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stecker living ten miles north of
Sentinel Butte. stumbled and fell
on the mower which he had been
driving. Harold had jumped off
the mower and ran to the horse s
heads to straighten some difficulty
which had occurred, when the
team started to run toward him.
On seeing that he was going to
be caught by the sycle, he turned
to run, when he fell and the
guards caught him by the cloth
ing. His father saw him and ran
to rescue him, but before he
could reach him the sycle had
done its work.
Both arms were cut, and the
tips of his fingers severed from
his right hand. His left leg wa.
badly slashed, a large piece OF
flesh being entirely c"t out. A
physician was called from Senti-
mel Butte and the wounds dress
ed, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Stecker left with him for the
hospital at Dickinson.
--latest reports are that he was
slowly recovering.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
Sentinel Butte Republican
Comments on Beach Aduance

the Sentinel Butte Republican,
and at least twenty articles that
are copied from other papers and
stolen. Such Inconsistency may
work in running a livery stable
we do not know. not having tried
it but among real newspaper men
it doesn't go. The brain man
says that Beach was one of the
first cities west of the Little Mis-
souri, to rid itself of blind pigs,
and vet only a couple of weeks
ago Beach papers contained ac-
counts of piggers that had been
arrested and sentenced and sent
to Jail. More Inconsistency. He
says that there never were any
red light places in Beach-and
everybody that knows the history
of Beach knows that there were
50 why deny it, The Republi-
can man was satisfied of the cor
rectness of the article in question
when we copied it. and no
amount of denial by the brain
man can change the facts. Ou'
friend Jim Cramer of the Mar.
marth Mail is a reliable sort ol
person and a real newspaper mar
and when an article appears il
his paper you can generally figure
that it is founded on fact"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
PUBLICITY FAKERs ABSENT

Word comes from Skaar that
several Beach citizens who were
instrumental in having a meet
ing called for the purpose of de-
vising neans for the promotion
of new branch railroad north
failed to put in their appearance.
lit takes more than talk to prove
to people that there is sincerity
in movements which are some
times exploited. The farmers
were given to understand that a
merchant of this city, because of
his self-msde publicity in a local
paper, was to be one of the lead
ing opponents of the new line
His nor-appearance at the meet
irg that was called would indi-
cate that his motives were purely
mercenary.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13

Among the number who en-
joyed very sumptuous spread
at the picnic at the Forsythe
ranch on Sunday mere Messrs.
Seaman Smith, E. E. Lloyd.
Marcus Roach, J. w. Brinton.
T. A. Canty: Mesdames ]. W.
Brinton, E. E Lloyd. Seaman
Smith and Mrs. Peek. together
with little John Drihton and Miss
Ethel Bunton of White Sulphur
Springs, Mont.
Victor Guineway of Vicksburg
was business visitor in the city
during the week. He is very en-
thusiastic regarding the PROPOSE
ton to promote a new north
branch line.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Jefferson
and Miss Angeline Waters are
among party which is camping
out at the Beaver north Of the
city.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
Farmers Meeting
Well Attended
Large Assembly of Farmers Lis
ten With Interest to S. S. H
Greeley of Equity Co-opera-
tive Exchange at Opera House
in Beach on Saturday.

That the new movement for an
open market for grain at the big
distributing certers is most nee
essary and that method which
in the very near future will be re-
allied, through the medium of
necessary terminals was very pat
emily demonstrated by S. H.
Greeley of the Equity Co-opera-
tive Exchange of St. Paul on Sat-
urday at the opera house in Beach
before very large and represen-
tstive assembly of farmers who,
despite the busy season, mani
tested a deep interest in a course
of business action which promises
to revclltionize the marketing Of
grain throughout the Northwest.
Mayor Brintcn, through whose
efforts the meeting was called
and the speaker was secured, pre-
sided at the meeting. In his re-
marks previous to the ntroduc-
tion of the speaker, he called at
tenticr to the great movement
which is receiving such an impe-
tus Throughout the whole north
west through the unrelenting ef-
fort of its able proponents.
Mr.. Br;ntcn ca led attention to
he position m which the farmer
is placed in here in Beach as the
heeu''' cf the reluctance that is be-
ing shown by the Business men Of
the city to cooperate with the
farmer. In support of which
contention he cited the inadver-
CONTINUED on page hve)
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
Disposes Of His
Interests Here
Beach Electric Co. to Lose its
Manager; Other Important En-
terprises Make Such a Move
Necessary.-Will Continue to
: Reside in Beach.

Owing to the large amount of
time and increase of business
and on account of his new plant
at Bel6eld and the increased
amount of plumbing and electric
work in the city of Beach, C. S.
Chrysler. manager of the Beach
Electric Co. decided last week. at
the meeting of the corporation in
St. Paul. to dispose of his entire
interest in the local electric COM
pany and thus be enabled to give
full attention to his enterprises
both in Beach and Bel6eld. The
new plant at Bel6eld promises to
be one of the most profitable bus
mess ventures of the past year in
the Slope country. Bel6eld is a
live town with an enthusiastic
bunch of business men who will
welcome the advent of Mr.. Chrys-
Ter into their city. Mr.. Chrysler' s
business and professional exper-
ience in the handling cf plants is
sufficient criterion to- enable one
to predict that the new plant will
be big success. His plumbing
and electric supply business in the
city will continue as before and
will no doubt meet the demand
that excellent workmanship des,
erves. MIR. Chrysler at the re
quest Of the stockholders has con
sented to remain with the loca
electric company till Aug. 81, af
ter which time Mr.. Hugh Hamil
ton of St. Paul will be giver
charge. Mr.. Hamilton is cap
able electrician and will no doub
do his utmost to maintain tn
service which has in the pas
been afforded through the untir
ing efforts of MIR. Chrysler.
Mr.. Chrysler has been in tn
city for the past FIVE years, com
ing here from St. Paul, and ha
been the guiding factor in maxim,
the local plant second to none o
its size in the northwest. Hi
many friends, though they realix
that his new ventures are for hi
own best interests. will neverthe
less be sorry to learn that he ha
disposed of his holdings in the 10
cal plant. He will continue t
reside in the citv and will tax
charge of the business end of tn
.Bel6eld plant in connection wit
his electric and plumbing bushes
in Beach.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
''Diamond From The Sky"
4 Story Full Of Thrills

The Diamond From the SIX"
has of late been viewed by the
many patrons of the opera house
with more than usual interest.
Quite few of the patrons of the
opera house have not seen the in
itial episodes of the great photo
drama. In order to supply the in
formation we deem it dvisable t.
give full synopsis of the play,
including tie last inetallment.
Following is the synopsis:
Col. Arthur Stanley and Judge
Lamar Stanley of Virginia are
feudists. over possession of THE
Diamond From the Sky" huge
level found in a fallen meteor.
To keep the jewel. Gel. Ststnlev
buys a gypsy mae baby. and
plans to rear his own daughter,
Esther. in secrecy. But Hagar,
the gypsy mother, steals Esthe,
and The Diamond From the
Sky" Years later Hagar re.
turns with Esther and the jewel
giving both to old DR.. Lee. Blair
Stanley murders Dr.. Lee and
steals the jewel. Blair and Ar.
thur Stanley fight duel, and Ar
thur fees with tie diamond Ir
; his fight. Arthure's machin'
rlurges over a: cliff. Hagar ane
Esther finds his half consciou
form. Arthur re~ives and goe
to Richmond. He meets Blair
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
Jepson and
koble Dismissed
After Numerous B;ckeri1gs on
the part of Attorneys for Edi
tor Defendants geStoddard
Rules Facts Insufficient to War.
rant His Binding Jepson ana
Roble Over On Charge.

The hearing given Tony Roble
and John Jepson. two defendants
who are sponsors for the Beach
Advance, a local publication. and
who were charged with criminal
libel upon information filed by J.
M. Still in Judge Stoddard's
court. was concluded upon mo-
ton made by attorneys for the
defense, on Saturday evening.
Testimony for the state was very
reluctantly admitted by Judge
Stoddard, who exempli6ed the
proverbial justice of the peace
ability to arrive at a proper con-
cluston from a given statement of
facts. His hesitancy in admitting
evidence which would tend to
show that the state had a good
case against the defendants
Messrs. Halliday ond Gallagher.
two of the forensic tutelaries of
the city, represented the accused
and after delving unnecessarily
into the past good record of Mr..
Still and laying the F. E. Near
case as a foundation, which case
was considered two years prior to
MIR. Stills advent to the Golden
Valley, ATTEMPTED with most
unexpected degree of success to
mislead the court to refuse ad-
mittance of a large part of vast
fund of evidence which the state
had to offer. The case was pure
ly and simply a case where the
lawyers for the offense, using the
justice of the peace as fence,
defeated the intent and purpose
of the preliminary hearing. Form
er Editor Frost was given a place
in the witness chair but after the
TRANSMISSION of considerable in
vective into the courts ear by
Messrs. Halliday and Gallagher
and with the apparent tendency
of the court to turn a willing ear
no defendants attorneys. states
attorney Waldron in the name of
the state rested the case. The af-
termath was quite easy to pre-
dict. Judge Stoddard after lis
tening to lengthy TRADE upon
MIR. Still, made by defendants
attorneys in support of a motion
for dismissal, and sf:er refusing
to consider the scurrilous article
about Mr.. Still which appeared in
an issue of the Beach Advance
as material. with his head upon
his hand granted the motion to
dismiss, concluding the burlesoue
which was void of any visible ele-
ment of credit. The affair very
readily gave the spectator the inn
preston that the judicial goat had
disappeared and that the pres
ence of said quadruped might
reasonably be traced to the door
of Mr.. Halliday if not Dick Gal
lagher.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
Chief Apprehends
Alleged Swindlers
Bandmaster Professor Welch,
Aged 35, Formerly of For.
sythe. Taken in Custody Fol-
lowing Information From Mon
tana Sheriff.

Professor Welch, alias Profess
sor Young, formerly Of Fofsythe,
Mont, was taken into custody by
Chief of Police McNiece on We'd
nesday evening at the behest of
Sheriff Gierison of Forsythe upon
the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. Sheriff
Gierison arrived yesterday morn
ing to return with his prisoner in
case Welch does not make set
Element with several pupils from
whom he secured funds for the
promotion of a band in that city.
Professor Young, as he was
called in Forsythe, started in the
organization of band few days
ago at Forsythe, Mont, and Sc
cured quite a sum of money in
that city in support of the prop
osition. He claims that local mu-
sicians made it 50 unpleasant for
him that he.found it impossible to
continue the work Of organization
and he with his wife and two
children dropped into Beach a
few days ago and interested sew
eral of the young men Of the city
in the proposition of a band
Having left Forsythe owing a
part of the fund which he collect
ed information was made by the
Montana sheriff to hold him here
The bandmaster claims he would
have repaid the amount secured
and organised the band at For
sythe. had he been permitted to
by those who were opposed to
him. In the event he repays the
sums collected in the Montana
city it is quite likely that he will
be dismissed and be permitted to
resume his work in the organisa-
ton of junior band at Beach.
In order that he avoid detec-
tien he assured the name of
Welch upon his arrival here. He
is an excellent musician.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13

whom he thought he had killed
They pawn the jewel. Vivian
Marston borrows it and swarthy
hand steals it from her. Luke
Lowell drops the jewel in mail
box. Later Quabba-the-hunch.
back finds it in an old mail sack
Quabba. gloating. falls asleep
His monkey drops the diamond
into an owls nest. Arthur.
working on a farm under the
name of John Powell, returns to
Fairfax, masked. and wins the
tournament. Blair betrays him
and Arthur, suspected of DR.
lees murder. escapes by making
a breakneck leap on horseback
from the grand stand. Hagar' s
detective discovers Blair finger
prints on the murdered Dr.. Lees
throat. Blair strikes Hagar and
hides her form in the Stanley Sec
ret chamber and hies. A colored
boy. driving a pig, ses an owl S
nest. Climbing to investigate, he
discovers the cleaning diamond
from the sky"
This great photo drama is
shown every Friday evening al
the opera house together with
several other pictures which are
the best obtainable. This even.
ing the famous comedian Chas
will be among the pictures that
will be shown j. connection with
! The Diamond From the Sky"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13

c. H. Crockard. manager of
Jim Jam Jems. and Al Timmesch,
of the Publishers Feature Serv-
ice. of Bismarck. stopped off at
Beach for a visit with Postmaster
]. NJ. Baer the first of the week.
Conversation overheard in the
postoffice lobby between two
Italians. First; Did you get
and mail from de vest?" Second {;
''No. but l expect some from Da
Coat(a)."
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Faris were
among the visitors at the lot sale
in Ollie on Wednesday.
Mrs. W. F. Cele of St. Paul is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. r..
Smith.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
DR.. Morrison
Will Speak
Will Deliver Lecture "Old Hick.
cry" at Beach Opera House
Tuesday Evening. - Musical
Progrem in Conjunction.

The opera house on Tuesday
evening, August II, will be the
scene of a very fine musical and
dramatic entertainment. DR..
Morrison of Dickinson will be the
principle lecturer of the evening.
He will be preceded on the pro-
gram by Albert Blackburn. who
won the oratorical contest at
Hamline University last June.
Aside from the speakers of the
evening a very interesting musical
program will be rendered by To-
cal singers. The entertainment
will be given under the auspices
of the Methodist Episcopal church
in this city.
Mr.. Morrison, who is consider
ed one of the most noted lectur-
ers in the northwest and who res
ides at Dickinson has called his
topic "Old Hickory, inasmuch
as he treats in biographical way
of the life of the great warrior
president.
Jackson is one of the great
figures in American history and
everyone interested in history
should not neglect to listen to the
noted lecturer.
The musical program includes
a solo by Harry Burt. with Mrs.
Burt, acoompsnist; musical duet
by Mesdames A. Herman and
Mrs. A. R. Blackburn. together
with other musical numbers.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
Construction En-
ployee Poisoned
Overdose of Salt-petre Which
Was Taken by Mistake Pois
ons Employe of Fedders Bros.
Construction Company.

As the result Of an overdose Of
salt petre which he mistook for
salts Peter Polio, an Austrian.
passed away at the camp of his
employers, Fedders Bros, con
struction contractors on the new
south branch of the Northern Pa
ci6c RAILROAD, last night.
Polio had been sick for the past
three days and it appears had
been using salt-petre with the re-
suit that he collapsed last night
ard before Doctor Slough could
come to his assistance, died. On
his person were found three
ounces of saltpetre which his
fellow employees said he had
been using, neither he nor they
knowing what it was. Aside
from a few personal belongings
and a time book which showed
that he had thirty dollars to his
credit, was registered letter re-
ceipt containing the address of
John kulson who resides at CHS
holm, MINI. Overstad & How
erson, undertakers. have wired
Kulson asking what disposition
is to be made of the body. If
no instructions are received in
terment will be made here
1t is reported that the deceased
has wife and family at Port Ar
thur, Canada. An attempt has
been made to locate them, al
though Pclic's employers main
rain that he has no relatives so
far as they have any knowledge.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13

The following editorial is TAX
en- from the columns Of the Sen
tinel Butte Republican,:
mo one can say who is res
ponsible for the filth that appears
each week in the Beach Advance.
No name appears in the editorial
sub-head and no one seems will
ing to father the thing. 1t is ev-
identity the illegitimate offspring
of some disordered brain-a
brain so diseased that it cons;d-
ers itself and itself alone great
and so depraved that it does not
hesitate to lie. The owner of the
brain. if brain it may be termed,
has after couple of weeks Of
rumination. grown violently and
slanderously angry at the editor
cf this paper because of the pub
lication in it some time ago of an
article copied from the Marmarth
Mail. In his anger the brain man
says that we are the editor Of a
one horse newspaper and that we
never had an original idea in ou,
whole life; that we always copy
and always must copy-in orde,
to fill our so-called newspaper. He
condemns US for copying anc
calls us brainless, while in the
same issue of the Advance there
/, appears three or four articles
copied from other papers ane
credited. among which is nearly
a column of real news taken from
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13
F q = q = = WF = = = q
FROM ADDRESS
$ OF S. H. GREELEY.
THE PIT.

AT $50 the gong in the :
tower signals the debauch. :
Hundreds of men jump. rush
grab, tumble and yell in the :
great whirlpool of the pit.
Every ear trained for the Of
fer, every eye searching for
the bid. they swoop down
upon one another with the
swiftness of the vulture and
the talons' of the eagle, to
devour the dollar even as
buzzards push and fight for
the dead carcass of the
plains But in the midst of
Fthis intoxica6on, this druken
= frenzy of money-mad insan-
= ity there stands the cool,
= trained veteran, the Elevat-
> or Monopoly. Seasonedwith
: years of experience, forti6-
= ed with the confidence of his
= State = Protected franchise,
= safe-guarded with the blood
money of the farm and the
= mulcted millions of the
= weak-minded. he suddenly
4 dives upon the maddened
throro and as the lion scat
= ters the smaller beasts, he
= proceeds to devour the
= weaklings which the private
: wires. blackboards and
= Chamber "capers" have in
= vited to his daily feast.
+ The mad pit in actionl
= Cities boast Of its tr;umphs,
= though its very doors are
= strewn with the memories of
= shattered fortunes and the
= dying groans of suicides.
= embezzlers and financial
= wrecks.
= "Yes, this rs the game
s. which shapes the destinies
of the farm, controls legisla-
lures, subsidies the press.
moulds public opinion and
= forces children to follow the
= plow.
s. oh! Ye Mighty Pitl
= Vain are your victories,-
Infamous are your spoilsl :"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13

Les White, the popular Glen
dive police official. was in the city
yesterday making inquiry regard
ing The incident wherein two y.
s. mail sacks were pilfered early
Yesterday morning.
Yes. business is mighty good at
the Reeve Farm Market.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13

1t is reported that a very sew
ere hail storm passed over the
territory tributary to Belheld yes
terday afternoon. Considerable
demage was done to the crops.
which were just ready to be har-
vested.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13

The layirg cf the correr stone
for the new German Lutheran
church took place on Sunday af-
terno on with appropriate cere-
mories. The sermon of the day
was heard with more than accus-
toned interest by a large number
who were in attendance. The
new Lutheran church when COM
pleted will be among the most
beautiful edi6ces in the city and
a fire example of the sincerity
shown in the members Of the con-
gregation who have raised the
funds necessary fer the erection
Of the edi6ce.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-08-13

Harry Eisenfeld was among
those who have been i'll during
the week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-03
Visitors TO Museum.

Santa re, April Wv. w. Shea
who came from San Francisco to
hold a civil service application, but
discovered this forenoon that the two
applicants had gotten cold feet and
could not be located, spent the fore
noon at the museum of New Mexico
instead, and enjoyed it a good deal
more than he would have quizzing
the applicants. Others who registered
were: Mrs. Milton X. Barker, Chi
cago, mother Of Mrs. Ira L. Grim
shaw. and who mad just been at the
San Diego exposition; Carl Hester,
Helena, Mont; Mr.. and Mrs. L. IL.
Greenwood, Gardner Mass; Miss
Greenwood. Gardner Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence +. Lee, Albuquerque; Mrs.
w. W. Strong and Mrs. Il. M. LaBar,
Albuquerque Mrs. Albert Chaplin,
Boston. Mass. Mrs. Frederick Pres
ton, Chester, Pa, both of these la
dies also having been at the San
Diego fair. Mr.. and Mrs Hiram
Cleaver, Denver; j. Frank Hanly
Indiana; Oliver w. Stewart, Chicago;
~. b. Lewis, Boston; Vera K Mullin,
Winchester, Ind. Iris f. Robinson,
Winchester, Ind, Halle Mcneil. In
dianapolis, and jeanette Zweier,
Brooklyn, N. "; Mrs. Ella S. Stew
TART, Chicago; Bernice Palmer Susan
&C.. Klinkhammer, Jeanette Inches,
Mrs. Tenant, Father Pfeil, Albu-
iouerQue