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Putnam patriot., 1916-08-04
(Copyright. 1915, by ". c. Chapman.)

NCopyrlSht, 1913, by w, G. Chapman.)
 Please help the blind.7 was the in- scription on Harry Larkin's placard, which he wore round his neck as he sat day after day at the foot of the elevated stairs. Sometimes a charita- bic woman. or man who was feeling friendly toward the world. stopped and deposited a coin, looking sympatheti- cally at the old man seated with crossed legs and bowed body his sight less eyes peeriag into vacancy.
 To Harry Larkin every fOotstep con veyed it's significance. He could tell the woman shopper from the shopgirl, the man of business from the round CT He knew a good part of his pa remembered the blind man. Especial ly In the theater hour did he come to recognize the footsteps and the voices of those who went by his post.
 There was the girls voice. for in stance It was a merry laughing voice, and her steps were like a fairy's. The first time she hesitated in front of him Larkin heard a masculine voice exclaim impatiently.
 Don't waste your money on those fakers. Elaine!'
 But LarkiH only thanked the young girl. for a beggar is schooled 10 in suits. He heard the footsteps Of the girl and the man reeede up the stairs.
 Then perhaps a year afterward. he suddenly fshed Elaine and her father out ot the cayerns of his memory. For
Putnam patriot., 1916-08-04
Freezing coeonuts to Get at MIX

4 Pennsylvania man has devised a means of removing eoconut is by freezing the nut until the II Is slightly contracted. and get ing 1t to a conpa ratively 5empera- ture So es to cause rapid expansion. Cracks in the shell are thus produced. A series of hammer blows then com pIetes rhe breaking of the shell.-Pop- uiar Science Monthly.
Putnam patriot., 1916-08-04
Charity.

A worthy eountryman in snabia sent fin q petition to the military au- thorities asking titat his son be al- lowed a furlough to come home and visit his parents. He concluded his document as follows: Excuse bad writing. I have only had a common school education, and that under q teacher who was a very thirsty man
Putnam patriot., 1916-08-04
c,oakroom Chat.

q got my constituents an SSoooo post office" b0asted Congressman Flubdub. '.They ought to be grateful eh?'
 T dunno" said Congressman Wom- bat. T prefer the individual note. When you send man q ten-cent package of free seeds he sort of feels that you have done something for him personally. y."-LouisyiI Courier-J ouI- nal.
Putnam patriot., 1916-08-04
United statea Coal Areas.

The known coal areas of rhe Unit ed States cover about 310.00e square miles. and there are about 10000 square miles more that are believed to be underlaid with marketable coal.
Putnam patriot., 1916-08-04
ssriousnsss and stunldItx.

The trouble with being serious is that some people will suspect that you are only stupid. And nine times out Of ten they will be right about It.
Putnam patriot., 1916-08-04
ENORMOUS LOSSES
 fRO.A! Ex2L0SIun
Sugar Worth S3.400.O00. Cot ton and Tobacco Valued at
 Sf5.000.000 Destroyed
13 WAREHOUSES BURNED

Five Carloads of Nitro on Black Tom Pier Opposite 5edloe's Island Ex- plode While Engines and Tugs
 Are Fighting Big slaze.
Putnam patriot., 1916-08-04
"HAIR.nOpE. ends GRAY HAIR

Restores Natural Color in few applications. Not quick dye which gtves a weird, atfeAked, stained. unnatural look, bal acts naturally, gradually, DO stops Dandrnh. Itching Scalp, Failing Hair Leaves
 iar nice, soft, ,iuGy. No complaiuts years sale
 Miil blouse you. Does the work right. No samples. seit p'spaia iorsi.oo E.s Wells, Jersey City, N. J. "RoUGH ON RATS'' ends Hats. Mlce. Baes 2sc-
Putnam patriot., 1916-08-04

. DETAILED LIST OF S5o,oooooO DAMAGE
 CAUSED BY EXPLOSION i The total damage caused by the explosion is estimated at more than $50.000009.
 This was distFibu al as fol- lows:
 Seventeen warehouses Of National Storage Company ...... S700o.000 Stores therein ...... 35,00J,Qo9 Ammunition and cars
 con aiming it ..... 100000 Property ........... 50,Oo0 City Hall ........... 25,000 Fourteen churches 14,000
 An estimate of damage else where was;
 Ellis Island ......... $50,000 Bedl0e's Island ..... 100000 Manhattan and
 Brooklyn ......... 250000 Staten Island ....... 10000 Hoboken ........... 50,000
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

The editor of the Fairbanks News Miner has received a communication from the states asking for the names of 25O Blue Bloods" in that city be sent that they may be incorporated in the next issue of Dau's Blue Book, published in New York, Thompson says all Alaskans are Blue Bloods" and he is going to send copy of the city directory.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

Devoted to the exploitation of the mining industry and securing adequate roads and trails throughout Seward peninsula. The Pictorial edition of the Nugget Mining and Dregding Journal (now in course of preparation.) Send state. Fifty cents per copy. five dol lars per dozen. Mailed to any address for five cents additional
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09
OvERsToCKEp.

 To the pubfl>
 We have Just finished stock taking. and find that ~e are heavily overstocked so are making enormous reductions In Hardware-as much as g0 per cent in certain lines. Notwithstanding immense advances outside. especially in Hard ware and Metal Goods. We are still sell ing on the basis of goods purchased the past two or three years.
 We will sell TOT cash only at these prices. and for a limite time, until we bring our stock down to the require ments Of the camp.
 II you have an order to be filled, let us figure on il; We can save you money. We have proved il to others, we can prove II to eou.
 DARLING AND DEAN COMPANY
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

A king salmon weighty thirty two and one half pounds was recently caught at Teller bore the mark 70 NJ" with horizontal bar marked over the letters. This is generally believed to be hatchery mark.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

The well known law firm of Shack leford & Bayless of Juneau was dis solved September l, and each member of the concern has taken separate of- fees and will continue the practice of their profession in that city.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

Children playing around the Shat tuck wharf at Juneau discovered the body of Dan White, native, and a resident of Hoonah, who had been missing for several days. Death was due to excessive drinking.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

Snake river harbor improvement and he necessity for same--pictures show ing wrecks of schooners and barges at mouth of river-Pictorial edition of Nugget published in October.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

N. A. Brown and George kilmer are reported to have struck pay on Lucky gulch, at the head of Livingood creek. found in their drift, and well pre- served tree 30 feet in length was talk en from their shaft.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09
NOTICE.

As the Nome Brewery is going to close indefinetely, the Northern and Head quarters Saloons wish to notify their customers that from October list 1916 only Rainier Draft Beer will be sold in their places at 12la cents per glass.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

In the recent rough weather on Cook inlet a barge carrying crew of six went adrift from Anchorage and came ashore at the mouth of the Su- sitna river. The crew was rescued by the lighthouse tender Kukui
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

The men working at Mile 34 oh the because they had to travel between the camp and their work on their own considerable distance from the work.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

The Nugge; Is giving it's subscribers more telegraph news than any other paper in Alaska and will continue to do so. Send in your name and have office Do 1t now
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

Jack r. Dunstan, the famous Aus tralian labor journalist, and lecturer, recently delivered an address, before the people an address before the peo-
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

While working in the drift of No 3 Bear Pup, in the Ruby district, Chris Henry, one of the owners of the ground, was instantly killed recently by fall of earth from the roof. The body was recovered in about five min utes after the accident
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

Albert Watson wi leave Tuesday morning for the t,shine camp on Pil- grim river. Will leave every Tuesday and Friday for the camp. Information can be secured at Streetens office.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

The halibut fleet operating out of Juneau reports unusually rough wea- ther on the banks which is greatly interfering with the catch. Only the larger and more powerful boats are able to buffet the waves and make any catches.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

The residents of Woodchopper, on the Tanana, have voted to incorporate the town and change the name to Buckeye, there being postoffice by the name of Woodchopper on the Yu- kon. One hundred and one persons voetd at tho election.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09
ALASKA NOTES

, pie of Anchorage in labor union hall MT Dunstan recently occupied the pull pit of the Congregational church al
 Valdez.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

A wild man is reported to have been seen on the Salmon creek road, near Juneau turned out to be Sidney Charles, editor of the Juneau Dispatch returning from a hunting trip with a weeks growth of beard.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09

Advices received at Dawson state that Highet creek, one of the best known and most prolific producers of the upper Stewart valley, has been secured on a lease or lay system by Nome and Seattle parties who will operate dredge there.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09
WE GAN DO TT.

For first class work and prompt deliv- cry phone Main 15l and the Peoples Laundry will send and get your laundry.
 N. J. WILLIAMSON Prop.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09
FOR skLE.

FOR SA,.t. A small i.nge in good
 condition. Apply Mrs. Stadie, to D. m.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09
Classified Ads.

| All Classified Ads Must be Paid fos in Advance.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-09
LOST.

LOST-An old ivory nugget hat pin
 Kindly return to Mrs. Dr. Chace and get reward.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07
Wilkin Saloon
Are Closed Up.
Twelve Thirst Joints Put Out of
Business by Flew Dry
Law

Breckenridge, Mimi, Dec. 81
Twelve saloons of Wilkin county
closed their doors tonight under the
"dry" law voted in by the residents
OF the county under the Minnesota
county option statute.
Ten CT the saloons were located in
Breckenridge. one in Rushville and
one in Kent. One saloon in Breck-
cridge closed its doors December II.
Although all Of the "thirst Joints"
were crowded with patrons who took
the opportunity Of celebrating New
Years eve in the time honored man
ner, there was little disorder, only
one arrest being made in Brecken-
ridge during the evening.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07
Meat Markets
Are Now Merged

Sentinel Butte Republican-A deal
was closed this week between Ii. X.
Balthauser and w. z. Hicks, an
nouncement of which will be found
in the advertisement on another page
OF this paper, whereby Mr.. Balthau-
ser became the owner of Mr.. Hicks
meat market and will close the old
market and beginning next Monday,
transact business only at the new
place, first door west of the First
National Bank.
Mr.. Balthauser says that his idea
in getting control of the meat busi-
ness Of the town is not to take ad-
vantage of the situation and boost
prices, but to insure to the public a
better and more fully stocked mar
kct and better service. He says
there is not room here for two good
markets but with only one he can
run first. class place.
Mr.. Hicks is undecided as to his
future maves but says he will stay
in Sentinel Butte ut least until the
end Of the school term, on account
Of his family. lie will continue to
attend to the auctioneer business
and his business card to that effect
appears in this issue.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07
H0UGHTON HARRINGTON
GOES TO MINNEAPOLIS

Fargo, North Dakota, Jan. g.
Houghton Harrington, son Of HUI
bert Harrington, the well-known and
popular Broadway hardware mer-
chant, has been appointed to Anna
polls, the great national naval train
ing school. Houghton is one of the
staff of the Courier News and this
takes away our Agricultural college
reporter, but we are glad to see the
opportunity opening before him.
He left last evening for Annapo-
lis via New York, where he will
spend New Years with his brother,
then proceeding to the school. He
spends two weeks in preparatory re-
view, after which he takes the ex-
animation for entrance. Fodestly
requesting that the appointment be
not mentioned, the Courier-News de-
clined to crafty his request be-
cause we have no doubt of his sue
cess: our boys are not the kind who
fail. The appointment was made by
Senator Gronna.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07
100000 Bushels
Sent From Mandan

Mandan, N. D., Dec. 23.-That up
wards Of 100000 bushels of wheat
will be brought here by farmers eth
er for sale to elevators or ,!i1ecs
shipment is the estimate made by one
Of the prominent grain men.
This is a splendid showing. In
1909 before the branch lines IF the
Northern Pacific there we're upwards
# 1,oOO0,O0O bushels of grain m ,rk-
cte.i at Mandan.
S,nce the branch lines were 'r-
st.mc'ed there !:,vc slen scores If
elevators erect>l Il: the small to~r-
md Mandan has been cut off from
the receipts vt that grain. Ho~c". II
in the past few years there have been
hundreds Of new farmers locating
nearer Mandan, and it is to these
which the city must look for it's
business.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07
Twilight Sleep
Mother i! !,'' is Dead
Mrs. Joseph Stark Of Ruso, Who
Gave Birth to a Child in This
City, Has Gene to Eternal Rest.

Ward County Independent, Dec.31.
Mrs. Joseph Stark, wife of a pro-
minent Ruso farmer, passed away
at st. Joseph's hospital Tuesday aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. Stark gave birth to tttwi-
light sleep" baby at the hospital on
Christmas eve, the babe being a ten
pound girl. Har attending physician
reported her condition favorable,
following the birth of the child and
the first report given out was that
the twilight sleep method was a
great success.
The best medical authorities dis
approve of the twilight sleep"
method and a short time ago sew
eral of our country's most eminent
physicians issued statement over
their signatures which appeared in
the press warning against the prac-
tice of it, except by specialists. For
several years, there has been more
or less dispute concerning this meth
od but it is pretty generally conceed-
ed in the medical world that it is a
method that's should be let strictly
alone. One great trouble is the
mother is frequently left more or
less delirious, her condition becoming
uncomfortable.
The twilight sleep is produced by
giving an injection of morphine and
scopolamin and gceral practitioners
are warned by the-best medical au-
thorities to leave it strictly alone.
1t was reported that this was the
first twilight sleep babe born in the
state. This is an error. Four years
ago, when the method was first dis
covered, one of our phycisians en-
Iployed it in four instances. Forum
ately mothers and babes all lived,
but he soon concluded that the work
was too dangerous to follow up
Twilight sleep bahd \. S were born in
Grand Forks, Fargo and other cities
Of the state, but one hears little of
the method because most physicians
have concluded not to take the risk
Of injecting the drugs that produce
it. Minot physicians years ago gave
up this practice.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07
Three Boys Escaped -
From Reform School

Mandan, N. D., Jan. 5.-Threc
boys, who had escaped penitentiary
sentences through leniency of var
ious courts of the state, and given
terms in the reform school instead.
escaped Monday during the recre-
alton period.
The three, with other boys, were
under the charge of one of the i'm
structors at the state school and
were skating on the river. They
managed to slip away and had about
fifteen to twenty minutes start
So far they have not been recover
ed.
One of the boys was sentenced to
the reform school from Rolla. He
was implicated with one other in the
robbery of a store at Rolla, which
was followed by the shooting of the
proprietor. The other young man
implicated drew a penitentiary SEN
tence. Both of the other two who
escaped have long criminal records.
Supt. j. NJ. Devine has done every-
thing possible to further the capture
of the three, but in a conversation
decried the inadequate equipment
and laws which subserve the better
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07
Geo. !. Smith Announces
Candidacy For Gouefnor

Plaza, N. D., Jan. 6.-To the peo-
pie Of North Dakota: I am a candi-
date for the republican nomination
for governor of North Dakota. I
will be IL candidate until the polls
close. I will ask the voters of the
state to vote for me, because I
stand for Il new brand of legisla-
tion, dealing with dollar and. cent
issues that affect the lives and well
fare Of every citizen and child in this
state. IL we can do for the farmer
Of this state, some of the things
that have been done to him, if we
can give him pay for what he does,
if we can secure legislation that will
help him in dollars and cents, if we
can help him fight the battles that
have been unjustly waged against
him, if we can give him Industrial
and political freedom, we will be do
ing something that will make North
Dakota the banner state in the union,
bring settlers to our state without
cost, and assure them of decent
treatment and a fair chance to make
n living for themselves and their
families. Government has so long
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07
Weds Valley
City Man

The marriage Of Miss Lola Eta
Wallace to DR.. Orren Lilburn Short
was solelnnized at the Methodist par
sonage, in Miles City, at high noon
on Thursday, the 23rd of December.
Rev. Martin performed the service,
using the impressive ring ceremony.
The bride is the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Wallace. She is
a young lady of many accomplish
ments whose friendship is a divine
blessing. Although having lived
among us but the minor part of two
short years, she has legion Of
staunch friends ana wc.l-wlsllers If
the community.
The bride was dressed in a beau
tiful gown of blue Georgette crepe,
trimmed with fur while the groom
wore the conventional black.
The groom is young man Of ster-
ling character, who has firmly es-
tablished himself as a member of the
dental profession of Valley City, N.
ID. ~....
The marriage came as a happy
conclusion to pretty romance ex-
tending over a period of two years.
The couple were attended by Miss
Leona Stoddard of Beach, N. D. and
Chester Wallace, cousin and bro
ther of the bride.
The wedding was quiet affair on
ly the immediate relatives of the
bride witnessing the ceremony.
The Forum enthusiastically joins
the community in wishing them many
years of health, happiness and
prosperity.-Fargo Forum.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07

been used for helping the few THAT
when it is proposed to use the gov
ernment to help the many, it is
thought to be Socialism, maybe it is,
if it is, then let us have it. For A.
900 years the farmers have been the
nnderdog, with unequal political
chances, unequal chances to gain a
livlihood. In all that time, he has
not been a member of the ruling
class in any country but generally
in the majority.
We believe that the age Of or
ganized farmers is at hand, we be-
lieve they are going to secure for
themselves justice that has been de-
MED; rights that have been refused
Legislation that has been withheld
and right to market their own pro-
duce in their own way in their own
market. invite the support and
evaporation Of every voter in the
state who is interested in the pro-
gram prepared by the farmers Of
the state, to better financial condi-
tions, secure equal justice and op-
portunities, and pay for what they
do.
GEORGE j. SMITH.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07

interests of the reform school.
''Under the present conditions" he
says, 1--WE are forced to adopt the
honor system with all of the in
mates, and while I am glad to say
that the majority of the boys are
faithful to their pledges and respect
the privileges they are given, there
are some who cannot he ruled that
way.
"And invariably these faitbless
ones are actually incorrigible and
should have been sent to the peni-
tentlary originally. Lies told to
courts concerning ages, sympathe-
TIC friends aEd loving relatives too
often do not aid in correcting. l do
not believe in harsh treatment, but l
do think if the boys with long Grim
inal careers are to be sent to Man
dan, special arrangements should be
made for their care"
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07
AUTO ACCIDENT
CAR TURNS TURTLE

Another accident due to slippery
icy roads occurred early Tuesday
afternoon and resulted very for
tunately, oil things considered, al
though quite seriously enough to
those implicated.
Shortly after one o'clock DR.. s. w.
Bailey, accompanied by DR.. c. L. T..
Herbert started in his big White
touring car for the farm near Bailey.
In trying to avoid a frozen bump in
the road, about four miles out, DIR.
Bailey turned the front wheels to one
side but the car skidded and the
wheel hit the bump side wise, which
caused the car to turn turtle with
both men underneath, DR.. Herbert
losing consciousness and DR.. Bailey
being pinned down by the steering
wheel. The latter, after about a
twenty minutes. struggle, was in
some way able to crawl out and sue
.ceeded later in shutting off the pow
er, and with almost superhuman
strength was able to relieve the pres
sure on his companion by jacking
the edge Of the car up. By the help
of several grain men, who happened
along, DR.. Herbert, who was quite
seriously injured was extricated.
A passing car took DR.. Herbert to
town, where he was at once placed in
st. Joseph's hospital, and on exam
ination it was disclosed that he had
a dislocated collar bone and a
,sprained ankle. A car from the city
went back to the scene Of the cat
astrophe to get DR.. Bailey who was
somewhat dazed by the accident had
at first refused to leave his car. DR..
Bailey's condition was not sufficient
ly serious to necessitate hospital
treatment, although he was badly
bruised, his hand being cut and his
back being quite lame.
DIR. Bailey was out again on
Thursday when he took up DR.. Her
bert's practice for week or two
until the latter will be able to con-
tinue his work.
The car was towed in later, a
wheel, the radiator and the steering
gear entirely out of commission.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1916-01-07
THE TRIALS Of A
FARMER WHO MOVED
TO TOWN

In Farm and Fireside is the story
of u farmer who sold his property
to live in the city, because his city
friends "wore good clothes, had mon
ey jingling in their packets, went to
the movies, belonged to clubs and
enjoyed Il yearly vacation" He found
however, that the city man pays
dearly for these luxuries.
"We came to know" he said, "that
it was just as hard for the city man
to get up at z o'clock in the morn
ing as it was for the country man
to get up at five. Why so9 Be-
cause he must not relax; he is ever
on duty. He must smile at this per-
son. He dares not notice anyone's
peculiarities, or oddities, or unreas-
onableness. The result is he must
find relaxation in the evening; there
fore, the family rarely gets to bed
before 10 or IL o'clock, and z in the
morning making him just as sleepy
and far less freshed than 5 found
him on the farm.
eve found going to work for
somebody else every day in the year,
except Sunday and perhaps a two
weeks vacation, under somebody
else as manager, didn't exactly suit
our couatry spirit of freedom. We
came to know that our friends saved
scarcely cent; and furthermore,
enc couldn't exactly see how they
were cxtravagent. In the city it
seems unbelievably hard to separate
luxuries from necessities"