v«
J. S. Snyder of Sentinel Butte
Was a Beach visitor Monday.
Merchants, buy your I'.IO'.J cal
lendars from the CHRONICI.K and
you will ive money.
J. Madison and Billy Sherrard,
of Webster City Iowa, wrestled
"in Dickinson Christmas Kve, Mad
ison loosing.
P. C. Kricksou was, awarded
the large doll premium given awav
by the Pioneer Christmas Shop.
Sheriff' Bispham and C. G.
Moulton were Wibaux oallevs
Saturday.
Miss Douglas who has been vi
siting relatives in Colorada return
ed to Beach Sunday evening.
Hoy Taylor writes from Mitch
ell, S. D., that he is the happy
daddy of a daughter born on
Christmas day.
Ernest Johnston's farm resi
dence, and all its contents were
destroyed by fire last Saturday
evening.
Mrs. W. F. Ijehrke returned
Tuesday evening from Wisconsin
after sending a month visiting
relatives.
E. D. Baker and Miss Emma
Sommerficld were quietly married
on Monday evening, December
23, at the home of the bride's par
ents, Rev. A. Douglas officiating,
ller sister, Miss Ida Sommerficld,
attended, the bride while C. C.
Stockstiil acted as best man. The
happy young couple took up house
keeping,at once in the home
which Mr. Baker had prepared
for them.—Pioneer.
The Masquerade Ball New
Years E/e was a success in every
particular. About sixty-five cou
pie were in attendance and many
handsome as well as comical cos
tumes delighted the eye of the
spectator. At 10:30 the maskers
formed on for a march at the close
of which prizes were awarded iu
the following manner: Geo. E.
Baht received a gold mounted
fountain pen for being the best
costumed gentleman, Mrs. Henry
Sunders a gold signet ring as the
best costumed lady, J. W. Brin
ton as Gloomy Gus was presented
with a pair of military brushes
for being the funniest costumed
gentleman and Mrs. Kvech re
ceived a toilett scl for being the
funniest costumed lady. After
supper the dance was turned over
to the ladies who gracefully
ac-.
ceptedthepnvaUgeofLeap\eai
and gave the gentlemen
portnnity to rest-
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Sfti'ts of jCocal /Jews.
Jen Nichols, who spent the fall jfai,cd
here thrashing and making im
provements on his farm, departed
Sunday for his home at Roaring
Creek, Wis., to complete arrange
ments there for immigrating here
with his family.
who is
testing
Dr. II. Anderson V. S,
spending the week here
horses for glanders, found it nec
essary to condemn live and order
them killed three of which be
longed to .F. W. Brock, one to F.
A. Powers and the other one to
R. O. Tangen. The loss of these
three horses is hard on. Mr. Brock
as he has no others with which to
begin work next spring.
I Thursday,' January 2nd, i!)08.
I Miss Lultuc, teacher of tho Val
ley .school, is quite sick.
IJofich Drug Co. have installed
a new up-to-date soda fountain.
K. L. Ilolvin and family were
quests of Rainy and family
yesterday.
Eugene Almond returned from
the Dickinson hospital Saturday
evening,
Jerome Wolfe, of Wibaux, was
transacting business in Reach the
first of the week.
A. II. Kettner. and wife are
visiting relatives in lVmbina, N.
Dak.
Miss Agnes Qogan, of C'arlyle,
departed Sunday to visit for an
indefinite time with home folks in
"Davis, S. D. ...
Beach now su]|orts excellent
fire protection a water tower,
hose and cart, ladders, buckets,
etc.
Dr. Anderson, district veteri
narian^ and ye scribe spent Satur
day afternoon on the ranch of J.
P. lteeve 14 miles north of Beach,
testing his horses for glanders but
to fi,uI
The second day Christmas pro
gram given at the L). L. church
.was very eutertaining the tree
was beautifully decorated and con
tained many presents. Reverend
Thorp was in attendance and de
livered an eloquent Christmas
sermon.
A series of special
will begin next Sunday
at 11 a. m. in the school
Mackinaws, regular $5.00 value this sale at $3.89
3.25 ,, 11 2.44
3.00 ,» 11 11 2.19
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$2.0b and $1.25 heavy bed blankets at $1.67 and
Beginning Monday, Jan, 6, this sale
Sen. Merchandise.
ru
symptoms.
States Attorney Keohane was
pfosecuting attorney in a case at
Medora Tuesday. Attv. Crowford
of Dickinson, defended. The
state brought action against a
man for attempt of murder, men
tion of the same appears in the
county seat notes in another
coluui. The defendant was fined
§10 and costs.
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meetings
house,
and will continue during the week
at 7:30 in the eve. Rev. E. Ells-'
worth Smith of Glen Ullin will be
the principal speaker. He comes
from a like series at Rocky Butte,
where his ministry was greatly
blessed. He is an earnest Chris
tian worker, genial indisposition
fluent in speech. You will like
him. Don't fail to hear him.
The. new law which went into
effect yesterday regulating the
subscriptions of newspapers and
all periodicals which are allowed
access to the United States mails
at pound rates, makes it a misde
meanor for the publisher of a
paper to misrepresent the same to
a postal inspector, if called on for
information, and if guilty of such
misrepresentation, lie forfeits all
rights to the use of the mails at
other than the fourth class rate—
sixteen cents per pound. This
rate would be prohibitory at the
present price of newspapers, and
as a consequence the publishers of
the country will be compelled to
require their subscribers to pay
before the end of the year or lose
their papers, if they are residents
a a a
gn countl! the time
0
betweenXnce"
lin,lu«nc'
is
I months.
%tde.
«hortened to three
PRE-INVENTORY SALE
Owing to the contintnd warm weather we will hold a
CLEARANCE SALE, prior to taking our inventory, on
^11 the warm goods in the store.
Mackinaws, Sheep Lined Coats, Corduroys, Boys Suits, Winter
Dress Goods, Bed Blankets, Etc., ALL MUST GO.
Cordnroy long coats, sheep "lined, $15.00 a alue, this sale $12.9
Duck ,1 ,1 *1 1-10.. «, ,. ,,
Duck short co'iar, 3.
Duck wombat 4.
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Boys wool and corduroy three piece suits at pr Vaat em fas:
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VOLUME 3 NO. 7. BEACH, BILLINGS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, JAN. 2 L908.
The |mst week has linen one of
most beautiful weather.
Start the New Year right by
subscribing for-THE CHKONTO.K.
The city jail, cart and hose
house is nearing completion.
Simon llorn departed Wednes
day evening for Sherridan, Wy
oming.
J. L. Jordan and family visited
with W. J. Patrick and family
yesterday.
Pat Liberty, of Sentinel Butte,
made this office a pleasant call to
day.
Sentinel Butte jieople gave a
public dance in tne new school
house last evening.
Severl of the young people from
here attended the dance at Wibaux
last night and all re{Krt having a
good time.
Miss Florence Ualstead, C.
Johnsen, Dr. II. B. Museous and
W. A. Young dined at the home
of Simon Schmitz, five miles south
of Beach, last evening, and were
very hospitably entertained.
The families of E. Stockwell,
M. Laughnan, D. Stockwell. A.
Burlingaiu, J. Baker, Mrs. K. P.
Tucker and Margaret Dougherty,
were seated to a sumptuous New
Year dinner at the home of Len
Stockwell.
Odin llougen made, filing before
commissioner J. W. Foley at
Medora, last Eriday on a fine
homestead near Carlyle, and is
hauling lumber to-day for a resi
dence.
The Misplaced Comma.
"Some lawsuits of the highest im
portance have hinged upon the right
placing of a comma," said Judge P. C.
-Downing of St. Louis.
"When I first started to practice
law a Missouri editor came to me in
a peck of trouble to defend him
against a threatened libel suit grow
ing out of faulty punctuation. He had
not meant to give some innocent
young woman the slightest offense
when he wrote a story about two young
men who went with their girls to at
tend a lecture and after they left, the
girls got drunk.' Putting that misera
ble little comma out of its right piace
did the work, as it made the giris the
ones who became inebriated instead
of their escorts. 1 managed by prop
er diplomacy and the publication of a
heat apology to stave off the damage
suits, and afterward my editorial
friend became an expert on punctua
tion."
Announcements, Wants, Etc.
New Year's services announced for Jan.
2nd. will be held Jan. 5th. Sunday fore
noon. Rev. Thorpe.
TAKEN UP—one bay gelding two years
old, branded on left shoulder, white strip
in facg, left hind foot white.—A. O. Roof,
twp. 142, range 105, section 20.
FOR SALE—About 50 tons of good June
cut hay, one-half mile, from Beach. In
quire at this office.
Edison Phonographs and records for
sale by the Beach Drug Co.
All members are requested to be pre
sent at a regular meeting of the Masonic
Lodge, Tuesday evening, Jan. 7th. tiy
Order, W. A. Sprague, W. M.
The Pioneer Store wishes to announce
that no credit will be rxtended to any one
longer than JO days, and that all book
accounts past due must be settled in full
by the 15th inst.
An Electric Bath.
An electric bath in which the pa
tient is deluged with electric sparks a
foot long is announced to work won
ders by celebrated French scientists.
Hardening of arteries, cerebral hem
orrhage an A heart lesions are declared
to yield to the treatment.
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Attv. Keohane of Beach passed thru
town Monday.
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Mrs. J. /. Gardner lefl jhe last day.of
the year tor Marietta, M'an. where she'
visits her daughter.
Miss Esmond Groff, ourjjrioiwry teacher,
was a Dickinson visitor RiMay.
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Mabel Gilbert is in .tow|. enjoying her
Holiday vacation..
Editor Shear says the Btltie hotel served
a fine dinner Christmas,
Sunday school next Lord's day at 10:30
a. m. You are welcome.
Cora Boyer and Miss Laura Brier were
iu from Kocky Butte Saturday.
Supt. J. A. Kitchen left Monday for
Grand Forks to attend the .meeting of the
County Superintendents, .'•
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The first Tuesday of 1.368 will be an
auspicious day for the school children.
The splendid new school building will
commence its period of service. It is a
very fine building and everything is being
done to promote the interests of education
in our town.
Little Helen Crawford is recovering from
a severe illness.
The revival meetings will probably com
mence in two weeks. Reverend Elmer E.
Smith will be on the ground to assist Pastor
Douglas. A season of beneficial meetings
just closed at Rocky Butte and fourteen
conversions were the result. The earnest
ness of these spiritual leaders deserves
commendation.
Boost For Be«ch. 1
A dollar spent in the town rolls round
and round, pays dozens of bills and finally
returns to the starting point to resume its
course. The dollar sent away from town
is lost to us forever—as surely as if it had
rolled into the sea.
There is nothing that will kill home
trade and put the local merchant out of
business so quickly and sp certainly as
trading with out-of-town concerns. The
motto of this paper—"Patronize Home
Industry"—should be the watch-word of
every citizen and resident of this town
who has the welfare of the town at heart
and poasesses the loyalty and pride he
should possess for the town in which he
lives and cherishes hopes of a future large
and prosperous city. Residents and citi
zens should patronize home 'stores,- eve,n
though they pay a little morav for their
supplies than perhaps is asked(.'by the big
mail order houses.
POSTMEN'S WALKING FEATS.
Distance Traveled by Men Long in
British Mail Service.
There must be few, even among
"men of letters." who, like Joseph.
Hunt, a Lincolnshire postman, can
claim to have tramped distance of,
roughly, 240,000 mile?, not much less
than the equivalent of ten journeys
around the earth, says the Westmin
ster Gazette.
Not long ago George Thompsoon
retired from service as postman in
the Langrick district of Yorkshire, af
ter covering on foot 12.5,000 miles iu
twenty-six years of letter carrying, a
service fourteen years shorter than
that of his Lincolnshire rival.
In thirty-four y.ears Orine M. Brown
walked 111,000 miles as postman be
tween Cupar ond Ki'.rr.any and Logie
—a-distance, as was stated at the ap
propriate present,!tion to him of an
easy chair, near equal to half that
which separates the moon from the
earth.
John Simmonds of Henley-on
Thames, retired with a record of 181,
000 miles of fair "heel-and-toe,"' the
result of forty years tramping while
most amazing of all. Thomas Phipps,
a postman in the Chipping Norton
district, was credited with an aggre
gate journey of 440,0' 0 miles between
the years 1840 and 1898.
Three "Double Holidays" in 1908.
Next year Washington's birthday,
Memorial day and ths Fourth of July
all fall on Saturday, giving the public
three "double holidays.'' Ordinarily
these three do not full on the same
flay, but by the intervention of Feb. 29
aext year Washington's birthday falls
lust fourteen weeks earlier than' Me
morial day. which ressnlarly comes
Ave weeks before the Fourth.
JPoufan's Jjailor Shop
O. C. AUG EN, Prop.
First class tailoring in all its
branches—cleaning, press
ing and repairing done on
short notice. All work
guaranteed satisfactory in
every particular. Reason
able charges.
and
"•veer
BEACH, N, D.
For Good
FURNITURE!
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stock of the latest and most
ciesi furniture to select from you
can better elsewhere. Our
pr low. Don't send away but
roi. md let us quote prices on
nishings, Crockery Ware,
ches. Carpets, Etc.
-V leciaity of picture fraim-
AVIS
& SON,
nson. N. D.
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Jfave 2/ou a
Phonograph in 2/otrr
JKome?
Husband, make your
family a New Year gift, one
that will give much pleasure
to all, an
Edison Phonograph
The enjoyment it affords is the kind
that lasts and the kind that every member
of the family appreciates. It is a gift,
not for the time being, but for all the time,
taking on a new interest with every new
record.
The Phonograph Sings. Plays or Talks,
it is gifted in grand opera as in minstrel
fun. It means as much to the little folks
as to grown folks.
The prices of these world fumous instru
ments range front"$12 to $30. The re
cords are 30 cents each. Call at our store
and investigate them and hear one played.
Beach Drag Company.
WINTER
goods are being displayed in
every department of our
store and countless number
of buyers visit us daily. We
have gained this large trade
bv carrying good merchan
dise eonsistant with reason
able prices. Let us fit with
a pair of our
SHAROOD SHOES
A shoe that will please you
in fit. quality and price. Our
stock is complete for men,
women and children. We aim
to carry a complete line of
Ladies' and Gents' furnish
ings and solicite your trade
with honest values eonsistant
with reasonable prices.
IN OUR GROCERY
department is always found
afresh and up-to-date stock
of groceries, flour, fruit, -etc.
Our coflFees and tea cant be
beat. Try us with your
next order.
llviss & Sunders.
A. J. Reichenecker,
House and Sign Painter
Paper Hanger & Decrator
All work first class. See his full line of
wall paper samples. Office on coroner of
Grant street and 2nd Avenue, S. W.
BBACH, N. D.
The Wis eVirgin.
The old man la'-: down his newspa
per.
"My child." he said to the fair girl
in sables, who had just come in, her
cheeks pink and her eyes shining
from the frost.-- —"My chi'ui, I am
unspeakably sh^V'-d and grieved.
Your mother infons- me that you are
engaged to five young men at,once."
But his daughter lau&hed and pat
ted his shoulder in reassuring fash
ion.
"Dear old stupid .dad. it's all right,''
she said. "They are football players,
iind at 1 lie end of the season shall
wed the survivor."
"Oh, said the father, and. is brow
clearing, lie resumed his reading.
Dr. jVlelvin went to Medora
yesterday to attend a pat'iont.
COFFEE IN FRANCE.
Many Persons Dring a Quart a Day
Habit Common Among Women.
Dr. Kernel, an eminent. French phys
ician, is quoted by the British Medical
Journal as authority for the statement
that the use of coffee has increased in
France to such an extent that it is
now common for the people of that
country to drink a quurt or more of a
decoction of coffee daily. The habit Is
especially common among laboring
women. Rreat numbers of whpm are
received at the hospitals I••r treatment
for disorders solely attributable to it.
Miss Scliouboe left today for
Yates Center, Kansas, to visit, rel
atives. She will also visit, in
Iowa and Nebraska before letuni
inr.
Why Rabbits Tails Are White.
•Rabbits have white tails," said
Hen A. Easley of Baton Rouge, La.,
"so that the young may be able to dis
tinguish their mother in case of pur
suit. The color of a rabbit is so like
lhat of the ground that this would
otherwise be didU-ult, if not impossi
ble.
"When a rabbit is running you can
see nothing but the tail. It looms in
ihe distance sorter like a beacon light.
And that is why rabbits have white
tails. The young ones can see the
aider folks scampering across country.
In this way they can keep an eye on
Ihe frisky mother and father."
JOHN KEOHANE
States *«}•.
KEOHANE & CiALLAttHBR
jCautyers
Office in Golden Valley Stan- Hank Build
ing
BEACH. N. 1
J. A. MILLER
Attorney and Counselor at Lav
Will taRe cases in all
OKII
QUINLAVIX &
TOMSKN,. PROPRIETOR
Meals served on
the
rooming house
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Absiracts
of title examined. Ktal es at: law a
specialty.
I1KACII. \. I.
LYTLE
ffieat Estate
We sell land and locate pr-np'r ..n home
steads, make out I.and Oliice j-ap^rs and
look after Contest and
I'inal
H. B. MUSE
IS.
Physician
urgeon.
Office in Bank Building.
BKACH, N. ]).
J. W. FOLEY
Receives Homestead Filings at his
in
MEDOKA. N. 1'.
•ttice
MINNEAPOLIS REST.U KAM
Serves Meals at all h«nrs on iront street 1
in the Kellogg Building lor j: ro:us. We
solicite your patronage. address ine at
NEW YORK KESTAI A NT,
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Custome ^rintliny a specialty.
All kinds of ground feed for sale.
Cash paid for Oats. Barley Wheat,
and Speltz.
We have the exclusive agency
for the celebrated
W
Europian
in connection. A sp-eial
HART PARR
traction engines, gasolene and ker
osene burners for plowing and
threshing
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R. f. GALLAGHER Q. H. PURCHASE
jCauryer
Practice in all courts and U. S. I-and
Office. (Contests prosecuted or defended.
Homestead filing papers made. Final or
Commutation proofs.
BEACH, N. D.
HEFFRON BAIRD
jCawyots
Practice in all State and Fedral Courts
and the U. S. I.and Office. Careful
attention given to contesting and all
other U. S. Land Office work.
Kav Building, DICKINSON. N. D.
S&eaeh Photo Studio
Portraits and Views
1'iM,,1 rases, ... ..
Write for information, ojiin- over Post photo work done at reasonable
Office. prices for good work.
DICKINSON. N. 1).
K. C. PHIPPS.
J.E. READ
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Contractor
And builder. Jobbing a-specialty. Build
1 :ng plans and estimates ceerfully fur
nished.
BEACH, N. D.
I
U. S. COMMISSIONER
THE CITY DRAY
R. I. NICHOLS PROP.
BEACH. N. D.
h. F. HAWN,
DEALKK IN
Baled Hay and Straw.
'011
have hay and straw to bale or to sell
BEACH, X. I).
LARSEN
plan. A
BEACH. N. D. BEACH, N.
jeweler
rate to steady boarders. The best of And Optician. Watches, clocks 'and
accoramod_ations. je.velery. Watch repairing a specialtv.
Tlios Kranick Concrite Works
Soiden Valley jCutnber 2/arct
Successors to Beach Mercantile Con dealers in
and all kinds of
building material.
LUMBER
celebrated Monarch 100% Pure Paint. If your roof leaks
try some of our roof paint, it will stop the leak at once and
make your roof last from 3 to 5 years longer. Our prices
are right and we solicite your trade.—Yours for business,
R. THOMPSON, Prop. A. R. THOMPSON, Mgr.
The GOLDEN VALLEY CHRONICLE is a valu
able medium for its advertisers for the reason that it
reaches 1,CC0 homes every week, and is a representative
news vender of the large and thickly populated Golden
Valley. It has afield of its own 100 miles in length north
and south of the main line of the Northern Pacific R. R.
Our Motto JUST TREATMENT TO ALL
M. Laughnan
Denier in
General iHrrchandise
Boots and Shoes
We are still offering the 25 discount on our blankets and odds and
ends in winter goods. More than that we are giving one pound of coffee
with every |2 purchase of dry goods and shoes. We carry a good
in the three departments, and we are selling at reasonable prices
new settlers tell us our prices are the same as in the eastern states
solicite a share of your trade on the merits of our motto and anythi
may be found otherwise we will gladly make it goal. Call ami
Beach, N. D.
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crete Building
Material
Estimates promptly and cheef
fully furnished on applicatioa
on all concrete building blocks
and material. It is as cheap
if not cheaper than lumber.
We are also dealers in Farm
Machinery of all kinds. Our
full line of Wagons, Buggies
and Carriages, Champion and
Milwauee Binders are now
on display for your inspection.
We keep repairs for same.
BEACH NO. DAK.
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