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Marmarth Citizens Flee
Homes From Flood Scare
Marmarth, N. D., April 2.—
The water in the little Missouri
river reached the highest point
yesterday in the history of the
-country. The flood was caused
by the effects of the Sunday chin
ook winds on the heavy snow in
the upper Box Elder and Beaver
creek country. This enormous
amount of water from the Box
Elder creek struck here about 12
o'clock Sunday night and the riv
er raised six feet in thirty minutes
and it was not more than half an
hour later that Beaver water
struck the river which resulted in
the river getting ground in town.
A portion of the Milwaukee
tracks next to the Beaver bridge
was washed out but no track next
to the Little Missouri river bridge
was injured in the least.
The wagon bridge over Beaver
creek was washed away but this
bridge was in bad shape from the
effects of the ice earlier in the
Disaster To
Grip Nation
Famous French Seer
ess Say*
There Is No Prospect of Calm
For United States.
Cleveland, O., March 29.-—
Catastrophes which will rival the
-Ohio-Indiana floods and the Om
aha cyclone are impending for the
United States, according to an in
terview with Mme DeThebes, the
famous French seeress, printed to
day in The Cleveland Press. On
New Years day Mme. Thebes pre
dicted th- yclone-and the flood.
The Paris correspondent of
The Press interviewed the French
seerens in a iittle village north of
Paris.
am e'ing," she said, "be
cause 1 do not want to be inter
viewed, I lear to tell the world
who I 1 see that America is just
at the beginning of these awful
ratnstrophes which nature is go
ing to heap upon her this yeet.
1 am ill myself with horror at the
awful things I foresee.
No Calm Till April 21.
"Let those in America who sur
vived this present disaster pro
tect themselves against further cy
clones and inundations, for 1 can
not see any calm returning to Am
erica before April 21.
"It was three months ago that
I predicted how wind, water and
fire would assail the United States
in March and 1 have kept repeat
ing. it since to all Americans I
have talked to—telling them the
disasters were on the Americans.
The Americans would not take
heed—they always hoped that I
might be wrong about my proph
ecy, but you see I was not. I
understand their attitude for I, too
also hope always that I may be
mistaken. I have spent a terrible
three months awaiting this pres
ent disaster.
"Is there no way, you think, for
us to avoid further troubles?" the
correspondent asked the ma
dame.
No Way to Prevent.
"Alas, no," she said, "the fing
er of God is at work in America.
It is an occult force. I do not
know why it is there, or how it
came. None can tell, but all the
terrible, hidden influences that
generate holocausts are at work
in the skies above America and I
cannot see the end.
"From 1910, America should
have taken precautions, putting
herself on the defensive until
1918, for she is in the grip of ter­
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season and was hardly expected
to withstand the usual amount of
spring water.
A score or more of homes were
flooded in the cellars and on the
first floors and a few homes in the
lower part of the city were inun
dated but these homes were
known to be in the high water
zone and on dangerous ground.
Owing to the natural fear result
ing from the horrible floods in
Ohio and. Indiana the residents
left their homes between 2 and
3 o'clock Monday morning and
went to higher ground but no
sooner had the water reached its
highest point from which it began
to subside almost immediately
than the people came flocking
back again to take up their usual
routine.
The property loss has been
slight there and had there been
some little preparation in ad
vance for high water there would
have been no loss.
restrial evolution and each of
these years the enemies—fire,
wind and water—will assail her.
A large port£n of her territory
will slip into the sea within the
next few generations and I fore
see that event will be much more
terrible than the present one.
"September is to be the most
dangerous month for America,
and everybody there ought to be
ready to flee from floods, fire or
cyclone any moment. In that
month most of the horror, how
ever, will develop from winds."
FARMERS MEETING.
The Golden Valley Farmers'
Co-Operative club will meet next
Thursday, April 10th, at P. C.
Erickson's. Some important mat
ters are to be discussed' at this
meeting and all members are re
quested to be present.
THE HAVOC OF THE ELE
MENTS.
Nothing is more appalling, says
the Duluth Herald, than the oc
currence of such disasters and suf
fering as are reported from the
states of Nebraska, Ohio and In
diana. The news service wires
are being burdened with fearful
stories of loss of life, not to men
tion terrible destruction of prop
erty. Homes that a few hours
before were apparently secure
have been swept away, taking
with them the savings of years,
and in many cases some or all the
members of families have been
swept to death.
In such times as these a vast
wave of sympathy goes from all
the other sections of the coun
try to the people of the afflicted
districts. We read of such dis
asters in foreign lands and the
words move us but little. But in
these instances now being report
ed the suffering and deprivation
come nearer home, and we real
ize them with greater force and
vividness.
It but adds to the horror of the
thing that the tragedies of the
storm are nothing that human
foresight or ingenuity can pre
vent Heavy rains that bring ab
normal conditions in the streams,
or high winds that over throw the
work of men that ordinarily
would stand for years, come with
little or no warning, and in the
twinkling of an eye lives are
snuffed out and hundreds or even
thousands left destitute.
The most that other commun
ities can do is to offer financial
and other material aid to the desti
tute, and this is something which
the American people are always
ready to undertake. So in the
Eastern Oil Interests Buying Oil
Rights In Vicinity of Marmarth
'Marmarth Mail: A representative of Pittsburg capital
ists, who are interested in oil, was in this village last week
lookin'g up the prospects of contracting a suitable acreage for
oil rights. The Pittsburgher assured The .Mail man that var
ious geological surveys by the government and the oil interests
gave an absolute assurance that there was oil here and the only
requisite necessary to make this a great oil field is the control
of a sufficient acreage.
Many of our people have long been convinced that there
are vast oil fields underlying this territory and all that is need
ed is the capital. Well let her come.
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face of the devastation ia the
central parts of the country, the
sufferers can know that they not
only have the sympathy of others
more fortunate than they, but
that as fast as their wants and
needs may become known, sub
stantial assistance will be forth
coming.
The least that we of the north
can do is to extend our most sin
cere sympathy to those whose
homes and hopes have been de
vasted by the elements.
GOV. HANNA VETOES.
Governor Hanna has shown his
independence and his good sense
in trimming down approximately
$300,000 of appropriations pass
ed by the last legislature, the rea
son assigned in his vetoes of the
several bills and portions of ap
propriation bills being that the ap
propriations have exceeded the
revenues of the state. This is
cause sufficient for any business
man, and Gov. Hanna, being
thorough business man, probably
has considered it unnecessary to
give any other reason, if he had
any, for withholding a reckless
expenditure of public funds that
did not exist, or for mortgaging
the future.
The people as a whole will be
with the governor in his veto of
the measure which would entitle
the tax commission to spend from
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Railways Will Spend $65,000,000.00
Looking forward to the moving
of north western crops, four
great railway systems are plan
ning to spend $65,000,000 on
improvements in 1913. The
Great Northern, the Northern
Pacific, the Chicago, Milwaukee,
and St. Paul, and the Chicago
and Northwestern are the roads
affected. Imptovements will in
clude terminal facilities, new
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PUBLISHED AT BEACH. GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY. NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY. APRIL 4. 1913
Bismarck, N. D., April 1.—Re
ports from the southwestern part
of the state tell of damage being
done by floods on the Cannonball
river. Railroad bridges have
been washed out at Regent and
New England on the Milwaukee
and dynamite is being used at
Mott by both the N. P. and Mil
waukee to loosen the ice in the
river at those points so the water
$40,000 to $50,000 annually.
With a recognized need for a bet
ter system of taxation, the aver
age business man will agree with
the governor that the work of re
search into better methods of tax
ation could as well be conducted
by one man and perhaps much
better by one well, equipped for
the duties, than by three who have
yet to learn the rudiments of tax
ation.
D. L. Lytle, of Miles City, is
in the city on business this week,
in connection with the A. H. Ly
tle estate.
trackage and rolling stock. The
Great Northern will expend $10,
000,000.00 for 14,000 units of
rolling stock.
Over five hundred miles of
new railway lines will be con
structed in North Dakota alone
to take care of the development
of the country. When these new
lines are completed, every one
of the forty counties in the state
will be touched by a railroad.
Beach Man Appointed on Game Board
Bismarck, N. D., April 2.—
Gov. L. B. Hanna this afternoon
named Charles Brewer of Fargo,
former editor of The Forum, and
J. P. Reeve of Beach as members
of the state game board of con­
trol. The third member of the
board is W. E. Byerly of Velva.
The new board will meet Mon
day at Bismarck to organize and
it is reported that Mr. Brewer
is to be named secretary.
Governor Hanna Issues Proclamation
The reports which have been received from the flood
stricken districts of Ohio and Indiana have been most ap
palling. The needs of those who are today suffering from
the fires and floods in these districts are most pressing and I
hereby appeal to the good citizens of North Dakota for relief
for those people and ask the people of the state to contribute
to help those who have been so unfortunate.
I have asked Hon. Morton Page of Fargo to receive from
individuals, civic societies, churches, towns and cities such
subscriptions as may be made, and to forward to the relief
committe, or Miss T. Board man, chairman of the national
relief board of the American Red Cross.
I hope and believe that this appeal will be promptly and
generously responded to, L. B. HANNA,
Governor of North Dakota.
MERRY ENGLAND.
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Inundates Lowlands
will not be stopped and cause
damage there.
Telephone lines are down in
manf places in the southwest and
communication is practically cut
off. The Milwaukee trains are
being detoured over the N. P. by
way of Bismarck to Terry, Mont-,
on account of bridpes being out
at New England and Regent and
other points on the Milwaukee
coast line.
Tornado Leaves
Candles Lighted
Express Messenger Says House
Was Torn In Pieces But Lights
Are Not Put Out.
Minneapolis, Minn., April 1.—
H. H. Kortmeyer, Great Western
express messenger, who arrived
here from Omaha today, declares
that during the tornado Sunday
all the windows of a house in
which awake was being held over
the body of a dead infant, were
blown out and the building al
most torn from its foundation yet
all of the candles continued to
burn throughout the storm-
Kortmeyer, who was in the
down town section during the
storm, declares the published re
ports did not begin to describe
the horror.
"How many lives were lost and
what the damage will be cannot
possibly be estimated until the
debris is entirely cleared away,"
said Kortmeyer. "After the
storm had passed, I walked about
the ruined area from twentieth
street to thirtieth near Lake
street. Many of the dwellings
were twisted and distorted into
all kinds of shapes. One house
contained four women who were
having a friendly talk when the
tornado swept down. One of
them told me the next day they
were thrown to safety through the
windows. Not one of them was
hurt and none can explain how
they were blown out of the win
dow.
'In another home seven peo
pie were piled in a heap when the
upper floors collapsed. None of
the inmates were hurt and they
crawled to safety through holes
in what was left of their home.'
CARD O^THANKS.
We wish to thank our kind
neighbors and friends for their
kindness and sympathy in the
death and burial of our darling
babies-
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Mr. and Mrs. John Williams,
and family.
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Heath, of Ryegate, was
visiting in the city this week. Mr.
Heath is interested in the drug
business at that city.
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State HUtoricJ S«»««y
Notice to City and County Officers
HERE'S A SNAP FOR SOME OF YOU.
$700 Worth of Stock in The Advance Publishing Company
For Sale at a BIG DISCOUNT.
The Advance Publishing Company is the owner of the
Beach Advance, which is the "officiar* paper of Billings
County and the City of Beach. It has the contract to furnish
all the county and city supplies. The majority stock in this
newspaper is owned by prominent city and county officials
and politicians and is sure to pay enormous dividends as the
paper will dictate the political affairs of Beach and the Golden
Valley and receive practically all of the "official" patronage,
at good prices, from the city and county—provided of course
the present "officials" remain in power—and there's no ques
tion but what they will, as this newspaper corporation is a
$15,000.00 concern and was organized for that purpose. If
you are an "official" and have not secured some of this choice
stock, now is your chance. It will practically guarantee you
a life long political job—and pay big dividends besides. The
only reason the present owner wishes to sell is on account of the
fact that he is not a city or county official and consequently
an uncongenial member of the corporation, hence is willing
to sacrifice this valuable property at a BIG DISCOUNT. If
you area politician, a city or county official call at the Chronicle
office and get the list of officials and politicians who now
own stock in this company—and other particulars concerning
the money-making possibilities of this property.
Owners Note: I will also sell this stock to anyone with an itch
for office or a political bee in his bonnet.
If you own this stock your candidacy will no doubt be promoted
for anything from Congressman to Coroner by this political paper. It
will be a valuable asset to any politician—"has been" or "would be."
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Railroads Plan to Use Western Coal
Grand Forks, April 3.—An ex
perimental station in charge of a
department of the University of
North Dakota at Grand Forks,
has worked out a process which
makes it possible for railway en
gines to use lignite coal. This
development means that western
railroads will use the western
coal and this makes a market for
the immense deposits of coal in
North Dakota.
The Chicago and Northwestern
and Burlington railways are now
making practical tests upon forty
Carrington, N. D., April 2.—
D. M. Graham has invented a
practical wheat shocker, which it
is estimated will reduce the cost
of wheat shocking and thresh
ing grain in North Dakota about
10 cents per bushel- He experi
mented quite successfully last
summer and this winter has per­
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locomotives in actual service, and
if this test proves up with lab
oratory tests, then the railways
will be able to make great sav
ing in their fuel accounts.
Railroad coal in the western
portions of these states and in
western Nebraska, Wyoming, Col.
orado ranges from $5 to $6
ton, while lignite can be bought^,
at this time, at $1.75 a ton.
The experiments are of great
value not only to the railroads
operating in the west, but also to
the states of North and South
Dakota.
Grading Locomotives Go Overland
Williston, N. D., April 2.-—
Erickson and Long, contractors
for the Great Northern, operating
in McKenzie county, have been
busy moving two grading loco
motives overland from here to
the scene of the operations. They
are taking two of these engines
to the line from here. The first
of the two was hauled out Mon
day. The engines each weigh
about ten tons.. They were each
loaded on a heavy bobsled, which
$ $ $ $ $
was drawn by six horses. Con
tractor Erickson stated that by
careful inspection he believed the
ice on the river to be of sufficient
strength to insure the safe cross
ing of the heavy outfit. The en
gines will be taken on beyond
Schafer, a distance of about 65
miles from here and northeast of
Beach. The contractors are mak
ing every effort to have their ma
chinery and supplies on hand
when spring opens up.
New Wheat Shocker Perfect Machine
fected the machine. Patents
have been asked for in this coun
try and Canada. The device ia
pronounced the best of the kind
ever patented in the state. It ia
already planned to manufacture
the new machines on a large scale
and have them ready for the fall
work. They can be attached to
any standard binder.
Would Make Autos Pay For Roads
Grand Forks, April 4.—At a
meeting of the North Dakota Fed
eration of Commercial Clubs held
here recently, Governor Hanna's
plan to improve the highways in
the state was advocated. He
would bond the state for $1,000,-
When we advertise loans, we mean Real Estate Loans.
I have just acquired connections with an
eastern concern
a
000 which would be used in road
making. The interest and prin
cipal of these bonds would be
met by making an annual state
license fee of $5.00, the income
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w™ch
LOANS
would be $ 100,-
000 per year. Thus the auto
mobiles would pay the entire cost.
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paid-in capital the largest of My
know of, and Am In Shape to Make
You A Loan so you can pay it up in full or any even hundred on
any interest due date, including the first year.
WE WRITE ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE"
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