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Burke Writes
to GtV. Citizen
Reserve Bank Members Can
not Be Compelled By Law
But Farmers May Go To
Member Banks in Other
Towns.
United States Treasurer
Buike, in a communication to
one of the Citizens of the
Golden Valley who is especial
ly interested in farming,
respect to the recent publicity
•thai has been occasioned as a
jesult of the suggestion made
"by Mr. Burke to the Minnea
polis branch of the Federa
Reserve bank of Minneapolis
lias the following to say:
in
"I certainly hope that I
was of some service in con
nection with the publicity
recently given to the loan
ing of money to the farm
ers on warehouse receipts.
I understand that in some
sections the bankers are re
fusing to loan r-.oney. Of
course, you cannot compel
them to loan it. That is,
you cannot compel them by
'law, but there are banks
that are loaning the money
and if a bank which is
member of the reserve sys"
tern ^refuses to loan the
money under the reserve
system, to the farmer, it will
have no complaint if the
farmers go to a bank which
is ioaning money under the
regulations of the Reserve
Aboard. There is nothing
•wrong about this. It would
not be boycotting, or any
thing that is wrong. The
farmer goes to the member
bank. The bank refuses to
make 'the loan. The farm
er then goes to some mem
ber where they are making
loan with warehouse re
ceipts as security. The
Lanks are advertising to
make the loans in Williston,
Harvey, Ryder and Rollette,
and I presume in other plac"
es also."
All Roads Will
Use Electricity
St. Louis, Oct. 20.—Predic
tion that all steam railroads in
the United States would be el"
•ectrified in the next few years,
was made by M. W. Storer of
New York in an address at a
luncheon given to the mem
bers of the American Institute
of electrical engineers, which
began its national convention
liere.
The meeting was given ov
er largely to the discussion of
technical subjects. Philip S
Kealy of Kansas City spoke
on "municipal co-operation in
public utility management.'
Mr. Storer, of Pittsburgh in
his luncheon address said:
"No railway that has been
electrified has ever gone back
to steam. The Pennsylvania
railroad has made wonderful
progress in the east in handl
ing the heavy traffic at the rate
of fifty to seventy miles per
hour. The Norfolk & West
ern has electrified the line
from Bluefield to Norfolk and
is handling heavy freight
trains up grade at the rate of
14 miles per hour as against
seven miles steam locomotive
power. The same speed is
maintained., in gfoing dowp
grade. Bfere are'riiore wn^s
going down grade than from
any other cause* ElectralUsa
tion eliminiates, down grade
accidents. Electrification can
handle any kind of traffic—
1
ast, -heavy, light or slow.
"Its greatest disadvantage is
the first cost. Many of the
cities are now demanding the
electrification of railroad ter
minals. All this should be
carefully investigated before
insisting on its accomplish
ment. Electrification will en
able all railroads to reclaim all
and they occupy. It means
the elimination of smoke and
dirt. It eliminates the expense
of rolling stock lying around
in the yards."
THRESHING WILL
SOON BE FINISHED.
The past ten days of excel
lent weather has made possible
the gathering of a large
amount of grain in the Golden
Valley.
It is estimated that two
weeks more of good weather
will enable the farmers in this
section to finish operations.
In spite of the unfavorable
weather during the early seas
on, the yields are good and a
large amount of the grain is
being graded No. 1. A very
noticeable feature of the mar
keting of grain is the large
number of tractors which are
put in operation for the re
moval of the grain to the local
terminals. It is thought tliat
because of the trouble in the
Balkans and the improbability
of the European war coming
to a close for several months
that the price of cereals will
be fairly good. The financial
condition of the Golden Valley
was never better and it is ex'
pected that a large number of
farmers will hold their grain
with the expectation of better
prices next season. The price
of wheat advanced seven
cents during the week, but' the
reports of the possibility of
free entrance of wheat to the
United States from Canada
had a tendency to force a two
cent decline in the price of
grain.
The average yield through
out the Golden Valley ranges
from 15 to as high as 30 bu
shels per acre. A few reports
indicate that yields have been
as high as 32 bushels of wheat
per acre.
Rev. F* W. Gress Receives
Appointment to Mandan.
At the recent Methodist
conference Rev. F. W. Gress
pastor of the Methodist church
in this city received the word
that his pastorate was to be
changed. Rev. Ira E. Ham
mer has been chosen as his
successor. Rev. W. G. Ben
net will have charge of the
Beach circuit
Rev. Gress, who has receiv
ed an appointment to Mandan,
has been in this city the past
four years.
A. C. THOMPSON'S
BIG FARM SALE.
The attention of our farm
er readers is again called to
the big public auction sale of
A. C. Thompson, which will
occur at the farm two and a
half miles east of the Beach
cemetery, on the state line.
Mr. Thompson has a very
complete offering of excellent
farm stock, such as horses,
milch cows, hogs and poultry.
A quantity of farm machinery
also will be sold. As usual,
free lunch and hot coffee will
be served.
The chances for recovery of
George Loftus, Equity leader,
who was operated upon for
abdominal cancer a few days
ago, are fairly good. Aside
from the operation, doctors
for Mr. Loftus treated him
with a cancer serum
may aid him in his recovery.
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VOLUME XI PUBLISHED AT BEACH, GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY* NORTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY OCTOBER 22. 1915.
Black Trail Re
ceives Attention
Proposed New Auto Highway
Receives Support of Farm
ers and Business Men Con'
tiguous to Route.
M. L.' Power, the Killdeer
clothing man, was in the city
during the week attending to
his mercantile interests in this
city. He is very enthusiastic
over the proposed Black Trail,
which will, when completed,
extend from Bowman county
as far north as Williams and
Divide counties, this state.
The Black Trail will cross
the Northern Pacific railroad
at Dickinson and proceed nort
at Dickinson and proceed
north to Manning and Kill
deer, and from Killdeer west
through the most picturesque
country in that section to Oak
dale, thence to Alexander and
across the Missouri to Willis
to and north again to Crosby
and Ambrose.
Among those who are pro
moting the new trail in the
Killdeer country are Messrs
Power, Lee, Brooks and Hou
gen, as well as several other
merchants who realize the
benefits which are attendant
to a highway such as the pro
posed route.
It is said that U. L. Burdick,
candidate for governor,
templates giving the proposa
every assistance possible in the
territory at the north end of the
route.
Now Believe
In Reciprocity
Efforts' Being Made in Cana
dian Capital to Dispense
With Duty on Grain.
Minneapolis, jMinn., Oct
20.—That Canada will soon
take off its tariff against Am
erican wjheat, thereby auto
matically rending inoperative
the American import duty
10 cents a bushel on American
wheat, was the prediction
made today on the floor of the
Minneapolis chamber of com
merce. In case such action is
taken at Ottawa, the result, in
the opinion of members of the
chamber, will be to enlarge
greatly the importance of Min
neapolis as a primary cash
wheat market^ Prediction
made today is based on infor
mation coming from Ottawa
and Winnipeg.
It will not be necessary to
pass legislation to remove the
duty on wheat and flour under
the war measures act this can
be done by an order-in-coun'
cil and can be made effective
in two hours. If the govern
ment decides to remove wheat
duty it will not be necessary
to summon parliament.
The state department has ask
ed the Chicago packers pro
testing against British confis
cation of their meat products
shipments to neutrals to sub
mit further evidence that the
meat was not intended for
Great Britain's enemies. The
cases are covered in a gener
al way in the note to London
on interference with neutral
trades now awaiting President
Wilson's approval. Whether
in addition special representa"
tion will be made on behalf of
the packers, depends, it is un
derstood, on the evidence now
asked for.
T. D. Burns during the
week took up residence at his
farm south-west ,of Sentinel
Butte.
IF 3 nt as Y3 that is news—and news when it is news—read The Chronicle^ This paper is owned and published by a large number of Golden Valley citizens
it is at piblishedin theiitereifsofany oheman or set of men, but in the iiiteiests of the'public, and it publishes news that the public wiirts to-know—and that
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Golden \Dallev Chronicle
A N a a a a a a A
Midland Lyceum
Course Opens
Excellent Artists to Give Frst
Entertainment Tomorrow
Evening.
Sara Ruth Bates & Co., who
will entertain at the opera
house tomorrow evening un
der the auspices of the Mid
land Lyceum coarse of Des
moines, will without doubt]
furnish one of the most inter
esting entertaimnerjts of the
present season.
Sara Ruth Bates has bub
bled and laughed her way into
all hearts in all territories. A
violinist, Miss Curtis, in the
extraordinary class, completes
the feminine contingent, and
a mere man, Septimus E. Bar
xur, with,a beautiful voice,
completesuthffc company. For
greater vari«y, if more were
needed, a sketch written es
pecially for these three is to
be put on and it will be
good one. In fact, this alone
explains the appearance of
man for the first time in Miss
Bates' company.
SHIPMENTS OF WHEAT
THROUGH U. S. FROM
CANADA ENORMOUS.
New York, Oct. 22.—What
is said by gr&in men to be the
largest movement of Canadi
an wheait through the United
States that has ever been rec
orded is now- going through
this port. Records of the pro
duce exchange compiled to
and including Friday, Oct. 15,
show that 4,265,791 bushels
have been brought here from
Canada since the early part of
August, and reloaded on
steamships for shipments
mainly to England, France
and Italy.
This wheat, in order to
avoid the payment of the duty
of 10 cents per bushel,' comes
through in bond.
The total movement thru
New York from August 1 to
October 15 is placed at 12,
111,525 bushels, of which
7,845,734 bushels were grown
in the United States.
The grain men say they ex
pect a heavy export shipment
which will continue through
out the entire season or until
early in January when the Ar
gentina crop is available.
Notice to Delinquent
Payors.
Tax
The delinquent tax list has
be&n turned over to me for
collection with instructions to
collect all. To avoid incurr
ing expenses to and from your
residence to make levy I am
taking this means of notifying
you that you can save that ex
pense by calling at my office
and paying the taxes which
are delinquent.
If you realize the expense
of livery and mileage besides
expenses of levy on your per
sonal property you will no
doubt take advantage of this
opportunity and call at your
earliest convenience and settle
up. There will be one per
cent added each month.
S. A. SMITH,
Sheriff of Golden Valley
County, Beach, N. D.
The Farmers Co-Operative
Produce Co are now shipping
produce to Billings and are en
abled to Compete with the
farmers in tljat section who
raise produce.
Lillian Liles, who is attend
ing the: local high school was
a Sunday visitor at the home
of hfcr brother, GlydeLiles,
near WilHams.
Plans for Branch
R. R. Being Made
Petitions to be Circulated
Throughout Section to As
certain Exact Amount That
Will Be Guaranteed.
Plans are now in the mak
ing to asecrtain the exact
amount that may be secured
in support of the proposed1 line
in the Upper Golden Val
The suggestions, which: will
doubt bring good' results,
come from I. H. Claggett of
this city, who proposes to have
blue prints made of the locali
ty through which the proposed
line will run. The blue prints
will show the exact location of
the home of the owner of the
land, the number of livestock
and the number of acres that
are owned by him, and the
amount of tillable land in each
area.
Accompanying the blue
prints that will be tendered the
railroad companies whose, co
operation will be asked will
be contract guarantees from
the farmers interested which
will indicate what they are
wiilling to give in the way of
bonus in the event a railroad
is constructed through that
section. Mrs. L. W. Richards
of this city is among the others
who have manifested a spe
cial interest in the movement
and who has expressed a will
ingness to lend financial as
sistance to the proposition.
To Open New
Opera House
As Soon as Electric Service is
Furnished Local Manager
Will Show Pictures Twice
Weekly in Sentinel Butte.
Manager Smith of the op
era house in conjunction with
local parties in Sentinel Butte,
as soon as electric service is
furnished will furnish patrons
of Sentinel Butte two big fea
ture pictures each week. Man
ager Smith, like most manag
ers, throughout the country,
realizes that the success of the
motion picture business lies in
the showing of big pictures.
This has been his policy in
the city for the past six months
and with the addition of anew
house will be enabled to fur
nish to his patrons and in Sen
tinel Butte the greatest fea
tures that are being staged. In
two features a week at Senti
nel Butte he will be enabled
to afford service to a large
patronage in the town and
country who at the present
time must come to this city
for a good share of their en
tertainment.
In all probability the pres
ent opera house at Sentinel
Butte will be used as a picture
house.
Mr. Smith already has made
arrangements for the installing
in the new house of the latest
model picture machine.
It is expected that electric
service will be furnished by
Nov. 15. Most of the resi
dences and business houses in
Sentinel Butte are now ready
for the arrival of the electric
juice.
Chrysler to Hold Sale.
Among the large auction
sales of the season is that of
George Chrysler, which will
.take, place on Oct. 27 on his
ranch north and west of Bak
er. Some Very fine"live stock
and modern farm machinery
wiH be placed for sale to the
highest bidder.
U. B. CONFERENCE.
The Montana conference of
the United Brethr#- Hrist
in a a
ant near Glen-fMedi
di October i' 4, and
continued over Sunday, the
17th, Bishop H. H. Fout, D.
D., of Indianapolis, lndM pres
iding.
Rev. E. J. Reed, of Steven
son, N. D'., was re-efected sec
retary, as Be has been each
year since the organization of
the conference in Beach, four
years ago..
Ira Hawley, M. S. Bbvey
and Miss Ruby Douglas were
chosen to report the confer
ence to the various newspap
ers within its territory.
Being informed by the
bishop that 8. B. McVay is a
member of the Iowa state eon"
to this conference for his mo
ral conduct, the Montana con
ference and not answerable
secretary to officially notify
the superintendent of said Io
wa conference of said Mc
Vay's conduct while in the
bounds of this conference.
Rev. W. T. Kessinger, the
new Beach pastor, preached
two sermons to the delight of
all. Beach is to be congratu
lated on this new addition to
her Christian working force.
Rev. L. C. Hopple of Stu
art, N. D., was received on his
credentials from the Baptist
church, and preached an edi
fying sermon on the closing
night of the conference.
On Sunday morning the
conference moved to the
White Star church to com
bine the bishop's annual ser
mon and the dedication of the
new church. The $800.00
balance needed to pay for the
erection and furnishing of the
church, was quickly provided,
and the house of worship sol
emnly dedicated to God.
This church is on the new
graded road between Glen
dive and Circle. This and the
Pleasant View church are per
haps the only church houses
in Dawson county west of
Glendive.
After the dedication serv
ice the bishop read the pastoral
assignments for the coming
year as follows:
Beach, W. T. Kessinger
Carlyle, H. T. Longbreak Ol
lie, A. E. Landis Shields, E.
J. Reed Yellowstone, Ira
Hawley Circle, B. F. Bean
Harlen, J. L. Higginbottom
Malta, G. L. Stine Confer
ence Evangelist, M. S. Bovey.
Three ministers and two
laymen were appointed to act
with the Bishop during the
year as a council of adminis
tration as follows: Revs. Ira
Hawley, A. E. Landis and W.
T. Kessinger, and Messrs. Bri"
ly Douglas and E. H. Kinsey.
This council will take the place
of the superintendent.
MRS. HANS LARSEN
IS CALLED BEYOND.
During the week occurred
the death of Mrs. Hans Lars"
on of this city. The deceased
had been in ill health for some
time from a complication of
troubles. Her last illness
started from an attack of gall
stones, occasioning other in
testinal trouble which caused
her rapid decline.
Mrs. Larson has lived in
this section for several years.
Some time ago the family dis
posed of their ranch and have
since resided in the city.
The funeral services were
held from the Catholic church
and the remains were placed
in the Catholic cemetery here.
Mr. and Mrs. Foley of Sen
tinel Butte were visitors in the
city on Wednesday.
Eight Pages
NUMBER 50
Honeymoon Dis
appoints Audience
iiocre Company Occupy
Boards on Monday Evening
Beach Theatre'goers Disap
pointed With Production.
Not to speak it profanely"
respecting traveling theatri
cal troupes that occasionally
pay the local patrons a visit
and who deign to practice in
the land of make believe, but
the Honey-moon" play which
showed on last Monday even
ing at the local opera house
was so utterly devoid of merit
that it was an affront to one's
dramatic taste.
The "play" lethargically
wended through five acts. The
settings of each act should
have suggested that the scenes
incident to the play were laid
in Spain. A patient audience
sat through to the finish in the
hope that something real in
teresting might result. They
were disappointed.
As scheduled, a solo dance
took place during the first and
second act' It was not a
Spanish dance as promised.
The young lady had not even
the proper costume nor the
proverbial castanets.
Before the funereal per
formance was brought to a
close, one of the dashing cav
aliers, before the curtain
begged that criticism be with
held because of the illness of
the lady who. essayed the
leading role. Criticism was
withheld in their presence, in
spite of the fact that the ill
ness, attributed to the
leading
lady only, must have been
transmitted to the other mem"
bers of the troupe.
A poorly chosen drama in
a measure accounted for the
lack of interest.
With respect to an incident
such as this the management
of the opera house may often
come in for severe criticism. It
is not quite deserved, howev
er, for the reason that it oc
casionally happens that medi
ocre performers eome well
recommended as in the case of
the "Honey-moon" company*
Attention should be eall@d»
however, to the lack of abili
ty of the performers so that
our neighbors in every direc
tion may be denied the dis*
comfort of having to sit
through two hours and a half
of wearisome delineation.
New Enterprise in
Dickinson Building
During the week Mrs. B.
Davitt rented quarters in the
Dickinson building across the
street from the Beach State
bank, which will be occupied
as a modern shoe repairing
parlor. Otto Wygen will have
charge of the new enterprise.
The new place of business
is fitted with all-electric ma"
chinery necessary to an enter
prise of this kind.
A young lady who has tak
en a special interest in the
European struggle and who
has some pretensions along
literary lines was heard to say
that in the the event Great
Britain should decide to secure
three million more men that
they would have to resort to
consecration.
Messrs. Shear and Stuhr of
Sentinel Butte were among
those who witnessed the depic
tion of Graustark at the opera
house on Thursday evening.
Judge Bushnell of Wibaux
was among the business visi
tors in the city on Monday.