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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
1
Mrs. Joseph Peters, wife of a Northern Pacific employee, saved her 3 year old son from drowning after he fell into a rear well. Despite repeated attempts to raise him, she descended and lifted him to safety before surfacing. Neighbors believe the rope windlass aided the rescue in this near tragedy.
The Montana State Veterinarian orders all horse owners south of the Northern Pacific line in eastern Montana to dip their horses. An open letter from the official suggests dipping horses exposed to scale in oil, but only in cooler weather, and proposes lime and sulphur as a reliable alternative. The message notes some downtime after dipping and emphasizes disease suppression over hardship.
Beach will gain another elevator bringing five in all to handle a crop expected to double last year. The Grain Growers Elevator Company is formed with Lahart Bros as principal stockholders. The elevator will rise east of the Farmers elevator after site approval from the railroad, with lumber on site and work ready to start.
Regular correspondent reports community activity in Sentinel Butte with Goldie Boyer driving her father from Rocky Butte, new homes and houses under construction, a large goods consignment, active school planning, and church progress. County treasurer J. S. Snyder at Marmarth auctions, Crawford shipping cattle to Chicago, and local officials scheduling eight new school houses.
The Standard Oil company secured a site along the railroad right of way in the eastern part of Beach and will place two large tanks this week. A local manager will oversee a road tank service delivering to Carlyle Burkey Sentinel Butte and Wibaux. The move signals Beach’s rising status in regional business. John D. Rockefeller reportedly chose Beach as a prime spot for distributing oil.
Taken up at my place on section 20 township 136 range toy a black and white spotted stallion two years old no brands visible. Also one buckskin horse about sixteen years old weight around 600 pounds branded on left shoulder. 37 39
A red and white cow about eight or nine years old with horns cut off was found one mile west and two miles south of town. The owner may reclaim by complying with the law. J. D. Hansran, Beach.
Deputy Sheriff John Anderson Chief Roby and George Chapin clashed with two armed bandits near Mandan after an all day search. One outlaw was captured with three horses while the other escaped. The assault began after raids at Hebron New Salem and John Egg pool hall. One officer was wounded in the hand.
Sentinel Butte Republican reports John Gilbertson has finished his new house north of the track and moved in last Saturday. Rex Bryan visited from his ranch on Tuesday and plans to start baying, having taken out a new mower to do it properly. M. B. Hogeboom came up from Alpha.
A. L. Martin bought a McCormick binder and reports a trop down Alpha way. H Franzen and L G Barley traveled to Dickinson on No. 4 Tuesday to the land office regarding a homestead filed by Barley’s father. K L Barnett near town has a 28 by 28 feet frame house nearly finished, with J Z and son Will as master carpenters. Sisters Clarissa and Augustine of St John’s Academy visited the Bartley home while C R McClaskey gave them rides to Burkey, Wibaux, and Beach. Two new buildings rise in Sentinel Butte, including A J Martin tearing down an old tie barn and laying 18 by 48 feet walls with a basement for stables, plus a rear auto garage by J S Snyder east of the Tot hotel.
The Beachcreamery is making good from the start with output over 2,500 pounds last month, more than double June. It serves 28 steady customers, adds new ones weekly, and churns several times weekly. Buttermaker Solvik has standing orders for all butter produced, supplying the local market and shipping butter west to Butte and Terry. Mr. Sivk is in charge and regarded as a first class buttermaker.
The Dickinson creamery, youngest in the state, earned fourth place for good butter with 94 points of 100. The leaders scored 95, 94, and 94. Dickinson Recorder notes the infant industry near the top among older creamies and poised to lead with more experience.
State Weather Report notes generally favorable conditions with temperatures averaging above normal. Mean maximum 84.7, mean minimum 50.5, weekly average 70.5. Highest 90s at Bismarck August 1, lowest 48 at Napoleon July 30. Precipitation 0.58 inch statewide, heaviest in Logan county. several counties only a trace. Beach area weather favorable for outdoor work. showers on three days.
A Dublin daily report describes a travel train near Scoria five miles east of town that broke in two on July 31. The caboose and eight cars plunged down the grade toward Medora at eighty mph, crossing Little Missouri bridge and Andrews Creek before stopping at Windy Gap. Section men pursued on a hand car as flagmen rode out until the engine arrived. Gravel shattered station windows, narrowly avoiding a larger wreck and loss of life. The same article notes Wibaux’s recent loss to Dickinson 2 to 4 in Dickinson, with Beach yet to trouble Dickinson but unable to score.
Dickinson residents report a dramatic elopement involving Mrs David Story, her child, and Jesse Meade, a star boarder. The couple fled to Dickinson after a plan to reunite with Story dissolved, with Meade borrowing a buggy and saddle then returning to the Walmer ranch. Local efforts tracked them by telephone. whereabouts remain unknown.
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