08 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
1
J W Gowers was discharged as chief of police after a stormy council session spurred by a Chronicle editor’s assault charges. The mayor acted amid disputes over removal authority with city attorney advice contested by Brinton and residents.
A declaration urging citizenry to uphold free speech and peaceful assembly as vital to liberty. Emphasizes that these rights must never be denied or abridged, attributed to Robert M. La Follette.
Col Whitehead reports in the Bismarck Tribune that Attorney M H Jefferson travels to Washington to block the confirmation of John Baer as Beach postmaster. Jefferson opposes Baer, aiming to influence the Senate executive session. Baer supporters remain confident of confirmation and believe the effort is linked to Bartley’s candidacy.
Ground was broken this week for the basement of the new Catholic church to be erected just across the street to the north from the Lutheran church.
O V Nesvik of St Paul won the bid for a 40 by 100 foot church with concrete basement and stone and brick walls. The project costs about 30000 dollars when finished and aims to have basement ready for fall use with completion next year. A school on the old site may come years later.
Anna Olstad of near Sentinel Butte was bitten last Wednesday by a rattlesnake near her home. She, in danger and under a physician's care, was dragged to Sentinel Butte for treatment after a second snake bit her sister on the leg. The condition is described as very dangerous with little hope of recovery.
A long list of advertisers and businesses appears in the Chronicle publicizing local credit, retail, and service firms. Names include Lee and Rice druggists, W. W. Larsen jewelers, Power Clothing, Model Clothing and Shoe, Rosenberg and Lewison clothing, Bello Land and Loan, Pi Land and Loan, Beach Land and Loan, Farm Loans firms, Ed Perry tailor, Farm machinery dealers, Logan Farm Machinery, G. S. Chrysler plumbing, Tri-State Implement, Overatad and Hoverson hardware, Valley Lumber Yard, E. W. Undertaker, dollery Co of D. Logan coal and wood, Sarver hog buyer, Beck Opera House, Greiner auto livery, juaker and Gilman draymen, W. J. Woods draymen, R. Whitaker blacksmith, H. L. Stegner nursery, J. Raw cement contractor, I. A. Morris auctioneer, The Delany Studio, Letson's barber shop, E. E. Noble insurance, and several attorney and deputy items.
The Golden Valley club held its second meeting in the club rooms last Wednesday with large attendance. Fifty five new members were voted in, bringing total membership to about 125. Members praised the club and discussed social and civic improvements. A committee plans adding furniture and a billiard table to create a better member pleasure resort, with expectations to reach 250 members by the September meeting.
Prof J N G White, a ventriloquist, caused a coffin with a corpse to be moved from a baggage car in Raleigh. He threw his voice as if from the coffin, scaring two negroes who dropped the coffin and fled. White was questioned and fined a small amount.
The Fargo Forum notes the annual urge to hunt with gun and dog meets legal risk as wardens tighten enforcement. New deputy wardens are appointed from outside communities, and violators face convictions. Prairie chicken season begins September 7, with birds needing time to mature before legal shooting.
Chronicle editor Brinton was attacked on a city street last Saturday when Robert Wand struck him in the face breaking eyeglasses. Chief Gowers intervened as Brinton fought back, Wand choked Brinton, and a window in Sunders store was broken. Witnesses say the assault was prearranged with Gowers present to prevent interference. Wand, a known barroom fighter, may have acted as a tool for others opposed to Brinton’s stance on Gowers regarding Blum ann’s killing. Brinton and about 50 citizens later urged the council to remove Gowers.
A petition to switch to a five member at large commission government is to be presented to the city council on Monday August 11. Supporters note recall power and direct public influence, with signatures already gathered from 30 or 40 businessmen. The move follows trends in Fargo Dickinson and other cities as residents discuss electing commissioners over wards.
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