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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
7
A collage of quotations and advertisements reflects vaudeville talk on a man fearing his wife finding out about a big show. It includes ads for Cole's Carbolinear skin remedy, J W Cole Co samples, Old Master art chat, Bromo Quinine note, and a call to mothers to check remedy labels. It ends with musings on daylight savings and fashion trends.
J H Rindlaub reports on abandoned holdings in Brazil now being worked again. Carmelite and Benedictine properties host foreign colonists and monked led cultivation. Sugar planting is revived and coffee fazendas restored in several municipalities.
Beulah case prompts exhumation order after anonymous letter and a dying claim that the killer used Maier s own gun. Attorney General directs inquest to determine if Maier s death was accidental or foul play involving notes from a Zap postmark and a former fiancée.
Fargo reports over 500 North Dakota farmers with a combined wealth near 50 million attended the Chicago international livestock show. Traveling by two Great Northern trains via Minneapolis and St Paul they toured and luncheoned with St Paul merchants. Speakers included Governor Durnquist Mayor Irvin and Governor elect Lynn J. Frazier. They later visited Madison Wisconsin agricultural college before Chicago.
Hart Guild, son of Dr L T Guild, former Courier News owner, filed suit over a contract to swap 21 shares of Courier News stock. The case involves Charles Marsh and E S Montress, ex Des Moines residents, and a deal that transferred the Helapaper property to the Nonpartisan Hart PB guild group.
A series of assaults on Miss Bertha Miller in Ellendale North Dakota culminated when an axe hung over a schoolhouse door fell on her shoulder as she entered. She escaped serious injury. A threatening message on a blackboard stated if the axe does not get you I will, and her room had been raided recently with belongings scattered and a photo torn. Officials suspect a disappointed suitor carried out the acts.
Fargo reports that bachelor farmers in North Dakota seek wives at a Chicago stock show. Louis W. Hill, president of the Great Northern, wires to Hoke Smith directing the Cupid Special to “marry them off as teat as you can” as the train carries brides seekers to the event.
North Dakota shows a large population jump according to U S Bureau of the Census. By latest estimates North Dakota now lists about 752,260 residents, closing the gap with Oregon which stands at around 848,000. The passage notes prior counts from 1915 and a 1915 state census. It suggests the current figure may be conservative given election turnout. The history of Dakota Territory population growth through the 1860s and 1870s is cited.
Governor-elect Lynn J. Fragier, a Grattan-area farmer new to politics, refuses to outline a state program. He cites the Nonpartisan League platform including the terminal elevator and other planks, saying he was elected on that. He predicts a good House majority and a working Senate majority, despite opposition.
Bismarck. Carl R. Kositzsky state auditor elect argues North Dakota Minnesota South Dakota Iowa Nebraska and other states should adopt a uniform date for property assessment and tax levies. January 1 is favored. Kositzsky plans to meet with sister state auditors after taking office to craft a uniform bill.
Bismarck Minot and Mandan led a state wide surge in construction with multiple cities surpassing one million in general building during 1916. Dickinson and Dickinson area also reported substantial totals as North Dakota, with its largest city at 18,400 people, shows little manufacturing yet strong building activity.
In Casselton petitions to President Wilson urge clemency for W F Kittel former bank cashier who admitted banking law violations. Sentence pending. Brother R C Kittel already sentenced to Leavenworth after pleading guilty to related charges. Also notes a youth’s grave burn injury and a major railway fire with locomotive losses.
Grand Forks reports the Stockyards National Bank of South St. Paul seeks $7,000 from First National Bank of Towner N D after a failed jury case. Judge C B Munger orders a verdict for the defendant. Notes held by the Towner bank allegedly pledged to South St. Paul. Farmers State bank later sold to First National, notes transferring to the latter.
North Dakota officials and educators convene at the state capitol for the final Regents meeting of the year. Major funding requests are reviewed for universities, normal schools, and technical institutes totaling 899,800 across several campuses.
In Knnene City Missouri two boys from Rosedale rescued their dogs after they and the animals were trapped seven days in a deep hole. The dogs survived 108 hours without food or water and bore severe injuries from digging. Both dogs emerged, one weak but alive, the other later freed as rescuers continued digging.
In Milton, Pennsylvania, a bull on a farm fatally gored a young Jersey cow and attacked four-year-old James Potter and farmer MW James Best during an hour long attack. Best and his son Merrill fought the bull with a pitchfork as neighbors arrived. Angela Fulner shot and killed the animal.
Residents' sleep disrupted by a braying donkey prompting a city council meeting. The council split on nuisance status until Mayor Lyons cast the deciding vote, declaring the animal a public nuisance. The owner, C H Grange, must exile the donkey from Vermillion city limits.
Sparkshill New York officers charged Albert and Joseph Argen after a dinner costing 120 dollars for two rabbits. The brothers pleaded guilty to a violation of the game laws and paid a heavy fine.
An old advertisement extols Anurie as a health tonic to prevent old age, claiming kidneys filter toxins, drink water, and take Anurie from druggists for backache, scanty urine, rheumatic pains, and a worn-out feeling, with exaggerated gains and comparisons to other tonics.
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