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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
1
Local notes from Beach and nearby towns show visits by residents to Minnesota Wisconsin and North Dakota. Social events include weddings engagements and a charity supper while business expands with a new store building and substantial newspaper activity.
The item lists residents visiting, attending social events, and local happenings in Sentinel Butte and nearby areas. Includes travel from Rocky Butte to Dickinson, visits to St. Paul and Beach, social gatherings, school sickness, measles, a box supper, and a bond election note. Mentions neighbors Joe Ferris Almeda Rouse Effie Kellogg Maude Gilbert Nellie McGrath Lillie Brier Gus Rozell and Mrs. Carrie Haugen.
Albert Thompson and Victoria Thompson were united in marriage at the bride’s mother’s home in Beach. Reverend Gulbrandson performed the ceremony before close relatives and friends, with Hessie Gulbrandson playing the wedding march and Mattie Thompson as bridesmaid. An elaborate supper followed as the couple, both well regarded, begin their married life.
Senator Hansbrough introduces two homestead bills. One protects entries from cancellation or final proof rejection due to nonresidency in December through March. The second grants relief to those who acted in good faith but failed to perfect entries, denying commutation proof. Also notes car habit observations and a fishing cat report from Skowhegan with seasonal catch details.
An advertisement promotes phonographs as timeless gifts for all ages with models priced from 12.80 to 35 dollars and records at 45 cents each, inviting customers to visit Beach Drug Company to hear demonstrations and purchases. Also includes grain market prices and a cough remedy ad with a money back guarantee and a political candidate notice for Judge of the District Court in North Dakota by B W Shaw.
Dr W Hi Melvin moves from Beach to Terry Montana a growing town at the junction of the Northern Pacific and Milwaukee railroads. He has treated in Beach for over two years building a large practice as a country and railroad physician. He and his wife will be missed but expect many to visit them after the move.
The Yeoman hosted a Leap Year Ball last Friday with about forty couples attending. Guests included A. I. Martin Harve Robinson J. S. Snyder Sam Rouse W J and Ed Gilbert A J Adams C A Hiland and Misses Meda Rouse Mabel Gilbert Anna Davidson Rose LaSota Mary Magnes Maud Gilbert of Sentinel Butte. A midnight turkey supper followed at the Minneapolis restaurant and dancing continued until 4 50 a m with Home Sweet Home ending the festivities.
A fragmentary dialogue depicts two acquaintances commenting on appearance and age in a courtly social exchange. The lines suggest playful banter about aging and improvement as they address each other with familiar and teasing phrases.
OversTAD and Hoverson of Beach North Dakota offer sturdy weathered oak rockers with genuine leather seats for four dollars each. Local buyers may contact the seller for availability.
W C Crawford announces candidacy on the Republican ticket for Judge of the Tenth Judicial District in the upcoming primaries on June 24 1908. Dated Dickinson North Dakota January 9 1908. Also notes local orchestra offerings and a school walking story about nine year old William Harris who travels ten miles daily to school from Merchantville to Camden driven by cost and friendship.
Winter goods are displayed in every department and many buyers visit daily. The store highlights fair prices, complete stock for men women and children, and a full line of ladies and gents furnishings. Grocery department offers fresh stock and quality coffees and teas.
We hold exclusive agency for celebrated traction engines, gasoline and kerosene burners for plowing and threshing, offering reliable power solutions for farming operations and equipment needs.
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