City Dads Approve Auto Ordinance At Monday Meeting
City council adjourned in Auditor Hud son’s office after addressing unfinished business. The auto ordinance passed its second and final reading, authorizing guide posts on principal streets to keep motorists to the right and enforcing rules with stiff fines. A gate for the band stand was added to deter transients, and several bills were approved before adjourning until the next regular meeting.
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T. E. Hudson
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Beach State Bank
County Should Have Good Roads Week Proclaimed
Governor proclaims June 19 to 24 as Good Roads Week urging statewide road improvement through cooperative effort. Billings county already conducts a campaign with farmers ranchers and businessmen contributing to six days. Golden Valley county should join. North Dakota poised for National Highways, but local roads must match pace with efforts to fix bumps sags and bad strips in the local road bed.
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Billings County
Golden Valley
North Dakota
Meridan
Great Plains
Noble for County Treasurer on the Republican ticket
Candidate Noble, an early Golden Valley settler with banking, lumber, and insurance experience, campaigns on qualifications. He has served as mayor of Beach and as secretary treasurer of a farmers elevator, pledging exclusive attention if elected.
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Noble
Golden Valley
Goodrich-Call Lumber Company
Golden Valley Bank
First National Bank
Beach
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Farmers’ Institution
County Treasuer
Power's to Go Out of Business Sale in Beach
Power's clothing store and haberdashery in Beach announces a liquidation sale on June 21 to clear its 30 000 stock. Manager T J Power promises prices lower than ever with strong backing from local officials and a large forthcoming advertisement. A recent meeting at Sentinel Butte with J A Kitchen supported the plan.
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Golden Valley
Power
Beach
T. J. Power
The
Chronicle
Beach Area Holds Good Roads Week Preview
The Beach community prepares for Good Roads Week starting Friday June 23. Farmers and drivers are urged to cooperate, inviting all to participate while officials promote roadway improvements. J B Page from Burkey heads to Rochester for appendectomy, Anna Johnson departs to Alen after teaching in Beach, and Mrs Clifford Smith visits Dickinson. A Western Union clock installing observatory time aids the local post office.
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Rocky Butte
Western Union
Little Beaver Downs Yates In Fast Season Opener
In a spirited Sunday contest at the Yates grounds Little Beaver defeated Yates 13 to 11. Little Beaver led 8 to 2 after eight innings before Bowman allowed nine runs. Batteries: Little Beaver Nelson Bowman Houck and Yates Lenertz Lenertz. W Hahn of 77 Walnut invites small town teams to schedule games.
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Yates Grounds
Little Beaver
Yates
Nelson
Bowman
Houck
Lenertz
W. Hahn
Walnut
Farmers Favor A County Agent
A Golden Valley county farmers meeting at the opera house Tuesday voted 48 in favor of appointing a county agent. Committee members McCarthy Hayward and Reeve reported strong support and said county commissioners may appoint soon. The office would cost 2500 to 2800 dollars yearly, raised by a direct tax of 15 to 20 cents per year per resident or business. The move aims to benefit farmers widely with minimal personal cost.
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Opera House
Golden Valley County
Messrs. McCarthy
Hayward
Reeve
Chamber of Commerce
Golden Valley
E. D. Logan
Gollmar Bros Circus to Visit Beach in July
Gollmar Bros celebrated bree ring circus will show in Beach July 7 with two afternoon performances on the Hunter property. Advance Agent G. F. Robinson secured a license after conferring with city officials. The troupe, cousins to the Ringlings, will parade at 10 30 in the morning and aims to deliver Beach its best attraction yet, drawing crowds from miles around after a prior high water postponement caused large disappointment.
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Gollmar Bros
Bree Ring
Beach
G. EF. Robinson
Hunter
Miles Gily
Dickinson
Golden Valley
Robinson
Gollmars
Big Co operative Meetings Tuesday at Beach Opera House
Stockholders of the Farmers Co operative Grain company held their annual meeting in Beach with both morning stockholder sessions and an afternoon election. Halstead was re elected president J M Still vice president FE Noble secretary and treasurer and a slate of directors named including Louis Odland FE Curl John Benton George Hammond John Kartse Frank Haigh and Jarnest Johnston. Officials were unanimously chosen amid praise for a prosperous year and a $17000 dividend on a $25000 capitalization for 1915 16.
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Beach
Opera House
Farmers’ Co-operative Grain Company
Halstead
J. M. Still
FE. E. Noble
Louis Odland
FE. Curl
John Benton
George Hammond
John Kartse
Frank Haigh
Jarnest Johnston
Farmers’ Co-operative ‘Grain Company
Wim. Zimmerman
Geo. McGregor
Colonial Theatre Shows Peggy At Capacity In Sioux Falls
The Colonial Theatre in Sioux Falls hosted Billie Burke in Peggy drawing a full house and forcing an extra late show despite drizzling rain. Beach Opera House will screen Peggy on June 28 and 24 with reserved seating starting June 17.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Billie Burke
Peggy
A. K. Pay
the Beach Opera House
Stensrud’s
Cooperative Movement Support Fades as Managers Resign
The manager Win Zire querie TM istant and Doyet uccrue regor submitted resignations that were regretfully accepted after they cited enticing offers elsewhere. Both executives were formally praised for their valued service and were awarded appreciation totaling 150 pro rata on their salaries.
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Zire
Querie
Istant and
Doyet
Uccrue Regor
What Exhibitors Say About Peggy in Oakland GA
The ad reads that a midnight matinee was held to accommodate crowds during Billie Burke's Peggy engagement in Oakland Georgia. The Rex Midley management reports record one day receipts beating prior by fifty dollars despite rain. Four days of the run exceed all previous four-day totals at Franklin Theatre with strong audience consensus calling the production splendid from start to finish.
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Oakland
Billie Burke
Peggy
Franklin Theatre
Rex Midley
Mgr
Beach schools grant largest class diploma ever
The Beach opera house hosted the 1916 commencement for the largest graduating class in Beach history. Names include Freda Brault Grace Selsvold Abbie Carlson Angeline Waters Natalie Horsman Ethel Chandler Mary McCarthy Irene Eide George Purvis Hunter Patrick Alberta Amunrud. Rev W T Kesinger gave the address Ideals of Life and the program featured Beach Quartette and Foster's Orchestra.
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Beach
Beach Opera House
Freda Brault
Grace Selsvold
Abbie Carlson
Angeline Waters
Natalie Horsman
Ethel Chandler
Mary McCarthy
Irene Eide
George Purvis
Hunter Patrick
Alberta Amunrud
Tjornhom
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Tumter Patrick
Reach Quartette
W. 'T. Kesinger
Mary Me
Garthy
C.J. N. Nelson
Foster
W. T. Kessinger
United Brethren Church
North Dakota
Montana
Kessinger
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E. E. Noble
Sentinel Butte
J. A. Kitchen
J. B. Page
Burkey
Rochester
Minn
Anna Johnson
Alen
Co- Operative Grain Co
the Colonial Theatre
M. Mathison
Minneapolis
Duluth
Buick
Flint
Mich
Mr. Mathison
Morris & Mathison
Buffalo
L. E. Dickerson
West Liberty
Ill
R. C. Dickerson
Ollie
Sea of Life
Ideals
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