Marmarth Raid Cleans Out Liquor and Vagrants
The state attorney led a Marmarth crackdown with Sheriff Will and Justice Nichols sweeping the town. About a carload of liquor was seized and shipped to Medora for evidence while four women were fined for vagrancy and several locals faced charges and flight.
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Chronicle
Sentinel Butte
Matmarth
Will
Justice Nichols
Medora
Salogt
Sete
Pheim
Marmarth
Frank
Maude McCoy
Keohane
Billings County
Two More Engines Explode In State Accidents
Reported last week two threshing engines exploded in North Dakota causing one death and multiple injuries. An explosion near Bramarck wrecked an engine while a Fessenden blast killed the engineer and badly scorched three others. The era sees three such accidents this fall with many unlicensed men claiming to be engineers.
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Bramarck
Fessenden
School Opens With 56 Pupils Under Nelson Forsythe
The new term began last Monday with 56 pupils enrolled. Principal C. J. N. Nelson leads the school with Miss Jennie Forsythe for the intermediate and Mrs. A. L. Arnold for the primary. The intermediate and upper grades meet in the hall while the old building houses the primary, now temporarily displaced during moving. Desks ordered long ago have not arrived, forcing pupils to sit on benches. The staff expresses confidence the new building will soon rank with the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. N. Nelson
Jennie Forsythe
A. L. Arnold
Picture From Two Years Ago Shows Beach Editor Arrival
A caption notes the image was taken a little over two years ago around the time the Chronicle Editor arrived in Beach. It contrasts the scene then with how the area looks today.
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Chronicle
Beach
Beach basketball team loses at Glendive in rough conditions
Beach A C team traveled to Glendive last Tuesday and lost 24 to 2 after arriving late. Players praised for effort amid poor practice facilities and lack of hotel accommodations, while Glendive received criticism for management and treatment of visiting squad. James R. Smith reports returning from the East with land seekers and several sales.
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Glendive
Howes
Tme
Beach
Tom Power
Paul Smith
Paul
Beabh
Tom
Mike Power
H. Karis
Christy Howare
J. W.brinion
Geo. Baht
C. Fmith
James R. Smith
Park River newspaper turmoil and buyouts swirl
The Fargo Forum reports fast-changing Park River newspaper ownership with W A Young linked to Park River Republican and Enterprise moves while Einar Berge plans a shift to Grafton. Rumors say Young only gained a subscription list and goodwill before acquiring more. The New England Herald print shop and M L Ayers of the Dickinson Press are noted in brief as historical curiosities.
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Fargo Forum
Park River
W. A. Young
The
Beach Chronicle
Republican
Susan
Einar Berge
Grafton
Young
New England Herald
M. L. Ayers
Dickinson Press
New Salem Journal
Big Piano Contest Opens September 21 in Fargo
A 1908 Fargo contest offers a first prize upright piano valued at 460 dollars with stool and scarf, a second prize gold watch, and a third prize gold filled case. Special cash prizes may be awarded. entries run from September 21 to December 21, 1908, with Brinton Bros and Stone Piano Co. as sponsors and dealers in Fargo North Dakota.
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Stone Piano Co
Fargo
Bush & Gerts ‘Company of
Chicago
Chronicle
W. W Larson
N. D
Brinton Bros
Beach
N. Dak
Stone
Stone Piano Company
Bush & Gerts
Itas
Comany
Bush & Gerts Co
Stonk Piano Company
C. R.stone
Golden Valley Chronicle Launches Sub Contest for Ladies
The Golden Valley Chronicle starts a subscription drive from September 71 to December 21, 1908 offering over 500 in prizes to the leading contributors. Grand prizes total 475 with numerous cash awards. commissions are paid to participants, aiming to boost county and Montana readership.
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Golden Valley Chronicle
Golden ‘Valley Chronicle
Chronicle
Montana
Jury Term Opens in Billings County District Court
Judge Winchester calls a special term of district court in Billings County for September 21 1908. The session will be civil and criminal calendar jury trials with initial cases Monday and jury cases starting Tuesday. Jurors drawn to appear in Medora on September 23 include residents listed for Beach Sentinel Butte and Marmarth.
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Winchester
Billings County
Beach
Sentinel Butte
Marmarth
Medora
Moulton Family Drives New Car to Beach from Minneapolis
C. H. Moulton and his father G. B. Moulton of Sioux Falls South Dakota arrived in Beach last Saturday noon from Minneapolis in a newly purchased 36 horsepower Chalmers Detroit car. They traded a Lambert, toured the state fair, and chose the exhibited model due to delivery delays. The trip covered Sank Genter Fargo Dickinson Yale HT ranch and crossed the river at Yale.
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G. B. Moulton
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Beach
Minneapolis
Moulton
Big Lambert
Fair
Sank Genter
Minn
Fargo
Dickinson
N. P
HT Ranch
Yale
Paris
New Tariff Amendment Changes Freight Charges
Cooper, NP freight agent, reports a tariff amendment setting a minimum freight charge for two pounds at the highest class rate in the shipment. Example shows first class weights and mixed classes, making express often cheaper than freight from many origins.
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F. D.‘Cooper
Northern Pacific
Twin Cities
Chicago
Missing Black Mare In September Pasture
Notice of taken up animal a young black mare with brown face and legs found in pasture. Owner may reclaim by proving ownership and paying care and advertising costs. Stated by John H. Haigh section 19 township 137 range 105.
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John H. Haigh
Township
Range
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Sigs County
Deat
W. W. Larson
Stone Piano Company of
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District Court
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J. R. Boyer
E. J. Josuck
A. O, Whitney
J. E. Middleton
T. H. Pelkey
J.C. Myers
W. N, Nevens
Cliff Jackson
0. Hubble
J. O'Farrell
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W. H, Hunck
J. A. Chandler
C. W. Elliott
Fred Gorham
J. E. Bosserman
F. H. Lyons C. Gunkel Charles Kidder
E. E. Mikkleson
C. E. Barber
Jay W. Brown
H. C. Miethe
D. D. Walde
H, Kittner
John Holland O. Olson
W. C. Collis
Oyhus
J. B. Page
J. A. Johnson
Jnd Lebo
Art Rozell
Frank Riggs
E. Neuens
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