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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
Cali EOr sealed Bids

Notice Is hereby given that the Board Of County
Commissioners of Valley County, Montana will
receive sealed bids up to and including 2 o'clock
p. NJ Wednesday, June 3rd, 1908 for the construc-
ton of and material for 200 feet span Combina-
ua according to plans and specifications on file
with the CLERK and Recorder al Glasgow, Montana
All bids to be addressed to w. B. Shoemaker.
Clerk and Recorder Glasgow Valley, County.
Montana. plainly noted on envelope Bid for
Nashau Bird se" and accompanied by a certified
check for ouc-thiri OF amount OF bid.
The board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
w. Il. Sh enaltor, clerk
Da' Cd,at Giss..@ VI ,ntaua, this 30th day of
March. .9)S.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
COURT HAS
ADJOURNED
A GREAT NUMBER OF CASES
DISPOSED OF--SCHOOL
FUND ENRICHED

Valley county school fund has
been enriched by $500, that
amount of money having been
paid into court as fines, from
people indicted for violations of
the anti-gambling law. Some
indictments are still pending.
but none of these cases have
been brought for trial.
The court allowed Albert
Schultz. who has been in custody
on charge of horse stealing. to
go out on parole. Schultz is 1S
years of age. and was found rid.
ing a horse of James McNab. Of
Saco. Schultz claimed to have
found the horse on the range,
and thought he would take it up
and get a reward from the own.
er for restoring IT. People in
the vicinity Of Saco believe the
boy to be the unfortunate victim
of surroundings and lack of
home training, and do not think
he had criminal intent. An un,
Gle of the boy has promised to
take him to Mi Milnesota and assist
him to keep straight.
"A. S. Manning, the Culbertson
saloon keeper. was convicted of
assault in the second degree and
was Sentenced to two years in
the state pris and a fine of
5000.
Ed Sherman, the Big Muddy
ranChman. was convicted OF as
sault in the second degree and
the jury men fixed the penalty,
one year in the state prison.
The jury failed to agrre upon
any verdict in the case of John
Sherry, of Hinsdale, charged
with the murder of Harry Black
and the case was continued for
the term. In the suit of Frank
Rider VS.. Lee handler. for the
recovery of a horse illegally
taken. plaintiff obtained a ver-
dict for the value of the horse.
A. Roach VS. Harry Rutter.
for $l59, compensation for ser
vices rendered the sheriff's Of
flee, a non suit was given against
plaintiff
Flora Martin VS.. B. w. Brock
way, motion of counsel for the
defendent to make he complaint
more specific, is taken under
advisement by the court, and
tHc uClCIludlu ID Il tAUcO uhUll
10 days after the decision of the
court on the aforesaid motion in
which to answer or demur to the
complaint.
In the matter of the inquiry
into the sanity of William Jones
it appeared to the court that the
mental condition of Jones is not
such as to require an examina-
ton into his sanity, and the
sheriff was ordered to release
the said prisoner.
Upon application Of j
Sherry for bail the same was
denied.
Court adjourned to June. 1st.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
COMMERCIAL.
G;llEE;;E.'IING I
LAST MONDAY WAS WELL AT
TENDED--ANNUAL EL-
ECTION TUESDAY

| The Commercial Club meeting
Monday evening" was we'll at
tended by representative citi
zens and a great many topics 0.
general interest We're discussed
"A report was made by the eX
eCntive committee to the effrc,
that they had ordered 10000
circulars to advertise this vici.
nifty. The circular will be com
posed of a general writeup, and
about 20 cuts. showing the var
ious business houses and resi-
dences of Malta and will contain
about 20 pages. Besides $500
letter heads and envelopes for
the use OF the club and the gen
eral public, who desire to assist
in this commendable work. An
other meeting will be held next
Tuesday evening in the bank
hall. Officers for the association
for the coming year will be elect
ed. This will be- a most I'm
portant meeting and every citi-
zen of Malta aud vicinity should
be present and work for the
election of men who will! put
their indefatigabie energy and
effort toward making a success
of this organization.
Enthusiasm is prevailing on
every side OF the town and tn 1T
Old story of two elements is d
thing of the past; their hatch
are buried deep, so deep that
not even a SHELTON will ever be
resurrected by the most obnOX-
ious knocker Their unbounded
enthusiasm is alloyed with a
feeling of go a head pride and
as result they are working
hand in hand with only one OBJ
ject in view. and that is, for
better and bigger Malta and a
greater Milk River valley.
1t is to the interest of every
citizen to become a mem Der of
the Commercial Club. The
small fee, hich it costs to join.
will return thriceiold in a short
time, and Judging from he past
few days we venture the predlc
tien that it will only b. few
months when the expected re
turns will be over reaching the
most sangulne expectations.
There is every indication that
Malta will become one OF the
most important cl les in north
ern Montana. The United States
government has put its seal of
approval by designating this
city as the headquar' rs for one
of the largest irrisatl projects
ever undertaken by rccla-
nation service, and tn. unques-
toned merit which this place
possess spells prosperity. There
is no exaggerdtion in th- std te-
ment that Malta i, one of the
most ideally located places in the
west The site of the town could
not be improved upon. 1t has
everything which is considered
requisite in the upbuilding of a
city. 1t has location. it has
water. it has drainage, it has
climate, and it has every natural
reason why it will become city
of imp rtance All that is nr.-
ceSsary is for he good work to
70 on as promnI g tied by the
Com mcrcial CIub
G, rus c. Babb. engineer IN
Oh rye IF 'he MilIs River pro- Jet.
arrnmnan ed hv his wife nd
ap. a4d )G~ mother, alrfNet in
Ma "a - ouud " N MIN and
ia immeJ 81. pra un IN king
T. nee "u' Pc Wor on ne
N-l, Il
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01

The first public political gun
in Valley county has been fired
by the Culbertson Searchlight.
''The early bird catches the
worm"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01

=, - HuI.tp ran >acted
ua ~. .,l,NO hr latter part
90. I,.r 1t j. t, ported that Mr.
Phillips has recently purchased
a steam plow, a separator and a
sawmill from an eastern firm.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
LOCAL SOCIETIES
x or -

Ivy Lodge No. "a, meets every
lst and Sd Thursday night in Bank
Hall. Malta. Edw. White. G. M: 6.
w. Clay, M. +. and X. of r.. & S. All
members of the order cordially invited
TO meetings.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
Official Paper of Valley County
School election next Saturday

Taft appears to be the whole
thing in all the republican con-
ventiOns in the east.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
The ENTERPRISE
X Nj. RLICHEL, Editor.

Entered in the post Office at NJ alta,
Montana, for transmission through the
mails, as secOnd-class matter.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01

T. Runner has invented . ssund ~
eorder on = different principle fzon
that Of tho Paulsen telesrsphsas. -
photographs on a moving dln . ssax-
tive flame, vibrating to the sounds. and
produces on the flm q band Of vary
ing intensity. Light is then projected
through this band to . seleniun ce1l
in circuit. with . battery aal teis-
phone. The variations Of intensity st
the light vary the resistance OF tAs
cell and accordingly iaer ease tAs
strength Of the electric current. aus
reproducing the original seu.d.
Expects Populatis. Of LOG, ,oes. 80.
Director Merriam has estinstsl thaA
the total population Of the CHted
States, including the new pos se sstsns.
in 1901, would be about 100 ,ooo. 900 p~o-
pie. The work OF the present cen sus 10
progressing rapidly. The drst vslu1s
Of the report Of the population sf sAs
United States will be out il 0sss0b bsS
and the final report BY July next The
principal reports. Il IL eIaimsd. are BE-
ing got out over three years in advssss'
OF the usuPl time.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01

Call on the Dentist. DR. Dick
son, Tuesdays of each week, and
have your teeth extracted by the
use Of Soemnoforme., absolutely
without pain. Office Great Nor
thern hotel. If
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01

We have a scholarship in he
Inter ational Correspondence
School that we can dispose of at
a price that will pay you well to
investigate.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01

Department of the Interior, United States Land
Office Glasgow, Montana, March "a. 1908
sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in
; };rp NV
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

feat In engineering throughout, is near
ing completion, according to informa-
ton received from Mobridge. S. d.,
where the structure spans the Missouri
river. The bridge is one of the prin-
cipal connecting links between the main
line Of the st. Paul Road and the new
coast division. The town of Mobridge
is expected to be one of the NOSE i'm
portant on the road. It's name is made
of the abbreviatiOn MO-" meaning Mis-
souri, and bridge"
Thousands of HOmexteads Omen.
Nowhere in the United States under
like conditions, upon a like solid area
of plOwable, black loan, in like space
of time, will so vast a number of home
seekers be accommodated, yet a CORE
spOndent, having finished drive Of
800 miles or more along the extension
between Marmarth, N. D., on the Little
Missouri, and the MusSelshell River,
In the heart of northern Montana, says
that there remain within five to twenty
miles Of this new line to the Pacific
Coast thousands of kOmesteads we'll
worth while to look at, and which will
be occupied within the coming twelve
month
AS result of successful dry farming
during the past eighteen months, on
the Beach flats just north Of the extern
sion along the MOntana-Dakota line,
there is a bright town-a side track a
year ago. To-day it boasts of improve
ments of 100000 for the past year;
among these, a 75-barrel roller mill,
four elevators, with capacity of 16O,-
900 bushels, three hardware and nipple
ment stores Tie last named sold with
in the year 80 wagons, 60 self-binders
and 100 mowers. Everywhere now men
are awakening to the fact that where
sage brush two to three feet in height
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

chairs back and hurried from the room.
The ladies discreetly followed.
i've got him!" he cried again "I
the second floor. 1t was the voice of
Tyndall.
The two men ran up the stairs, young
Dodge, who had been q college athlete,
leading the way.
They found Tyndall in his room hold
ing Mink tightly by the arms.
1--WE got him!" he cried again. II
caught him in my room. He had my
dresser drawer open. Here's the thief.
Here's Edgewood's successorW And he
took fresh grip on the new boarder's
arms.
"How's this, MInk3" cried young
Dodge.
Its all right Mink replied His
face wore a new expression. It had
lost It's mildness. The light eyes spar
killed., the smooth brow was wrlnkled.
Ring for the police, somebody"
cried the stout Tyndall as he shook the
little man. "Get an officer and take
him away"
"When I'm taken away you'll 60
along" said the new boarder sharply.
"NIrs. Midgely." The landlady was at
the door.
Eyes, Mr.. Mink
"Who am l. Mrs. Midgely?"
"You are the private detective I
hired to clear up the robbery mystery"
Ioll Nv
denly paled.
EYES," said Mr.. Mink. And I've
cleared 1t. A tiny hole in the parti-
ton and a neat little trap have done
the work. Here is the scarf pin that
trapped him. Behind this drawer 1
found part Of the missing stuff. In
this mans inner vest pocket IS the miss
ing brooch" He suddenly wrenched
himself loose and there was a brief
struggle. "Here 1t Is" he said and
tossed the glittering thing to the dress
er. Tyndall drew back with a sudden
groan.
Its all plot" he gasped.
Mr.. Mink looked at him compassion.
ately.
you're more of crank than a thief,
my FRIEND" he said. TOO much Sher-
lock Holmes Is what ails you"
With a quick bound Tyndall Ieaped
through the doorway, fiinging young
Dodge aside. Down the stairs he
plunged, slipping on the rug at the
bottom and falling heavily-then up
again and through the outer door into
the night
For a moment they all stood spell
bound.
LET him co." said Mrs. Midgely
with a sudden catch in her voice.
"Just as you like, ma'am," said the
mild Mr.. Mink.-W. r. Rose, in Cleve-
land Plaindealer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

added to the population of their newly
christened towns and villages.
To the extension of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railways numer-
GUS feeders in these States, perhaps
more than to any other factor, did this
movement owe it's existence. 1t drew
to this prairie country not only farmers
but thousands of men and women from
every known occupation, drew them
and made possible their successful oc-
cupation and upbuilding of these vast
commonwealth as we see them to-day.
The record of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul Railway, in building
Its Pacific Coast extension, has never
been equaled in the matter of time by
any similar undertaking. Track has
been laid at the rate of five miles per
day, and trains over the new trans
continental line will soon be operated
from Chicago to Butte, Mont, and to
Seattle and Tacoma, Wash, in about
a year.
The big bridge of this Pacific Coast
extension, the construction Of which
has attracted attention as a remarkable
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

grows, densely luxuriant, unirrigated,
rye, sDeltz, and particularly wheat, will
grow, if the simple methods Of cultiva-
ton, now no longer experimental but
proven, are employed. These gray
green sage brush uplands are to be tho
grain fields of the near future.
Montana has an abundance of coal,
from Ignite to the best steam fuel
known. 1t is doubtful whether any
other section Of the United States is
more plentifully supplied with coal
which can be SO easily developed and
utilized by the settler, as eastern Mon
tana. At the first crossing of the Yel-
lowstone, there is, in plain view of the
approach, black band along the bluff
TO tie north two or three miles in
length, ten to twenty feet thick, Of
solid Ignite coal Of the finest quality.
Never again will Uncle Sam offer such
domains for the entryman's
choice. Throughout this entire coun-
try the government surveys will soon
be. practically complete, and before the
end of the year the claim shanty will
be everywhere In evidence.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
St. Paul Roads Pacific Coast Extern
sion Gives Entrance to Rich
New Country.
WHERE THINGS MOVE QUICKLY.
Claims Being Rapidly Taken and
Towns Are Building Along Route
Big Railroad Bridge.

Not so many years ago the western
borderland of Missouri, Iowa, Mime
sofa and Nebraska presented a ragged
fringe of newly made farms, thrust
into what then seemed a boundless, in
exhaustible expanse Of unoccupied,
black soil-prairie lands. Sons of the
farmers of that time, needing land, sim
ply moved out ten or twenty miles upon
the newly surveyed areas, choosing and
occupying homestead claims, almost I'M.
disturbed by competing land hunters.
During tie SOS, though, something
happened. A fierce "land-hunger" re-
placed this creeping of settlement, this
normal expansion. The Dakotas in
little more than half a dozen years saw
more than $4,000 entrymen settle with
in their borders, and 100000 pioneers
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

Whereat Tyndall looked at Chester,
and his eyebrows again arose.
Have you read Gilbert Parker's
latest story, Mr.. Mink?" little Miss
Chester inquired Little Miss Chester
was understood to have literary bent.
No." the new boarder answered.
I'm a rather old fashioned reader, no
doubt. I'm going through my Dickens,
for the fourth time"
"Dickens!" cried little Miss Chester.
isn't that strange? Why 1 simply
can't bear Dickens"
His types of character are so gross
" exaggerated" said Mrs. Chester.
Mrs. Chester was inclined to stoutness.
The only, thing ever read of his
was Vanity Fair "said Miss Clements.
That's Thackeray," Mrs. Chester
told her.
I'm. so sorry" said Miss Clements.
I tried to read David Copperf1eld,' "
said young Mr.. Dodge, IAN simply
couldn't do 1t. OF course tastes differ,
but to me Dickens seems like a ratty
old bounder, don't you know"
Miss Clements giggled. She consid-
cred young Mr.. Dodge both original and
amusing.
Il admit I'm old fashioned" said Mr..
Mink in his apologize way, "but to me
the Dickens characters seem like dear
old friends. When 1 finished reading
the stories the third time, wanted to
meet all the people of the first books
again."
sort Of an endless chain, eh?" sug-
gested Mr.. Chester
"Give me Conan Doyle" said Mr..
Tyndall In his aggressive way. when
l read read for pleasure. That's why
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
UNCLE SANS RESOURCES.
Have Made for Him a Dominating
Place I'm World Affairs.

Have Made for Him a Dominating
Place I'm World Affairs.
Our vast ascendency not only in ac-
qulred wealth, but in the resources
through which new wealth can be Gre
ated, enables us to command the
worlds cooperation in every exigency.
The United States stands first In the
production of many staple commodi-
ties, and beats all the rest OF the world
combined In the yield Of mineral oil,
copper, cotton and corn.
In an age Of electricity, copper is an
article of prime and constantly in
creasing necessity, and the world will
have to come to us for most of its sup
ply. 1t Is coming to us, and 1t will
come to us for more Of 1t in 1908 than
1t got here In 1907. In a period IN
which cotton, as an agent Of civiliza-
ton, Is pushing It's conquering march
round the globe, we are producing
three-fOurths of the worlds cotton and
we could readily double our present
output Of It.
The copper, the cotton, the wheat,
the oil, the corn, the meats and the
other staples which we are exporting
to Europe, Asia and Africa In immense
quantities these days are creating for
us the credits abroad which have been
bringing to us streams Of gold beyond
the dreams Of Midas. Those were
magnificent tributes to the United
States command over the worlds
prizes Of fortune which the Imperial
Bank, of Germany, and the Bank Of
England paid us when they advanced
their rates Of discount two or three
times recently, with the vain hope Of
checking the current of gold which was
flowing to us.
We need a more elastic currency.
Among the men who are in charge Of
our great financial interests we need
greater vigilance, and a more scru-
pulous regard for law. We need
among the people a balance and a
sanity which will save them from fool
ish stampedes like that precipitated
by the recent scare. Baslcally our In
dustrIal and financial systems are
stronger than that of any other coun-
try on the globe. The croaker and the
calamity prophet have no legitimate
place In the scheme Of things In the
United States to-day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
Happiness from Troubles.

Being human, happily or unhappily,
we cannot deny the comfort to be
found in the reflection that misery
never lacks the company it loves. We
all have our troubles, and some Of, us
derive much satisfaction from the con-
temptation Of them. Indeed, there are
those who are happy only when
wretched, but these we believe to be as
few in number as they are disagreeable
In association. The vast majority Of
humans are normal and disposed, there
fore, in conformity with natural law,
to smile when the skies are clear and
to grieve under the pOrtent of clouds;
hence the ease with which worry takes
possession of the mind, cOlors the dis
position and makes a cripple Of effort.
That causes abound we know and
must admit, as we do almost uncon-
sciously the certainty of death, but
too little cognizance is taken Of the
fact that the effect Of mere apprehen-
sion, which is all that worry really is,
may Do subjected to simple mental
treatment and be Overcome.-Gecrge
Harvey, in North American Review.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11
University of Paris.

The doctors degree in the University
of Paris is so entitled as to designate
the faculty under which the work was
done, as those who do literary work
would receive the degree doctor Of let
tiers, etc. To obtain the doctors de-
gree the candidate must possess the
lower degree Of the corresponding d.
vision Of work, submit two theses on
different questions, reply to questions
or objections concerning them, pay a fee
Of 40 francs and present 100 printed
copies Of one Of his theses to the uni
Versity. The candidate for the degree
doctor of letters must write one thesis
in Latin, the other in French. If IA
the scientific department, the thesis
must be on some original investiga-
ton; If IN theology, the examinations
are both oral and written School Bull
letin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-03-11

read Sherlock Holmes. There's a
masters work for you" And he glared
at Mr.. Mink.
ST have read several Of the tales"
said the new boarder. 'They certainly
are Ingenious. -
Ingenious! echoed Mr.. Tyndall.
"Cut off the in and call 'em genius. Z"
And he laguhed merrily at his own
joke.
81 was reading a warm story the
other day." said young Mr.. Dodge,
about a parrot that had been taught
to fly into a room and snap up any
thing bright she saw on a dressing
table, and then fly back to her master.
In this way the ratty robber picked
up a warm lot Of rings and brooches
and things, but, Of course, they got
the goods on him at last"
>"And what did they do to his accom-
plice, the parrot?" inquired Mr.. Ches-
ter.
Young Mr.. Dodge frowned and bit
his lip. He tried to evolve a suitable
wittlcism, but couldn't
Mr.. TyndalI suddenly chuckled
mo doubt they gave her two years
In cage" he said, with nothing to
look at but a big card bearing the
words, Honesty is the best polly-see !"
And he laughed heartily, as did all
the rest-excepting the new boarder,
Mr.. Mink merely smiled.
Then erybody-except Mr.. Mink
looked at Mrs. Midgely. And Mrs,
AIldgely shook her head. These rob-
berry references were approaching dan
gerous ground. Mrs. Midgely had re-
quested her boarders not to talk about
robberies. 1t was a tender subject In
the Midgely household. She not only
shook her head, but she looked at Mr..
Mink little apprehensively. But Mr..
Mink was slipping his coffee with a
calmness that showed that the tabooed
subject had no special interest to him.
As he looked up little CLEAN shot
from his scarf pin
Miss Clements noticed It