The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-12-09

If you are going to buy Christmas
present-Do 1t Now.
A bank and newspaper will be
started in Saco by the first of the
year.
The Great Northern has taken all
the "dinky" cabooses out of service
in Montana.
The ice on the river is getting good
and thick and icemen will soon get
busy putting upthe summers supply.
The boys of the Malta Athletic
association are making elaborate
preparations for grand Christmas
ball.
Skating has been especially good
the past week and large crowds every
evening took advantage of the slick
ice.
Snow storms on the "Big Stormy
division in North Dakota, have been
delaying passenger traffic from the
east the past week.
The annual report of the warden of
the state penitentiary shows that
Valley county has IS convicts in the
pen, while Chouteau county is credit
ed with u.
The hunting season closed in this
state the first of the present month,
except for deer, the limit for killing
of which does not expire until De-
cember Is.
Billy Spencer was in from Leedy
yesterday. He said that the Leedy
rang received nice fall of snow the
first of the week and range conditions
out his way were never better.
Great Falls police officers last Sat-
urday arrested Oney Daniels, breed
cowboy, upon the advice of Sheriff
Small. Daniels is alleged to have
stolen horse in this county.
The board of county commissioners
is in session, and, owing to the large
amount of business that usually
comes up at this time of the year, an
extra session will probably be held
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to our relatives and many
friends in Malta and vicinity, who so
kindly assisted us during the late ILL
ness and death of our little son.
Oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Taylor
and Family.
The telephone line is now complet-
ed between this city and Dodson, the
gap being tied late Sunday afternoon,
when the first message was sent. Mr..
Moore expressed himself as highly
pleased with the working of the line.
The charge between this city and
Dodson is rs cents. This will be a
great convenience to the business
men of Malta as considerable bust
ness is transacted in Malta by the
Dodson people.
The Hinsdale Broom Company has
been organized and will be incorpor-
ated with a capital stock of $4,000,
divided into 500 shares of par value
If ten dollars each. The incorpora-
;ors of the company are A. M.
3utler, A.C. Kepple, Charles Tanner,
NJ. S. Welton, W H. Hesser and j. II.
9arsis, who have associated them
elves for the purpose Of carrying on
general broom factory business.
The factory will be started at once.
George J. Allen, a we'll known Park
ounty stock grower, has been win
ling prizes for himself and honor for
he state in the east with a carload of
Iontana steers. Last week he cap
ured first prize for the best carload
f steers in st. Paul and few days
ater he took the first prize at the
Livestock Show in Chi |:
ago. This is excellent advertising
or the state and shows the eastern
armer what a small farmer in the
reasure state can do.
Another delightful card party was
iven by the ladies of the Eastern
tar last Saturday evening. The
lrge room was crowded with visitors
tho gteatly enjoyed the hospitality
the lodge ladies, who charmingly
ntertained their guests. A tooth
ONE luncheon was served at mid
light. First prizes were won by
1iss Gertrude Chambers, and Mr.. f.
:. Hendrix, while the consolation
rize went to Mrs. b. f. Koke and
gorge Mann.
The twentieth annual session of the
lontana Mystic Shriners, whose
'mple is Algeria, was held in Helena
lst week, and proved most enthu-
astic and succ essful event. About
10 members of the order gathered
lere and these mobiles made the capt.
u city hum with frolic and good
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