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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-25
LOCAL ITEMS

Deputy Sheriff Bennett of Glasgow
transacted business in town last
Friday.
The next regular session of the
county commissioners will be held on
Dec. 7th.
L. Newman, ex-mayor of Havre,
was a BUSINESS visitor in town last
Friday.
Sheriff Ski Small was in the city
last Friday inspecting horses that
were being shipped out.
Adam Ritchie and Arthur Cavan-
augh were in Glasgow, last Wednes-
day where they were subpoenaed as
jurymen. AS court adjourned they
returned home Thursday.
County Commissioner-elect James
Farris and his little son were in the
city last Friday. Mr.. Farris is a
most enthusiastic booster of the Dod-
SON Malta GIasgow canal and is con-
stantly keeping in touch with the
work of the Water Users association
John l.. Merchant, one of the we'll
known sheepmen of this part of the
range, passed through town last Sat
urday with large band of sheep,
which he trailed from Fort Benton.
He had remarkable luck with his trip
not losing sheep through the entire
trip, although they encountered bad
weather for several days.
Headquarters of the northern Odis-
trict of the reclamation service. COM
prising the states of Montana, Wyo-
ming and North Dakota, have been
removed to Helena from Huntley,
HIN. Savage and assistants arriving
there November goth. An entire
floor of an office building has been
leased, and from there work on IA ir-
rigation projects now under construc-
tion will be supervised.
At meeting of the Malta-Zortman
Telepone Co. last Saturday evening it
was decided to put tho line into the
hands of RI Moore, the Telephone
man. Hereafter Zortman will be in
direct connection with the Malta
central office, which will be a great
convenience to the patrons of that
line. Mr.. Moore will put lhe line in
good shape and make it fully up to
the standard. Next week when the
line is connected with Dodson, Malta
will be in the center of one of the
best systems in the state, fact which
means considerable to the business of
the town. Malta is fast being recog-
'nized as the coming town of N orthern
Montana, and with little more push
and energy on the part of the Malta
Commercial Club, with the coming of
spring our population will be number
ed close to the 1000 mark.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-25
WOFFORD'S
BONDSMEN
APPEAR BEFORE JUDGE HUNT
in GREAT FALLS LAST
M0NDAY--CASE TAKEN
UNDER ADJUSTMENT

"The first business of any impor-
tance to be transacted in the federal
court since it's establishment in
Great Falls was taken up Monday
morning, when Judge William H.
Hunt heard arguments of consul in
the case of the United States Fidelity
& Guaranty company against John
M. Lewis, E. d. Coleman, j. L.
Truscott and Robert M, Lewis, both
the plaintiff and defendants being
bondsmen of Wofford, former treas
uret of Valley county, who embezzled
$1,000 of the county funds about
two years ago." says the Great Falls
Tribune. "The plaintiff furnished
Wofford with bond for $40, 900, and
in turn was secured by the defendants
in this action to tke extent of 1000
by an indemnifying bond.
When Wofford defaulted, suit was
brought by the county against bond
ing company for the amount of the
shortage, aud after a judgement had
been secured for the full amount of
the shortage, the bonding company
paid it, Suit was then commenced
against the sureties Oh the indemni-
fyiug bond by the bonding company,
hearing on which was held by Judge
Hunt yesterday.
When the case came up, the defen-
dants were all in court, being repre-
sented by Attorney George E. Hurd
of Glasgow, Attorney w. G. Down
ing and Attorney Sam Stephenson
represented the bonding company.
On agreement of counsel, a jury trial
was waived and arguments were pre-
sented by attorneys. No decision
was rendered, the case being taken
under advisement for few days.
In the matter of the demurrer of the
defendant in the case of w. M. Wool
bridge VS.. the Chicago, Minneapolis
& Manitoba railroad, it was agreed
by counsel that the matter be submit
ted to the court by profits.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-25

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving day,
being legal holiday, there will be
no school and the Bank and postof1ice
will be closed. The postofice will be
opened between - and 1 O'Clock.
Most of the bus mess houses will be
closed the biggest part of the day.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-25

being prepared in behalf of Walter
Long and Milo Long who were con-
victed of murder in connection with
this affair; and sentenced to 35 and
13 years respectively.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-25
LOCAL SOCIETIES
* OF p

Ivy Lodge No. "a, meets every
1st and Sd Thursday night in Bank
Hall, Malta. Edw. White, G. M; G..
w. Clay, M. E. and X. of r. & S. All
members of the order cordially invited
to meetings.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-25

MALTA AERIE NO. 1886, FOE.
Meets every Tuesday evening, and
a cordial invitation is extended to all
P; G.. w. Clay, Secretary.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-11-25

AsSgn MALTA LODGE NO. ~, |OOF.
EsMk0sse Meets every Wednesday even
ing. All brethren invited; G. w. Clay
N. G; James Atwood Secretary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
INVESTIGATE PAPER TRUST.
Speaker Cannon Introduces Resolutions
 Aaking For InformatlOn.

Speaker Cannon Introduces Resolutions
 Asking For Information.
 Washington, April 2-Speaker Cannon today introduced resolutions directing the Attorney General and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor to inform the public what steps have been taken by those departments to investigate the action of the International Paper Com pany of New York. and other corpora tions supposed to be engaged in effort to create a monopoly in print paper.
 In a statement MT. Cannon said if the claims of the publishers are correct the manufacturers or paper are subject to penalty and the Trust" can be dis solved in the United States courts.
 On a point of order by MT. Little field of Maine, there was stricken from the agricultural appropriation bill to- day, a paragraph authorizing an in- quiry into the subject of the best methods for making paper. Mir. Little fields action was denounced by Mr. Hitchcock, (Neb.) who declared that the refusal to authorize that inquiry was not only a notification to the news papers that the Republicans did not propose to reduce the tariff and com pei the paper trust" to reduce it's price, but also that they stood against any effort to discover if any other methods or processes of making paper could be found.
 An amendment offered by Mir. Mann. (Ill.) was adopted. appropriating $1O,- 900 to enable the Secretary of AeFicul- ture to test by cultivation such plants as may require tests to ascertain W they be suitable for making paDeE."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. April 2---There was little dis position to venture into stock operations settlement to be effected of the Fries fi- nancial difficulties.
 It was known before the market opened Set for 2 o'clock and a postponement was announced during the session. This pros pect of another stock exchange session passing without any explicit information being forthcoming on the vexed problem of the Erie was the cause of the almost total greater part of the day. There was how ever. slow recovery from the depression of the early part of the day. and some re- ed
 The recovery was largely influenced by rumors that favorable developments were forthcoming in the Erie matter. There Is an apprehension that the holders of the present unsecured notes of the company wtb shd Wnich ,ba mature on April & mIGht dsa! they in possession of the notes intended to be offered in exchange. and secured by collateral. The financial public Is favorably impressed, also, by the signs of disagreement between important interests in the company with widely ramiffed repre- sentation throughout the railroad world. The occasional show of strength in today's market was viewed with some dtstrust as being caused by possible supporting opera tfons to safeguard the market against ef- fects of some unfavorable development.
 further decline in the price of copper at the New York metal exchange and reports be contended with by those seeking to support stocks. The tenor of the repre- sentative views in the iron and steel trades was not encouraging to the contention that revived activity being sustained in those basic industries.
 There several additional returns of railroad earnings for February, and the av- craze showing not conducive to con fidence that net earnings were being mate rally conserved by such economies as had been found then practicable. The average decrease in net earnings for February for scrty-one railroads already reporting is found to 23 34 per cent. compared with February of last year. which shows no inn provement over the January average of de- clnes.
 The cessation of soft coal mining is not favorable advance in stocks. although work off stocks of coal will further the chances for resumption to advantage at later rate.
 The weak return of the Bank of France was the feature of foreign financial news, the effect being to raise the price of gold and to stfffen the discount rate in the Lon don market in spite of strong return by the Bank of England.
 Some was made of revived reports that an advance in freight rates was to be permitted in stimulating the late recovery in stocks. It was not held, and the mar ket had fallen back into dull neglect when the day ended
 Bonds were steady: total sales par value S1,672,000 United States bonds were un- changed on call.
 CLOSING STOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
THE METAL MARKETS.

New York. April 2-London tin was high CT today with spot closing at I42 pounds los and futures at HI pounds Locally the market was quiet but higher in sympathy with quotations. ranging from S3l 20 to S31 TO-
 Copper was higher in London with spot quoted at 50 pounds 5s and futures at S9 pounds 12s Sd. The local market. however, remained dull and a shade lower on the average with lake quoted at SIS .0o n and casting al SIP s3tk dSt2 75.
 Lead was unchanged at 14 pounds 2s Sd market
 speher advanced to 21 pounds FPS in London. Locally the market quiet and unchanged at S4 6Od7O.
 The English iron market unchanged at 49s Sd for standard foundry but CIeve- land warrants were shade higher at 5ls. The local market was unchanred No. 1 foundry SIS g q SIS 77 7ta No do ST 75 6SlS. 25. No i Southern and No. 1 South ern soft at S17.75a c s1S.5O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York April 2.-The cotton market lost a good part of its recent advance but at a net decline of two to thirteen points. Sales for the day were estimated at IFS. 1000 bales.
 The opening was steady at a decline of one point to advance of three points. Liverpool cables were steady. English spot sales were fairly liberal. teh weather was less favorable, there were reports of a bet ter spot demand in the South and there were some encouraging advices from man ufacturing circles. But it was felt that low temperatures so early in the spring were hardly likely to do much damage to new prospects. a report that large sales of cotton goods had been made by Southern mill to China was denied and the market here soon weakened under fear of deliver ies on May contracts. liquidation and selling of the near months by leading spot inter- ests. cus
 New crop positions were relatively steady 9. ss. or within six points of the low record and sixteen points below the closing pI .Le Of yesterday. October sold at g. s. only six points net lower. At one time May soId the month May showed a premium over July of about twenty-five points. Prices ral- lied slightly at the close on covering
 Southern spot markets officially report ed were generally unchanged. Exports were not heavy. but slightly exceeded vort re- ceipts, and private wires from Boston claimed that several New England mills would go full time next week.
 Receipts at the ports today 14,S47 bales against 13.S23 last week and 161s4 last year For the week (estimated) 100000 bales against 93,27s last week. and 113,9s4 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans 4.717 bales. against 2.6S3 last year. and at Hous-
 Futures opened and closed steady: Month Open. High. Low. Close.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03

Chicago, April 2.-Reports of damage by frost to the fall sown crop In Kansas and market today, the May delivery closing at a net gain of hc. Corn was Mc lower. Oats were hc higher and provisions 7h to 22tkc lower.
 The wheat market was strong all day but the volume of trade was small. A feature of trade was the buying of May and the selling of July by elevator interests. The market also received support from several of the leading bulls. News of the day had a sufficiently builish tone to make would be short sellers cautious and as a result the bulk of offerings came from holders The dry weather reports from the Southwest were the principal factors but the market by an improved demand for cash wheat here and at outside grain centers. The close was strong.
 May opened Isc lower to Ac higher at s2% @Ac. sold at s2h Q Sc and then ad- vanced to 9sk Q Ac. The close was at s3kc.
 to 2.10e bushels.
 Primary receipts were 2s1. 900 bushels. compared with 712.0o0 the corresponding
 Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago report ed receipts of 229 cars against POT last week and 2ss a year ago.
 The corn market was steady all day, prices for all deliveries being confined within kc range. The volume of bust ness was exceptionally small and the mar ket lacked any distinctive features. The congested condition of the May and July deliveries was given as the cause of the inactivity. The close was steady.
 May opened unchanged to Ac lower at eshc to hc. sold at 6ec and closed at 66hc.
 Oats were firm moderate demand by commission houses. Likelihood that local re- ceipts for the next few weeks will be smaller owing to the source of firmness. an improved demand for cash oats here helped options.
 May opened Lc higher at 53%c sold at 53%c and then advanced to 53Tsc The close at 53%c.
 Provisions were inclined to be weak the greater part of the day owing to the free selling by local and outside holders. The enormous stocks of contract provisions in store here tended to dampen the enthusiasm of the bulls and the market lacked the snap that had been in evidence the past few days. At the close May pork was off 22Iac at s13. 50. Lard was down sc at sS. zoo sS +2ls. Ribs were 109121sc lower at ST 22rs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

(COrrecIG0 D0tlv.J These prices are at wholsals and not to con starch-corn sGloc; standard goodA. Pearl 4hc; gloss lump 4hc: nickel goods Lard-Leaf sNo; compound Sze: basis Rice-Extra fancy head ;Ho: fancy head sH ole: broken 4h Q5c: Japan 5h 654c salt--Liverpool $1.I5; Virginia COG: Lou Vinegar-Per gallon IS Q 3sc
 Coffee-Green common sh @ioe; prime sb u10c; choice 1l@l2c: fancy 13Gl4he. crackers-Xxx soda shc; xxx ginger sardines-American mustard Ss7s; \ -oiI Hides-Dry Hints sasc; dry salted 5a7c: green hides 3@4c; green salted 4@4c. WooI~clear 2oc; bury 1oe1sHc: washed Meal-standard s1c: Underground s4c. Fruit and Produce-Apples; No. Bald win $4. 25; Malaga grapes s5; fancy lemons. onons yso~ globes Su per Flor op ida cabbage $i S5; Rutabagas per bag s1 80; Two Grown Raisins S?;oo per box; ss E 7s, choice Florida oranges assorted ''1'' cheesenFull cream. daisies 1sc; singles Grain and HayNBran sl 50: @ shorts s1, 'si si 60. timothy hay s22. 50; Johnson grass soc: A falfa s1 25: corn white soc.
 Prime cotton seed meal $26. %; sacked cotton seed hulls SIP. co ton.
 Molasses-Georgia cane bhl. 3sc gallon: cases. gallons s3 50 per case: maple syrup Log Cabin Brand. gallons sl4 < gallons $7.5f quarts S4. 25 per dozen.
 Chickens-Hens 35 q 40c: flyers 20 q 25c; broilers zoe: ducks 25c; turkeys 1o0i1c. sugar-GranuIated shc; F. Y. C. Sac. Eggs 22hc.
 Country Butter-15e per Ib: Jersey butter 3oc.
 BagginE-New Jute 50 yd. pieces. IA i1hc: new sugar sack l% Ib. SC: 2 Ib. sho: second hand sugar sack "A hQShc.
 Tfss-Nsw Arrow sI. 20.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
-oOp made a very creditable show

troop made a very creditahle show ing.
 Little Joe Bonner. infant son of MT. ard Mrs. J. M. Bonner, who has been quite sick, is improving.
 Hon. ] N. Miller is attending court in MonI oeville.
 The spring term of Circuit Court meets here on April 27, and the court officials are busy getting things in readiness.
 There are not as many new civil cases IS there were last year but some very important old cases on the docket
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans April 2.-Spot cotton was steady; with prices unchanged Midding 1okc. Sales were 1.000 bales the spot and $50 to arrive.
 Futures opened quiet and steady. one point above to one below the close yes terday. There was some buying by shorts but when longs started to unload their holding a weak market the effect was immediate and a general recession in values ensued.
 Predictions of a cold wave for the South western portion of the belt helped to steady the market somewhat. but brought about very little improvement. At the close, which was quiet. the active months four to sevent points below the close of yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
NAVAL STORES.

Savannah. April 2,-Turpentine steady 5O a 51c, sales $40; receipts 302; shipments 756
 Rosin firm. sales 1896: receipts 1179; shipments 12.043; stock 56.ss7: Quote: ARC s5 II S3 70G 75. I $4 e5; K S4 90; M s5. 25; N $5 Ca; WIG s5 7O wv $5 75
 Wilmington April Spirits turpentine nothing doing; receipts 39 casks
 Rosin quiet s2 90; receipts 255.
 Tar firm $1 50 receipts 5S.
 Crude turpentine firm s2. Ss.25 and S4 30. receipts 14.
 Charleston April 2.-Turpentine and ros- in nothing doing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03

Mean of this month for 36 years 5S.2. Absolute maximum for this month for 36 years. 90
 Absolute minimum of this month for 3s years q.
 Average daily excess of this month as compared with mean of 36 years 10. Accumulated excess since Ian. l. 52. Average daily excess since Jan. l. 0.6.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
sT. IOT1s LTyE STOCK.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

New York. April 2.-The cotton goods Prices showed little improvement. The iobbinE house trade was slightly better. Raw silk is somewhat easier. Good results are being obtained on higher priced mems wear fabrics. A reported sale of ss500, 900 worth of export goods for China is denied bv the local selling agents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
TemperaturelP Pr cip- --i..liFation

~-Inaieates trace.
 EDGAR C. HORTON Official Temporarily in Charge. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. WEATHER BUREAU. Monthly Meteorological Summary. Station Montgomery, Alabama, Month
 March, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
TO ISSUE GERMAN BONDS.

Berlin, April 2.-An Imperial and Prus- sian loan, amounting to s162. 800 900 will be offered for subscription on April II. of which sum si00. 900. 900 Is in Prussian con sols.
 The issue is to bear four per cent. in- terest and will not be convertible within period of ten years. The subscription price is ssh, of Ss. 30 to subscribers talk ing the non-transferable bonds.
 It is reported that the Imperial Bank of Germany will reduce it's discount rate from 5h to 45 per cent. within few days in order to prepare the way for the loan.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
NORTHERN PACIFIC DIVIDEND.

NeW fork, AprH 2.--A quarterIy dlVldend of K per cent was declared today by the directors of the Northern Pacific Railway Company. This is unchanged from the last previous quarter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
sT IoUTs GRATN MARKETs

st Louis. April 2.-(special )-The St. Louis grain markets today ranged as fol- lows:
 Wheat: May s41sA; July s6sS q %A range 94& to s4A9A Did; s5h to s5%
 Corn: May e3h; July s2h; Sept. s1%A; range 63A d62A.
 Oats: May 5o% bid; July. new ASA; Sept new IA.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03

Prevailing direction southwest: total movement h.599 miles; average hourly ve- locity : a; maximum velocity (for five min utesl e4 miles per hour from southwest. on the 18th.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03

Auroras none: halos solar none: lunar none hall 23; sleet none: fog 25; thunder killing none
 'Frosts are not recorded after the oc- currence of killing" except in Florida and along the immediate coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
NEW YORK BONDS.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03


 FORECAST.
 The barometrtc depression that was een- trai over the middle Mississippi valley yes terday morning moved rapidly northeast ward, its center now beins cIer the upper St Lawrence valley It caused light precip- itation in all northern and middle eastern districts. and snow is now falling from up per Michigan east to Maine. Fair weath- CT prevails In east Gulf and south Atlantic states, where temperatures continue mod erateiy high. though an extensive area of nigh barometer covering nearly all of the interior and spreading southeastward is preceded by cioudiness in middle and west Gulf states and light rains in northern Louisiana and Arkansas
 The downflow of air from this high" has caused sharp temperature falls throughout the great central valleys and south to mid de Texas. It is giving fair weather over the middle West and the West, with freez- ing temperature general as far south as Amarillo. Tex. and will give fair weather in Alaabma tonight and Friday. with much colder tonight.
 Temperature and precipitation as report. ed by the weather bureau for selected Sou. thern states during the twenty four hours andtng at am.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
NEWS OF CAMDEN.

Camden, April 2.-(Special l--The Camden troop was inspected here last night by Captain Paul Hayne and Ad- jutant General Bibb Graves. The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
WEATHER.
MIsCEILANEOUs PHENoMENA.

Number of days. clear g; partly cloudy I4; cloudy S; on which .01 inch, more, of precipitation occurred T.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
ash quotations were as follows:

On the Produce Exchange today the but ter market firm creameries 22 2sc dairies 20G 2s6c.
 Eggs firm; at mark cases included 14c firsts 14I.c; prime firsts 15kc; extras l6l4c
 -Cheese-Easy 13A 91Shc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
LONDON STOCKS.

London. April 2.-American securities were dull and heavy during the early trad ing today. At noon prices were unchanged to %c below yesterdays New York clos ingS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-03
Nrm NnnK pRnnncE.

New York, April 2.-Cotton seed oil was strong prime crude 32l5 do. summer vel low Ale.
 Sugar raw firm. fair refining s3 ss: cen trifugal s6-test S4 36; molasses sugar SS .el ; refined steady.