The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-02-03

LOCAL NEWS

Just Received-A car load of oats.
Malta Mercantile Co.
Clarence Brockway, Of Dodson,
visited at the parental roof Saturday.
Dwight Jones of Dodson, one of the
boosters of that town, was in Malta
on business Friday.
Charles Theo. Eline, architect and
contractor of Saco, was transacting
business in Malta, Friday.
Mrs. Jas. H. Atwood was the sub
stitute teacher in the primary depart
ment during Miss Chambers absence
last Friday.
Lyman Barnes, county treasurer of
Valley county, was in Malta last
Monday and Tuesday attending to
business matters.
Ed Pierson, our popular townsman
and rancher, received two car loads
Monday of blue-joint baled hay from
Ashfield and was busily engaged in
unloading it from the cars Tuesday.
The post Office department has
authorized the establishment of a
new post office at Tampico. The
Office is located on the Lohr Bros.
ranch east of Malta with John Lohr
as postmaster.
w. J. Lawr, a we'll known Montana
pharmacist, who has been located in
Harlem for the past couple of years,
but who has recently severed his
connections there and accepted a
position as travelling salesman for
a large eastern firm, was in the city
last Monday, interviewing the trade.
The regular meeting of the board of
trustees of the Malta school district
No. 2, will be held next Saturday,
February 9th, in Brockway's office. 1t
is earnestly desired that every patron
of the school will be present, as mat
ters of grave Importance will come
before the board and which must be
dispensed with at the meeting. Let
every parent Of. the city be present at
this meeting and assist the trustees
in solving very serious problem.
Special services, conducted by Pas
tor Homer F. Cox are being held each
evening in the M. E. Church to which
everybody is cordially invited. The
meetings this week are sort of pre-
paratory for the revival which will
be in full swing when the District
superintendent, A. O.. White of
Kalispel, reaches Malta February 9th.
A good deal of interest is already
being manifested and a revival of
religion ought to strengthen and
upbuild the cause of christianity in
Malta.
James Bowen arrived in Malta last
Saturday night from his home in
Fort Royal, Virginia, where he has
spent the winter with his family.
Jim's friends will be pleased to know
that he will again enter the employ
of the Malta Mercantile company,
where he will meet the customers of
that popular establishment with a
happy smile and glad hand. He re-
ports that while travelling to Malta
he encountered severe snow storms
through Illinois, Wisconsin, Mimi
esota and North Dakota, but as soon
as the train pulled into Montana the
storm ceased. He was very much
surprised to find balmy weather in
Malta.
The Masquerade ball, which is
advertised to take place on the even
ing of Lincoln s birthday in this city
will no doubt prove to be one of the
most enjoyable society events of the
season. Costumes at the Malta Dry
Goods store are being subscribed
raqidly and everything points to a
large attendance. The management
states that no one will be permitted
to enter the ball room without first
raising their masks and are identified
by the door keeper, this will assure
everyone that it will be one of the
best dances ever pulled off in the city
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