The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-01-13
MALTA, VALLEY COUNTY, MONTANA, JANUARY 18th,
LOCAL NEWS

ternoon.
w. G. Eggleston, attorney for the
Reclamation Service, was attending
to some businese for the Service
in Malta, Tuesday.
F. NJ. Walker. hide and wool buyer
of Butte, was in the city the latter
part Of last week and shipped a car
load of pelts to Minneapolis.
Very refreshing and entertaining
was the program given by the Wom-
ans Club at the home of Mrs. B. w.
Brockway last Saturday afternoon.
The ice harvest is now in full swing
in this city. The ice is excellent and
business men are putting up a large
quantity for summer consumption.
Trains on the Great Northern are
running rather irregularly at present,
owing to the severe cold. Due care is
being taken that no wrecks occur on
account of broken rails and section
men are constantly sent over their ter
ritory inspecting the tracks.
At the last regular meeting of the
Malta lodge A. F. A. M. the follow
ing officers were elected for ensuing
term: A. Davidson, w. M; John
Survant, S. w.; r. M. Trafton, j. w.;
VIM. Mcclellan, treasurer; E. M.
Sklower, Secretary; w. G. Stevens,
Tyler.
There will be music in the air
galore on Washington's birthday in
this city, for great preparations are
being made by the Malta Cornet Band
to give concert in Garland's Opera
house on the evening of that patriotic
day. At a meeting of that organiZa-
tion last Monday evening this step
was taken in view of the many re-
quests made upon the band by the
citizens of Malta. An exceptionally
good committee is in charge Of the
r. affair and it will take particular pains
for the reception Of a large and appre-
I ciative audience, as undoubtedly ev-
cry pride loving citizen and his fami-
ly will attend. A dance will begiven
, Immediately after the concert and
! music will be furnished by the band.
The Great Falls Tribune has the
E following g to say of the severe wealth
err Not in the history of the local
r weather bureau, which was estab-
) lished in 1891, has the mercury fall
len as low as it did Sunday morning,
when the government thermometer
$ registered a. below and after hover
ing around that point for several
2 hours, reached l2 below zero mark
? late iu the afternoon.
The present winter is strongly
reminiscent of the winter of $3.50,
when ten thousand cattle perished
from the cold and hun dreds of stock
men were bankrupt from their losses.
The winter started the same as the
present one, with mild weather uI
to the first of January, 1886. A
: heavy snow came, followed by Chi.
nook which filed the gulches ant
: coulees with torrents ofwater. Thi!
, weather was followed with more
: snow and zero weather. The range
t was ce-locked and the famished cat
tie drifted with the wind and died il
q hundreds and others were left tn,
s prey for coyotes. 1t was that winte
which brought fame to c. NJ. Russell
who was then cowboy for Stadle
e & Kaufman in the Bear Paw noun
q tains. Word was wanted of tn,
t stock conditions and by return mai
e came back the picture, Waiting 70
o Chinook" which told the stor
plain as words.
IS The cattle and sheep men ar
l, not much worried over the presen
l, conditions, for they have warm shed
d and the majority of them have ha
d for their stock. It is of the opinion
l. of conservative stockmen that tn
l. storm thus far has caused little los
IL but if it continues for any cOnsidera