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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24

ter passed by the Town Council shall
be recorded in a book kept for that
purpose and known as the Book of
Ordinances of the Town of Malta.
The originals shall be filed in Clerks
office. Written copies of all ordinan-
ces shall be posted in not less than
three conspicuous places within the
limits of such town. as the Council
may direct. Provided that the Town
Clerk shall attach at the end of the
ordinances as recorded in the Book
or Ordinances his certificate as to
the fact of posting said ordinances as
provided herein.
Section 3. All ordinances hereaf-
ter passed shall be numbered in the
order of their passage and shall be
designated as Ordinance No.:
Provided that mere ommission to
comply with this section shall not in
validate any ordinance.
Section 4. No ordinance shall be
passed or tax assessed or levied with
out the consent of majority of the
whole of the Council; and no ordi-
nance shall be passed except at reg
ular or adjourned meeting of the
Council, unless two-thirds of the
whole Council vote in favor thereof
Nor shall an ordinance be passed
unless the same has been introduced
and read at three regular meetings of
the Council; and in all cases the pas
sage of an ordinance shall be taken
by the yeas and nays and entered up
on the record.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24

Section 5. All ordinances hereaf
ter passed by the Town Council shall
have title indicative of the nature
and subject thereof.
Section 6. Any ordinance vetoed
by the Mayor may be passed overthe
veto by two-thirds vote of the whole
number of councilmen elected, and
shall thereupon take effect notwith-
standing the veto; and should the
Mayor neglect or refuse to sign any
ordinance or return the same with
his objections in writing at the next
regular meeting of the Council, the
same shall take effect without his
signature.
Section 7. Whenever any ordi
nance, or part Of an ordinance, shall
be repealed or modified by a subse-
quent ordinance, the ordinance or
part of an ordinance thus repealed or
modified shall continue in force until
the repeating ordinance shall go into
effect, or until such time as may be
specially designated in said repeating
ordinance.
Passed by the Town Council and
approved this 26th day of October,
1909
JOHN \. TRESSLER,
(Seal.) Mayor
Attest:
+. W. Hall,
| Town Clerk.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24
INSTITUTE A BIG SUCCESS
EXCELLENT ORATORS PRESENT
PROFESSORS COOLEY AND LlNFIELD OF THE MONTANA AC
RlcuLTuRAL COLLEGE AND Prof. SHAW OF MIN
NESOTA WERE THE POPULAR INSTRUCTORS

tain amount of stock must be raised
and this forage must be produced in
order to get them ready for market at
the earliest possible date.
Prof. Linfield discussed the princi-
pie of dry farming. He explained
that in order to raise crop on these
lands it was absolutely necessary for
the farmer to have reservoir of
water which will supply the deficiency
in rainfall and went on to show that
the reservoir was in the soil itself.
In order to get the soil in a suitable
condition to hold the moisture, it
must be broken as deeply as possible,
SO that the rain and snow will soak
in. The top layer must be thorough
ly dragged so as to form dust blank
ct that will hold the moisture in the
ground. He also stated that when
winter wheat and rye were sown. the
soil should be dragged in the spring
until the plants were large enough to
shade the ground and we believe this
to be good advice to any farmer
whether he be in the dry land belt or
not.
At the evening session Prof. Win
field continued his talk of the after
noon, as did also Prof. Shaw. The
latter speaker stated that it was his
belief that with the passing of the
range, the number of stock raised in
Montana would be greatly increased.
He also blasted the hopes of the
householder by stating that it was his
opinion that the day of cheap meat
had passed ind if there was any
change in price it would be upward
instead of downward and that the
raising of beef cattle was a profitable
business for the farmer to engage in.
Prof Cooley took for his evening
subject "Humbugs", and showed up
a few of the many impositions that
had been heaped upon the American
people. A few of the fakes enume-
rated were the Alaska and Merike]
wheat, stock foods, various patent
medicines, etc.
| While we realize that it is very
much easier to get on platform and
give advice than it is to work it out
on the ranch we believe that all of
the speakers brought out some good
points and if the general trend of
their advice is followed, the meeting
will be the means of producing much
benefit to this valley.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24
LOCALS AND PERSONAL NEWS

Levi W. Mead, of Cowan, was in
the city last Friday.
H. G. Cowan, of Cowan, was Wis.,
itor in Malta Tuesday.
Gus Karstens, the popular bachel-
or sheep king of Barth, was in for
supplies last Monday.
Gus Tank, the popular horseman,
of Leedy, was social and business
caller in Malta the first of the week.
Judge Andy Davidson reports
good soaking on his return from
Dodson last Monday night. Mr.. Da-
wilson stated that it was a regular
June shower and the atmosphere
very mild.
District Superintendent O. E.
White, of Kalispell, will be in Malta
and hold meeting in the Methodist
church next Monday afternoon.
From here he will go to Glasgow to
attend the district conference De-
cember 1st, End and 3rd.
News was received in this city the
first of the week of the engagement
of Roy Clary, one of the most popu-
lar young bachelors in Northe IN
Montana, to a young lady down in the
Blue Grass state. The wedding is to
take place early the coming year.
Hon. Frank Arnett, Valley Coun-
tvs able representative in the lower
house of the state legislature, was a
visitor, in Malta the latter part of
last week. Mr.. Arnett was greatly
pleased with the growth of Malta
and the surrounding country. He
was very reticent regarding politics
and did not even touch upon the tar
iff; nor the outlook for an overwhelm-
ing republican victory in 1910.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24

GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL

of Montana and the induce
ments to settlers which it offers, it
it might be we'll for them to send one
of their number here to investigate
conditions and the possibilities for
the making of homes upon the lands
of the great northwest.
Montana cannot afford to lie the
tool in the hands of the boomers and
promoters. She klows she offers to
the world boundless opportunities for
intelligent people, and she can show
to the world that She is there with
the goods" For this reason Mon
tana invites investigation. Let the
homeseeker and the investor look in
to matters and let him 60 about the
matter in a businesslike manner.
He may find that in some sections
things have been misrepresented or
at least misunderstood, while in Others
he will find just exactly what he
wishes.
Just because there are fertile lands
and thriving industries may not be
sign that all lands are fertile or all
industries prosperous. The man who
falls victim to the promoter has only
himself to blame if he meets with
disaster, for it would cost little tt
investigate, and it is certain tha'
Montana has nothing to lose thru ;
thoro investigation.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24
ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF MALTA

town Of Malta, the following sums,
tO-wit:
Town Clerk, One Hundred Dollars
($10O.OO) per annum.
Police Magistrate or Judge, One
Hundred Dollars $4,000 per annum.
Town Marshal, Nine Hundred Dol
lars ($9OO.OO) per annum.
The above salaries to be paid from
the general fund in monthly install
ments by warrants drawn on said
fund.
Passed by the Town Council and
approved this 26th day of October.
1909.
JOHN A. TRESSLER,
(Seal.) Mayor
Attest:
f. w. Hall,
Town Clerk.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24

Again it might be reiterated that
Montana does not want a single set
tier who is not able to make living
upon the lands of the state and it is
not inviting the investment of a
single dollar unless it can be plainly
seen that the investment is upon a
sound business basis and promises
ample remuneration. Montana does
not want a land boom or any other
sort of boom, and patriotic and far
sighted citizens of the Treasure State
will do everything within their power
to discourage everything that savors
of boom methods.
There is not within the confines of
this great republic a region which
offers better inducements to the home
seeker and the investor than does
Montana. Here we have the land
that will produce the greatest crops;
here we have the commonwealth of
practically limitless, resources which
require development. Here, also it
is now apparent, seems to be a field
for the operation of that conscience
less class known as "boomers'' and
promoters.
The man who seriously considers
locating upon the lands of Montana,
should before he decides upon step
which is momentous, come out and
look the country over, or if any num-
ber of people in community are
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24

The annual farmers institute was
held in Malta last Thursday at the
Bank hall. Sessions were held both
afternoon and evening, the afternoon
session being only fairly we'll attend
ed. but the ladies came also in the
evening and the hall was filled. The
speakers were Prof. Thomas Shaw, of
Minnesota; Prof Linfeld, of the Ex-
pertinent Station at Bozeman, and
Prof. Cooley, superintendent OF the
Farmers Institute of the state.
In the afternoon Prof. Cooley took
for his subject the raising of sugar
beets and produced facts and figures
gained by practical experiments, to
substantiate his claims that sugar
beets would be an exceedingly prof.
liable crop for the rancher and farm
er to raise. He began by stating that
deep tillage of the soil was one Of the
main essentials to profitable beet cul-
ture, because in order to raise good
article the entire root must be kept
covered. Theaverage yield should be
from Is to 20 tons per acre. The con-
stant and deep tillage of the land will
have tendency to hold the moisture
in the ground and leave the soil in
prime condition to raise cereal crops
on the coming season. He contended
that if this plan was carried out that
it would only be short time until the
now dry lands with market value of
$50 per acre would reach the 800
mark. He also mentioned the labor
question in this connection, stating
that if the farmers of a township
would take up the project it would be
the means of giving employment to
about 1900 men while the marketing
town would give employment to 500
more, and instead of having the usual
"floaters'' as is now the case, it
would be a steady and much better
class of laborers.
Prof. Shaw spoke mostly to the dry
farmer. The irrigation farmer did
not have to solve the problem as to
what he could raise, but that it was
up to the dry farmer to work out his
own salvation. He stated that one of
the main questions to be solved was
the raising of forage for his livestock
and it was his decision that alfalfa
and corn fodder should be extensively
sown. Where farmers are successful
it is absolutely necessary that GER
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24
Ordinance No. Ia.

An ordinance fixing the amount of
the compensation of certain officers
for their services to the Town of
Malta.
BE it ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Malta:
Section 1. That the following
named officers shall receive as COM
pensation for their services to the
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24

William II. Garland was in the city
the latter part of last week from his
sheep ranch on Cottonwood Greek.
Mr.. Garland states that so far the
range is in fine condition, and the
prospects for a good winter were
good.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24

We are in receipt of Warren G
Davenport's new book, "Butte and
Montana Beneath the \ Ray" The
publisher handles a bunch of the po-
litical and social leaders without
gloves and reportsa tremendous sale
on the book.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24

According to report of the depart
ment of agriculture, 154 900 bushels
of corn were produced in Montana
during the past season, a healthy in
crease over the 1908 yield, which was
but "a, 900 bushels. The quality OF
the crop was also better than in 1908.
having a percentage of 92 as compared
with Sc in 1908. The yield per acre
rose from 23.4 bushels to 3S.4
bushels.
Four thousand more bushels of
flax seed were produced in Montana
the past season than in 1908, or 1OS-
900 bushels, averaging 12 bushels to
the acre, as against 11.5 bushels the
year before. The quality exceeded
that of the 1908 crop by four points.
Montana's potato crop also showed
a gain over 1908, being 1850, 900 bush
els, while the year before the pro-
duction was 100000 bushels. The
yield per acre rose from 13S to $50
bushels, and the quality increased
! per cent.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-11-24
COWAN NOTES.

Miss Bertha Tanning, Of Glasgow,
a former resident of this place, is Wis
iting old friends and scenes here.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Mead and in
FAINT son arrived home last Friday
after an extended stay in Malta.
L. w. Mead and his sister, Mrs.
II. G. Cowan, left Monday for Will
low Springs, Mo-, where they will
spend the winter visiting friends.
"Does it ever get so cold here,"
new conner asked an old timer, cas-
to freeze mans ears so they will
break OFF," We haven't heard OF
anyone losing their ears yet.
F. II. Scempp's residence caught
fire early last Sunday morning from
an over-heated stovep pipe, but the he
roic action of little John, who
climbed to the roof and eXtinguished
the blaze, prevented serious conse-
quences.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-14
MINIsrER cRANE,s REcALL.

1t is extremely unfortunate both for
himself and for his country that
Charles Crane is asked to surrender
his commission as minister to China.
The man was very well equipped for
the tasks of that office. and 1t is rea-
sonabls to believe he would have made
q successful diplomat, in a position re-
curing great care.
But he was indiscreet in his talking
and permitted himself to discuss with
newspaper men matters that should
have been considered official and pri-
vate- It is to be regretted that he did
not take that view Of the case.
OF course. the newspaper men were
looking for news. When they wanted
to know they asked him. If they had
not, they would have proved ineffi-
cient What he should not disclose he
should not have uttered in that pres
ence. OF course, he could have been
entirely frank with his interviewers.
and told them his views Of the Chinese
question, and asked them not TO quote
him, and they would have observed his
injunction. They never would have
broken faith
But, in the absence of such admoni-
ton. they naturally regarded his state
ments made openly to them as proper
material for their papers, and they
: printed just what the minister said.
Mr.. Crane is a big man. His views
conceded with those of President Taft
and Secretary Knox. But he had be-
come diplomat; and he should not
have made public the plans of the de-
partment He should have respected
the trust his superiors reposed in him.
1t was an indiscretion for which all
Americans must suffer
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-14
THE NEXT EXPOSITION.

Decided progress was made on We'd
nesday in the meeting Of the Land and
Irrigation commission, which met in
the Office of Governor Spry. A careful
estimate was made of the various ex-
penditures, and steps were taken to
complete the selection of exhibits, and
for their transportation to Chicago for
the exposition which will be held in the
Coliseum from November twenty to
December four.
The government is taking a good
deal of interest in the show, as the fol-
lowing from the Chicago Tribune VIII
indicate:
All government transparencies in the
interior department exhibit now at the
A. Y. p exposition in Seattle.
These transparencies are all by cele-
brated painters employed by the govern
ment and a careful study of the differ
ent transparencies will give the visitor
a splendid idea of the land wealth of
the entire country.
The exhibit of the geological survey.
The exhibit of the land office.
The exhibit of the forestry service, in
,200 square feet Of space.
One of the special exhibits will come
from Texas, so widespread is the in
terest in the event. The following
shows what can be accomplished by a
woman farmer:
From down in the Texas panhandle"
comes the story Of a former Kansas City,
Mo. artist, and now a successful wO-
man farmer of near Dalhart, who is pre-
pairing an interesting exhibit to be a part
of the Dalhart display at the exposition.
This woman is Miss Geneva Brown,
who has managed $40 acres of land and
used the dry farming methods in Guilt
waiting this tract
Grit and hard work is the secret of
successful- dry farming she said when
asked about her work.
Never let your desire to farm big
run away with your judgment, but al
ways cultivate on the intensive plan, put
in just so much acreage as you feel
sure you will be able to cultivate care
fully and constantly
Utah should be greatly profited by
this exposition. Nothing but the best
of her products will be shown. and
these will be presented in the most at
tractive style. The whole aim of the
enterprise will be to bring actual set
tiers to Utah. Its message will be adj
dressed to the hOme-makers of the
middle western states, and every eff
fort will be made to convince them that
they can most easily and most surely
win life's battles here in the state of
Utah.
1t should have the effect to bring
many settlers to the state, and to
eventually reclaim many thousand
acres of Utah land, making them pro-
ductive and valuable additions to the
property OF the nation.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-14
Western Monitor Mining Co.-Notice
of a Special Meeting of the
Stockholders,

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
pursuant to a resolution duly and reSu-
larry passed at a regular meeting of the
board of directors of the Western Mont
tor Mining company, a corporation of
Utah. a special meeting Of stockholders
of said company Is hereby called TO con-
yene, at its office, No. 9Z5 East Fltth
South street, Salt Lake City, Utah, on
Saturday, the 9th day of November 1903,
at o'clock p m The purpose and OBJ
ject of said meeting is to consider and
vote upon the questions of amending and
changing articles XVI and XVII of the
articles of Incorporation of said company
as follows;
First-FOr the striking out of article
XVI. which reads as follows:
THE directors of said corporation. for
the purpose Of paying expenses, conduct
ing the business, or paying the debts or
said corporation, may levy and collect
assessments in the manner and form and
TO the extent hereinafter provided, but
no one assessment shall exceed 4 per
cent of the amount of the capital stock
herein provided for. nor shall the whole
amount of the assessment levied and to
be levied, in the aggregate, during the life
of this corporation, as herein provided,
exceed the amount OF SI5o nor shall as
sessments be levied oftener than once in
ninety days. And no assessment shall
be levied until he working capital here
by provided shall have been exhausted"
and for the substituting in lieu thereof
the following article:
1.-The board OF directors may levy assess
ments in the manner provided by law
upon the outstanding capital stock Of this
company FOR the purposes of carrying on
the avowed pursuits and business without
first exhausting or resorting to the treas
ury stock; provided, however, that such
assessments shall not be levied oftener
than once in every three % months. nor
shall any assessment exceed a levy of 2
per cent on the par value Of tine out
standing capital stock"
SeCOnd-FOr the striking out Of article
XVII, which reads as follows:
mo assessment as aforesaid shall be
levied, except by order of a majority of
said board of directors and not by them
unless they personally or by proxy, at
the time of such levy, represent a ma
joIity of the stock of said corporation,
and such levy shall be entered upon the
records of the Incorporation; but no such
assessments shall be levied while any por-
ton Of any previous assessment remains
unpaid or unsolicited, except in cases
where all the powers of the corporation
have been exercised in accordance with
the terms hereof for the purpose of col
| lscting such previous assessment; or is
restrained by injunction or other process;
in both which cases a further assessment
may be levied and collected according to
these articles" and for the substituting
in lieu thereof the following article:
mo assessment, as aforesaid, shall be
! levied, except by order of a majority Of
| the said board of directors"
J. A. JOHNSON, President.
AXEL II. STEELE, Secretary.
Date of first publication Oct. Z. 1909.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-14
JUST SURPRISING,

You have read the story of Appomat-
lax You know what it means when one
speaks Of General Grant and General
Lee at the apple tree
Well, now, supposing:
There was Grant on che SIDE of the
round, handicapped table in the Nc
Lean residence. His story tells you
what really happened. Surprising
Grant, instead of what really did hap
pen, should have said: "wen, Lee, you
are unable TO continue the struggle
All your resources are gone But by
the terms of this surrender 1 shall give
you back all your men and all your
arms. and ali your ammunition, and
half of our own, so that you can be on
equal terms with us. And we will give
you Sheridan and Sherman to COM
mand your forces. You give US some
one who has lost all his fights. and let
him command our most important
army corps. You take ten days to get
yourselves ready for the resumption of
hostiiities. Until then. we win remain
in camp. Nice day, General Lee. Wish
you good afternoon"
Just supposing General Grant had
said that
Can't imagine 1t, can YOU?
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-14

other explanation of bad conditions
must be found.
Would it not be more consistent with
doctrine TO hold that God does have his
way in the heart of things and every
where else, and that what exists is
with his permission? Isn't it trouble
some to confess that bad things exist
in spite of him? Against his will?
Isn't it better to go on the theory that
God is giving man the choice of good
and evil, just as he gave to Adam,
trusting that in the end the intelligence
vouchsafed to man will lead him to
make the best selection Of life's con-
duct?
Isn't it better to believe that God
would prefer a man who had free
choice of good and bad and had chosen
good, than to believe he would value
the unsuIlied soul that never had met
temptation?
And isn't it better for men and wom-
en- TO do what they can to lead their
fellows to the right choice, TO them
selves live right lives. and to conquer
rather than escape the power Of
wrong?
Unless one admits that God is being
beaten by the devil every day, is there
any safe stand in the theology of
Gypsy Smith?