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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-19
Gifted.

1T don't know what I'm ever going
to make Of that son Of mine." com
planned a prominent Cleveland bust
ness man the other day. The old chap
is self made. a graduate Of the univer-
sity of hard knocks and all that' anc
it naturally grieves him to have son
who is not aggressive.
Maybe your son hasn't found him
self yet" we cousoled. isn't he gilt
cd in any wayT
Gifted. should say he Is! He
amt got a darned thing that WASN'T
given to hIm."-Cleveland Plain Deal
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-19
A Plea for Nine Development.
written for the Salt Lake Mining
Review.)

AsN'ASWsL
In the Review of August 30th appear
two editorials in reference to the pro-
motion of the mining industry, which,
while ipdisputable appropos of the
present situation, still leaves something
to be said on the subject.
The recent action of the Denver
Chamber of Commerce, together with
the plea set forth by the Salt Lake
Mining Review for similar action by
the Salt Lake Commercial Club, in the
matter of grubstaking prospectors, is
unquestionably a worthy one. The
prospect comes before the mine, al
ways; and without prospect without
Mines"
Also, there is evidence, aplenty, of
the willingness of capital to invest in
developed mines-as ''in every mining
center today-agents of big capitalists
are ready to look into any proposition
in which the purchase price of ore Is
blocked out on four sides; but they will
not look at a prospect.
Now. who is going to bring these
properties from the newly discovered
prospect stage to that in which the
purchase price in ore is blocked out OF
four sides? The mining game is nee
essarily one in which, from the nature
of the risks and difficulties involved il
every step of the enterprise, from thu
early development to the subsequen
administration, as going concern, tn
investment is of the speculative type il
comparison with first-class government
and municipal bonds.
At the same time the chances for
high return of profit is proportionatel
great. Therefore, mining men VIII
are willing to purchase at figure reI
resenting alone the value of the or
blocked out on four sides, are no minin
men at all, and should confine their il
vestments to the safer class of secur
ties above mentioned.
1t usually takes from $4,000
$1,000, $50 to bring mines to the Stag
of development where this type Of ca
italists comes in, but it is task whis
is to much to ask of the majority
prospectors, although they are co
stantly putting in thousands Of d0lla
in labor in the effort to do SO.
The mining industry needs, far mo
than either of the two classes REFER
to, class of men who are willing
take hold of prospects with merit, a
develop them along lines most CO.
patible with good mining and geoloe
following which the prospectors a
large capitalists will develop in numb,
sufficient to satisfy the most ardent
voice of the industry. For, when =,
prospector realizes that he can inter
some one in the development of
prospect, and when there are more
veloped mines in which these Cigar
syndicates may invest their capt.
then will mining take more rapid stri
than it is doing at present.
AS rule mines are not discover
but made; and it is to the increas,
activity in this stage of the game
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-19
Bats a Good Wife.

An orator holding forth In favor OF
woman-dear, divine woman-conclud-
ed thus:
"Oh, my friends. depend upon 1t.
nothing beats a good wife"
81 beg your pardon" replied wom-
an. "Sure. a bad husband always
does."-London Telegraph.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-19
Order of Publication of Notice.
Mineral Application No. 04091.

United States Land Office,
Lewiston, Idaho, Sept IS, 1911.
1t is hereby ordered that notice of
application for patent for the Ontario
lode mining claim hereinbefore set forth
designated as Mineral Application No.
O4091, be published for nine consecutive
weeks in the Elk City Mining News, a
weekly newspaper printed and publish
ed in the town of Elk City, in the
County of Idaho, in the State of Idaho.
7. H. BARTLETT,
Register.
First publication Sept. 81, 1911.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-19

mine in the making that we must
look, for the promising future In which
we all believe. H. G. w.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07
PRECIPITATION FOR THREE DAYS
RECORDED AT 4.86 INCHES

The Shelby News says Miss Marie
Cox is.now bookkeeper at Guth's.
The Samoset is the confection per-
fection. A fresh supply just re-
ceived at The Bon Ton.
II. &. Blassingame of Zortman, a
prince of the old timers, spent a part
of the week in town.
w. H. Chase left for Wales. N. d.,
the first of the week to look after his
farming interests there.
Miss Lille Davidson visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Spence
at Hinsdale the past week.
Our schools commenced the fall
term Tuesday with large enrolment
considering the heavy down pour Of
rain.
Miss Vera Vaupel left Malta Sat-
urday night for Minot, N. d., where
she will teach school the coming
year.
Thos. Utley of Miami, Mo-, has re-
turned home after a visit with his
daughter, Mrs. John Survant.-Hins-
dale Homestead.
Louis Frank, one of the old time
stockmen in the vicinity of Baeth,
was in Malta buying supplies the
latter part of the past week.
Louis Hirschkowitz of Helana, was
shaking hands with old friends and
attending to some business in Malta
Tuesday. Mr.. HirschkowitZ is now
conducting a general merchandise
business in east Helena, and while
competition is sharp in the capital
city, he has established quite large
trade, sufficient to employ seven peo-
pie in and about the store.
Despite the inclement weather Mon
day evening the Eagles Ball was
fairly we'll attended. Twenty-three
tickets were sold and those present
report pleasant evening together.
Music was furnished by the Malta
Orchestra, consisting Of Thos. NJ.
Facey, leader; Joe Sklower, 1st clari-
net; A. c. Cordry, cornet; H. E.
Wharton, Trombone; Edw. White,
drums, Miss Christine Hertz, pian-
ist. X. V. Tucker as usual was the
good natured floor manager. The
wives of number of Eagles added
to the pleasure of the evening by
serving ice cream, cake, and coffee.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07
THE CHOUTEAU COUNTY FAIR

New line of hosiery at Merchants.
kilduff sells everything in mer-
chandise. You will find it good
place to trade.
Not how cheap but how good, at
prices that are right, is our idea.
Come and see. Edwards & Mcclellan.
If you are going hunting, camping,
or land seeking, we can furnish you a
serviceable camp outfit at very low
cost. Garland's.
Make present to your home of an
Edison phonograph. Eastman Ko-
daks and full line of supplies in
stock. Malta Drug Store.
Mrs. White and her guest Miss
Della Huber of Ellsworth, Wis, Wis
tied Mesdames G. B. Conant and r.
p. Minnick at Saco last Thursday.
Miss Lydia Williams arrived in
Malta last Thursday morning. She
had a very pleasant vacation, having
spent most of the time in the states
bordering on the Pacific ocean.
Mrs. Henry Jappe of Big Sandy.
who visited her daughter, Mrs. Jas.
A. Battram, during the past week left
for home last Monday night. Her
daughter, Miss Alma, will stay or
with Mrs. Battram and attend school
in Malta during the coming fall and
winter.
The -Rebekah lodge he Id it's regular
monthly social session last Friday
evening. A number Of visitors also
enjoyed the hospitality dispensed by
a committee of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ell
liot, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hardin, Mr..
and Mrs. G. l.. Partridge and Miss
Mabel M. Peck.
Dan Mckay of Glasgow, spent the
greater part of the past week in NAL
ia at his homestead near town, and
in experimenting the loading OF
car with brick and lumber-material
left over from building-for ship
ment on the Great Northern east.
Between talks on cabbage culture, and
horticulture, Mr.. Mckay got in some
clinchers on reciprocity.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07
ACTUAL RESIDENCE UPON HOME,
STEADS WILL BE REQUIRED

The instructions then cite section
8 of the act of May IA, 1880, under
which the entryman's right was made
to relate back to the time of his set.
tlement, and Mr.. Adams says that
while "a party can now claim credit
for a period of residence preceding
the allowance of his entry, yet the
five year period of residence required
by law is nowise affected thereby.
"Thepractice Of according credit
for constructive residence,'' contin-
ues the instructions, Towering the
period of six months following the
allowance OF the entry, is, perhaps,
due to an erroneous Interpretation
of section 2297 of the revised stat
utes, by which section it is provided
that on proof to the satisfaction Of
the register and receiver that per-
son has actually changed his resi-
dence or abandoned the land covered
by his homestead entry for more than
six months at any one time, then, in
that event the land so entered shall
revert to the government. While
said section may contest for aban-
donment for a period of six months
following the allowance of his entry,
it is clearly not authority for ac-
cording the entryman credit for con-
structive residence during that per-
iod.
After most careful and mature
consideration for this matter, | feel
it my duty to disregard the erroneous
practice heretofore obtaining in your
office and to direct that you exact of
homestead entryman proof of resi-
dence for the full period Of i've years
as required by the state, before the
same can be approved as basis for
the issuance OF a patent thereon.
Because of the long practice hereto
fore prevailing, ] believe it right and
proper to give ample time for notice
of the contemplated change before
putting the same into effect, | have
therefore, to advise you that in all
instances where ordinary final proof
is submitted under the homestead
laws on or after the first day of De-
cember next, the law as above inter-
preted, be followed.'
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07
MALTA COUNTY, :, 1911.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

ON Thursday, September 2eth. with
solemn high mass and Papal Bless
ing. Every morning during the mis-
sion there will be Mass and Instruc-
tlons at and O'Clock. AT 10 a. m.
Children Mission, at p. m. Stat
ions OF the Cross, at p. m., special
instructions for Non-Catholics at 8
p. M, rosary lecture and benedic-
tion of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
All our Non-Catholic friends of NAL
ia are most cordially invited to at
tend all the exercises. Here is a
chance to get little better acquaint-
ed with the teachings of the great
Catholic Church which to-day has
over two hundred and fifty million
members.
James NJ. Vermaat, Rector.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07
CONSERVE THE MOISTURE NOW

Celebrated Albert Hosiery at Mer-
chants.
And you can do some better always
in the hardware line with kilduff.
Wear Florsheim shoes and get daily
dividends in satisfaction. Edwards
and Mcclellan.
For fall plowing there is no plow
like a John Deere-ask the man who
owns one then see kildutf.
] am never sick cause Mama uses
the Nyal and Rexall remedies, each
one fully guaranteed. Malta Drug
Store.
Leader" on mems shirts and un-
derwear means the same as ''Ster-
ling" on silverware-absolutely the
best. Edwards & Mcclellan.
We are opening up a new lot of
goods of various kinds this w eek,
Novelties, dolls, and etc., etc.
Garland's.
VIM. Mcclellan returned Thur sday
from a several days outing at Lake
Mcdonald. He brought home fifty
splendid specimens of his succe ssful
angling.
School Supplies! School Supplies,
The most up-to-date assortment of
tablets, composition books, pens,
pencils, etc. Everything needed in
a school room. Malta Drug Store.
Mrs. T. f. Shultz and two children
who have been spending the summer
with MI. ShultZ who is forman of the
mine at Landusky, left saturday for
Seattle where they will reside perma-
nently.
Commissioner \. Davidson left
Monday morning for Glasgow to be
present at the regular qua rterly
meeting of the Board of county COM
missioners of Valley county. A
horse that the Judge was brea king
the latter part of the week became
unmanageable and in the fracas, our
county Dads face was badly bruised
and skinned.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07

If every farmer We're compelled to
haul and pour over each acre OF his
farm over 200 hundred barrels of
water per day, he would gain some
evaporation from an exposed, uncul-
tivated soil at this season of the
year. This evaporation varies ac-
cOrding to the kind and condition of
the soil, weater, location, ETC., but
under average conditions the sun and
wind are rapidly drawing from the
soil that moisture which will be
needed later in the season for crop
growth. 1t is just like drawing dol
lars from the farmers pockets.
Now is the time to prevent this
loss. Soil moisture is valuable.
Past records show that an inch Of
rainfall in Jul y means S5,000,0 900
worth of corn in the state of Ohio.
While farmers can not make an inch
of rainfall in July, they can carry an
inch of soil moisture over from May
until July, and that means the same
thing.
An inch of rainfall means ll3 tons
of water per acre. If this is allowed
to escape at the rate of 200 barrels
per day it will require only four days
to lose the entire inch. Eveay farm
er who fails to prevent this evapora-
ton, is losing his share of that
s., 900. Are you one of the los
ers?
How can this evaporation be pre-
vented: BY cultivating the soil.
Keep the surface of the soil in fine,
loose condition. Follow the pillow
with the harrow. Harrow the corn
field before the corn is up; after it is
up cultivate often enough TO keep a
good soil mulch. Don't be stingy
with the use of the cultivator.
The amount of mois ture in the soil
this spring was below normal.
Moisture is essential to maximum
crop production.
Conserve your soil moisture. Do
it now.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07

Hon. John Survant was attending
to some business in Malta Monday
morning.
"Gold Seal" overshoes wear longer
than any other over shoe made. All
styles at Kilduff's.
DO you need automobile oil, grease,
polish, spark-plugs, or batteries. We
have them. Garland's.
Arrow Brand Collars. "Summit'
and ''Elgin" Shirts, you will find
at Kilduff's.
Kingsbury Hats-R light price.
Right quality. Right style. Ed
wards & Mcclellan.
G. H. Thompson spent Sunday on
his homestead near Box Elder, getting
back to Malta Monday morning.
Deputy Sheriff G. W. Powell and
Julius L1stoe of Glasgow, attended to
some business in Malta last Saturday.
Owing to the wash out of the
bridge at Big Warm and the heavy
roads the stage did not go out to-
day.
The Bon Ton carries full line of
musical instruments, strings, and
sheet music. We invite you to in
spect the line.
Mrs, VIM. Mcclellan is spending
few weeks at the home of her sister
at Clyde Park, in the southern part
of the state.
Miss Isabel Macarthur of Loveioy,
went to Dodson Monday where Tues
day she began her work as teabher
in the public schools.
Miss Rena Loen, who has been en-
ployed at the Jones Hotel the past
six months, left Saturday evening
for Minot, n. d., where she will visit
friends for some time.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07
MILK RIVER VALLEY CLUB HAS
FINE NEW CLUB HOUSE

Since the opening of the duck
shooting season there has been kept
up a constant boE1bardment on Lake
Bowdoin. Doctor Hoyt, the we'll
known Glasgow sportsman, came up
in his auto. and Harry Cosner, the
Malta sportsman, went down in his
auto to meet him. The two lunched
together for the first time in the new
club house and talked the matter ov.
er. Latest advices are to the effect
that there are now fifty or more
sportsmen at the lake, but that the
season is still early, the weather too
warm, and shooting poor.
The Milk River Valley Gun Club
has just completed and furnished it's
club house. 1t is located at the west
end of, and fronts the lake. 1t is
two stories high, twenty by forty
feet with an eighteen by twenty
foot L, and balcony around the en-
tire building above and below. Fiji
ty single beds Of the same style as
those used in the United States army
have been placed in the building with
every other proportionate comfort
for the visiting sportsmen. 1t is the
intention of the club to sow this fall
large quantities of rice and celery
seed, and to make this lake the
greatest feeding grounds Of wild
fowl to be found in the entire north
west.
The Milk River Valley Gun Club
is by no means local club, as it's
membership extends :s far east us
st. Paul and as far west as Helena
and Butte. In the neck of this lake
there are two thousand three hun
dred acres of land that is absolutely
unfit for anything but club house
purposes. 1t is entirely isolated and
at certain seasons so entirely sur
rounded by water as to be unap-
proachable except by boat. Ten
hundred acres of the above tract is
so low that it is especially adapted
to the growth of young trees of
which there could be nothing better
for shelter and hunting purposes.
This body of land, invaluable as it is,
except for the purpose mentioned, is
withdrawn from all form of entry.
A call is now issued for the fall
meeting of the club. The mann OBJ
ject of which will be to interest tn
Maltaites and sportsmen generally
to assist in deyising some means
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07

Five years actual residence on a
homestead will be required absolute
ly to the letter of hOmesteaders in
the future. No longer, says the
Havre Plaindealer. will the six
months period of exemption which
most entrymen have taken advantage
of from the date of their filings be
considered as part of the five years.
residence which the law requires be-
fore final proof can be made. In
structionS to this effect with dis
ertation on the law involved have
been received by registers and re-
ceivers of Montana land offices from
Samuel Adams, acting secretary of
the interior.
The practice of permitting home
steaders to make final proof after
five years from date of entry III cases
in which they have had only four
years and half of actual residence
Oh claims is an erroneous one and
was not intended by the statutes, ac-
cording to the decision. Secretsry
Adams directs that after December l
the full five years residence period
shall be exacted from entryman when
making final proof.
In his circular of instructions to
the land offices, SECRETARY Adams
says:
"1n the matter of proof submitted
under the homestead law, it seems
that practice has existed according
to entrymen, where residence is be-
gun within six months following the
date of the entry, credit for resi-
dence beginning with the date of en-
try. The result is that where party
takes up an actual residence just at
the expiration of the six months fol-
lowing the making of his entry, he is
accorded constructive residence for
the intervening months and is permit
ted to secure title OIL proof of resi-
dence for period of only four years
and six months. There is clearly no
statutory authority recognizing the
period OF constructive residence re-
ferred to. On the contrary the stat
ute is specific in requiring five years
residence
Here Secretary Adams quotes sec
tion 2297 of the revised statutes,
which says in essence, that "no Ger
tifcate or patent issued until the ex-
piration of five years from the date
OF entry" and that only IN case tina
the claimant proves "by two credible
witnesses that he, she or they have
resided upon or cultivated the same
for the term OF five years.
Speaking of this section, the secre-
tary says:
"Thereunder a homestead claim
could only be initiated by entry, and,
as a consequence, it is provided that
no patent shall issue until the expir-
alton of five years from the date of
entry, and, therein it is only plainly
required that the party seeking to
secure patent shall prove residence
for the term of five years.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07

This locality has received very
great and unusual alamount of rainfall
during the past theee days. A heavy
rain began falling Sunday night and
continued almost without ce ssation
until Wednesday night. A steady.
soaking, penetrating rain; accom-
panied by decided drop in tempera-
ture. made the weather very disa-
greeable for all who were exposed to
it's inclemency for any length Of
time. The entire amount of precipi-
tation from Sunday night until this
morning as recorded by the U. S. r.
s. was 4 SO inches which is almost
one-half the amount, liza inches, for
the first eight eight months of the
year or from January first to Septem-
ber first, August was thought to be
a month of more than normal precip-
itation but the rainfall for the entire
month was only 1.44 inches.
The heavy rainfall covered some of
our streets, and a few Of the base
ments on the lower portion of the
city were flooded. Harvesting.
which was in full swing, is stopped
for several days; threshing. which
was just commenced, will be post
poned for some timer 1t is claimed
by some that the rain will damage to
some extent the flax and grain that
was cut the latter part of the past
week and was still on the ground un-
cared for.
The moisture received is of inesti-
mable value to this pert OF the coun-
ty. The ground has been put in the
best possible condition for fall
breaking and plowing. The river,
creeks and coulees are filled with
water. Stockmen and sheepmen are
rejoicing. Winter wheat will have
plenty of moisture to insure good
growth. Pastures and hay lands are
benefited, and the ground, if only a
portion of the rainfall is conserved,
put in splendid shape for the recep-
tion of next years crop.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07
OvershOes at Merchants.

Garland's Variety Store for salts
fled customers.
Mems Fur Lined Over Coats-neW
lot just i'll at kildutf's.
When buying hardware, train your
eye on the Keen Kutter brand. Ed
wards Il Mcclellan.
Buy Monarch maIleable range
of kildutf-won't need to buy anoth-
er, will last almost a lifetime.
Sweetest Story Ever Told'-a box
Of ligget's or Morse's Chocolates.
Try them. Malta Drug Store.
Sincerity Clothes fit perfectly, hold
their shape and give good service.
We guarantee them. Edwards Il
Mcclellan.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07

Mrs. Fred Holznicht and son AL
vim, of Thief River Falls, Mimi, and
Mrs. Joe Salley and son, Donovan,
of Red Lake Falls, Mimi, who have
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and
left for their homes last Wednesday
night.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07

Rubbers, suspenders, handker-
chiefs, hosiery, at Merchants.
For Sale:-Team of good work
horses. Mrs. p. Clark, Malta, Mon.
tana.
Don't compromise in choice of
tools-Use Keen kutter. Edwards
& Mcclellan.
For a work glove that will fit the
hand and give good wear, get the
Hansen Glove from kilduff.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-09-07

whereby this land can be restored to
entry, so that it may become availa-
BILE for club house purposes, and ev.
cry sportsman both far and near will
be requested to work to this end. Lake
Bowdoin is Immediately on the line
OF the Great Northern about ten
miles east of Malta. 1t is thirteen
miles around it, favorite feeding
ground for all varieties of water
fowl and can be ultimately developed
into one of the greatest as we'll as
the most accessible shooting grounds
in the world.