The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-01-05
Paste This In Your Hat.

Paste This In Your Hat.
In making the first measurements
Of his piece OF land the settler will
find that the following facts are val
liable: an acre contains 100 square
rods, 1910 square yards, 43, $50 square
feet. One square rod contains BOA
square yards OF 27214 square feet.
A perfect square tract measuring
on one side $50 feet or 10 rods will
, contain 10 acres; measuring POS. II
feet or 1866 rods will contain one
acre; 147.59 feet or SOL rods will con-
tain one half acre: 12O. so feet or 7.31
rods will contain one-tbird acre:
lO4.3S feet or 6.32 rods will contain
one-fourth acre: 70 feet of 4.47
rods will contain one-eighth acre.
Given a surveyed field, to find the
exact contents ill acres or fractions
thereof, take pole OF string measur-
| ing 16k feet or one rod. 70 get the
contents, multiply the length of the
field in rods by the breadth in rods,
divide by 16U and the quotient is the
number OF acres.
Cour a,1 W. Powell left for Glas-
/ gov Sunday to assume the duties of
jailer on Monday.
John Shady has purchased J. \.
Conch's interest in the South Side
Livery and Feed Stable business and
, is now the sole ownerand proprietor.
Miss Hannah Duffy, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs Frank Murry
ut Wagner for some time past. left
! Malta Friday evening for Calgary,
Canada.
Senator John Survant left for
Helena last Friday night SO as to be
F.; on hand January .. to take his seat
with the other members ut the leuis-
lature.
| At Il meeting of the Malta school
Board last Friday night Miss j. An
! gela O'Conner was elected to fill the
vacancy caused by Miss Chambers
resignation.
Mrs. Louis IIirschkowitz went to
Helena last Friday night to spend II
few days with her daughter, Miss
Rose Hirschkowitz, who is taking q
! postgraduate course in that city.
While coming down the church
steps after the Sunday evening ser
vice, Rev. G. f. Wharton slipped and
fell, sustaining some sprains and
bruises which confined him TO the
parsonage all day Monday. He
is now able to be out again.
Phil Caselberg and daughter. Miss
Leah, returned from Helena Monday
morning. Mr.. Case|berg had been
absent for number of days taking
treatment from DR.. Tracy. Miss
Leah had been visiting friends for Il
day Or two.
The Board OF Valley County Com
mlssioners met in special session at
Glasgow the first two days OF this
week. During the meeting the Board
was re-organized and \. Davidson
! chosen chairman for the ensuing
two years, Road matters occupied
considerable portion of the time.
w. IL. RaltZ and family of CoWan,
are in a happy mood for they have
secured fine we'll of water at Plain
view ranch and only dug to the depth
of 50 feet. The well was dug through
Il knoll, about IL feet above the sur
rounding ground of the ranch 50 that
in reality the well is only 20 feet be-
low the surface of the level land.
Harlem News: The enterprisiuy
citizens of Shelby are going to eN-
plore the subterranean resources OF
mother earth. Last week Il company
was formed for the purpose OF drill.
ing 1000 feet ii necessary. capitalized
at $4,000. The hopes OF residents
behind the scheme are that either
oil, gas or water may be found, either
Of which would make that town Of
more than passing import.