The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-05-04


Montana Roundup Association held
at Chinook last Tuesday and We'd
nesday was a grand success. There
were about two thousand people in
attendance and excellent entertain
ment was provided for them by the
people of Chinook.
The Fort Benton Band was present
and furnished exquisite music while
the various street sports were pulled
off. The stores closed during the af-
ternoon so that everyone might see
the fun and be ready to enjoy the
celebration.
In the evening the home talent play
was given at the opera house for the
benefit of the visitors who were given
mplimentary tickets. The drama
was much appreciated by the visitors
and the young people who partici-
pated were loudly applauded.
The association voted to meet at
Malta next year and the meeting will
be held the week after the Miles City
meeting, probably on the fourth
Tuesday and Wednesday in April.
The newly elected officers are John
Survant, president: w. p. Davidson,
vice president; and Thos. A. Cum
mings, secretary and treasurer.
The executive committee elected
for the ensuing year was as follows:
u. G. Browne, NJ. f. Milner, JAS.
Townsend, John Harris, John Sur
want, Il. A. Cummings, A liam Shaw,
j.. E. Kaufman, Simon Pepn, G. II.
Austin, W. Z. Davidson, a. W. Kings
bury, Thos. Couch. ,Jr.. Dudley
Jones, John V. Carroll. Geo. J..
Overfeld, G. H. Green, Geo. i.
Frields, j. o. Patterson, Thos. O.
Han]on, J.. V. I:ogy, Norvalle
Wallace.
The resolutions as presented by
the committee and unanimously
adopted by the ASSOCIATION We're as
follows:
1--WE have considered the report of
the secretary treasurer and lind the
finances of the association in salts
factory condition, there being ample
funds to meet all necessary expenses.
That such is the case is due to the
fact that the State Board of Stock
commissioners in increasing it's corps
of inspectors to properly look after
our property Oh the ranges.
Your executive committee takes
pleasure in commencing the work of
the twelfth assembly in the matter of
legislation that affects the Montana
livestock industry.
1.-The enactment of new laws relat- |
ing to the recording Of brands, the
safe guarding of estray money, the
determination of stock destroying
animals, ana other legislation affect
ing the welfare of Montana stock
men, entities the twelfth assembly to
the thanks of the members of this |
association.
I'm this connection, We would par
ticularly commend the appointment
of joint legislative committee to
investigate the embezzlement of es-
tray funds and the circumstances
connected Herewith, and the ex-
cellent work performed by that COM
mittee. We also wish to express our
confidence in the apility and integrity
of Honorable George +. Hurd Of
Glasgow, who was selected to
thoroughly probe this estray fund
scandal, and who was authorized to
act as public prosecutor in the
event that further court proceedings
shall be considered necessary. In
view of the circumstances connected
with this scandalous betrayal of pub
lie trust, we believe the appointment
of Mr.. Hurd and the authority con-
ferred upon him will protect our in
terests to as large All extent as
possible.
"You1 executive committee also
endorses the action taken, and the
resolution adopted, at a public m eet-
ing of stockmen held at Fort Benton
On or about the lst day of February
1911. In our opinion, nothing has
since developed that warrants the
withdrawal of any of the resolutions