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New Ulm review., 1912-12-04
Need Of a Social Center Grows

People in Southern Minnesota are
SO uninformed concerning the part of
the state which lies far to the north
in the rough logging and mining coun-
try that it always surprises us lit
tie to find that section which is
filled with motley population of al
most every nationality under the sun
taking up the more advanced ideas Of
education and sociology that are still
to our section something to put off
awhile to a more convenient season.
Duluth all summer long has agi-
tated the question of establishing
social centers in the various school
| buildings for the education of the
masses in the matters Of public i'm
portance. 1t may be because the
school buildings of Duluth and the
Iron Range are places to be proud of,
magnificent structures fitted with
every necessity and comfort for the
occupants, that causes the people to
|
suitable gathering places for men and
women to meet and consider social
questions Maybe they feel that be-
cause such vast sums OF money are
invested in their school habitations
that they must be used continually
in order to make the investment pay
1t is only too true that in Southern
Minnesota the, school buildings are
far from being heavy investments for
in no other part of the state is money
so frugalIy spent for school equip
ment, but even at that there is no rea.
son why taxpayers should not gel
more out of their money than they
/ do. ~. r. .s
And if you think we don't need a
Social Center right here, just study
|submitted to the people for decision
at the last election That tells how
badly people need information on such
subjects.
Il In Brown county alone over one
thousand voters failed to vote on any
of the amendments and as a result
only one Of the amendments, that per
tanning to good roads, received a ma
jority Of all the votes cast. The vote
on the gross earnings tax to oul
minds proves conclusively that the
voters were not well informed. The
feeling is general that the railroads
are not paying their just share o
taxes and there is a disposition pre-
valent to hand one to these soulles!
corporations whenever an opportnnit.
presents itself and We are constraine,
to believe that it was only through
Blignorance that this opportunity to taxi
New Ulm review., 1912-12-04
Prepare Now to Fight Disease.

So many hundred people in Mime
sofa are dying each month from pre-
ventable diseases that all intelligent
persons are trying to stop this suf-
fering and sorrow. Diseases like con-
sumption and typOid fever are due
more to carelessness and filth than
anything else. Many clubs and other
organizations are taking advantage OF
che long winter evenings to plan CO
operative work in helping stamp out
preventable diseases. ->
This is the most sane way OF at
tempting to cut down the economic
loss from preventable diseases. In
some places clubs are studying the
local milk situation; discussing filth
and fly breeding places; investiga-
| ting poor sanitation; and noting how
many babies are needlessly blind.
Any of these lines of work will re
veal conditions which will force
action.
! Health officials frequently point out
| that a lower death rate - fewer peo-
/ pie dying depends in large part
lupon the amount of money spent on
their work. 1t is dollars or deaths.
With money, inspectors can hunt out
1.-THE dirty places and have them clean.
led up in a way which will not be
.tdone if no one makes it his business
to attend to it. With money the
water supply Of a town may be kept
free from contamination.
Many towns this winter are agree
ling to set aside more money for tht
sIprevention OF disease. s
New Ulm review., 1912-12-04

1909 the judges Of the municipal court
of Chicago, after hearing both the
prosecution and defense, held 2,249
persons to the grand jury. That body
discharged 1913 of this number. The
record of 1909 was practically dupli-
Gated in 1910 and 1911 IN other
words, quoting Judge Gemmill, .798
persons found guilty by the judges OF
the municipal court of having com
mitted felonies in the city of Chicago
in one year were turned loose by the
grand jury to prey upon the com
munity'"
There is no doubt" continues the
Post, that the grand jury is becom,
ing unpopular. Thirteen states have
abandoned it, entirely Or almost en-
tirely. Only one state has ever gone
back to it after a trial of the more
modern practice of trying felonies up
on Information rather than upon in.
dictment."
Minnesota some years ago amended
it's Constitution so as to give the leg
islature the right to dispense with
the grand jury in whole or in part
The amendment, which was clearly
understood in the state, was adopted
overwhelmingly The legislature, how
ever, never has acted. It should act
because the abolition of the grand
jury would simplify the process Of
justice without involving any injus
'tice, and it would lessen the expense
|of conducting the courts.
New Ulm review., 1912-12-04
"reminiscences Of Early Days
Edited by Hugo Roos

The methods recommended in 1864
by the Smithsonian Institute for the
observation of weather conditions may
be of interest at this time in their
primitiveness as compared with the
elaborate methods now employed. The
following letter gives some informa
tion in this connection.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
Washington Mar. II, 1864.
DEAR SIR.
Your interesting communication
relative to the topography, character,
ETC., Of New Ulm has been received
and in reply I write to assure you
that we would be much gratified to
obtain a record of meteorological OBJ
servations from your locality, but we
regret that our means at present will
not permit us to furnish you with a
barometer. :.t
The observations, however, which
you can furnish us without this in
strument will be very valuable in
tracing the progress of storms and
determining the variations of tenn
Eperature. The direction of the wind
may be ascertained by ribbon at
tached to a high pole, the quantity of
rain by the depth of water in a small
cylindrical tin cup securely placed in
an unobstructed position and the
measurement made by an ordinary
rule to the 10th of an inch. Care
should be taken to note all the casual
phenomena such as aurora, frosts,
| shooting stars, thunderstorms, etc.
etc. Yours respectfully,
! JOSEPH HENRY,
Secy Sm InstOn.
New Ulm review., 1912-12-04
Getting Rid of the Grand Jury

Judge William NJ sGemmill, in an
article in the Journal of Criminal Law
and Criminology on procedure in
Criminal Courts brings up new evil
sience in favor of abolishing the grand
jury. He asserts that more than half
the failures attributed to the courts
in suppressing crime is due to our
retention of this ineffective system, a
relic of STAR Chamber days.
Commenting on this article the
Chicago Evening Post says: During
New Ulm review., 1912-12-04

There is nothing melancholy about
autumn. The Chicago health bureau
issues a bulletin in which it says
these truths: "Just remember that
these are the days of best health;
the time of the year when the agonies
and sorrows of illness and death are
at ebb tide; the season of fullest
measure of health; and therefore the
season of fullest measure of COM
rnunity happiness"
New Ulm review., 1912-12-04
CHAS. ROOS,
New Ulm,
Minnesota,


The report of the chairman of the
Turnverein, New Ulm, for the half
year ending Dec. 81, 1858, calls par
ticular attention to the credit due
Julius Berndt for his energies in SUI
perintending the erection of the Tur-
ner Hall and also to Adolph Setter
for extending the credit necessary to
secure the materials for the undertake
ing. The report is as follows:
Report of the President of the New
Ulm Turnverein for the half year from
July 1st to December 31st, 1853
''The main activity of the board of
trustees in the past half year was
centered in the matter of the erec-
tion of Turner Hall and the revision
of the finances and books of the So
ciety and it is with pleasure that I
can report to you that in both in
stances their efforts were crowned
with success. In the first instance the
completed structure furnishes the
most patent proof and it remains for
me only to refer in words of warm
est praise to the zeal and the activity
of individual members of the Society
in the prosecution of the work. AL
though the members Of the Society
as whole are entitled to a great
deal of credit for their activity, it is
New Ulm review., 1912-12-04

The voters Of Minnesota may con-
graduate themselves on having Sc
cured approximately $4,000 for each
county for use in the making of bet
ter roads by passing favorably upon
the Good Roads Amendment. Further
cause for satisfaction lies in the fact
that the Gross Earnings Tax will add
a million dollars to the states in
come from railroads.
New Ulm review., 1912-12-04
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1912

Robert Louis Stevenson: There is
AN idea abroad among moral people
that they should make their neigh
Dors good One person I have to make
good Myself. But my duty to my
neighbor is much more nearly ex-
pressed by saying that have to make
him happy-if I may
New Ulm review., 1912-12-04
Appreciation.

The members of the Machine Gun
Company desire tD express their sim
cere appreciation of the generous
patronage of the public at their First
Annual Ball. "a- ~
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29
BAD FIRE AT ROMAN

Missoula, Aug. 26.-Fire Saturday
practically destroyed Roman, grow
ing town in the territory that was
formerly the Flathead Indian reser-
vation.
The latest figures do not reduce the
estimated loss af $500, 200, of which
about half is covered by insurance.
OF the business section there remains $
standing three things, the vaults of
two banks and office of the Pioneer,
a weekly newspaper. The vaults will
be blown open after they have cooled
sufficiently to permit of examination
Money was rushed to Roman from To-
cal banks by automobiles. Roma IL
has about 200 inhabitants.
1t will be remembered that J. d.
Larson, formerly of Malta, went to
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29

County Fair. Glasgow, Sept. 1914.
Mrs. VIM. j. Smyth and children
returned Sunday from y weeks visi
with relatives at Saco.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Arnot of Glas-
gov, spent Sunday in our city with
the formers brother, A. G. Arnot.
$4,000 for a bushel of oats. That
is the prize for the best bushel of
oats exhibited at the state fair,
Mrs. E. Grandis of Livingston,
who spent the past week in town
with friends, started for home last
Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. II. M. Kirton and
two little SONS leave today for Hele-
na where in future they will reside.
Mr.. Kirton's work as special U. S.
land inspector for Northern Monta-
na made Malta more convenient
residence location for the summer.
In the case of Cummings VS.. Tuck
er tried in Judge Brockway's court
last Saturday afternoon, the jury re-
turned verdict for the plaintiff.
The case, however, was submitted to
the jury without argument. Atty
j. A. Tressler appeared for the plain
tiff and Atty. James Wilson for the
defendant.
AT the Republican caucus held at
the Jail last Saturday evening the
following delegates were elected to
attend the Republican county con-
.vention held at Glasgow today: G.
F. Thompson, Fred St. Hill, John A.
Tressler, John Suryant, Geo. Il.
Chambers, b. II. Koke, Nanny
SlSlower, j. M. Brayton and G. W.
Powell.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29
REV. R. E.. COOKINCtIAM BEGINS
NEW YEAR IN MALTA

| Geo. Hall, the mayor of Dodson,
was in town Monday.
Kilduff sells all lines of merchan-
dise-he can sell cheaper.
All our straw hats going at half
price. Edwards u Mcclellan.
George Jones returned Friday from
business trip to Chinook.
Oh. you fat ducks! September 1st
next Sunday. Boom! Boom!
Car load of wire aud nails just
received at Edwards & McLellan's.
More John Deere plows sold and in
use than all other makes put together.
Why?
Buy the Red River Special Thresh-
er of Chambers and save all your
grain.
Miss Esterre Truax of Slater, has
been quite i'll, but is reported better
this week.
The man who buys a Summit shirt
from Kilduff buys comfort and a
good shirt.
Misses Mabel and Thresa Bocan
came in from their homesteads north
of this city Yesterday.
Wallace Coburn of Brookside,
spent a few hours with his parents,
at the Great Northern hotel Monday.
Miss Vira Martin Will leave our
city tomorrow for Great Falls where
she will enter the Ursuline Academy
to take up a course of study for the
ensuing year.
Joe Brown went fishing on the
banks of Milk River the other day
and says he caught a fish weighing
one hundred and thirty-seven and a
quarter pounds.
Rev. G. e. Wharton has donated
the following books to the Malta
Public Library:-The Mystery, Stew
art Ed. White; The Choir Invisible,
James Lane Allen; Joe's Luck, Hor-
alto Alger, Jr.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29

Edw. White spent Sunday in thi;
city.
Everything in hardware at Ed
wards & McLellan's.
County Superintendent of schools
Miss Flora Sims, was Malta visitor
Sunday.
"Sandy" Pray reports 81 bushels
eff barley to the acre from a field re-
Gently threshed.
F. w. Hall, j. f. Murray, Phil.
Caselberg, and j. f. Kilduff attended
the Democratic convention at elias
gov last Saturday, going from our
city as delegates.
The Helena Pool made the first
cattle Shipment for the season from
this part of the state from Hinsdale
yesterday. j. "A. Ebaugh of this city
has charge of the shipment while
Edw. Pierson, M. II. Misfeldt and
Fred BenZinger also from Malta
went along with the cattle tram.
From east and west, north and
south come reports of excellent
crops which promise record breaking
yields and if rain does not interfere
too seriously with the harvesting
and threslling of these bountiful
crops the settlers in this locality will
enter upon a new era of prosperity.
Rain during the past two weeks has
hindered harvesting considerably
however, soil conditions are ideal
for the winter wheat that has been
possible condition for fall plowing
and the breaking of the virgin soil.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29
Montana Cucumbers

When Edgar Truax brought to this
office last Saturday three mammoth
cucumbers, weighing six and one
half pounds and one measuring fif-
teen inches. we thought they were
large and people who saw them on
exhibition here have said, "the
largest we ever saw" but now comes
Fred Tanner, living southwest of
town, with the assertion that he has
cucumbers measu fing eighteen inches
in length and far heavier than these.
Now those who do not know Mr..
Tanner say they will ''have to be
shown" before believing his state
ment and it rather looks as if the
cucumber story would be continued
at some later date for had the Truax
cucumbers been left growing OH the
Truax homestead northeast of town
they'd probably have stretched to
twenty-four inches, for they are still
green and might have stood a chance
of out-rivaling the Tanner fruit j..
Montana is the place to grow things
all right.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29
Pleasantly Surprised

The M. b. parsonage was the scene
of a merry gathering Thursday even
ing when number of Miss Florence
Wharton's friends pleasantly sur
prised her and took the occasion to
spend the evening with her and to
say farewell before her departure
for Culbertson. Games were played,
vocal and instrumental music EN-
joyed, dainty refreshments served
something doing" all the time so
that the evening passed all too quick
ly. At the close of the evening Miss
Wharton was presented with a Malta
souvenir spoon as a memento of the
evening so delightfully."- spent. Those
present were the Misses Gale Gard
ner, Annie Suryant, Vlra Martin,
Alvina Laub, Edith Doores, Winnie
Partridge, and Messrs. Edward Lud-
wig, Eugene Lamb, e. G. Lee, Irving
Miller, Henry Meyer, Edgar Par
fridge, and F.O. Hansen.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29
Montana The Best

That no state in the entire west
presents so great a number of OPP
portunities Of all kinds is the opinion
fl, b. Wellington, a Chicago man
who was in Billings this week on his
way to the eastafter an extended stay
in the northwest. He says he has in-
vestigated land and business condi-
tlons in every state west of the
Mississippi river and places the
Treasure State at the head of the list.
"All things considered, the lands of
Montana are the cheapest at present
of any l have inspected, and 1 saw
the best tracts in every state travel
ed through" said Mr.. Wellington.
"1t IS not in land alone, however,
that Montanas opportunities lie, but
they exist in virtually every line of
trade and industry. They are stick
ing forth on every hand to the man
who has his eyes open, and the only
thing that surprises me is that Il
greater number of the residents of
the state do not see and take advan-
tage of them. | consider Montana
an empire within itself and it will be
the matter of but very short time
before it's greatness will become
known throughout the nation.'
Replying to Il recent inquiry of EX.
Senator Paris Gibson as to whether
hogs can be grown protitaby in Mon
tana. and for his opinion regarding
the quality of the pork compared
with that of the Missippi yalleystates,
DR.. w. X. SuddetL, an expert in this
industry said: 81 have over 1000
hogs on my Mussellshell ranch and
they are absolutely healthy. They
are running on alfalfa pasture and
during the summer have had all the
sugar beet mOlaSSeS they wanted,
Fed in open troughs. For the last
thirty days we have been feeding rye
and my belief is that 30 pounds OF,
grain fed in as many days will finish
these hogs for market in good shape.
| am a firm believer in the possibility
of raising hogs in Montana and my
experience has confirmed my pre-.
yious opinion regarding the health
fulness of the climate for this indus
try
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29
MALTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3.

; Suits and suit cases, trunks and
travelling bags. New lot just in at
kilduff's.
Keen Kutter hardware is made for
the man who knows what is good
and always wants the best. Edwards
4 Mcclellan.
BE sure your coffee is fresh. Old
and stale coffee will not be good.
You will get the best grades and
fresh goods from kilduff.
$40 Reward for recovery of one
saddle taken from barn of John Sur
want, Aug. 23, 1912.
b. B. Survant.
Millions of people are being
drugged and doctored for this, that
and the other disease, when i'm real
|-ity their only trouble is that they are
starved for oxygen. Read about Ok
ypathy elsewhere in this issue
Mrs. Hugh Mcleod and son, Hugh
Mcleod of Havre, came down Mon-
day for a brief visit with Mrs. Elijah
Hyatt. They returned home Tues
day night accompanied by Mrs. Hy-
att and son. Buster, who will spend
a few days in Havre.
Miss Mary Nelson closed her ser
vices at the r.. NJ. Trafton store
Monday. Miss Nielsen made many
friends for herself and the store dur
ing the two years she was boollkeeper
for Mr.. Trafton and these friends
will wish her much success in what
ever she undertakes. We understand
she will join the ranks of dry land
farmers.
Mrs. Geo. L. Chambers left Tues
day night for Lincoln, Neb., where
her daughter, Mrs. j. w. Stoc1man,
is convalescent following an opera
tion at st. Elizabeth's S Hospital.
Mrs. Chambers will accompany her
daughter, when able to travel, to Red
Cloud, Neb., where the latter resides
with her husband who is prominent
physician in that city,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29

Car load of wire and nails just
received at Edwards & McLellan's.
Charles Spence Of Hinsdale, spen t
the first three days of the week in
town, the guest of Burner Survant.
Alex Elliott and G. II. Stevens at
tended the Bull Moose convention at
Glasgow Tuesday as delegates from
Malta. A large and harmonious
gathering is reported.
Mrs. E. Noyes and children of
Clyde Park, Mont, who have spent
the past two weeks at the home of
the formers sister, Mrs. VIM. Nc
Lellan, started for home Monday ev-
ening.
f. E. Gordon, wife, and daughter.
Miss Frances, of Oskaloosa, La, rel
atives of II. G. Cowan were Satur-
day arrivals in Malta and will spend
some time with the Mead and CoWan
families.
Miss Josephine Byllesby of Mime
apolis, arrived in this city Friday
and is the guest of her sister, M rs.
Alice Gorton. She is OH the way to
Bellingham, WASH, where she be-
comes one of the high school instruc-
tors.
Miss Florence Wharton left Satur-
day night for Glasgow where she Wis
tied her brother, Roy Wharton, and
family, until Wednesday when she
went on with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wharton, to Culbertson, the
new home of the Whartons.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29

Valley County Fair, Sept. 12-13-14.
For the best shirts and underwear
buy "Leader." Edwards & Nc
Lellan.
Call at this office for premium
list of the first Valley County Fair
at Glasgow September l2-13-l4.
Get our prices on Fresh Fruits, be-
fore buying elsewhere. We can save
you money. Malta Mere. Co.
For Sale-Choice Turkey Red
Winter Wheat. s1.25 per bushel at
Trafton's store. j. ID. Millen.
The next regular teachers exam
nation will take place August 3oth,
3lst at Glasgow, Culbertson. Malta
Plentywood, beginning at $3.50 a. m.
For Sale-A pure bred registered
Duroc Jersey boar, 2 years old, one
spring boar old enough for service
A lso a SOW and litter of seven pigs.
Mahlon Miller, Malta, Montana.
When you buy Occident Flour you
get your moneys worth. You can
be sure that you are getting 4 flour
that is just what it is claimed to be.
(The Best on the market.) Every
sack guaranteed, and if you are no t
satisfied your money refunded.
Malta Mere. Co.
Frank Gage, east of town, is one of
the first in this locality to have his
threshing done and reports an eX-
cellent yield of malt barley. From
twenty-three acres Mr.. Gage threshed
s2s bushels Of choice barley, or thirty
six bushels to the acre, the yield fal
exceeding Mr.. Cages expectations.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29
At The State Fair

The First National Bank of Missou-
la has offered special prize of $3.50
for the best fat steer exhibited at the
Montana State Fair. No restrictions
are made as to breeding, age or
weight. The steer is to become the
property of the bank after the award
is made.
A wireless telegraph outfit will be
one of the attractions at the fair,
Sept. 1928. One station will be up
town and one upon the fair grounds.
The race results and other news will
be transmitted from the grounds and
the news of the day from the outside
world will be sent to the grounds and
bulletined for the benefit of the
crowd. The apparatus will be in
stalled by Professor Thaler of the
department of electrical engineering
of the Agricultural College at Boze-
man, and will be in charge of two of
the students in his class who are ex-
pC1U III UuC UIIC W1lC1SSs
Those sections of Montana given
the production of brewing barley are
to have an excellent opportunity in
competition at the state fair. The
Montana State Brewers ASSOCIATION
has offered 500 in gold for the best
bushel of brewing barley exhibited
at the fair and already it is stated
that large number of farmers in the
Gallatin valley particularly, are
tending patches of barley which have
been planted and grown for exhibition
purposes. The rules of the contest
are that one bushel of thresh ed grain
and ten sheaves of not less than four
nor more than six inches below the
heads when tied, must be shown.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-29
Next Monday is Labor Day.
Minnesota paints and oils at Ed
wards & McLellan's.

wards u McLellan's.
Ernest Schumacher has just had
finished OH his homestead seven miles
southeast of town, a fine large new
barn, 22X42 feet, with stone basement.
1t will comfortably accomodate
twelve head of horses and eight cows
and is said to be the largest barn in
the Black Coulee district. Mr.. Schu-
macher has not only taken the in
itiative in his neighborhood in plac-
ing this attractive, substantial build
ing on his homestead but also enhanced
the value of his farm property by so
doing. The barn furnishes the
finest kind of place for his hay and
a warm and comfortable place for
his horses and cattle when the storm
king reigns.