The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-07-24

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Dodson Monday and is spending a
few days with his family in this city.
+, r. Kramer caught catfish in
Milk river Tuesday that weighed 1
pounds. He says it made a pretty
good meal for his family.
William Spencer and family We're
in from their ranch in the I.arb Hills
the first of the week. They left for
nome Wednesday morning.
Carl Hart made a trip to Zortman
" ednesday with his Ford car taking
out Mr.. and Mrs. W. y. KelIerman of
Zortmall and Lew Smith of this city.
Engineering and Suryeying.-1 Will
run your land lines, lay out your irri-
CATION system, and do all engineering
work. A. S. Uanscom, G. n. Hotel.
Dennis Brady, who is employed in
the general office Of the Great Nor
thern road in st. Paul, is spending a
few weeks vacation in this city, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. McCreary.
b. J.. Powers, an old-timer in Nor
thern Montana and well-known resi-
dent Of Fort Benton for many years,
died at his home town July 18th. Mr.,
Powers had been q resident of Mon
tana for thirty years.
Attorney John Tressler was out in
the west country the first of the week
and says crops out that way are show
| ing the effect of the continued dry
! weather. In parts where they have
| irrigation he says number of the
farmers have turned the water on too
late to do any great amount Of good.
j. Listoe was up from Glasgow the
| first of the week and took Ronald
| Byllesby to the reform school at
| Miles City. The youngster has been
giving his father considerable trouble
of late and Mr.. Byllesby thought it
| best for the boy to be placed where he
would have to mind and behave him
self.
Chas. Christie may hold the record
for the largest fish caught III Milk
river this season but it remained for
| Harry Cummings of the Great Nor
them hotel to catch the smallest one.
Mr.. Cummings fish was fve-siXths
of an inch in length and weighed one
eighth of an ounce. 1t was of the
Gold Eye species, and he landed it
| without amy assistance.
The report of the Ilayre land off &c
indicates big addition to the popu-
lation of that district the past year
the exhibit showing 6,21O homestead
filings during that time. OF this
number nearly 400 entries were
made during the month of March
Tile cash receipts for the fiscal yea
were about S167 900. an amount larg e
~ in excess of folm az annual rev e
nues.
One of the most unique prizes TO,
the county fair and one that should
attract the boys and girls of tht
county very strongly is offered b,
John Thibedeau, the prominent WOO
grower. Thibedeau offers $40 in cas-
to the boy or girl who exhibits thu
greatest number of gopher tails q
the Blaine county fair this fail. TIL Ell
should be a great clearing of goph er
this summer for the material on W hicl
to work is plentiful this year.-Chi
nook Opinion.
Plans for the extension, impro We
ment and reduction in rates OF TIL
parcel post have been announced b.
Postmaster General Burleson. TIL
changes, winch are to become eff ect
i've August 10, include an increaS
from II pounds to 20 pounds in til
maximum weight of parcels; mate
rial reduction in the postage rates j
the first and second zones, and til
abandonment of the parcel post ma
as a means of computing rates, ant
the substitution for it of a rate char
indiyiduallZed to every post-otlice j
tile United States. The plans cor
template the purchase of a larg
number of automobiles to be used e,
clusiyely for the delivery Of parc'
' post matter.