The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-05-29

There was two runaways III Malta
Sunday. Nick SchmitZ was the owner
of the first one and his buggy was a
little the worse for the trip. The
team Oh the milk wagon belonging to
Mr.. Partridge made a run from the
railroad crossing for a couple of
blocks east and there was not great
deal Of the wagon left.
Robt. Coburn and wife returned to
this city the latter part of last week
from California where they have been
to spend the winter. Mr.. Coburn is
an old timer in these parts and has
many friends who are glad to welcome
him back They will visit for few
days in Malta before going out to the
ranch.
Poll taxes can be collected only
from persons who are residents of the
counties where such collection is
sought to be made, OH or before
March l of each year. Poll taxes
cannot be collected from persons ell
tering u county after March /. Every
county treasurer in the state will feel
the effect of the ruling which Attor-
ney General d. NJ. Kelly made last
Friday.
The plan for national elections and
the assembling of congress was pro-
posed Monday by Senator Works in
two bills. He would change election
day from November to August, and
provide for annual sessions of con.
gress from the first Monday of Octo-
Der to the first Monday IN June. Con-
gressmen would assume office in Oc-
tober Immediately after election, and
The president and vice president
: would take Office in November.
Carl Brandon wants to be classed
with Messrs Simonson and Christie
in fishing. He caught one of the
same variety Sunday. Carl with his
fish is like Swede in northern Min
nesota, who built a railroad and was
introduced to J j. Hill who paid very
little attention to him. The SWede
J finally remarked that "Yim Hill bane
t purity smart Teller but my road If
} yust so wide if not so long, Same
2 with Carl his fish is the same kind il
! not so large, but he has put it in his
+ water tank and will keep it till it get,
7 as large.
George King, a young fellow Wllt
! came in here few days ago, was ar
rested Monday on the charge of horse
a stealing and was given hearing be
). fore Justice Brockway. He was boun'
g over to the district court and wa
: taken to Glasgow Tuesday. He wen
}. to the North Side barn and hired ;
II saddle horse to go out a mile or s
Il after bunch of horses north of tow
t. and when found he was near the Phil
y lips ranch headed for the Missoul
u where his parents live. 1t is though
that he wanted to get home and too
: this method of reaching there.
| The government Saturday starte
| suit in the federal court agains
| Moses W. Pettigrew, formerly pos
master at Zortman, Blaine count
| and his bondsmen, William A. Blac
| and Charles Phillips, to recover I'll
| sum of SS31.42, alleged to be tt
| amount of a shortage III PettigreW
accounts. The complaint sets for
that Pettigrew WAS appointed pos
master at Zortman, Dec. %, 1907, al
that when he turned over the office
his successor, j. e. Bush, he fail
to account for S631.42 received
receipts. Pettigrew asserts that til
sum was stolen from his office
burglars, who in some manner gain
entrance to the place.
Gov. Stewart passed through t
city yesterday enroute toWashingt
where he goes to protest against
possible abandonment of the 5
River irrigation project. Ex-Gt
Norris accompanied him this far a
stopped off a day and went out
view the irrigation work that is
!. progress here. He left the sa
J, night for Washington where he v
:. lay the facts as they exist and
! from hearsay before the Secretary
Interior. The people here direc
interested are of the opinion that t
r meeting between the representati
of the water users and Secretary III
will result in the irrigation work
d ing pushed to completion.