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Morris tribune., 1914-09-18
IRON ORE UNDER LAKE EIzDS
State Wins First Round in supreme
Court in Legal Battle Over
Ownership.

The supreme court has decided @
on the states claim to iron ore under
lake beds, with value estimated at
$100,000,00O
Reversing decision by Judge w.
A. Cant of St. Louis county the SUI
preme court holds that the state is
entitled to an injunction restraining
lessons of the mines on a shore OF
Longyear lake from encroaching ON
that lake by mining operations beyond
the low water mark.
The defendants were allowed, under
a stipulation, to go ahead and mine
under the lake while the case was
pending, agreeing to pay so cents
ton for all ores the court should find
they did not own. So far 10000 tons
have been taken out and $4,000 is in
volved in the title to this ore. An
other suit seems necessary to decide
this question of title, as the court
doesn't go into it, and on this suit
would hinge the states title to ore
deposits estimated at fully 100000
600 tons
In the decision, written by Judge
Hallam, the court says: Under the
laws of this state the state owns the
soil under public waters in a sover-
eign, not proprietary capacity, but
still the state owns it and the shore
owner does not Whether the ripa-
rian owners have any beneficial inter
ests in the minerals underlying the
removed without destroying the lake
bed we are not called upon to deter
mine"
Fight Begun by Iverson.
The controversy has been on since
1903, when State Auditor S. G. Iver-
son put the case up to Attorney Gen
eral W. B. Douglas and was advised
that the state owned the lake beds
Litigation was started at that time.
but failed to determine the question.
In 1909 the legislature passed au
act asserting the states title and, fol-
lowing this, the injunction suit was
brought. Again the state has failed
to get final decision as to it's rights.
but Mr.. 1verson declares that Judge
Hallam's decision points the way to
an inevitable victory for the state
"The court holds that the state owns
the soil under lake BEDS" said Mr..
Iverson. "The iron ore is part of the
soil and have no doubt the states
claim will finally be made good"
Several large lakes in Northern
Minnesota are known to have iron
under their waters In addition to
Longyear lake the list includes Arm
strong lake, on the Vermillion range; !;
Embarrass lake, on the Eastern Me-
saba; Pokegama lake, near Grand
Rapids, and Rabbit lake, in the Guyana
range The mineral lease under
which the state gets 25 cents a ton
royalty from ore mined from state
lands was repealed in 1907 There is
no mineral lease law now When a
new one is passed it will provide roy
alties based on the iron content of
the ore, it is declared.
Mr.. Iverson believes the ore under
lake beds will realize 81 ton for the
state Under the 1909 law all this
money would go into a permanent
road and bridge fund, only the income
to be spent each year on road i'm
provements.
Morris tribune., 1914-09-18
consoIinu Thought.

Country Vicar Ito widow whose best
pig has diedI- Well. you know. Mrs.
Higgs. these little troubles are sent us
by Providence for our good.
Mrs. Higgs-Oh yes. sir. But what
a comfort it is to know that there's
one above as won't let Providence go
too far Toronto Globe.
Morris tribune., 1914-09-18
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rwegian-Americans will cooper
ate with the government and people
of Norway in arranging Norwegian
and orwegian-American exhibit at
the Panama exposition in 1915 Prom
inent Norwegians of Minneapolis, Chi
cagO, San Francisco and other cities
have taken the initiative in the mat
ter and the indications are that their
efforts will be crowned with success.
The Norwegians of Minneapolis have
organized for the undertaking by ap-
pointing a strong committee and have
set their hearts on raising $4,000
Governor Eberhart of Minnesota has
issued a public statement commend
ing the undertaking and pointing out
how eminently fitting it is that the
Norsemen, who since the dawn of
history have been leaders on the sea,
should be adequately represented at
an event which will commemorate the
opening of the greatest commercial
highway in the world constructed by
man.
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A Christiania dispatch says that the
concentration of the Norwegian
aerial feet, which is now rapidly be-
coming reality as the result of ex-
traordinary efforts made in private
way to raise money in various COM
munities for the purchase of aero.
planes, is advocated by the depart
ment of defense The idea has pre-
vailed in certain sections that these
machines should be kept in different
parts of the country to protect the
| localities where the money had been
raised for their purchase, but military
experts find that this plan is imprac-
ticable. The machines, they state,
must be kept near base where sup
plies and repairs can be obtained and
from where they can operate Efforts
will be made to have the feet made a
coordinate part of the defense, sub
ject to the orders of the general staff.
The autumn harvest shows good
average throughout the country. In
!
order to conserve the supply of po-
tatoes none will be used for the dis
tillation of Norwegian "brandevin. -
Already the export of corn and meat
has been forbidden. The Christina au-
thorities have appointed commits
sion to regulate the price of provi-
sions.
|
Major shinkle, Captain CoIvin and
Lieutenant Phipps, the latter for
mer military attache to the American
legations to Sweden and Norway, have
taken charge of the work at Chris
tiania of helping stranded Americans
to return home.
MARION S. NORELIUS.
Morris tribune., 1914-09-18

what did you tell your wife when
you got home from the club last
night?"
Il told her she was the sweetest
woman in the world" Spokane
Spokesman Review.
Morris tribune., 1914-09-18
PROCLAIMs PEACE SUNDAY
Minnesota Governor Asks People to
Pray on Oct. 4.

Pray on Oct. 4.
Governor Eberhart has proclaimed
Sunday, Oct 4, as Peace day through
out the state.
He has asked the people of Mime
sofa to set aside that day for the es-
pecial observance of prayer in the in
terests of peace on the European con-
'tinent.
The various lodges of the Twin
Cities have called the attention of
their members to the Peace day plans
in order that the occasion may be
observed generally.
Morris tribune., 1914-09-18
Iron ore.

Next to the United States. Germany
and France are the largest producers
of iron in the world.
Morris tribune., 1914-09-18
Murder Comparisons.

In Italy there are about 900 muir
ders annually. Russia about 2.4O0 and
Spain about LOCO
Morris tribune., 1914-09-18
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During the first month of the war
food prices in Denmark have risen on
the whole, though not uniformly A
loaf of rye bread which on Aug. cost
s pence (16 cents) today costs a
shilling GA cents). English sugars
which were 25 kroner "a hundred
weight today are quoted at 33 kroner
The Germans recently have been try
ing to buy foodstuffs from Copen-
hagen, but apart from butter, bacon
and eggs they have always been met
with the reply, I'VE have nothing to
SELL The Danish government has
just taken the unprecedented step of
expropriating all stores of wheat in
Copenhagen-48O,OOO bushels, which
will be taken over by public authority
at about II shillings pence ($428)
per Danish tonde-four bushels.
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In spite of the war the Danish-Ger-
mansBaltic route between Gedser and
Geestemunde is still in operation for
all freight vessels. The exporting of
food products to England also is on
in full swing. The Scandinavian
American liners have sailed as usual
since the war started and thousands
of passengers have availed them
selves of getting to America on one of
these steamers. A great many peo-
pie who were stranded in Copen
hagen are now gradually getting in
line for their return voyage and the
Scandinavian-Ameri liners are do
ing their share in bringing people
back to the states.
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DR.. Hindhede,. who is widely known
on account Of his experiments to as
certain the value of different kinds OF
food, has been appointed to serve on
the committee which is to report on
the proposition of prohibiting the
liquor traffic. The Danish medical as
sociation has protested against this
appointment. 1t is claimed in the
protest that DR.. Hindhede is not an
expert in that particular field and that
he will not approach the subject i'm
partially. The government has given
the temperance people large repre
sentation on the committee.
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A recent dispatch from Copenhagen
states that Herr Tad, the pastor Of
the Danish church in Carlsbad, Aus
tria, reached the Danish capital Sept
8. He reported that the Russian
priest. Ryschoff, attached to the Rus
sian church at Carlsbad, was taker
into custody because he held serv
| ice of prayer for the success of Rus
| sian arms.
Morris tribune., 1914-09-18

partiality- Of the Swedish press is now
admitted. After examining the Ger.
man and English white books the
editor of the Dagens Nyheter SAYS.
TT is impossible to say that Great
Britain. France and Belgium desired
this catastrophe; they undoubtedly
did all they could to avoid it. 1t was
Russia, Germany and Austria and
even Servia which played the princi-
pal parts. 1t is still uncertain wheth-
er Germany was informed of the ma.
ture of the ult1lnatum delivered by
Austria to Servia, but these diplomat.
ic documents give evidence that it
was Germany who opposed Sir Ed.
ward Grey's proposal for a conference
in London. It appears from kilograms
from Emperor Nicholas of Russia to
Emperor William of Germany about
Aug, i that mutual distrust tended to
make an agreement impossible"
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Since Sunday, Aug. 16, the church
bells in Stockholm have been jangling
all day long, the walls of the houses
are covered with mobilization orders
and in front of them crowds of peo-
pie are standing. First to be called
we've the landstorm, who guard the
coasts. Then followed the class of
conscripts who would have begun
their service in September. The
fortresses already had been garri-
soned and Gotland modified, accord
ing to the regulations in force, with
contingents from the mainland. Then
the naval men were called in. No
other mobilization has taken place
yet.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
IlMzz]Valley3 County at State Fair.

The county collective exhibits of
the Montana State Fair which will be
on display in the Agricultural Build
ing this year from the date of Sept. Fl
to 26, will not only exceed those of
1913 but they will be the finest displays
of their kind in the world. Practical
ly every district in the state, with the
exception of the newly
counties will have IL large showing at
the fair this year, and already the va
rious men in charge of the county
booths are at work gathering grain,
grasses, forage crops and fruit to
bring to the fair. a total amount Of
S2,375 will be awarded to the counties
as prizes for size, variety, and beauty
of exhibits. Valley county will be
again on hand this year with III. l..
Sprague of Glasgow working for the
"better than ever" display. The
school exhibit for the educational de-
partment will be comprehensive,
while the county corn and corset
cover contest, in which the winners
get free trip to the fair, is causing
much rivalry among the children OF
Valley county.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
Events Happening in Various
Parts Of the State.
elks WILL MEET At HELENA
Statewide Interest 10 Being Mani
tested In the Convention to Be
--sssf
Held Aug. " and Is.

Statewide interest is being shown
in the coming Elks' state convention
which meets in Helena, Aug. II ana
IS. Among the many entertaining
features Of the convention will be
the cabaret and minstrel show at the
Broadwater, Monday evening. Aug. II.
Missoula Elks will take forty min
strel men for this performance. Great
Falls will take their famous drum
corps Of thirty members and other
lodges of the state will take bands
and other features of entertainment.
The big parade will take place on
Tuesday evening, starting at
O'Clock, and will be the most enter
tanning part of the convention for the
spectators. The annual convention
ball will take place in the Auditorium
after the parade. All the railroads
of the state have granted an open
rate of a fare and third to Helena
and return for the time OF the con-
vention. There are no certificates or
papers to sign and a rate open to all.
There are ample accommodations for
all who visit the Capital City during
the big convention.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
Sale Of Material to Water Users.

/. Shall the Reclamation Service
continue it's present practice of max
ing sales from storehouse stock to in
dividual water users?
2. The Commission at it's meeting
of July 8 passed resolution to the
effect that this practice should, as far
as possible, be discontinued, and that
hereafter all sales be confined to ma
terials in stock. The practice Of plac-
ing orders with manufacturers or
wholesalers for material to be carried
in stock for sale should be discontin-
ued. 1t is desirable instead to en-
courage the water users to cooperate
with each other so that they, acting
through their local associations, may
make up orders in sufficient quantity
to purchase in carload lots.
$. Shall the Service give the water
users the benefit Of government freight
rates?
4. Water users should be charged
with all the expenses in connection
with any material sold to them,
including the commercial freight
charges, not the Government rate.
If a practice is made of buying mate
rial. paying government freight rates,
and charging the water users the full
commercial freight rate, the Service
may be criticised for making profit
from freight rates. IT, on the other
hand, water users are given the bene-
fit of the lower government freight
rate, the criticism of competing UNI
fairly with local dealers will be made
and of not being in accordance with
the understanding through which the
railway contracts were entered into.
5. Sales to water users should be
reduced to a minimum; limit the sales
to stock OH hand. In no case should
materials be carried in stock for sale,
except in the mercantile stores, unless
there be surplus stocks of materials
in the storehouses.
U. IL 10 u uC Vlldt UIlC CCl NICC 10 pr
marily interested in the welfare of the
irrigator, but the farmers are neces-
sarily interested in the establishment
of towns and markets. Unfair COM
petition based ON special freight rates
not open to the public will discourage
and render mercantile operations pre-
carious and Improbable. The Service
should not conduct mercantile estab-
lishments except to supply the actual
needs of the construction and opera
ton and maintenance forces.
Z. It is not intended at this time to
limit the sale of surplus materials
which may now be on hand. The
project manager must exercise in this
respect his best judgment. No new
materials should be ordered, however,
to supply ihe special needs of water
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
Letter From immigration Agent.
ST Pan1 Mimi Iuly 81 1914

Editor Enterprises:
The unsurveyed land in Montana is
great handicap to the settlement
and development of the state, as hum
dreds of homeseekers have returned
from Montana this year without locat-
ing on account of their not being in
position to have located on unsurveyed
land. The thousands of people who
! have located on unsurveyed land are
more or less unsettled and will UNI
doubtedly hesitate to carry on any
considerable development and inn
provements until such time as their
lands are surveyed.
The Surveyor-General Of the United
States Land Office, Washington, D c.,
advises as follows:
"It is not because of lack of funds
that the surveys of Montana are not
being made, as the appropriations
made by Congress for this work have
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
Weather Report for July.

The Monthly Meteorological Sum-
mary with comparative data for the
month of July, 1914, issued from the
local office L. S. Weather Bureau,
shows the month to have been unus-
ually warm. 1t was the warmest July
in the past twenty-eight years, or
since 1886, and there was marked de-
ficiency in precipitation. The mean
temperature for the month was 100,
making an average daily excess in
temperature of AZ. The highest tenn
peratlre was 900 on the 9th and the
lowest was 42e on the 18th. There
were IA days on which the tempera-
ture was 9Oe or above. The highest
temperature for this month for pc
Rod of "a years was 1852 on July -,
1886, and the lowest for the same
period was go on July IS, 1892.
The total precipitation for the month
was O.41 inches, which is Isl inches
below the average or normal. 1t was
the dryest July in the past 20 years
with the exception Of July, l906, when
only OF inches of rain fell. The
greatest precipitation in "a consecu-
tive hours was O.13 inches on the 18th
and 18th.
There were q clear days: partly
cloudy, and cloudy days. The per-
centage of possible sunshine was IS
per cent. The prevailing direction of
wind was from the west, the highest
wind velocity being 43 miles per hour
from the west on the 9th. Thunder
storms occurred on the 5th, 9Th, 9th,
18th, 18th, 25th and 2Sth. The warm
dry weather OF the month has caused
the tributaries of Milk river to go
dry and only Water-holes in a few
places remain in Milk river.
G. W. LING, Observer.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
users.

users.
8. The sale price of such material
should be the original cost plus the
overhead charges, including full COM
mercial mot government) freight
charges, handling, clerical labor and
any other additions necessary to pre-.
clude the possibility Of loss to the Re-
clamation Fund.
Q. As rule sales of materials
should be made only in emergencies
and to meet needs that can not other.
wise be locally supplied.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
not yet been exhausted. They, say
the policy Of the Department is to

not yet been exhausted. They say
the policy of the Department is to
make the surveys only upon applica.
ton for such surveys by bona fide
residents Of the various townships,
and such applications have not been
numerous enough to exhaust the
available appropriations for the work.
lin addition to the unused funds on
hand the Sundry Civil Bill now before
the House contains large appropria-
ton for this work, but the Depart
ment will only proceed to make the
surveys upon application for them by
the bona tide residents of the different
townships. Therefore the thing to do
is to have those residents of the vari-
GUS townships in Montana located i'm
unsurveyed territory, who will be
benefited by the surveys, make appli-
cation to the local office or direct to
the Department here, and the Depart
ment will go ahead and make the sur
veys. The officials here say they can
see no reason for making the surveys
in Montana or any other state just for
the sake of knowing the lands have
been surveyed
1t is of the greatest Importance that
the people throughout the state under
stand the Importance of starting these
applications for surveys at the earliest
possible date, and we hope you will
use your good influence in acquaint-
ing the settlers with what is necessary
to secure these surveys.
Yours truly,
E. G.. LEEDY,
! General immigration Agent.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
New Firm.

+. r. Kramer has disposed of half
interest in his real estate business to
w. H. Warner of Detroit, Mich. Mr..
Warner is practical attorney and
will have his law Office in connection.
The new firm of Kramer & Warren
will no doubt continue the good bust
ness Mr.. Kramer has worked up here
and will receive their share of the
real estate transactions from now on.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
TRAIN HELD FOR WEDDING
Couple Take Fourteen Minutes for
Marriage at Billings.

Cupid set the block against the
Puget Sound express and the North
ern Pacitlc's transcontinental train
waited at the depot at Billings while
Charles Wilhelm and Miss Marion
Bell, the latter of Superior, Wis,
rushed to the altar and back again to
begin their honeymoon.
Wilhelm, the license clerk and the
preacher were waiting when Miss Bell
arrived. The short ceremony was
spoken and the automobile sped back
to the station. "All aboard" shouted
the conductor. Just fourteen minutes
had ELAPSED.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
EDITORS ELECT OFFICERS
Refuse Suffrage Compaigner PERMITS
sion to Speak.

The thirtieth annual convention of
the Montana Press association at
Lewistown closed with the selection
of Billings as the next meeting place
and the election Of the following Off
GERS:
J. r. Fauld, Stevensville, president;
Walter Anderson. Red Lodge, first
vice president; George H. Cade, Kalis-
pei second vice president; H. B. Nit
chel. Great Falls, treasurer; S. E.
Paterson, Moore. secretary.
Miss Jeanette Rankin, state suf-
fragist. asked permission to address
the editors on the question of suf.
frage, but was refused.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
Freight Rates Reduced.

New distance tariff rates averaging
tofore existing have been put into eff
feet in Montana in compliance with
an order recently promulgated by the
state railroad commission. The new
schedule is based on the rates in the
state of Washington and is effective
from all but distributing points which
enjoy jobbing rates.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
Parsons Out for Congress.

Harry II. Parsons of Missoula has
filed his nominating petition as can
didate for congress on the Repub-
lican ticket. Mr.. Parsons states brief
ly in the petition that if nominated
and elected he will work for laws
beneficial to society. Mr.. Parsons is
a we'll known Missoula attorney and
Republican politician.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06

Mr.. and Mrs. b. w. Brockway re-
turned Sunday from a trip to the
eastern part of North Dakota. They
report the crops of that section of the
country as being very good, and that
harvest is in full swing.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
AFFECTS OVER 5000 men
Closing Of Montana Copper Mines
Due to War Scare.

AS a result of the unsettled condi-
ton in the metal markets, domestic
and foreign, due to the European war,
the Great Falls smelter of the Ana
conda Copper Mining company has
suspended and seven mines were or
dered shut down at Butte.
More than 5000 men were affected
and it was intimated by mining Off
Gals that if the chaotic condition
of the markets continued for week
a general suspension of the Butte
mines might result.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
Prominent stockman Dead.

Jonathan Lowell, manager of tho
Lowell Live Stock company Of Dillon
one of the largest concerns Of it's
kind-died at St. James hospital at
Butte following an operation for gall
stones. Mr.. Lowell was taken sick
while ON an auto trip to Butte.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
Montana Bathsr prowns

Joseph Love, twenty-one years old,
was drowned at Glendive while
swimming in Yellowstone river with
q number Of companions.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06

r.. w. Hall was at the county seat
Ea&ss Monday night when the bankers
of The county met with the county
/ .sns.rd of equalization.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-08-06
President Nominate. 8. e. Thema

President Wilson has nominated
Owen E. Thomas Of Fortine, Mont.
receiver Of public money at Kalispell'