The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-07-15
MONTANA's CAPITAL NEWS.
BY A. B. Casteel.

tta11rOAu OOW1l1ASS1OA EAACS 1AO&sIe
ing Dates.-The State Railroad
Commission has fixed dates for
hearings to take place during July.
The complaint of residents Of Phil
ipsburg against Bowers Brothers,
that the latter are charging too
much for electricity will be investi-
gated July ~, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Nashua and Oswego have petitioned
the Commission for better train
service. These towns would have
more of the Great Northern trains
stop, and they also want Sunday
local. They will present their
grievances July 9th. A hearing
will be held at Dodson July 30th, to
to determine the justice Of the
claim of citizens of Dodson and
Zortman that the Great Northern
should establish additional train
service. Scobey and Plentywood
have petitioned for a daily exclu-
sive Great Northern passenger train
between those places, and the Com
missioners will consider the matter
July 2Sth.
The petition of the Great North
ern, asking annullment of the order
of the Commissioners locating the
stockyards at Assiniboinne, will be
considered at havre, July 3Oth.
The Commission has entered an or
der directing the milwaukee to
place a custodian in charge of the
station at Glengarry.
Governor Stewart Lifts Quaran-
tine.-Governor s. v. Stewart has
issued a proclamation lifting the
quarantine on cattle, put In effect
last year on account Of the prevail
ence of the foot and mouth disease.
This was at the recommendation of
the State Live Stock Board. Because
a number of cattle accompanied by
Wisconsin state certificates, have
been found to be afflicted with tu-
berculosis, the livestock board de-
cided no longer, to recognize. Wis
consin certificates, and cattle from
that state will be permitted to enter
Montana only when accompanied by
federal certificates.
Commodity Business Figures
Compiled.-Accordin to COM
modify business originating at sta
tions in Montana, prepared by the
railroad commission, one-half came
from the products of mines and for
ests. In May there were 22,o40 car
loads of Montana commodities
hauled by the railroads, compared
with 22,598 carloads in April. The
decrease is largely accounted for
in the lesser shipments of coal be-
cause of warm weather. There
were 1888 carloads of ore hauled,
1851 carloads of coal, 1927 car
loads of lime rock, 904 carloads of
livestock, S29 carloads of concen-
trates, 772 carloads of Stag and
tailings, zoo carloads of poles and
600 carloads of grain.
Rulings of the Supreme Court
In case from Butte, wherein the
Butte Miners Union sought to re-
cover 100000 worth of property
which an order of the lower court
directed be placed in the control of
Charles H. Meyer and the Western
Federation of Miners, the Supreme
Court made this order: "The order
directing an injunction to issue in
the case of Western Federation of
Miners, ct. al, vs.. Martin ScahiN,
ct al, made on June ~, 1915, is
and the district court is
ordered to set it aside. Opinion to
be delivered at the convenience of
the court" This order is decisive
victory for the Butte Miners Union.
In an order by Justice Sanner, the
judgment Of the District Court of
Fergus county, in favor Of the de-
PENDANTS, in the suit of D. F. Smith
against John p. Barnes and John