The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-02-11

&. e. Mills, of Dodson, was a
Malta visitor on Monday.
Judge +. N Utter spent Tuesday
in Malta on Phillips county bust
ness.
Mrs. J. b. Pierce, of Big Sandy,
was the guest of Mrs. Steve Craw-
ford on Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Secrest returned from
Glasgow tuesday with her little
daughter who is much improved
from her recent illness.
larry Whitcomb returned from
helena on Monday to assume his
duties as a commissioner and help
mod inc destiny OF Phillips county.
II England is willing to pay a
good price for commerce she seizes
on the high seas we might easily get
rid OF our surplus goods in this
way. 1t would be a typical Yam
kee trick.
Charles Dunnigan and Mary Riley
We're married in Beaulieu, N. d..
last week, and will make their homo
on ms fine ranch north of town
Whey have the best wishes of the
Enterprise and their many friends
Tor the azure
Steve Crawford, the popular as
slstant OF the !Ioke harness shop,
Will return from a visit to the
home OF his parents, in Vancouver,
Il. e., the latter part Of the week.
tbs afther who was seriously III,
is reported as much better
Johnson. THE abstractman, ar
rived in Malta e first of the week,
and mas been busy greeting friends
and getting his new office into run
ming order. His ofces are located
in the Veseth block, and will be
managed by l.. p Sanregret. A
strictly abstract business will be
conducted
Dairy COWS in the Gallatin VALLEY
| are bringing phenomenal prices, as
: evidenced by the public auction sale
!, held at the Ben TIE Selle ranch, on
), the West Lallatin, last week. TWEEN
e ty head of mich COWS were sold il
4 one hour, and only a few heifers
h brought under 500. Several COW:
II brought from $14O to $3.50.
}. Cthcial figures from authoritative
}, sources at Washington, just re
ceived here, confirm reports eman
. ating IRON Northeastern Montan;
. last year that it's settlement wa
proceeding at a sensationaly rapit
I rate. There were filed in the Glaa
\ gov land office during the year end
( ed June 30, 1914, original and tina
proof entries to the number of 1000
These represented original entry o
1900, 5o5 acres, and final proofs o
4 5S4,766 acres. The government
4 collections on all these transaction
\ aggregated S14., 400.0S. The pre-
< emption of land represented in thes
figures occurred in Valley, Sherida
= and parts OF Dawson and Blain
4 counties.
4 Promoters of new county scheme
\ are somewhat concerned over tn
\ situation that would develop, in tn
Z event that the legislative assembl
Z repeal or amend the law affectin
sion plans continue to be initiate
4 under the provisions of the prese1
\ be completed and an election hell
y an entirely different law may hay
Z been enacted and be in effect. II
2 Wells bill, providing for the abs
= lutte repeal of the present law, h;
7 been passed by the house and avail
4 action by the senate. In the mea
4 time, new measure, known as Il
4 Kelly bill, has been introduced al
is unoer consideration. The kel
7 bin provides that the new coun
= must start Off with so,O00,O00, al
7 leave a valuation of Ss,000,000
4 the old. Furthermore. it is prOVi
\ ed that there must be left in the g
7 county 1000 square miles of t
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