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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-05-13
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

Malta, Montana, May 10, 1915,
10 a. m.
Board met in special session pur-
suant to call of May 5th. All mem
bers present.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
Commissioner Whitcomb having
been instructed to investigate the
instance OF the closing of the county
road i'll township 81, north range
81 east and the demand for road in
the lower Beaver Creek country re-
ports as follows:
Found county road No. 1874 fenced
across near the north line of Twp.
81. north range 81 by certain par
ties. Road supervisor of district No.
IA instructed to remove such OBJ
struction and keep road open.
Found several ranchers living
near Beaver Greek in township 80,
north range 80 east with no outlet
to a laid out road. After consulting
parties interested, mapped out a
route on property line giving these
people an outlet. Right of way OBJ
tanned at very little expense.
Commissioners required to hunt
up pest house for an emergency
case of scarlet fever of a county
charge.
Commissioners adjourned to re-
convene at 2 p. m.
w. B. SCHNEIDER.
Clerk.
Chairman.
Two p. M, board reconvened with
all members present.
Viewers report on No. COZ con-
sldered. Their recommendation ap-
proved and surveyor instructed to
notify interested parties of work re-
quired n the route to place the
same in good condition, and the cost
of viewing and surveying the same.
Took up the matter of the com
plant regarding the bridge and
grade at the foot of Wiley hill. Sur
veyor instructed to investigate and
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draw up plans and specifications for
bids on the completion OF the work
to put the road in shape.
Commissioner Whitcomb instruct
ed to proceed to Zortman to take
matter of Zortman- Whitcomb road
up with Hartman, road supervisor
OF district No. 5, and if possible start
work at once.
Petition No. 619 considered and
viewers appointed.
Petition No. 613 considered and
viewers appointed.
The board then passed the follow
ing resolution:
Be it resolved by the Board OF
County commissioners that where
rs from information which has been
presented to this board there are a
number of criminal cases pending in
this county for the prosecution of
offenders charged with grand lar
ceny and other offences and the ex-
pense Of such prosecution will be a
proper charge against the county,
and
Whereas, The County attorney of
the county, has expressed a desire
for assistance in the way of counsel
in the prosecution of the criminal
cases now pending in the county and
about to be brought, and states that
he is without much experience in
the prosecution of cases of that
character, and
Whereas, the proper prosecution
of such case is matter of great in
terest to the taxpayers of Phillips
county, and owing to the probable
ity of the case beng ably defended,
and the various items of probable
expense in connection Herewith be-
ing of such nature as necessitates
a person of considerable experience
in prosecutions of like nature to
pass upon the advisable of incurr-
ing same, and the need for special
assistance Sc ms to be great, and
the board being Informed that the
cases are of difficult nature, now,
in order that the public interests
may be protected, and in order that
the county may be saved cost and
expense, and the probability if need
less costs and expense in connection
with saiu prosecutions, the county
attorney is hereby authorized to in
SuA III SOAAOCCIOH Will JIG plOSoCu-
ton of all criminal offenses now
pending in the courts of the Seven
teenth Judicial District in and for
the County of Phillips and such
others as he has now pending before
him an additional expense for the
of associate counsel
and the county attorney advising
the board that he has consulted with
and has been advised by R. e.
O'Keefe, as counsel, in connection
with said cases, and that he desires
to employ sad r. e. O'Keefe to as
sist him therein, the board does
hereby ratify such employment and
authorizes the county attorney to
incur ; expense of his employ
ment.
Motion made, seconded and car
ried to adjourn to meet at 10 a. m.
May II, 1915.
w. B. SCHNEIDER,
Clerk.
CHAS. A. ROSS,
Chairman.
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court affirmed the attorney general
and the northern Pacific relinquish-
ed to the purchasers rights on
thousands Of acres.
General Kelly came to Montana in
1902 and taught school two years in
Madison county. He then returned
to his native state Of Iowa and took
the law course in the University of
Iowa, upon graduating, returning to
Montana and settling at Whitehall.
A year later he ran for county at
torney of Jefferson county and was
elected, serving four terms. Then
he was nominated as the Democratic
candidate for attorney general at
Great Falls in 1912 and was elected.
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Bozeman, for the bulletin on hos
cholera. II cholera exists near your
farm, vaccinate your hogs at once.
An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure.-Dr. Howard WEIGH,
vetinarian, Montana Experiment
Station.
The above statement on preven-
ton of cholera, by DR.. WEIGH, are
worthy the attention of every Mon
tana hog grower.
F. s. COOLEY.
Director Of Extension Service.
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Mich cows for sale-Holstein
the heavy milking kind. See Hurley
the Holstein Man, Wagner, Mont.
tf51
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Eighth Grade Examination.
The next regular eighth grade ex-
animation will be held at Malta
and Dodson, Thursday and Friday,
May 1921.
FLORA SIMS,
County Superintendent of Schools.
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Exciting Finish Of Bonus WeekBig Bonus Offer To Be Renewed
Brings Changes In StandingFor One Week, Expiring June z.
Leading Brownsville Contestants Shift Positions. Mrs..
L. Scott Moves Into Second Place While Miss
Duensing Of Mission Drops To Third.

In an exciting wind up at the III. Bonus
week. Mrs. Nava Butler of Brownsville
jumped from third place into the lead in
The Hcrald's Creates Subscription Con
test with "A total vote of 9jj.S9j. Mr.. ".
r. Jones of Brownsville. who ha~ occupied
first place almost since the beginnin. of
the contest. dropped to fourth place. while
Mrs. &. l.. Scott moved up into second po-
%sition, di>placinc Mis- Minnie Ducn>ing at
Mission, who until la~t night had kept u
tight hold upon second place. Mis- Vera
Thompson OF Harrington aud Manner g..
Lip>comb of Edinburc. both passed Mis-
Winnie Harding of McAllen. who has been
occupying fifth place. Both Mis- Thomp-
ION and Mr.. Lip~comb were late beginners
but they have taken hold of the work with
a will and the determination to make the
1riN,. Mr.. Lip>comb's advance j. par
pp..ularly noticeable. he jumping from six
y nth to sixth position.
= Mis- Grace ~. CLAIR of San Benito -
urcd 4 gratifying increase IN her total.
also. and moved up from ninth 10 eighth
place.
The failure of the McAllcn representa-
tive. Mis- Winnie Harding. to improve her
position j. due to the fact hat she was
unable Ia spend much time upon the con
test last week. Miss Swerttager of Donna
was unable To take advantage OF the Bonus
offer last, week. also. largely because the
rain prevented her getting around over her
territory. She expects TO make up for lost
time thi. week, however.
Two new names appear IN the list OF
contestants, Miss Virginia Guerra OF
Brownsville and Miss Hermo~ilda Nela Of
McAlIen. These young ladies are both we'll
known and popular representatives of the
large Mexican population Of Brownsville
and the upper Vale, and with the support
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they can command Will without doubt f.
ure prominently IN the race.
One swallow doesn't make a summer nor
does the most successful bonus .utherer
AZ this stage of the contest necessarily run
oif with the hig prize. Ii i ~atc "a assume.
however. that those who have been ~nc-
rc~~iul during tue past week ~ piling ~
the votes can repeat the trek and II J.
known that some Of the contestants who
were unable to give the necessary time Ia
the work during the bonus week wilf he
right on the job hcncctortL.
There ! ne doubt 1T one thing. The pace
ha> bcen quickened and II will continue
10 quicken until the la~t minute ot the
contest. From now on there will he some
thing doing each day. People are waking
mp to the tact that The Herald prizr~ are
worth some c~Neriion and al the contest
ants and their friends are nov getting
down To- real hard. earnest vote getting
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-01
$3.50, 900 CONTRACT FOR
PAVING AT CORPUS

Corpus Chrinsti. Texas. June The
Texas Bitulithic Company was yester
day afternoon awarded the entire con
tract by the City Council. the award
being for 5000 square wards IF bituli
THE paving ia - - per square yard
which with the curling aud guttcring
will total approximately >.j6.ow the
city paving o%nc-fourth of the cost of pa
wing in front of private property. all
of the costs for the street intersection
and the property owners paving three
.fourthS of the costs for the paving in
front of their property.
TIL. council ~ the same meeting ac
iccptcd the offer of Pwcll. Garad and
Company t. buy the Slo0.nn paving
bonds. the price to ln par and accrued
interest. plus \ cash bonus of 80 and
the free printing Of the Autographed
bonds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-01
BRITISH LAW JOURNAL OBJECTS
TO INTERNING NATURALIzED
SUBJECTS OF GREAT BRITAIN

London June lit would ~ politi-
cally wrong. a. well a. morally unjust.
to intern naturalized British subjects
or ia any way "a discriminate between
them and native citizens" dcclau.s the
London Law journal in \ .fsr~jfIc ar
ticle on the treatment of aliens.
No support can be- given" declared
this journal. 10 any Of the threatened
Steps against those Nh" have been nat
uralizcl aud have become British sub
6rct>. Discrimination betwccn citi.
.zcnS i like an evil growth in the body
polite aud the damage IL vital. because
the disease grows by what il feeds on"
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Canal Pays For
Its Operation

Panama. June The Panama ca
nal will have earned in the first year Of
it, operation sufficient Ia pay all it,
running expenses and probably leave "A
small surplus. according to the figures
now being compiled in the office of the
canal auditor. The loss now j. about >
per cent * against ~ per cent at the
end of February. The deficit If about
~ per cent incurred durin. the first
months uf the waterways opera.
iion has been nearly eliminated and will
be- completely ~ june 20 when the first
year of operation will end.
Nearly every month of the last nine
have shown an increase i'm the tolls
earnings. Tolls for April. however.
were slight, lower than those for
March. which were 4 record. II j. de
rlarci the tolls for Nav will equal il
not exceed thu>r Tor March.
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LUNGS TURN INTO
LIQUID, EFFECT
OF POISON GAS
BRITISH COMMANDER SAYS DEATH
CAUSED IN THIS MANNER IsA
MOST HORRIBLE END.
SOLDIERS WHO lNHAL ETHe POISON
GASES MOST HOPELESS, HELP
LESS SIGHT IMAGINABLE"

New York. June IA letter from
MajorGeneral Edward Stuart Wortlcy,
Commander of "A British Army Corps in
France. is made public here by his bro
Their, Ralph Stuart ortley of New
York. giving this distinguished officers
trbut 10 the behavior of a Canadian di-
vision In France and describing the hor-
r"rs which resulted from the use of as
phyxiating gases by the Germans.
The effect of these gases upon the men
who inhale them. he SAYS, has been Ia
v all the tissues of the lungs into
hquid and during the two days that il
takes Tor the men Ia die. the victims are
The most helpless. hopeless. sickening
sight imaginable
The letter follows:
You will of course have read of the
nghting that has been going on round
ipres Just lately and of the magnificent
behavior Of the Canadian Division -.
In their attack IN the Ypres salient the
Germans made use Of asphyXiating gas.
es. This gas il disseminated both in
shells and bombs and also from cyln-
ders. which are buried in the trenches
with their nozzles pushed through the
parapets. The taps If the cylinders are
then turned on and the gas. which i. n
Tar as We know. chlorine. is pumped out
The gas. which is heavier than air and
which is blown by the wind across our
lines. sinks into our trenches and klk or
Incapacitates any men who happen Ia Ice
in them. The effect Of the gas can also
be felt IS far back rs five or six miles
and produces headache aud a >marting
of the eyes.
M
III German PAPER AZ we'll ~ falsely
accusing US of making use Of poisonous
uumes. apparently defend their condact
1by stating that the disseminating III
~ gas results n n swift and p3inless
death for those with whom il CORES in
contact. and consequently il less barba
rous than subjecting men Ia an inferno
at shell fire from which great physical
AMI mental torture must necessarily l.
endured.
Il am SURE the public cannot have ~
yet the slightest idea of this last dam.
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Project Yourself into the future for a
moment and in your minds eye. >ee your
self boarding the train some sunny after
noon 4 few months hence bound fer San
Francisco and the Panama Pacific expo
-iiiou. with 5000 of Herald prize money ia
your pocketbook. How happy you feel and
what a pleasant place the world seems to
be. How glad YOU are that The Herald
offered such generous prizes and that YOU
had the energy and ambition to enter the
contest and the grit to stay in it and win
even the fourth prize. That fourth prize
was well worth all the work it cost you. you
reflect a visions of the pleasant DAYS to
come in the Golden West rise before your
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.nable effort 81 the part Of the Germans
civilization.
Il hav seen our men IN hospital after
having been brought back from the
trenches. There is no need To ask for
the ward in which they are. a. thcs
grooming il quite sufficient q direction
of itself. In one ward there are eighteen
cases. They are still sitting bolt NJ
right, or swaving back and forwards.
|gasping for breath: their faces hands
and nccks a shiny ere, black color. their
ewes glazed. aud unable absolutely To
speak or feed.
III takes two DAYS for these men Ia
die. During these two days they are in
the most acute agony. and il bN the
slightest chance they recover from the
poison they will in all p~rcbabiliay hr
rendered useless for life ~ the effect of
the gas is To turn all the TISSUES of the
lung into liquid. The doctors and nur
>eS are working dav aud night in the 1T
tempt To give some relief. Bul there j.
nothing to bc done. II j. the most hope
less. sickenin. sight Imaginable. Our
| Medical Officer. who has had 4 very
iht-' fAltIfl'f " TIE niHll> VI .till-
eau and Asiatic natives tells a. that IN
his life he has never had 10 deal with
such an example of scientific torture.
AT first I was i%nclinr! To- di>hclirvc
the 'ccounts of the illtrcatmcnt Of our
prisncrs ~ the hands If the enemy aud
To put them down Ia the inevitable rX
aggeration> of warfare. hut now that |
have come face "a face with German
methods IN the field. m, opinions have
Undergone gradual. hut permanent
chahge.'
General Stuart Wortlcy was formerly
on terms of considerable intimacy with
Emperor William Of Germany. \ few
summers ago when the Emperor was or
derel hv his physicians to spend some
weeks ~ the English >ca>hurr the Gen
|eral placed his rnnmtrv seat on thc
Hamp>hirr coast. at the Emprrur'S dis
posal.
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Another Big Opportunity To Gain $4,000 Vote Bonus
No Larger Offer Will Be Made p.
In Greatest Contest.

The big bonus offer ~ 10000 votes for
clubs Of TX new yearly subscriptions Or
twelve renewals of old subscriptions or
part year subscriptions totalling these re-
amounts. will be extended Tor one
week. until the night of Monday, June
=. Therefore. All subscriptions making up
one club or more received up to and m
next Monday night at I'D o'clock
will earn the bonu, votes according 70 the
on tins page.
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AZ No time during the contest viii any
larger bonus offer BE- made. but for this
week YOU still have a chance 10 win the
Big Bonus IT $4,000 votes for clubs of thc
shown in the sable.
With these two announcements ia mind
contestants should work ~ make thi~
week count heavily Tor them.
Subscriptions IN clubs will H. worth Just
much a. last week and no more. III e.
cured before next Monday night. Hence
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Standing of Contestants.

citing finish.
Standing of Contestants.
Mrs. Nava Butler. Brownsville BIB 95
Mr.. Il. u. Scott. Brownsville 500. j95
Mis- Minnie Duen~lng. Mission ..j63. O90
Mr.. W. Il. Jones. Brownsville ...I7g.320
Mis- Vera Thompson. Harrington 81, $50
Mr. Manner ~Lip>comb. Edinburg ..229.s70
Mis- Winnie Harding. McAllen ...I2l. 400
MI-- Grace - Clair. San Benito "a 900
Mis- Marion Swerttager. Donna $3.50
Mr.. y. Mann. Brownsville ...... llls0
Mis- k.fie Sawyer. Mercedes Ia. 1O.s90
Marshal Martin. Brownsville 2.qJO
Mis- Marguerite Hallam. Br'ville 2.T50
Mis- Louise Putegnat. Brownsville 2.l30
Mr.. y. :. Bowlr-, Brownsville 1850
Miss Lillian Hicks. Brownsville 1000
Miss Virginia Guerra. Brownsville 1000
Mis- IlermoSilda vela, McAllcn NJ. l.O0n
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Bonus Regular Tota
me club, u new yearly subscriptions ........... 10000 1000 Ii7O00
Two clubs, l. new yearly subscriptions .......... lJ0OOn lliO0O lg4OOO
One club, 2 new half year subscription. ....... $4,000 10000 35OOO
One club, ~ new 3 month subscriptions .... ..... 10000 $1,000 l13DOu
Oe club, y new ! month inscriptions -..-... 10000 $500 l3 sOn
me club, II renewals old yearly subscriptions .. $4,000 720O0 It7DO0
Oe club, "a renewals old haf rwr subscription, .. 10000 $4,000 las 900
Oe club, Is renewals 3 MOI description. ..... 10000 $4,000 ia OOo
me club. IA renewals II ry- IN subscriptions .. $4,000 1ssO0 lO3 gOn
Each new yearly absorption over one club ..... 1250O 1900 1l50r
Each new half yearly subscription overro one club wv. G25O 5000 Wy III ,5c
ZACH new 3 month subscription over one club ..... BIS 1000 BIZ
Each ew ] month subscription over one club ..... 1860 400 IAg
Each renewal OF u yearly subscription over ~ club $3.50 5000 i25Oc
Each enewal of a half year subscription ovr one club 3125 1900 526r
Zach renewal OF 8 months subscription over one chb. 1860 1000 1850
Each renewal of 1 month subscription over one club $50 200 0s0|
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"a number az grtrIrh-quick schemes still
ia go,-I working that seems 10 d. har-
vrsting the most bacon jusr nov i'm
West TrXas.-Brownwond News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-01
BIG BONUS OFFER EXPIRES MONDAY MAY 81

The table below shows graphically all the possibilities of the Big Bonus offer
Study how this may b.. turned to your account, then get busy at forming clubs Re
member that all votes to be counted toward a bonus must be received al The Hersh
office not later than 10 o'clock p NJ. Monday, Nav 81.
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man shows up IN the ncw>paper--with full
detail, of what cured him ~ hi otherwise
fatal ailments.
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Profitable Sport.

John Corbett. the San Angelo trap
per. recently captured a female Hobo
wolf with seven pups. The State will
pay HIM $40 for the catch. There are
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coNTEsTINGs.

Antid"tc for that attack of spring fever
Get out and hustle Tor the Sl575 prize
overland.
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thI- ! the week r. bring mp all the reserves.
~ gather ~ All the support that was prom
I~cd e. you. and 10 make thu the banner
week VI the campaign.
Despite the work that ha> already been
done. there are many, many subscription
YEA ~ w. obtained ~ active workers. Thu.
n the week ~ bring them IN.
Watch the Contest News ~ tomorrow
Herald tor another important announce
mcnt.
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">ec America First by winning y Her
aid trip to California and The Panama
Pacific exposition.
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All the world love- 4 wInner-e~pccIallv
81 Il Herald Overland.
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chance ratc~ l0u per cent with that !
anybodv else. Why hot work instead d
wish
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Idle dreaming. think You. Not NJ &
all. Somebody viii win the glorious trip a
60 California. Why not you! Your \
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work that promise, much for a close, tx
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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-09-07
TEACHERS ARRIVE

Miss Edith Lass. who will have charge of the English department of the high school. arrived yesterday on the Alameda. Miss Lass is sister of W. p. Lass of the Speel River Pro feet. Miss Lass holds the MA. de- gree from Knox College. and has done post graduate work at Columbia University. During the year 1913 she travelled in Switzerland, Germany, France and England and returned af- ter year abroad to take charge of the English work in the Southern Col. legiate College of Albion. Illinois. Previous to her connection with that school Miss Lass was for three years a member of the high school stan at Nora Springs. Illinois, where she was Instructor of English.
 Miss May Twitchell. Miss Margaret Scott, and Miss Myrl Aiken will ar rive the latter part of the week. Miss Twitchell is @ graduate of Healds Business College of San Francisco and of the University Of California. For the past two years she had had charge of the Commercial department in the high school at Turlocl5, Cali fornia, and previous to that taught for five years in the schools of Santa Maria, California.
 Miss Myrl Aiken is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State Normal. and has just left a position in Nampa. Idaho, where she has taught for two years. Before coming to Idaho Miss Aiken was for two years a teacher in the Pittsburgh schools.
 Miss Jane Brenneman will arrive on the Farragut Thursday morning. Miss Brenneman has for the past 8 years been employed in the grade schools Of Aberdeen, Washington and is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State Normal. Previous to her work at Aberdeen Miss Brenneman had taught for ten years in Pennsylvania.
 Two other new teachers who will be associated with the local schools this year are Miss Gertrude Helen thai and Miss Nina Sowerby. both of whom are well known in Juneau.
 Miss Sowerby is a graduate of the University of Washington. a member of the class of 1914 and last year taught at Skagway.
 Miss Hellenthal is a graduate of the Michigan State Normal and of the Michigan Agricultural College. for two years she was a member of the staff of the Junior High School in Battle Creek. Mich.
 Miss Lovina Wilson, of the high school stan. will arrive tonight on the Jefferson. Miss Wilson attended summer school at the University of Washington this summer and spent the remainder of the vacation ot her summer home on Mount Rainier.
 Miss Margaret Scott will probably arrive on the Farragut. Miss Scott attended the University of California summer session, and returned in Aug ust to her home in Nampa. Idaho.