The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-26
MONTANA IN BRIEF

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7 Butte. -Cobblers have advanced the
price OF shoe repairing Is per cent,
Dillon. The registration of Beaver
head county is 1878, of which 1900
: are in Dillon precincts.
thompson Falls.-Elmer Irving is
making canvass of farmers in this
nelghborhood with the idea of open;no
up creamery.
Bozeman.-R. w. Lysle of Ch;caoo
OF Chicago is asking the city of Boze-
man TOR water gas franchise. He
proposes to put in system which will
cost $150OO0. ''1
Great Falls.-The school popu1a-
ton OF this city has increased almost
l6 per cent within year, according
to figures given out by F. D. Black.
clerk OF the school board.
Great Falls.-The city council has
made arrangements to purchase the
land for 2O-acre park on the site of
me Lewis and Clark encampment of
Ill years ago. A highway so feet in
width will be constructed to the park.
Helena.-Colonel Dan Donahue,
commanding the Second Montana. lust
returned from the Mexican border.
says the militia system is failure
because it puts the burden on the few.
lie predicts compulsory military serv-
ice.
White Sulphur Springs. - Mrs.
James Sutherlin, pioneer of this
valley, recently died here at the home
other daughter, Mrs. James Chamber
lain, at the age of 81. The Suther-
Inns settled in the early days in the
once famous Diamond City.
Helena.-The supreme court has af-
1lrmed the validity of the poll tax,
holding that it is police regulation.
not taxation measure. The case was
carried before the court on appeal of
r c. Pohl, a Deer Lodge railroad man,
against the Chicago & Milwaukee.
stevensville.-Johnny Dawson, 8
years old, and Olive Dawson, S, chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Daw-
son, were burned to death in a fire
that destroyed their ranch. Eva Daw-
son, the l3-year-old daughter, received
burns that probably will cause her
death.
Mlssoula.-De Loss Smith, head Of
the music department of the Univer-
slty Of Montana, in organizing the
university glee club in preparation
Tor tor a tour of the state during the
Christmas holidays. The itinerary is
expected to include all of the cities
of Montana.
Missoula. Twelve states have sent
from one to 10 students to take
courses in the school of forestry of
the University of Montana this year.
The outside states represented are
W ashlngton, North Dakota, Illinois.
Indiana, Utah, Pennsylvania, Massa-
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio
and New York.
Great Falls.-E. P. Mathewson. who
recently resigned as manager Of the
W ashoe smelter, was guest at fare
we'll party at the Hotel Rainbow hero
IN his way to eastern Canada to his
lew post. The farewell was given
~ the Cascade County Good Roads
association. Mr.. Mathewson was long
president OF the state association.
Helena.-A hundred thousand per-
ons in the United States are employ
ID in manufacturing holiday goods
which before the war were imported.
lccording to B. J. Locker of this city.
lie maintains that the country has at
AIMED an experiences in the new in
|ustrles that will insure their continu-
nee after the close of the war.
Anaconda-After being lost for two
avs in heavy belt of timber north
I Kalispell where they were hunting.
~ game, James Finlen and Charles
>ammerer, superintendent of the
redges at Ruby, were found bv
earchers from the main camp of the
unters. They were rescued after a
torn had come up. Thew had been
'lthout food for many hours.
butte.-The ministers Of the Ger
ian Lutheran church of Montana at
ne annual conference held here re-
[ected the Officers of the preceding
ear and selected Kalispell as the
eeting place for 1917. The officers
re: President, Rev. M. D. Hudtloff.
utte; vice president. Rev. r, Wach,
nuth, Great Falls; Secretary, Rev
. Heilman, Helena; treasurer, Rev
. Zeigler, Kalispell.