The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-30
THE STATE.


is running night and day, but has
been unable to keep up with the de-
mand from the towns along the Great
Northern line.
Ronan.-With millions of cords of
wood at her very door, Roman, like
other parts of Montana, is threatened
with fuel famine. Teams~to haul
the wood out of the timber cannot
be obtained. "Too much prosperity"
is getting the blame.
Great Falls.-A. e. Emerson has
succeeded R. A. Blanchard as agri-
cultural agent of Cascade county. Mr..
Blanchard resigned couple of
months ago after filling the post
for more than year. Mr.. Emerson is
graduate of the agricultural depart
ment of the University of Minnesota.
Butte.-Frank Blair, VINO wears a
wooden leg, got into fight in a
saloon the other day, and used the
wooden member to such good effect
that he was arrested for assault with
a deadly weapon. He got 80 days
in Jail. The drop kick, which he
affected, sent two of his adversaries
to the hospital.
Butte. - Peter Breen and S. T.
Hogevoll were partners in the pro-
fession of law. They decided to go
their separate ways. They quarreled
over the accounting of the firms
affairs. Hogevoll brought suit
against Breen, and IL lawyers are
assisting the two principals in their
fight against each other.
Bozeman.- news reached
this city of the death at Erie, Penn
sylvania, of Hamilton Steele, a grad
uate of the engineering department
of the Montana State college and a
former resident of Great Falls, Pre-
sident Hamilton of the college ap-
pointed committee of the faculty
to draw up an expression of the fac
ulty's sorrow.
Helena.-Local leaders of the dry
forces are opposed to the campaign
under way in some parts of the state
to induce the legislature to put pro-
hibition into effect on January l.,
1918, in place of January /, 1919,
as provided by the referendum
amendment, as they desire to keep
faith with the saloon men.
Fort Benton.-During recent two
days. term of the district court for
Chouteau county, during which appli-
cations for citizenship only were con-
sidered, 81 applicants were examined
and about so were admitted. The
new citizens are from England, Can
ada, Denmark, Norway, Germany
Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, Italy,
Holland, Russia and France.
Butte.-The Bonanza, the Andy
Johnson and the Geneva claims in the
southwestern part of the district have
been taken over by the Anaconda
Copper Mining company under an OPP
ton involving price consideration
of 100000. The Anaconda has be-
gun sinking on the Bonanza and it is
said the company intends running a
shaft to depth of 1000 feet.
Havre.-When the list of winners
in the Assinniboine land drawing
was made public it was found that
Noah F. Clarke of this city had
drawn No. 70, which gave him his
choice in the prospective townsite of
$4,000. Clinton R. Clarke of Par
derville, Wisconsin,, won an adjoin-
ing tract, on which an elevator and a
Sluo JIdCh dIc lOCdI6u. LIS ctIoO 10
valued at about $15,000.
He1ena.-Jim Kearns, veteran Of
the civil war, 80 years old, listened to
the hard luck story of young man
who said he had just returned fro n
the border with the militia, and
shared his room with him. The
young fellow disappeared in the
night and when he awoke in the
morning, the old man found his
watch and $19-all he had-were
also missing. The veteran, though
penniless, refused the hospitality of
meal and bed at the county jail.
Richland.-Judge King of Wash
ington, chief counseI for the reclama-
ton service, who is the author of the
Oregon irrigation law, is coming
here to address the members of the
Water Users association on the pro-
posed new adjustment. North Da-
kota people are considering condi-
tions here for they will have to Sc
cure legislation if the people on the
Montana side decide to form a dis
trict as the state of North Dakota
does not permit the formation of ir-
rigation districts.
Helena. - The four democratic
electors chosen at the recent election