The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-10-12
MONTANA IN BRIEF

Superior. - The Richmond mine,
near Saltese is shipping 40 tons of
ore daily.
Fromberg. More than 1000 acres
OF land have been located here recent
ly for oil and gas rights.
Dillon.-A stage line now operates
between Dillon and jackson. Old
style Concord coaches are used, type
that is becoming rare in these automo-
bile days.
Baylor. First National Bank
of Baylor, for which charter was
granted some time ago, has been Or
ganized here and building is to be
erected at once to house the institu-
ton. M
Glasgow.-The Glasgow Flour Mill
company has started operations at it's
/ plant here. The first six sacks pro-
vided convincing evidence Of the high
quality Of the flour. The capacity
will be aobut $50 barrels day.
Great Falls.-The county commits
sioners have provided for the submits
sion at the general election November
Of the question Of the issuance Of
road bonds for $200,000 One half
are to be issued in 1917 and the bal
ance in 1918.
Red Lodge.-A rich placer find at
the mouth Of Pat 0 'Hara creek is at
tracing much attention. An ounce
of platinum and SIS worth of gold
were washed from two yards Of dirt,
by George Peoples, the discoverer of
the new diggings.
| Glendive. The people of this town
expect to be using gas by November
l. The bitches are now being dug for
the pipe line that is to convey the gas
from Cedar Creek. The work is being
done under contract by Adam Had
land of Great Falls.
Missoula. THE board of trustees of
the county high school have voted to
submit at the November election the
question Of 100000 bond issue for
the building of an addition to the
school. Residents of the reservation
section Of the county are preparing
protest.
Coffee Creek.-Frank Welsh,
teamster, died at the military hos
, pital at Mammoth Springs from
r mauling received by bear A few
, hours later the bear was trapped and
t blown to pieces by dynamite. Welsh
| was asleep under wagon in the park
r when he was attacked.
Great Falls.-The Montana State
r Bankers association will meet next
l year in this city. Secretary Edgar
) A. Newton, who is cashier of the
: Great Falls National bank, has been
authorized by the executive commit
tee to select an attorney for the as
l ISOLATION who is to receive a fixed
{ salary.
Bozeman.-Captain Hollis C. Clark,
a retired army officer, has been de-
tailed by the war department at Wash
ington, to give instruction in military
tactics at the state college here, ac-
cording to an announcement made by
the president Of the college, and it is
expected that military drill will begin
in few days.
Bozeman.-A campaign has been
started here to obtain money for a
new building for the Deaconess hos
pital. Rev. Charles E. CROUCH, pastor
Of the Methodist church at Missoula,
is in charge of the campaign. The
present quarters of the hospital are
inadequate and at times it has been
necessary to turn applicants away.
Big Sandy.-So many new struc-
lures are about to be erected in this
town that the appearance of Main
street soon will be greatly altered.
i One Great Falls contractor alone has
awarded contract for the construc-
ton of four building on the street.
| An addition is also to be built to the
: store Of Mcnamara and NARROW.
Helena.-The greater part of the
prize-winning grains exhibited at the
state fair ire now being exhibited in
other sections Of the country. A
u number of the exhibits are on display
: at the Seattle Land Products show,
S while others were taken by the
n Northern Pacific, Great Northern and
t Milwaukee railways for their exposi-
e ton cars.
Choteau.-Teton is the first county
J. in Montana to have a woman auditor,
o Mrs. Adeleine S. Smith having been
= appointed to succeed her husband,
0 Lieutenant G. James Smith of Com
o pany M, Second Montana infantry. It
; was necessary to appoint some one to
n fill the vacancy on account of Lieu
tenant Smith s absence from the state
IS more than 80 days.
d Helena.-Mrs w. D. Ascough, of
It the national advisory council of the
d women's party, and R. g. Linebarg-
o err, Billings newspaperman, rescued
IS two children from a blazing room in
" the Placer hotel by breaking in the
1t door when they cried for help. The
h children, while playing with matches
had set fire to paper and the flames
had spread to the lace curtains.