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THE ENTERPRISE. ."" .4 Weekly Newspaper Whose Interests are Identified with those of fobite.rn, .Montana and Especially of the .Milk River Valley VoL. 14 MALTA, VALLEY COUNTY, MONTANA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1911. No. 26 "ME HEAP BIG BLACKFEET IN DIAN" TO ATTEND SHOW (BY HOKE SMITH) Having secured moving pictures to preserve for posteriiy the last great grass dance of the Blackfeet Indians whose reservation of 500,000 acres in Northwestern Montana will be thrown open for white settlers next spring, Louis W. Hill, President of the Great Northern Railway, has seized upon the New York Land Show as a vehicle for a novel primer lesson in assimilation, looking to the civilization of this tribe. Theexper iment has the sanction of the officials at Washington and its working out no doubt will be watched with keen interest by President Taft and Secre tary of the Interior, Fisher. The most intelligent Blackfeet braves that could be found upon the reservation will be brought to the Madison Square Garden Exposition, November 3rd. and the hope is that they go to their people imbued with the agricultural idea. Before the land of the Blackfeet reservation is opened to the white man each Indian is to be alloted a farm. The educa tion which the picked representatives of this fast passing race will derive from attending the greatest Land Show on earth is expected to have great influence in simplifying the U n ited States Government's process of assimilating the other 5,997 Indians. These three red emissaries certainly will have wonderful tales to tell of New York and the Land Show exhib its when they return to the council tepee near Browning, Montana. The. native environment of the Blackfeet tribe has gradually disap peared with the thinning out of their numbers. Congress last year dealt a severe blow to them when it set aside-a territory 'arger thlan the state of Rhode Island and establishediGla cier National Park. Glacier Park adjoins the reservation on the west and this vast area was, of course, closed to the Indians as a hunting ground. The area of Uncle Sam's newest National Park abounds in big game of all kinds, but the Black feet Indian was left only to look at this inviting hunting section with tears in his eyes-for the forest ran gers patrol the dead line and keep the red man out. So, with:thisgreat, natural: game: preseeve of the :Rocky Mountains gone from him and his reservation about to slip from his domain, the Blackfeet brave uow must give up his rifle and bow to the inevitable. The transformation comes with a cruel suddeness to the Blackfeet. There is nothing left for him but try 4 and be a farmer. Sympathy for poor Lo runs deep in Louis W. Hill. railway magnate, whose duty it is to help develop the Northwest. Himself a landscape ar tist and a lover of things natural, his I heart goes out to these fated people at the cross roads in their life. "If this is to be. a helping hand is I NEW SCHOOL ESTABLISHED Clerk Campbell reports a meeting of the Malta School Board Monday evening at the Post Office at which time tbc Board passed on a number of bills and attended to considerable other business. The school census report of the district was read and voted sent to the county superinten dent. It was found that the district contained 185 children between the ages of six and twenty-one years of age and that there were 100 infants and children below the age of six years. These figures apparently in dicate a decrease in the school popu lation as 300 children were reported last year but when the two districts that have been taken off of the Malta district during the past year are con sidered, the report indicates a con siderable increase over last year's figures and also records a healthy growth. It was voted to establish a new school in the Lafond neighborhood, repairing and using Paul Schroeder's ranch house for a school building. L. A. Doores has been instructed to put the house in readiness this week so that a term of six months school may be commenced next Monday. Miss Christine Hiertz was engaged whatthey most need now, and prop er guidance will be a great factor in adjusting them to such a complete .change in their mode of living," Mr. Hill soliloquized. And straightway he secured United States Govern ment'r approval to have the most promising progressives of the Black feet tribe selected to go to ihe New York Land Show, that they might see for themselves what agriculture really means. What impsessions the redmen will carry back to their prai rie homes is a matter of much antic ipation to the sbn of the great rail way builder, who hit upon this ave nue to civilization as a practical means in "the white man's process of assimilation." The last great grass dance of this picturesque people was a ceremony not soon to be forgotten by the few white people who were fortunate enough to be present. The weird ceremonies were participated in by 6,000 redskins. Many of them are land wealthy and all are regarded as an industrious people. The grass dance is of a religious nature. The Indians think it calls the attention of the gods to the fact that the tribe d@ sires a good season, with plenty of grass for their horses. In the old days the welfare of the buffalo was the central idea of this prayerful re ligious ceremony, for if there wasn't plenty of grass the large herds of bison wouldn't come into this country. And a scarcity of buffaloes meant hunger to the Indians, no clothing, lack of skins with which to make tepees, beds and many other things which the redmen had to have. So, there was some sense to this troqding of the grass in their appeal to the .ip ,t the Indians thought. But the buffalo is gone and these grass dancers are following: fast up on the same trail to the happy hunt ing grounds. When the yellow, sun-burned plains of the Blackfeet reservation are turned over by the plow and seed is planted, there probably will be small groups of grass dancers here and there, while the Indians wait for their grain to come forth. Let us all join in the prayer that "the gods" shall hear them and that great-fields of wheat and flax appear for these transformed people. The Blackfeet are the highest type of Indian. Their integrity, fortitude, chastity and admirable dignity place them on a pedestal above all other tribes of savages. The Blackfoot is a frank, simple being, yet he is un usually cunning when the occasion demands. His sense of humor is keen and of the hard, impressive kind. Some of his customs are extremely comical. For example, a Blackfoot must never meet his mo;her-in-law. Should lie ever get his "wires crossed" and meet her unawares, the tribal customs penalizes him by de manding that he make her a hand some gift. So, the Blackfoot has even better reason than the white man for avoiding his mother-in-law. as teacher for this first term. "a" For underwear see Merchant. Remember the Orchestra Ball Fri day evening. E. J. Tunison is in from his home stead for a few days. Mrs.. Naramore at the Great Nor thern Hotel Saturday. Byron Hurley of Wagner, was a Malta visitor Tuesday. Mrs. Otto Liese of Harlem is a pa- t tient at the Ebaugh Hospital. Lots of overshoes, gum boots and I rubbers at Edwards & McLellan's. I Leave your order for oats, corn, or I ground feed at St. A. A. & D. Elevator. Harmony perfume and toilet ar- t ticles-the best ever. Sold only at the Rexall Store. Albert Dionne was quite sick last week and went to tha Ebaugh Hospi tal for treatment. Miss Langford who ia teaching the 1 Wagner school, spent Sunday in our I; city the guest of Miss Lavina Lamb. a Geo. Chambers is enjoying a vaca- p tion this week from work at his fath- I1 er's store and is spending the time in n Chicago. t Grea orthern Exhibi ont ana ducts At North est Land Poducts Show Besides the official exhibit of this state which is to be made under the direction of the governor at the Twin City Land Show, the efforts of the state officials will be supplemented by good exhibits to be made of our products by the rail. road companies. The Great Northern has just bought five sections at the Twin City show, ~ 1~3 ~ ~1:~"ý 1p''1'1o3~sYc a. U''' I' a..M' 4;:-. -' which is to be given from December 12 to 23 under the auspices of the North western Development League. This means that railroad company will have about 1,000 square feet of exhibit space to ll from the states along its lines. Being the first railroad company to buy space, the Great Northern has secured the pick of the space after the reserva. tions were made for official exhibits. Representatives of the railroad are now at work collecting the exhibit. While a COURT CALENDAR Th etrial calendar as arranged by Judg' F. N! Utter for the November term of court is as follows: Harriet' P. Jones vs., Marvin P. Jones, Nov. 9. State of Montana vs. Crutchfield, Nov. 20, State of Montana vs. Erickson, Nov. 21. State of Montana-vs. Carl Shultz, Nov. 24. State of Montana vs. Ira Booth, Nov. 25. McLaughlin vs. Evans, Nov. 28. State of Montana vs. McDonough, 'Nov. 29. State of Montana vs..Geo. Norburn, Dec. 2. Schuman vs. Jensen, Dec. 5. State of Montana vs. W. Gibson, Dec. 6. State of Montana vs. Hilmer Lund, Dec. 7. State of Montana vs. Wallette, Dec. 9. Schneider vs. G. N. R. Co. Dec. 11. State of Montana vs. Faust, Dec. 11. State of Montana vs. C. W. liar mon, Dec. 13. *W. H. Taylor vs. Malta Mercantile Co. Dec. 15. State of Montana vs. Hibben, Dec. 16. State of Montana vs. Hatcher, Dec. i. Apples for eating or cooking at The Bon Ton. Florsheim Shoes at Edwards & McLellan's. B3orn:-To Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Arvat a nice baby girl, Tuesday, October O10th. Nothing is more pleasant than music in the home. Now is the time and The Bon Ton the place to buy ill kinds of musical goods. Dan McKay was up from Glasgow Saturday getting signers to a peti ;ion asking the Board of County Jommissioners of Valley county to nake an appropriation of $1,000 to )e used in gathering up agricultural )roducts and exhibiting them at the Land Show at St. Paul, December 12 :o 23. It is believed by a majority I the county that the line agricul ml products that may be sent from tere will give this section of Monta 'a the desired publicity and be the neans of bringing homesteaders to ile on the large area of uuoccupied and. Cascade county. not nearly so arge as Valley, it is said has made u appropriation of $6,000 for this purpose and our county would be acking in public enterprise did it mot arrange for the best exhibit ob ainable at this show. special part of it will be shown for the first time at the big show in St. Paul, the Great Northern will also show in New York City, in Omaha and at several other shows during the fall and winter. From all of these displays our state will reap a benefit and the railroad com pany divides its space up and places the name of the state over that part of the exhibit which is collected from here. Speaking of the advantage of making these exhibits, President L. W. Hill says, "From experience we find that we get better results from our exhibits at land shows than from any other' single form of' advertising which we do." It follows that if the railroads get such good results from the land show exhibits, the states which they represent must get a large share of the benefit. LOVYEJQY ITEMS John Crowly, Jr., has. purchased a fine new :work horse. George Morrison is breaking forty acres for J. Lerbeck. George Dyerdahl is building a new house on his homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mason visited at Henry Christiansen's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Scollard were visiting friends in Malta over Sunday. On account of the late rains the farmers are doing a great deal of breaking. Wm. Mason is now busy rounding up his cattle os he expects to ship about the 15th. Mr. Peebles is building a granary for Mr. Allen, this being the firstnew granary on the bench. Mrs. It. J. Whorlly has left for Devils Lake, N. D. to visit her hus band who is working in that city. The new school house is now com pleted and school began Monday with Miss Pearl Watson as teacher. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan, September 28th, a fine 7* pound girl. Mother and baby are both doing fine. Mrs. A. P. MacArthur returned on the stage from Malta Saturday, where she had been visiting friends the past few days. New line of hosiery at Merchant's. Don't forget to attend that Orches tra Ball Friday night. Merchant has some bargains in men's shoes. The Peer of All Candies-Liggett's and Fenway's. Sold only at the Rex all Store. Win. Lilie, the tailor, mo ved from the North Side Tuesday and is now I ready for business in one of the Cav- I anaugh buildings south of the Post I Office on Fifth Avenue. There was general regret on the other side c "When The Tailor Moved Across," I for over there, "'Bill" is considered a prince of good fellows. t Yon Chong & Co., formerly pro- C prietors of the Chinese restaurant on I the North Side, have returned to L Malta and bought the Malta Cafe on Fifth Avenue of Robert ll yatt. 'They took posession of the business this a morning and Yong Choang announces II that wVith the change in nmanagement wvill come a complete chanlge in the 0 help employed and assures the people a of Malta the very best service of ia first class Chinese restaurant. The R establishment will now be open to ( tlhe public (lday and night. In adds- P tion to his North Side patronage, II Yonu Chong invites and solicits the e patronage of the entire restaurant c Loing public. ii SANITARY EDUCATION---CONTEST FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN Dr. George W. Clay, health officer for Malta, presents the following for publication: The State Board of Health is offer ing prizes for essays by schdol child ren on three subjects to be mentioned hereafter. These prizes are money subscribed by individual members of the State Board of Health and three public spirited citizens. They are as follows: First: For the best essay on tuber colosis or consumption, how it is spread and how it may be prevented. First prize, twenty dollars; second prize, thirteen dollars. Second: For the best essay on "The Evils of the House Fly, and How the House Fly can be Eradicated." First prize twenty dollars; second prize, thirteen dollars. Third: For the best description of an unsanitary back yard located, in the district in which the child writing the essay lives, and the evils of such a back yard. Please note that the evils of the back yard should be treated not only from the standpoint of the effect on individuals owning and conducting the yard, but from the standpoint of the effect of such a yard on tile community at large. First prize, twenty dollars; second prize, tell dollars. Conditions of this contest are as follows: All children in or below the eighth grade are entitled to contest for these prizes. Ally child may contest for one or more prizes. Essays must not exceed two thousand words. Each essay must be written separately. All essays must cbe sent in by a teach er; the.teacher endorsing on the back of theessay the grade of the child submitting th'l*esemy. All essays must be in the hands of the Secretary of the State Board of Health on or before tile last day of November, 1911. Essays received after the last day of November will not be entered in competition. This date is fixed in order that the prize winners may have their prizes on or before Christ mas day. After the essays have been graded by a committee and the prizes award. ed,.the meritorious essays, whether prize winner or not, will be carefully edited and will be submitted to the newspapers of the localities from which they come and these papers requested to publish the same. There should be a large number of competitors for these prizes and tile results of the essays submitted will go a long ways to show to how great N an extent the laws of this state, which I require that ways and means by which communicable diseases are spread and may be prevented be t taught in the schools in tile state, are i being complied with. A notice that these prizes will be offered was published some time ago t in the papers and some of the children t FARMERS'INSTITUTE NOV. 1ST The Montana Farmers' Institute office has sent out a schedule for th e Institutes to he held this fall in Nor thern Montana and the date of the meeting in our city is November 1st. It is expected that the local people will provide a meeting place and Mayor Caselberg states the Institute here will be held in the Eagles' hall. Every business man, every farmer, and every dairyman should be pres ent on this occasion as much valua ble information will be given. You are invited to bring in ques tions and get solutions from the dis cussions that follow. Malta shoulti provide musical numbers for the em - bellishmment of the program. Prof. T. A. Hloverstad of Fargo, N. D., and MAl. L. Wilson will be among the speakers. (). C. t;regg has been engaged for all dates after Novemnber 1st, F. S. Cooley or some other Blozeman representative will also address most of the meetings. Flax growing, alfalf:e, cornt , small grains, dairying, swine husbandry, (lry farming, irrigation, poultry, tree planting, fruit growing, the farm home, household conveniences, etc., etc., are among the topics for dis cussion. If you have other topics of interest notify F. S. Cooley, Super !r have already sent in essays. These ir have been returned to the children sending them in, with the suggestion r- that they consult with their teachers I- before sending in their, final copy. !d I do not think the teachers in thedis ;y trict from which these essays have )f come would be very proud of the re ýe sult shown. is We desire to give all an equal chance in this competition. s Overshoes at Merchant's. Keen Kutter hardware at Edwards S& McLellan's. e Special price on grapes this week See Merchant before buying. t Schumacher, the plumber and titn smith, at Edwards McLellan's. F. W. Ross was reported to be a f very sick man Tuesday at his home a stead northeast of town. R Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Austin were II in from their ranch for a day or two e the first of the week. e Miss Angela O'Connor and John t Garland spent Sunday at the ranch home of Wm. Garland near Cowan. Sunday,-at theM. E. church, little Norval Miles Wallace received the rite of baptism from Rev. C. E. Wharton. John Pugh and Jim Connelly en joyed a big hunt on the Pugh home. stead near the Missouri, the first of the week. Miss Christine Hiertz went to Har lem Monday to play in the orchestra for the Ruth Craven Co. who are to show there this week. Fred Bruns, who, haps. been asso ciated with J. A. Couch in the Fifth Avenue Meat:Market, left for Brown ing, Mont., Friday night. 'Mrs. Edward White and Mrs. A.A. Morton left Saturday night for Bay field, Wis., where they will spend some time visiting relatives. Miss Alberta Rader has gone to Glasgow and will attend High School as there was a subject she wanted, not in the Malta curriculum, that is being taught down there. Geo. it. Fox and Robt. McLean went west last Thursday with the Frazier shipment of cattle as far as the Kootenai country where they will stop off for a big hunt in the moun tains. Miss Jessie Mann who has spent the summer in Montana with her brothers-Geo. A. Mann of this city, and W. H. Mann of Glasgow, left Thursday night for San Jose, Cal., where she may pass the winter with her sister, Mrs. Frank Gilbert. Postmaster R. W. Garland and son, Edwin, are spending a part of the time this week at the sheep ranch north of Cowan on the Little Cotton wood. Mr. Garland, at this time being short of help, is compelled to give the ranch some personalatten. tion. intendent of Farmers' Institutes.. Don't forget the date or the impor tance of your attending the meeting. Let us all work for the success of this Institute and give it the largest attendance of any held in the valley.. Men's shirts at Merchanits. A. Cavanaugh has two of the buildings, moved from the North Side, placed on the west side of Fifth Ave., and is having them renio deled and litted up for business con cerns. L'rofessor Atwood caine up from Saco Saturday to apend Sitnd ay at home. The Professor is interested in the establishment of a cooperative creamery in Malta and has been talk ing the matter over with a nlumber of the farmers in this locality. lIe al ready has the milk of sixty cows pledged and has only covered a part of the country. Corresponde nce is being carried on with practical but ter makers and cooperative creamer ies in other towns ancd a cream cry for Malta in tlle near future is al most a certainty. In this part of the county, changing from a stock to an agricultural country, dairy prod ucts would help materially to increase the farmer's fixed income,