Milk River Valley news. [volume], May 11, 1904, Image 4

About Milk River Valley news. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1904-1908

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LOCAL JEWS
K> New coon in town.
■f Fishing is good at the dam.
B. Cohen, the Butte traveling man
MBs here Monday.
■ B. F Stevens and wife of Dodson, were
Ma the city Monday.
■ EC. Gillespie of Chinook, spent Sat
■utday here on business.
■ Irrigation on the hay lamia is about
■ompleted for this year.
■^Mra. Ed. Fox ia visiting Mr. and Mra.
^Everett Sadler thia week.
9 I’he next thing in order will be the
■ urge and festive mosquito.
■ County Surveyor Merrifield was in the
yesterday on official business.
■ Dr. Dickson, of Chinook, spent Mon-
Bay in Harlem on professional business.
9 Al. Wiegend and wife of Dodson, were
■he guests of G. J. Ringwald and wife on
■tonday.
9 Game Warden Phi! Buckley went to
■Williston Saturday on business con
■ected with his office.
■ The Beet Beer in the city is Lorelei, a
■l^ntnna production, at the Club Saloon,
■’ry it and bo convinced.
■ The exterior of the Club saloon and
■lapis resturant was treated to a coat of
■aint Monday afternoon.
■ Large quantities ot hay are being
■ hipped to western points this week by
■rencli 4 Sndtb, the big hay contractors.
B W. S. Hatch of Waterloo, lowa, ar
■iyed in Harlem last week and will spend
■lie summer with his brother. J. A. Hatch.
■1 Be sure and turn out at the school
■lection next Tuesday and vote for
■jMds for the erection of a new school
good Hereford bull, one team of
■■^■<l work h< ik , ami on,, (ive-year
^^^■mire. Inquire at livery burn of
E^Bik A- Hatch, Harlem.
Margarets Episcopal Mission,’ Odd
Hall. ‘2nd Sunday in each month.
^■ny Eucharist, 11 a. m. Evensong, 7:30
^■m. R. 8. Stiungfellow, Mtssionor.
B Dr. .1. L. Dickson, the Chinook dentist,
■rill visit Harlem Mondays of each week
■repared to do all kinds of dental work,
■ext visit May 10th. Wait for him.
9 A dispatch from Butte says the Butte
■naconda 4 Pacific railroad will soon
■ld a numb,-I of new passenger roaches
■ > its trains, and these will run over the
■ rent Northern between Anaconda and
■avre. The old Great Northern coaches
■il| be sent to the shops for repairs,
■he new coaches will be larger than the
■see now in use and will have every
■odern conveneince.
BIG- DEPARTMENT sto
THE BANNER BRAND IS THE BEST
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SATURDAY
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C. H. BARTON, Harlem, Hontana.
AlonM Smith spent Monday in Havre.
The French Trading Company has
made a number of improvements in the
front ot their store during the past few
days.
John McConnell on Monday drove
Mr. and Mrs. Christenson to the Woody
Island ranch of Frank Murray, in one
of J. A. Sadler’s stylish livery rigs.
During the past few days a large gang
of wiremen have been working in Har
lem. They are stripgmg an extra tele
graph wire along Jim Hill’s right-of
way.
L, R. Brewer, of Helena, Bishop of the
Episcopal church, visited Harlem Tues
day aud while here held services in the
Presbyterian church. He was assisted
by Rev. R. 8. Stringfellow, of Chinook.
William, the nine-year-old son of L.
Minngh, was violently thrown from a
saddle Horse near the barber shop Tues
day evening and for a few minutes was
unconscious. He was earned home aud
Dr. Rooney dressed his wounds, which
were of a slight nature.
A large number of the business men of
the city took a day off yesterday and
went fishing near the large dam at the
Agency, They were well supplied with
fishing tackle and bait of all kinds.
Some excellent catches were reported,
while many amusing incidents occurred.
W. J. Hannah, publisher of the Yel
lowstone Leader, has just paid 810,000
for the 1,000-acre Pope rpnch, near Big
Timber. The question suggests itself:
“Did the gentleman make all of this
money in the ministry, in the army, in
the newspaper business or in the legisla
ture?”—Red Lodge Picket.
E. L. Vineyard, of Great' Falls, who
has had charge of the irrigation plant at
the Fox ranch for the past two months,
finished bis labors there .Saturday and
has returned home. Mr. Vineyard is a
gasoline engine expert ot the highest
quality, and his works in this vicinity
speak for themselves.
Surveyor Merrifield killed the first
rattlesnake of the season the other day
near Rocky Point, some six miles from
Harlem. It was a monster for this time
of the year as his snakeship measured
three feet in length and two inches in
diameter. Ten well formed rattles were
taken from the end of its tail and are
now used as a pocket-piece by Mr. Merri
field.
Tom Kelly, the genial boniface of Dod
son, whose premature death was reported
last week, returned from Boulder Hot
Springs last week and was somewhat
surprised to learn of his demise. He
reports th at at the present time he has
no idea ot “cashing in” ns yet, and his
ruddy appearance certainly gives weight
to his words.
A marriage license was issued the
other day to Lee G. Self and Martha E.
Dilliard of Zortman. The latter is the
divorced wife of a man named Dilliard,
who about three years ago was married
to Mr. Self under her maiden name,
M artba E. Dobbs. As this may have
been a little irregular from a legal stand
point, a second ceremony will be per
formed to remove any technical defects
in the matrimonal partnership.—River
Press.
WRAPPERS
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LUMBER-
For Cash Only!
A. ELKIS.
Mrs- J. C. Elder and children are visit
ing relatives at Coberg this week.
W. E. Wells of Hays, was in the city
Sunday.
Bring your “Jaw Bone” to the Depart
ment Store and if it is good we will take
it.
Parties desiring first class and artistic
printing should become patrons of the
News.
4 Miss Anna Albion, the popular school
teacher, spent Sunday with Chinook
friends.
Watch the Department Store ad. Your
“Jaw Bone” good for anything except
Saturday Special Bales.
Mrs. R. L. Fiske and son accompanied
by her mother, arrived from Helena Sun
day and went out to Landusky Monday
morning on the stage.
The April report of State Treasurer A.
H. Barret shows cash on hand in the
different state funds aggregating 5506,-
483.49. The balance on hand in the gen
eral fund is 890,93’2.58.
At the election held nt Forsyth Mon-'
day on the proposition ot whether or not
Forsyth should incorporate, the plan
carried by two votes. Incorporation had
seventy-nine friends and seventy-seven
enemies.
The first wool sales of the Beason were
made this week at Casper, when eastern
buyers purchased 900.000 pounds at a
price ranging from 12J£ to 14% cents.
Fully one half the wool sold is at present
on the sheep’s backs.
Cattle losses for the winter in north
ern Montana have been grea’ly exagger
ated by certain newspapers. The fact
is that the losses outside of exceptional
instances are far below Inst year and not
such as to cause the stockmen any un
easiness whatever.
R- H. MCGINNESS
Drugs, Patent Medicines, Toiiet Soaps, Per
fumery, Cloth. Hair and Tooth Brushes, Fea
ther Dusters, Stationery, Tobaccos, Cigars,
Snuff, Etc.
Physicians Prescriptions*
Carefully Compounded.*
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The minstrel show Wednesday night
was largely attended and as usual some
of the jokes were of the vintage of 1863
and had hair on them. The singing, how
ever, ^us about medium.
Just at present there is said to be con
siderable excitement among the passenger
conductors on the Great Northern rail
way system, twenty-seven, having been
reported as “canned” daring the past
two weeks. The men discharged are
from every division on the main line, and
include some of the oldest employes in
the service.
S. H. Parker, the St. Paul mau who
recently purchased the Cowan Brothers
butcher shop here arrived from the east
the other night with bis family and will
move into the vacant building west of
the. French Trading Store some time this
week. He will conduct a bakery with
the butcher shop and will furnish large
quantities ot toothsome dainties for the
people of Harlem. Mr. Parker will also
make numerous improvements in his
shop and when all of these are completed
will carry everything found in an up-to
date meat market.
State Superintendent Welch has sent
out suggestive programs tor the obser
vance ot Pioneer Day, May *27, in the
public schools of the slate. The sub
ject of the essays to be prepared in com
petition for the prizes offered by the
state board of education will be: “Ex
plorations of Lewis aud Clarke in the
territory now embraced by the state of
Montana.” The essays from schools all
over the state wit! be forwarded to the
county supenutendenta, who will select
the best one and forward the same to
secretary of the slate board of educa
tion, together with six copies of the
same. The presidents of the various
state educational institutions will then
select the prize winners.
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THE ONLY
EASTERN BEER
in town is at the
NEW ENGLAND SALOON,
HF Quarts or Pints..^l
See that Schlitz is on every bottle.
AAZ. J, HART.
the Delmonieo
Restmii’tiiit
MRS. N. COONS, Proprietress.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS
..nohthsiol HARLEM, MONT.
Stephen Cabvbb, President. E. 8. Sweet, Vice President
Chas. E. Owens, Cashier.
First National Bank,
ghinook, MONTANA-
Paid Up Capita! Slock, 960,000.
This bank is insured by the Aetna Indemnity Co., and will be reimbursed for loss
by burglary or hold-up. We offer to depositors, absolute security, prompt
and careful attention and the most liberal treatment consistent
with safe and profitable banking. Issue drafts on all prin
cipal cities of the world and pay interest on
time deposits.
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED. CORRESPONDENCE
SOLICITED.
THE HARLEM
MEAT MARKET
CHAS. A. OLSON, Prop.
FRESH AND SALT MEATS,
GAME& FISH INSEASON
FRUIT AND - VEGETABLES.
Shop opposite School house..
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HR SUITS
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$2.50
$3.00
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$3.25
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