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Milkßiver Valley News.
VOL. 1.
IN OUR NEW QUARTERS.
“The News” Is Now at Home to Both Okf
and New Friends.
Most all of the typesetting on this is
' sue of The Milk Biveh Valley News
has been prepared in the new home of
the paper in the Bank of Harlem build
ing that has been in the course of erec
tion during the past two or three
months. All of the heavy machinery, in
cluding our two-revolution cylinder
press, gasoline engine, job presses, paper
cutter, etc., will be moved to its new lo
cation within the next few days, and
after it is arranged to the satisfaction of
the management, some time within the
next week or ten days, we will have a
printing office that will net only be a
model one in ite makeup, but will be the
beet equipped one in the northern part
of Montana.
While The Milk River Valley News
still lacks a few weeKs of being six
months old, its circulation has jumped
by leaps and bounds until the old quar
ters were insufficient to house the grow
ing business, and arrangements were
perfected for the structure of the hand
some brick building that we now occu
py. A half-tone.cnt will shortly appear.
Two large French plate glass windows
surrounded by large transoms admit
light to the front end of the office, while
the rear of the building ib lighted by
large windows. North Canadian pine
OQvers the floor, and the four walls and
ceiling are tastefully kalsomined in the
katest style of the art. The room is di
[ vided from the other parts of the build
' ing by solid brick walls. The one on the
east side is occupied by the popular
druggist, R. H. MoGinnesa, while the
other on the west will be for the use of
the Bank of Harlem, and being situated
so close to a bsomo-seltzer institution on
one side and a banking bouse on the
other, with plenty of capital, it will be
no trick at all for the newsiest paper in
O boutesu county to be issued regularly
from the finest country office in the
state.
The Milk River Vallby News is one
of the permanent institutions of Harlem
and Chouteau connty. It will always be
found in the front ranks of western
journalism, replete each week with col
umns of live local news, which will be
both instructive and entertaining at the
same time, the subscription price re
maining the same as heretofore.
Watch us grow!
LODGE POLE NOTES.
Doings of Landusky, Zortman and the
Agency Recorded Here.
Paul Horse Capture and wife of Hays
were Lodge Polo visitors last week.
Chas. Adams, stockman, was on Lodge
Pole hunting horsee on the 20th.
Jack Brown was over from the Midway
ranch on businese on the 20th.
With the prospect of two more mills in
the near future, the Zortman people are
highly elated.
Tbe Indians report seeing u large bear
in the mountains ou Brown’s creek. Tbe
Little Rockies products large game as
well as gold.
Wonderful Jim Brown is raising u
moustache. He needs attention during
the growiug season.
The progreseive stockman aud ranch
er, Jack Brown, has removed his large
herd of cattle from the Prairie to hie
mountain range on Brown's creek.
Bub-Agent D. A. Ring and family, also
Mies Maggie Bhanibo, were visiting at
tbe Midway ranch with Jack Brown on
Bunday, the 21st.
The drought is broken. We had a
fine shower on tbe morning of tbe 20th,
which wne beneficial to gardens.
William Ball^of Mountain Crest snw a
largo mountain lion near his ranch the
other day. Bill, not having any gun,
pulled his freight for a safer locality.
Rev. Father Greary held service at the
Catholic church on Sunday, the 20tb.
The Whitcomb-Phillips Mining com
pany have a crew of men at work ex
cavating in Ruby Gulch for the new
mill.
Tom Flack and Ira McConnell are
burning a large Jime kiln for Superin
tendent Zortman.
Tbe Alabama Mining company ia tak
ing out SB,OOO in gold ore per month and
some very tine silver ore. The mine is
improving every day.
Mission Jim Campbell is hauling ore
down tbe mountain.
Chae. Walker of People's creek has
gone to Great Falls to tbe hospital.
Jndge Skunk held court at Hays
creek last week.
Will H. Healy and Jim Brown were
bunting horses lust week.
George Heath of Zortman uas taken
up a flue ranch in the mountains near
tbe Lead of Bear Gulch.
B. Ball of tbe Mountain View ranch
has been on the sick list the past ten
days.
Matt Adams and son of Milk river are
cutting saw logs in tbe Little Rookies.
Miss Hildegard Bull, the youngest
daughter of Mr. B. Bull, is seriously ill.
George Heath, tbe genial merchant of
Zortman, has lost six head of work
hordes. He was bunting them on Lodge
Foie Just week.
The Harlemites should get a move qn
and have tbe county commissioners
I,Hild a county road from tbe head of
DEVOTED TO THE GREAT AGRICULTURAL, STOCK AND IRRIGATION INTEREST! OF THE MILK RIVER VALLEY.
Lodge Pole to the reservation line. At
the present time the Indians go about
half way for wood. Harlem should have
the Zortman trade.
Captain Bloater sent twenty-five head
of beef cattle from Lodge Pole and
twenty-five head from the People’s Creek
sub to Fort Belkns', for the Indians last
week.
NEWS FROM AVERY.
Interesting Notes From Our Special
Correspondent of That Locality.
There was a fine picnic at Spring lake
last Sunday and the folks ail enjoyed a
good time.
John Sadler and J. C. Elder visited at
R. F. Mufyays ranch last week.
There was quite a large band of sheep
passed through this vicinity for Great
Falls.
Joseph Pauly has gone to Dakota with
a carload of horses.
Chae. Reed has gone to Glendive.
Hnrry Tnbbs is breaking broncos for
Mr. Murray.
MADRAS.
Mies Susie Fox spent the week with
Elsie Farnum.
Mrs. Thos. Jones is on the sick list.
Ed Pool’s house will soon lie com
pleted and we will certainly be glad to
have a new neighbor.
Misses Gertie Bosley, Elsie Farnum
and Susie Fox visited Maggie and Net
tie Birdwell last week.
Mrs. Chas. Lindblom has been visit
ing her Bister in Harlem, Mrs. Bob Per
rett.
Misses Sadie Vichard, Susie Fox, and
Nettie Birdwell and Ole Nelson spent
Bun day with Ella and Sivy Larson.
HEiRD ABOUT TOWN |
The usual evening crowd bad gathered
together in front of the New England
hotel the other evening, when the sub
j^ct turned to some great poker games
that have been played in this section of
the country in times gone by, when the
great Milk River Valley contained only
a handful of settlers, all of whom, at
certain tjmes of the year, had money to
burn in the great national game of draw
and stud poker.
“Some years ago,” said one of the now
prominent business men of the town, “I
and four or five others were engaged in
hunting and trapping along the Milk
River. We all lived in a cabin some few
miles from town and eqch man bad a
certain amount of work to do every day,
after which he was at liberty to do as he
pleased for the balance of the time.
When this stunt was finished there
would be a grand rush for. the living
room where an old greasy deck of cards
would be brought out and the game of
stud poker would begin, sometimes last
ing far into the night, or until all the
boys got so hungry that they would be
compelled to quit for the time being and
prepare something to eat.
“No one in the bunch had any money,
but every one was interested in a small
way in all of the skins that were cap
tured and one of the crowd was appoint
ed as bookkeeper at the close of the
game to find out bow the winner and
also the loser stood.
"This game was kept up all winter
long and when it was dually closed one
of the trappers bad all of the pelts, look
ing glasses, silk handkerchiefs, neckties,
collars, jack knives, an alarm clock, an
axe and saw, stove and kitchen utensils
in his possession that formerly belonged
to the other boys. He was also the
prond posseeeor of a steer and a small
stack of hay that he had won from u
cowboy, together with $4 in cash. The
money part of the transaction was too
for the trapper and he came to town
so that he might spend that amount in
riotous living. Of course, tbe rest of tbe
crowd, being broke and out of luck
followed the victor to town in order to
see the fun. Before the money was gone
the trapper got into another game of
poker with the proprietor of the Only
saloon in town and in less timeAhan it
takes to tell it had lost all bis earthly
possessions, including the ties, collars,
ax and saw, and also tbe steer and hay,
with a largo number of pelts of different
animals that the entire party had caught
during the year. Home of the, people
live in this vicinity and at tbe present
time and while I am not mentioning any
names, as all of them are' rich and
influential, they will certainly recall tbe
time that they spent lu trapping along
the Milk River years ego, And bow they
were compelled to bustle for fresh meat
after they had lost everything that they
possessed, in order to keep body and
soul together until ibe warm epnug and
summer months of tbe following year.’’
While tho voice < f the orator is not
yet. heard in tbe great mid glorious Milk
River valley the scent of tbe campaign
cigars have been noticeable in this vi
cinity for tbe past week.
Harlem, Montana, Wednesday, august 31,1904.
NEWSPAPER MEN WINED AND DINED.
North Montana Editorial Association formed
at Malta Saturday.
Pursuant to a call issued some time
ago, a nnmber of newspaper men of
northern Montana gathered last Satur
day at Malta for the purpose of forming
the North Montana Editorial Associa
tion. The cull was liberalfy lespouded
to and when President Protem Farris of
the Hinsdale Homestead called the meet
ing to order in the parlors of the Great
Northern hotel all of the newspapers lie
tween Fort Benton and Culbertson were
represented.
The editors, while in the pretty little
city of Malta, were the gneats of the
Commercial Club of that city, nnd from
the time of their arrival until the whistle
of the homeward bound train there was
n otbing too good for the visitors. Hos
pitality was dispensed with a lavish
hand, and it will be many moons before
Malta and its citizens nre forgotten by
the pencil pushers of Northern Mon
tana.
One of the incidents of the day was
when the “gang” went over to the tele
graph station, when sixteen different
telegrams, one-half Lour apart, were
sent to R. *X. Lewis of Havre, asking
that gentleman to come down on the
evening train and take a hand in the
business proceedings of the organization.
He replied that he would be there, and
when the flyer arrived from the weet the
“gang” was all there, together with the
Malta silver cornet band, and as Lewis
stepped off the train he was warmly
greeted in more ways than one, while
the band played a lively air.
At the afternoon meeting an organiza
tion was perfected andTW. K. Harber of
the Benton River Presßi was elected pres
ident, W. 0. Kester of Che Chinook Opin
ion vice president, J. T. Farns, Hinsdale
Homestead, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs.
W. C. Kester of Chinook ns historian of
the association, while J. J. Amiott, F. 8.
Reed and W. 8. Rhodes were selected us
an executive committee.
Other important business was trans
acted, and late in the afternoon the mem
bers adjourned until evening, at which
time it was decided to hold the next an
nual meeting at Chinook, while a winter
meeting will probably be held ;at Glas
gow. Resolutions were also adopted
thanking the Commercial Club of Malta
for the many courteeies shown the visit
ors and also for hearty good will of
everybody in town in making the stay of
the newspaper men one of unalloyed
happiness from start to finish.
Shortly after 10 o’clock in tbe evening
tbe "gang” once more met. This time it
was around the banquet table at the
Malta house, where Attorney Stevens
was the toastmaster of tbe evening.
After dinner speeches were made and re
plied to, aud all were in a happy vein of
thought. At intervals tbe Malta bund,
stationed around the room, rendered
sweet music, and everything paeeed off
ns smoothly as a mid summer's night
dream until at a late hour, when tbe
final farewells were eaid.
Ilie banquet room resembled a section
of paradise, the viands were of tbe choic
est, toasts tbe beet, while the wines and
cigars were vs tbe finest, and tbe people
tbe beat on earth, all of which will cause
tbe members of tbe North Montana
Press Association to have a warm spot
in their hearts for everyone in Malta for
years to come.
CONTRACT IS LET.
W. S. Weatlierill Gets Job of Building
Bridge at New Stockyards.
Tbe contract for tbe new 100 foot
bridge that is Io be built over Parallel
creek at tbe new stockyards was let
Monday to W. 8. Weatherill of this
place, he agreeing to do the work in a
tirst-class shape for $323 40.
Two other bids were received, they
being from W. J. Sherlock, who wanted
848 a for the work, and from B. G.
Thompson, $490.
lands Are Witlidrawn.
Upon tbe request of tbe geographical
survey, tbe commissioner of the general
land office nt Washington has withdrawn
from ell forms of disposal 80,840 acres of
public land in the Durango land dis
trict, Colorado, on account of the Loe
Animas, N. M., reservoir site and irriga
tion work. There also have lieen similar
withdrawals of 2fi,000 acres in tbe Great
Falls, Montana, land district on account
of Ilie ^lilk River project and Beaver
Creek reservoir site.
School Term Begins Next Week
Notice is here by given that the Har
lem public school will open Tuesday,
I September, Otb, and it is to be hoped
that all pupils will be present in their
respective rooms at this date.
I arents will please endeavor to have
their children begin school at the open
ing of the term and continue regularly.
as the best results are not otherwise
obtainable.
। Every parent ie interested in the wel
fare of his or her children and would
, like to see them make rapid progress in
, their school work. Let us labor unitedly
to attain this end.
QmSj
For Hate l -90 Pekin ducks. Call nt
H. F. Tegan’s ranch.
The French warehouses are being
treated to a red coat of paint.
Geo. Morris, of Chinook, was register
ed at the New England Saturday
Attorney W. 3. Towner, of Chinook,
was in the city Monday on business.
Simon Pepin, the Havre capitalist,
was a Harlem vieitor Inst week on busi
ness.
Game Warden Phil Buckley was a
Chinook visitor last week.
Mrs. W. A. Black of Landusky, was a
Harlem visitor Friday. From here ebe
went west. >
Frank Kluza returned Sunday evening
from his recent visit to Browerville.
Minnesota.
Mrs. George Spar of White Earth, N.
D., is visiliag friends in thia locality at
the present time.
F. 8. Atkinson, cashier of the Cascade
National Bank of Great Falls, was a
Harlem visitor Friday.
The Best Beer in the city ie Lorelei, a
Montana production, at the Club Saloon.
Try it and be convinced.
Fob Sale—Six dozen chairs for sale,
all nearly new. Cheap for Cash. In
quire of W. J. Hart, at the New England
hotel.
All of the material for the new stock
yards is now on hand and a large force
of men are now engaged in rnshing the
work to completion.
The usual Labor Day proclamation
has be- n imued by Gov. J. K. Toole. It
requests the observance of Monday Sept.
5, as a legal holiday.
Everybody in Harlem is convinced
that the Lorelei keg and bottled beer is
the best on the market.. Sold at the
Club saloon. Try it.
Tbe editor of The News acknowledges
the receipt of several mountain trout
with the compliments of O. H. Barton.
They were indeed delicious.
Parties from the Fort Belknap Agency
report that on last Tuesday morning
there was a heavy frost there. It being
tbe first of tbe season in this locality.
H. 8. McEwen, traveling agent of the
North Western line, with headquarters
at Great Falls, was a Harlem visitor last
week on business connected with his
line.
Beef, home made pork sau
sage, home made bologna, together with
home made corn beef and borne ren
derer! lard at the City Meat Market of
8. H. Parker.
If you desire the latest thing in call
ing cards printed with up-to-date type
you should send your orders to this
office and the work will be promptly
attended to.
The usual annual teacher's institute
will be held at Fort Benton on Sep
tember 1,2, and 3. It is expected that
the meetings will lie largely attended
and that great interest will be taken in
the work.
Notice—All parties owing the livery
firm of Dodge 4 Hatch must pay tbeir
accounts to me before September 1, sb
after that date they will be placed in the
bands of a collector.
J. A. Hatch.
Phil. G. Miller, one of tbe youngest
and most popular of all the travel
ing men who makes Harlem every thirty
days, spent Monday here renewing bis
acquaintanceship among tbe merchants
of the city.
0. H. Barton and family-returned
Wednesday morning from their two
weeks camping trip at Medicine Lake.
They report a delightful outing, but like
all Harlemites were glad to get back to
tbe only growing town in Chouteau
county.
Mra. W. J. Hart and little daughter,
Marion, together with Miss Nellie Mur
ray left Monday morning for a visit with
their parents at Minneapolis. They ex
pect to be gone for some time and may
possibly visit tbe big fair at Bt. Louis
before returning Lome.
Help your town to progress; induce
the investment of outside capital and en
courage the business interests already
h“re. This is not hard to accomplish.
It bee in every citizen of the town and
vicinity patronizing home establish-
I ments. giving loyal support to our mer
chants sod thus assist in building up
the vital forces necessary to the healthy
growth of any community. By trading
at home yon will assist iu a most effect
ive way, in aiding the development if
Harlem.
Miss Luceyelle Jaynes, of Glasgow,
will be in Harlem Oct. let with n new
and complete line of millinery direct
from the Chicago and New York markets.
All the latest styles will be displayed nt
that lime,
Walter Hill, a son of President Hill of
the Great Northern, and a party of New
Yorkers dropped into Hurlem in their
special cars one day last week and spent
the day hunting eage hens in this vicin
ity. They were accompanied on their
trip by Hon. T. M. Everett and County
Commissioner French.
During the past week Harlem has
been the mecca of large numbers of
craveiingmen. Last Friday was a par
ticularly lively day in tnie regard us juet
an even dozen knights of the grip were
here that day. They all favor Roosevelt
for the next president and say that his
election is au assured fact.
The new office of county auditor
carries a salary of 81,500 per year, in
this connty, and the auditor is expected
to keep track of all township officers, to
check up the account of the connty
officials, supervise the poor, and audit
and report on all bills against the county
to ,tbe county commissioners.
N. J. Gould, cashier of the American
National Bank at Helena, with two or
three friends were visitors at Ed La-
Rock's lust week and while there spent
considerable time in hunting the festive
sage hen. The party wee very success
ful and returned to their homes well
satisfied with their outing in the great
Milk River Valley.
William Lanfear left for the east
Thursday morning in charge of a car
load of horses belonging to French
Trading company, which aro being
shipped to Batavia, Hl. Rumor has it!
that when “Uncle Billy” returns that he
will be accompanied by a charming little
woman and that the happy couple will
go to housekeeping in one of bis cozy
little cottages near the edge of the
city.
Miss Louisa Cooley, of Townsend,
president of the’ Rebecca Assembly of
Montana, visited the local lodge last
Wedneecay evening and made an address
The local order here is in a flourishing
condition aud much interest is mani
tested by the members. Delightful ie
fiesbments were served after the literary
part of the progr.m was over and an en
joyable evening was spent by tLe
members present.
The memliers of the Presbyterian Bun
day school will give their annual picnic
today (Wednesday) at the ranch home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. MoCondell, along the
banka of the Milk River. A general
envitation is extended to all of the old
and young people of the community to
be present. Teams will leave the
church for tht ranch at nine o'clock in
the morning and will return to the city
after the day’s festiviee are over.
Mies Agnes Atkinson, of Teton, Chou
teau county, was in Harlem yesterday
and while here announced her candidacy
for the nomination of superintendent of
schools of this county on the republican
ticket. Mise Atkinson has been a resi
dent of this connty for the past four
years, two of which she baa spent at
Teton Ba a teacher of the public schools
there, during which lime the trusteea
have voluntarily raised her salary on
account of her efficiency as a teacher.
She is a graduate of the State Normal
School of Kirksville, Mo , and has bad
eight years of experience in both the ।
rural aud public schools. Miss Atkin-.
bod also holds high grade certificates in
this state and is competent to take
charge of the poeition to which ebo as
piree. She will be an active candidate
for the nomination at the county con
vention Saturday aud if nominated will
surely be elected without auy trouble
whatever.
Brakeman Shot By Hobo.
Jerry Thompson, one of the oldest
brakemen ou the Great Northern system,
was shot by a tramp who was beating
his way over the road. The bullet struck
Thompson ou the left leg above the knee.
The affair happened between Willis
aad Minpt, N. D. Thompson tried to
eject several hobos from the train. One
fellow pulled a revolver and shot, then
jumped from the train. lie is described
as being six feet tall with black mous
tache, wears a black loueb hat and carri
ed au overcoat. Thompson was taken to
the hospital at Minot for treatment.
End of Bitter Fight.
“Two physicians bad a long and stub
born fight with an aboesa on my right
lung” writes.). F. Hughes of DuPont,
Ga. and gave me up. Everybody thought
my time Had come. As a last resort I
tried Dr. King’s New Disovery for Con
sumption. The benefit I received was
striking and I was on my feet in a few
days. Now I’ve entirely regained my
health.’’ It conquers all Coughs, Colds
Throat and Lung troubles. Guaranteed
by R H.Mc'TinniHs Druggist. Price 60c
and SI.OO. Trial bottle free.
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