Milk River Valley news. [volume], January 03, 1906, Image 1

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Milk River Valley News.
Vol. 2.
Coarse Work
at County Seat
County Commissioners Let Printing Con
tract to Highest Bidder for Coming Year
in Secret Session Eehird Closed Doors
The annual farce of advertising for and
letting the county printing by contract
in thia county baa come and gone once
more and the oommiaaionera—Meeare.
Lewis and Beser—have placed themsel
ves in a serious predicament before the
people of this county, whoee money they
are supposed to guard, by letting the
county printing contract for the coming
year go to the highest bidder, which will
sail for the expenditure of several hun
dred dollars more for the sama class of
work 4f the contract had been let out to
the lowest bidder.
The editors of the Harlem News, River
Press, Chinook Opinion, and Havre
PHindealer were present at the meeting
personally to look after their interests,
while W. C. Kester of the Havre Herald,
was represented by a bid seat through
the mans.
In due course of time Tuesday after
noon all of the bids were opened for in
spection and after several hours of med
itation on the part of the commissioners,
during which a secret conference was
held with some of the county officials,
Chairman Lewis called the newspaper
men into the office, where he asked the
member from Chinook to announce the
result as agreed upon. It took this hu
man parrot several minutes to make a
speech and he wound up his remaiks by
j stating that “they had let the contract
for the Cuming year to the River Press
’ of Fort Benton for reasons which they
considered best.”
The words bad hardly left bis lips be
fore two of the newspaper men present
askeo for the reasons hinted at by the
chairman pro tern, as the accepted bid
was known to be higher than the others.
These remarks brought on a discussion
that for a few minutes made the old plie
of brick and stone, commonly called the
courthouse, tremble, as ,an answer was
made which evaded the question and
went for naught.
If the matter bad been decided solely
upon the bids submitted the queation
could have been settled in ten minutes
time by any ten year old school boy in
the county as the bide furnished by the
Hariem News and the Havre Plaindealer
were very close, with the odds in favor
of this paper. Both of these bids were
considered favorably in open session, or
1 .*wbt the representatives of the above
. i tit were ven to so understand, but
L« n the board went into secret and ex
ecutive session, together with the help
some of the county officials, and we
ci nene them, the other newspapers of
county lost out like a rat disnppear-
i a bottomless pit.
n why the county was put to the
i«of advertising for bids is not at the
i ext time clear to a majority of the
' tpajei men of this great county but
■ ।no doubt could tell a different
tti they choose to d© so.
a 1 r highest bid here given captured
L contract :
RIVER PRESS.
\ mmissioßers proceedings and adver
tising, 50 per cent discount off of statu
te 1) price. Blanks 25 per cent discount
i statutory price. Blank books, 20
rLo 30 per cent discount off of statutory
price.
The two lowest bids were as follows:
HAVRE PLAINDEALBR.
Commissioners proceedings, free.
Publications, 60 per cent discount off of
statutory price, Blanks, 80 per cent off
of statutory price. Blank books, 30 per
cent discount off of statutory price.
HARLEM NEWS.
All advertising, 80 per oent discount
from statutory priee. Blank books, 45
per cent off of statutory price. All
blanks, 45 per oent off of statutory price
•f all of the bids contained several other
Mauses relating to job work and these
were all practically the same except that
•f the bid of this paper, which was a
trifle lower than the others.
Chairman Lewis, who is said to have
to have politisal aspirations buzzing in
his bonnet, remained in the background
as much as possible and passed up sll
the talking to his man Friday, who made
a|siokly attempt to defend the action of
the board.
During the coming year there will be
snore than the usual amount of printing
•n account of the county election com
ing on and the bills will necessarily be
larger than for the year just passed.
The tax payers of the oeunty will have
a * BAT SHOOK AND DUUGATION INTHRBSTB OF m MTTJf RTVUIR VAT.T.HTV
to stand tbe difference in the additional
ooet of all the printed natter need and
yet the county oommiaaionera—two ot
them, Messrs. Lewis and Reser—allow
the county printing te go to the highest
bidder.
Next week we will print copies ot all
the bide submitted and we respectfully
ask the taxpayers of Chouteau oonnty to
read and ponder over the same.
It will make mighty interesting read
ing matter.
Harry A. Burrell of Landusky, was in
the city Monday.
Born, to the wife of John Gloin, on
Dec. 26, a baby hoy.
H. H. Campbell of Great Falls, was in
the city Monday on business,
John N. Manning was a Landusky
and Zortman visitor last week.
Vernon Smith will leave this week for
Missoula where he will enter a basineea
college.
New Year's day was observed by sev
eral of the ladies of the city ia the old
fashioned way.
Mrs. Williams, who lives on a ranch
near Saco, came to this city Tuesday to
have two fingers amputated, that were
frozen some time ago.
Clarence Johnson, the handsome and
efficient mixologist of the New England
bar, spent New Year’s day with Chinook
friends. s-t
Our shortest day has come and gone,
but they, tell us that “as the days begin
to lengthen, the cold begins to strength
en.”
The masquerade ball given at Sadler’s
hall on New Year’s night was largely at
tended. Some of tbe costumes worn
were very unique.
LOST —Between H. L. Cblgrove’s and
H. Hardaway’s or in church, one pin set
with pearls and chipped diamonds.
Finder leave st Mercantile store and re
ceive reward.
A meeting of tbe Milk River United
Irrigation Association will bs held at
Havre on January 10th at which time a
banquet will be tendered to tbe visiting
delegates.
Mise Edythe Atkinson of Fort Benton,
has been engaged to take charge of the
primary department of tbe public
school and entered upon her duties tbe
first of thp year.
Harry Northey has been granted a di
vorce from bis bigamist wife by Judge
Bourquin of Butte on showing t>be wo
man bad previously been married and
not divorced from George Melville. She
is now Aravilla Melville.
A little Harlem girl came home from
church, the other? day and was asked
what the miniater's text was. “I know
it, all right,” she asset ted. “Well, repeat
it," her questioner demanded. "Don’t
be afraid and I will get you a bed quilt,”
was the astonishing answer. Investiga
tion proved that tbe central thought of
tbe sermon had been “Fear not, arid I
will send yon a comforter.”
On Tuesday of last week the now fam
ons Maltese Orosi ranch, seven miles
south of Medora, home of President
Roosevelt during bis sojourn in western
North Dakots, became tbe property of
Fargo's millionaire merchant, O. D. Len
dreoie. The ranch was sold by the Fer
ris Bros, to A. 0. MoGillnary and sold
by him to Mr. DeLsndrecie for *15,000.
Tbe little Missouri flows through it,
natural timbers lining its banks and ths
bottom lands are considered to be of tbs
best. Mr. DeLsndrecie purchased it as
an investment.
The costume worn by Miss Maria Joos
at the masquerade ball New Year’s night
was given much praise by the large
erowd preeenl. It was made up at re
cent issues of this psner end looked very
smart end stylish. Mins Jess wore an
old high bat made out of the same ma
terial and it was an easy matter to road
some of ths sdvertisemonts on it from
tbe far end es the room. A fan went to
make up tbe equipment and this also
bore the name of the paper together with
tbe editor’s name and address. While
there were several other unique ooetmnee
on tbe floor none compared with thia one
for originality of design and general
make up.
GITY LOG^Lg.
Harlem, Montana, Wednesday, January 3, 1906.
Miss Mabel Ellis is the new deputy at
the poetoffioe.
Moreover, Mr. Fitzsimmons baa fought
his last fight with Mrs. Fitzsimmons.
Mistletoe may some and mistletoe may
go; but kissing goes on forever.
Elijah Smith, cashier of the First
State Bank, of Malta, was in the eity
Friday and Saturday on business.
Mrs. W. M. Williams returned home
F riday noon after several weeks spent
with friends and relatives in Chicago.
Wm. McConnell and family spent Sat
urday at Savoy where they attended the
reception given to Mr. and Mra. A. Wel
ary, at that place.
Beginning January let, the Great
N ortheru will put ticket collectors on
all passenger trains, and all the conduit
tors will have to do is to sign the orders
and look wise.
Each lodge or secret order of this city
is urged to send in its list of new offi
o ers as soon as elected so that the same
may be published in Tbb Nbws as soon
as possible.
Cashier Chas. E. Owens and wife re
tu med from the Twin Cities the first of
the week where they went to spend the
holidays with relatives and friends.
Don’t forget that the time has now ar
r ived where is will be necessary for you
to get another hunting and fishing li
cense if yon want to keep on the safe
side of the law,
The Indian scholars of the Fort Belk
nap school sent out some very pretty
souvenirs of their work to many in this
city last week and we deeire to thank the
school for tbe one received at this office.
“Kid" Edward Royals was given a sen
tence of ten years at Big Timber last
week by Judge Frank Henry, after be
had entered a plea of guilty to the
charge ot horse stealing. Two other
chargee against Royals was dismissed.
Stella Andrea, an Italian, told Judge
Smith in Helena, through an interpreter
that he was guilty of burglary in break
ing into an East Helena saloon and rob
bing a slot machine, and would just as
lief have ten years in the penitentiary.
The court gave him two years to think it
ever.
George Fitzgibbons, an old time resi
dent of Bntte, political heeler foi min
ing corporations, who recently sssaulted
Lawyer H. D. Maury, who accused him
ot being a “jury fixer” met his death last
week by drowning in tbe Mary Mao Lane
mine, a claim named after the famous
Mary of Butte.
It took the grand jury in the case of
the state against Benjamin H. Wangh,
charged with criminally assaulting Maud
May Matheson, jnst 25 minutes in Hel
ena to arrive at a verdict of guilty. Tbe
jury fixed tbe punishment, making it
five years iu the penitentiary, the mini
mum under the law.
There is little wonder that a good many
bills sre lost in the congressional shnffle.
Representative Brownlow, of Tennessee,
introduced 347 bills in thirteen days.
Tbe total number of bills introduced in
the house before tbe holiday adjourn
ment was 10,061, as against 19,209 for’all
sessions of tbe last congress.
Charlee M. Webster of Great Faile will
succeed Wmeelf as collector of cuetome
for Montana, hie reappointment having
been sent to tbe senate by Freeident
Roosevelt, and confirmed by that body
in executive eeeeion previoue to adjourn
ment. Headquarters for the customs
diet! ict over which Mr. Webster is made
collector for the coming four years, are
located in Great Falls, that city being
tbe port of entry.
The secretary of the interior baa re
jected tbe two bide submitted for the
construction of tbe lower Yellowstone
dam m Montana, on the grounds tb> t
they srs materially higher than the esti
mated eoat, plus a reasonable profit; that
bidden haae already been awarded other
contracts under the terms of the recla
mation act and are not showing desir
able progress in the work already in
their bands. Authority is granted tbe
reclamation service to readvertiae work
after making alight modificationa in tbe
plana and specifications.
The meeting of the Harlem Industrial
Association at Sadler’s hall Thursday
evening was the moot euocseafnl one
held for a long time and great good will
ao doubt result. President Smith sta
ted at the opening that the meeting was
called tor the purpose of agitating the
erection of a telephone line from thia
city to Zortman end Land oaky, to con
nect with Haya, St, Paal'e Mission and
the stage station, whils further connec
tion could bo had with Zortman with
Malta. Maseru. Barton, Wild and Tur
ner wore appointed aa a committee to
ascertain the probable coot of such a
lino and to report at ths next mooting.
A large amount of other teasineee was
transacted after which tbe meeting ad
journed to Thursday night of thia week.
Tbs official count in the Ravalli coun
ty “boose” election shows a total vote
oast of 1,302. Tbe result was: Fer
boose, 840; against booze, 462. Majority
in favor ot booze, 378
Fitzeimmone' wife has eloped with a
better looking naan. Should th*better
looking man ooms in contact with Bob’s
fist for about the millionth part of a sec
ond bis face wouldn't be a thing of
beauty, either.
Alpha Wolary, one of the proeperons
ranchers of Savoy, was married in Great
Falls last Wednesday to Mise Melinda
W right, of that city. Tbe happy couple
returned to their ranch home on Satur
day where a large reception and banquet
was held, many of whom attended from
this city. Tub Nbws wishes the happy
couple a long life and great prosperity.
County Commissioner W. E. French
and Major W. R. Logan left Saturday
m orning for Washington, D. C., where
they will confer with Congressman Dix
on and Senator Carter in regard to the
e gening of tbe strip of land along tbe
river south ot this city. Mrs. Logan and
little daughter accompanied the party
an d while in tbe east will visit friends-
Tbe entire party will return about the
first ot February.
A mining deal was cousumated in Hel
ena last week between local parties of
thi? city and Helena capitalists whereby
a lease bond was given on the Sunrise
and Last Chance claims, near Hailey,
Idaho, to the new company, by Alonzo
Smith of this city. Tbe bond is to run
six months and *75.000 is the considera
tion named for an interest in the prop
erty. Tbe ore ia very rich and is of a
galena nature which assays very high.
Mr. Smith left Harlem Saturday evening
for Idaho and will at once put a large
force of men to work on the above prop
erties, while shipments will begin imme
diately from ore already'on the dump to
the nearest lead emelters. A large
amount of development work has been
done on both claims and work will be
vigorously pushed from r.ow on.
This is the Cloth
ing We Handle.
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C. 11. BARTON’S
Department
Store
HARLEM, - - - - MONTANA
I
7'll brave tbe storms of Cbilkoot Pass,
I’ll cross the plains of frozen glass,
I'd leave my wife and cross tbe sea,
Rather than be without Rocky Moun
tain Tea.
An agreeable movement of the bowels
without any unpleasant effect ia pro
duced by Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. For sale by R. H. Mc-
Ginness.
W. A. Clark has another grandchild.
He promptly settled on tbe kid *1,000,-
000, on receipt of the news, as reported
io the press. This is a much better use
of his money than throwing it over tran
soms to legislators or distributing it in
the shape of thousand dollar bills to pur
obese political honors.
Dowa in Texas a man convicted of
cattls stealing has been sentenced to a
term of one thousand years in tbe peni
tiary. Had be been president of a bank
or an insurance company and stolen a
million he would have been let off with
ten years. As the offender is 78 years of
age, he will hardly live to serve out his
time.
The force in tbe office of Game Warden
Scott is busily engaged in sending out
deputy game wardens and justices of the
peace approximately 28,000 hunting nnd
fishing licenses, which will be placed on
sale Jan. 1. The consignments are also
accompanied by cloth posters reading
“Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Sale
Here.”
In the distribution of good things to
tbe children of the state the Fraternal
Order of Eagles comes in for a vote of
thunks, for the organization did not for
get the orphans of Montana, and many a
little heart was made happy Monday by
the thoughtfulness of the state officers of
the organization. State President C. M.
Sawyer of Anaconda and State Secre
tary J. A Morelles of Missoula met in
Butte and purchased 8200 worth of can
dy which was sent to the state orphans’
home in Twin Bridg s and St. Joseph's
orphans’ asylum in Helena
Ba sura and write it 1906.
See the Harlem Mercantile Co. ad. tar
reduction in Holiday goods.
Constipation and piles are twins. They
kill people inch by inch, saps life iny
every day. Hollister’s Rooky Monntais
Tea will positively cure you. No cm*
Bo pay. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. K
H. MoGinaeoe.
Reduced rates have been granted
the Great Northern railway for all thean
who desire to attend tbe Irrigation meet'
ing to be held in Havre on the 10th off
this month. It ia also understood th*
the Oriental Limited will stop at signs*
st all of the email tpwns along the line
on that date for the purpose of picking
up tbs delegates to tbe meeting. A
large attendance is desired as busineas
of much importance will come up at that
time.
This issue of Tub News is a few hones
late on account of our gasoline engia*
re fasing to work at tbe proper time. It
took t wo good men several hours to oeag
tbe blamed thing into working older
but perseverance finally won and its
chug, chug, once more informs the peo
ple of this vicinity that there is soma
thing doing around this part of tbe city.
We trust that tbe matter will not hap
pen again for corns time to come.
CAHTORIA.
Bean the _ Kilhl
NOTICE.
Harlem, Montana.
Jany. 2, 1906.
Notice ia hereby driven that there will
he a meeting ©f the Milk River United
Irrigation Association held in Havre cm
Wednesday the 10th day of January 10,
1905, for the purpose of concluding ar
rangements for the adjudication suite
and the transaction of such other buai>
resß a e may come before the &MociatßMu^
Given by order of tbe presiddlH knuSz^ 1
eentive committee.
L. NEWMAN, President.
Attest: Geu. W. Vennum, Secretary.
NO. 41