The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-12-17
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE,

oAONl of NEWS ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.
BUTTE, Dec. l0.-Justice of the
Peace Nelson today bound over C. E..
AIsop and George H. Casey in the
sum Of $1,000 each, charged with
bribery in the. late election. The
hearing took place last week, but only
today was the decision rendered.
Both defend ants have furnished bonds.
GLEND1vE, Dec. 10.-W. r. Jord an
is president and +. c. Leonard is sec
retary of the Yellowstone Land COM
pany, which has been formed here.
1t proposes to settle and colonize
1O0, 900 acres of land in Dawson coun-
ty recently acquired from the North
ern Pacific.
TWIN BRIDGES, Dec. 10.-As a re.
suit Of a quarrel with her lover, Edith
Hooker of Rochester sought to end
her troubles by taking poison. AS
soon as her condition became known,
medical assistance was called from
Melrose and heroic treatment was re.
sorted to and continued for some
hours. The girl is still in a very
critical condition. Miss Hooker was
until recently employed at the Stark
hotel in this city and was engaged to
be married to Jack White at Christ.
mas.
HELENA, Dec. l.-Wm. w. Martin,
the builder of the old Fort Logan gov
ernment post in the Smith river val
ley, aud an old pioneer of Montana,
died yesterday afternoon at St. Johns
hospital after a long illness from
asthma. Mr.. Martin was nearly 10
years old. He came to this state
about 1865. For years he was engaged
in the sheep business, of which he
made success.
BILLINGS, Dec. ll.-Searching par.
ties have been out since last night
securing the hills and valleys in this
vicinity for j. J- Potts, who Is de.
nented. He left his home last night.
1t is believed that he was seen this at.
ternoon near the old roadhouse about
a mile and a half east of town, but
disappeared soon afterward. Potts
has been of unsOuDd mind for some
some time.
BUTTE, Dec. ll.-C. L. AIsop, the
Butte politician, and George Casey,
who was chairman Of Senator Clarlx's
democratic county convention, who
were arrested here two days after the
election on charge of bribery, and
who were yesterday bound over to the
district court by Justice Nelson, have
been released upon bonds of $1,000
each. G. w. Clark, second son of the
senator, who was arrested at the same
time on similar charge, is now in
California, i'll at his home near Los
Angeles, but will appear here for trial,
he says, when his case is called.
BOHEMIAN, Dec. li.-Mr. Mckennan,
VIII" n.s9 the lands Of the West Gallatin
Canal company in charge for the
Union Bank Il Trust company Of Hell
ena as trustee, reports the crop for
1902 to be excellent. The company
has about 1000 acres under irriga-
tion, which produced 81, Ut bushels of
barley, 72,9O9 bushels of oats As
pounds to the bushel J, 64,423 bushels
OF wheat and 64o bushels of flax The
report shows what Gallatin county
Lands will produce under irri alton.
HELENA, Dec. l2.-Sore because of
serving recent term in jail and full
Of raw alcohol, John Sherid an started
out with rifle yesterday to murder
Governor Toole, Justice Of the Peace
j ohm Stelnmetz, County Attorney O.
w. Mcconnell and the family OF his
brother-in law, Edwin Grigsby. Be-
fore he accomplished anything he was
RED LODGE, Dec. Fitzpatrick Flem-
ing lies dead at the Elmer house as a
result of a quarrel between him and |
wife this evening. Whether he shot
himself or was shot by his wife is at
present unknown. He has been gam
bling considerably Of late, and this
evening his wife took him out of a
gambling house at the point of a gun.
He was found dead at his gate and
was carried to the Elmer house where
an inquest will be held.
LIVINGSTON, Dec. Il C. II. Harris
Of Spokane, who was fined So for dis
,urbance yesterday, claims that he
was robbed of 500 Il night or TWO ago
in the tenderloin. He spent the latter
part of the day begging for carbolic
acid TO end his woes. \ fake bottle