The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-07-17
MONTANA SQUlBS.

Work on Helena's new freight de-
pot has begun.
Wool is selling for 171a cents a
pound at Great Falls.
John Mcguire, the veteran theatre
cal manager of Butte, is going into
the newspaper business at Missoula.
While there will be no races in Ana
conda this year, there are quite num-
Der of horses training in and near the
city.
Peter Strupp, aged Ga, one of the
oldest and most highly esteemed pi-
oneer residents of Virginia City, is
dead.
1t is probable that some of the best
of the thoroughbred cattle in Deer
Lodge county will be taken to the
state fair.
The office of the E. L. Bonner Lum-
Der company of Deer Lodge was
robbed recently. Quite a sum of
money was taken.
Most of the materials for the Peo-
pies Electric Light cOmpany's new
works at BOzeman have arrived and
work has started in earnest.
A wreck of a freight train on the
Occur dAlene branch Of the Northern
Pacific near Iron Mountain ACQUIRED
recently. No one was injured
Serious trouble between the cattle
and sheep men on Sage creek has
broken out and it is feared blood will
be spilled before the end is reached
Directors of the Helena Baseball as
ISOLATION deny the report that they
have offered their franchise in the Pa
cific National league to Ogden for $500
or any other sum.
State Treasurer Barrett and daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. b. Hammond, have gone
to Baltimore on receipt of news that
Mrs. A. H. Barrett, who has been there
for several months, is worse.
Ernest RakOwitz, one of the best
known surveyors in western part OF
the state, was arrested recently and
placed in Jail, charged with forgery
committed while intoxicated.
The members of the Montana state
fair executive commission have given
the matter of the fruit exhibits of the
fair into the sole charge of Commit
teeman Samuel Dinsmore of Missoula.
William Forsythe, an agent for the
Armour Packing company at Butte
was caught recently in the wicked
jaws of a folding bed weighing 700
pounds and came near being suffocated
before he could extricate himself
Governor Toole has pardoned ]. A.
Andross, who year ago pleaded guilty
to embezzling the funds of the Helena
Water Works company of which he
was cashier. The company joined with
prominent citizens in request for
clemency.
Mrs. A. A. Forbis, mother of Mrs
NJ. B. Brownlee of Spokane and of
John f. FOrbis, the attorney of the
Amalgamated Copper company, died in
Portland, Ore, recently of heart
failure. Mrs. Forbis was Sc years old
and the disease which caused her
death had been creeping upon her for
long time. She came to Montana in
1864 and removed to Spokane five
years ago.
While in a boat with his brother
upon a small pond near Whitefish lake
Roy Tyler began rocking the boat and
it soon overturned. Both men were
thrown into the water. AS both mer
were good swimmers, those looking
on thought nothing of the accident
One suddenly sank, and before any one
realized what had happened he was
| drowned
State Game Warden Scott has sub
mitted to Governor Toole his semi
annual report for the six months end
ing May 81, 1908 The report shows
that during that time the arrests made
/ for violations of the game laws Of
Montana were 43. In 26 cases convic
tions were secured, three were ac
| quilted, II were dismissed and three
cases are now pending in as many
| district courts.
Cashier Wrecks the Bank.