The river press., 1903-10-14
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days,

developments in the search for the
villains who tried to wreck a North
ern Pacific freight train Monday night
near Birdseye by placing dynamite
upon the track. A dispatch from ST.
Paul quotes officials of the Northern
Pacific as saying they would spend
half million dollars trying to run
the dynamiters to cover before ever
thinking of yielding to their dem mands
and submitting to blackmail. General
Manager Tom Cooper will probably
come to Montana in a few days to
take charge of the work Of tracking
the outlaws.
HAMILTON, Oct. 7.-Walter Jack
son, under sentence of death for the
inhuman murder Of little Fonnie
Buck, attempted to commit suicide
this evening. In some manner he had
obtained possession of rope, which
he fastened to the top of the cell. The
jailer. entering few minutes later,
found the condemned man hanging.
He was promptly cut down and resusci-
tated. Had the jailer not arrived
when he did, Jackson's attempt to
cheat the gallows would have been
successful.
ANACONDA, Oct. 7.-Sheriff George
Storrer and deputy were called to the
ranch home of William Benninger
this evening to arrest man who had
been creating all kinds Of trouble there
during the afternoon. He was brought
to the city and placed in the county
Jail and the officers have every reason
to believe that the man they have in
their possession is Frank Case, one
Of the escaped convicts from the Fol-
som, California, prison on July 9th
last.
BUTTE, Oc,. John Dimitrovitch,
a bartender employed at the Half. w ay
saloon on South Arizona street. shot
this morning with intent to
suicide. It is supposed that
Dimitrovitch was disappointed in love
and was Respondent. By his side lay
two prayer books--one in English and
the other in Austrian. 1t was evident
that he had been reading before he
committed the desperate act.
HELENA, Oct. 8.-The Montana Re-
Tail Grocers' and Mercha ants associa-
lion has been organized at a meeting
held here of delegates from the seven
local retail associations of the state.
Today was devoted chiefly to discus
sion of the best credit-rating system,
and it was decided to adopt that used
by the Great Falls Merchants ex.
change.
HELENA, Oct. 8.-There has been
lied with Adjutant General Ashby a |
petition bearing 36 names asking the
governor to remove Capt. w. J. Han
lah, Of G company, N. G. NJ The
adjutant general has turned the petit
ION over to the governor, but does |
not make any comment upon it. 1t is |
claimed that Captain Hannah does not
command the respect or good will of |
The members Of the company, and be-
cause of his unpopularity the men de.
sire another officer. 1t is understood |
that Captain Hanna claims that the |
matter is the outgrowth Of a political
movement among certain politicians
"ho are pre- JUDGED against him.
M1SSOuLA, Oct. S.--Wm. H. Phipps,
md commissioner for the Northern
7 'acifc, who has been here on business,
says that the demand for railroad |
land is greater than ever. This ap-
plies to the and wanted in small areas
for settlement purposes, but there has
been falling off in the demand for
land fer large colonization schemes.
BILLINGS, Oct. S.-W. Il. Balm
bridge, Of arbon county. delivered a
small band Of sheep to p. B. Merrill,
near Billings, yesterday which are
said to have been the heaviest on rec.
ord. The ewes averaged l34 pounds
each, and the wethers $50 pounds
each The sheep were OFT the range
and had not been fed or watered for
twelve hours prior to being weighed.
BUTTE, Oct. S.-Jerry Comb was in
stautly killed and Joseph Lewis Sc
riously injured in an accident in the
Parrott mine late this afternoon. The
two men were on the l,SOO foot level
and fell down the shaft.
GREAT FALLS, Oct SIN the dis
trict court today Judge Leslie granted
nearly all of the motion of counsel for
County Commissioner Roalswick to
strike out the material allegations ia
the petition of II. B. Mitchell, editor
of the Tribune, who asked the court
to remove Roalswick for malfeasance
in Office. AS the petition stands there
is very little left upon which to base
the charges against the county COM
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