The river press., 1904-09-28
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

LEWIsTOWN, Sept. 2O.-As the re-
suit of saloon row at Kendall, 1t Is
feared that two men may die. Full
details have not reached here, but the
story is that Bert Wareham is shot
through the left side and the wound
may prove fatal, and man named
Reed, of Gilt Edge, is so badly beaten
up that he may not recovea.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. 21.-Alfred
Collins, employed as an ore crusher
feeder at the Boston & Montana smell
ter, was almost instantly killed this
afternoon by being crushed by the
machine at which he was working
There was no witness to the accident,
but the body was found by another
employe few moments later, having
been attracted to the scene by the
stoppage of the machinery.
BILLINGS, Sept. 2l.-A middle
aged man, by the name of Il. W..
Randall, from Minneapolis, was taken
from the west-bound North Coast
Limited train, when it reached this
city today, suffering from a sudden
violent illness. He was taken to St.
Vincent's hospital and given the best
medical attention, but died this after
noon. Not much inform alton concern
ing the stranger could be had, but it
was ascertained that he was enroute
to Spokane, where he had recently
purchased an interest in some sort of
business.
BUTTE, Sept. 2l.-An attachment
was placed on the property Of Charles
w. Clark yesterday by the United
States marshal to satisfy claim of
S5,SS4.6 .6S. The attachment is to satisfy
claim held by u mining corporation
known as the Sucural de Banco
Minero, a corporation which is sup
posed to have headquarters in Texas.
Some months ago the company
brought suit against Mr.. Clark for
an alleged breach of contract, and it
is to satisfy that claim that the at
tachment was placed on the property
MILES CITY, Sept. 22.-J ack Dalton
was arrested and placed in jail this
morning on charge of forgery. He
cashed a check for $23.5O in Bullard' s
saloon and one for $50 in Furst
now's saddle shop. Both were on the
First National bank and purported tc
be drawn by John NJ. Holt, the cattle
man.
LEW1sToWN, Sept. pa larg
body of Gre has been located by mean
OF the diamond drill on the propert.
of the North Moccasin Mining com
pany, which lies just across the gulcl
from the Kend all mine. The ore bod.
is reported TO be seventy.tive feet il
depth, but as no assays have as ye
been made it is impossible to tell JUS
what the value will be.
MlssOULA, Sept. -. 22.-William krei
ger, one of the well-known farmer
living in the western part of tn
county, has been missing from hi
home for some time and his friend
fear that he may have come to harm
1t is said that kreiger has not bee
seen by any of his neighbors nea
Thompson Falls for two months an
no one appears to know anythin
about what may have become of hin
LEWIsTOWN, September 23.-Maso
Gudgell, son of one Of the oldest au
most respected citizens of Fergl
county, killed himself ia his roo
here this morning at t O'Clock |
shooting in the head with a ii. calib1
revolver. Gudgcll had been drinkil
for some time and had lost a conside
able sum of money, and was very de
pondcn,.
HELENA, Sept. 23.-W. w. Rigg
a Northern Pacific brakeman, while
work in the Blos5 burg yards last eve
ing, met with mishap that is like
to prove fatal. While in the act
"cutting out' a helper engine, Rig
missed his footing and fell across t
track in front of the engine Bo
legs We're severed from his body.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. 23.-ln the
rest Of frank Cross, who is now
ing held by the Helena police, the
fcers of Great Falls are confident tt
have the man who burglarized
barber shop of A. S. Tolbert in t
city on the night of Sept. 3. Cr'
was arrested in Helena on a descr
ton sent out by the Great Falls {
GERS.
LEWIsTOWN, Sept. PA yos
man Of the name of Monroe is Tn
arrest on the charge of passing for
checks. Ihus far three checks h
turned up, which the accused is
lieved to have passed. One of
checks was signed 'Oscar Stephen
op1 uac 1raw,, IN tho E'irct NntiO