The river press., 1904-10-12
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

AhS A-aSA IS" DuNS
GREAT FALLS, Oct. 5.-After an ex
tremely short session of day and ;
half duration the United States cOur
for the district of Montana was
brought to close in this city yester
day morning and an adjournment wa;
taken until the time of the next session
to be held in May, 1905.
HELENA, Oct. 5.-The jury in the
damage case Of M artin Bourke against
the Butte Lighting & Power company
returned verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for $40, 900. The suit was for
$4,000. The suit has been in the
courts Of the state for lhree years
first in Silver Bow, then i1f Jefferson
and finally in Lewis and Clarke. The
case has been transferred each time.
GREAT FALLS, Oct. 5.-"The Gus
toms receipts at the Great Falls Office
for the month of September were
larger than they ever were before in
the history of the Office" said j. J.
Mahoney, head accountant at the GUS
tom house. The receipts of last month
were $l6, 4Sl.65. The greater part of
this duty was collected on coal and
coke. During the month of Septem-
ber this year duty was paid at this Of
flee on l4,2S4 tons of coal, valued at
$3l ,307. The total amount of coke on
which duty was paid was 500 tons,
valued at s377 37S."
HELENA, Oct. 6.-The nomin ations
OF the antitrust republicans were filed
with the secretary of state today.
This wing Of the anti-trusters has
split its ticket. 1t names the republi-
can presidential electors, Dixon, the
repu ublican candid ate for congress,
and then inserts the democratic state
ticket.
MILES CITY, Oct. 6.-L. D. Mosher,
father-in.law Of NJ. w. Dickey, Of
Hathaway, has sold his extensive
farm in Michigan and moved to Hath
away, where he and Mr.. Dickey will
build handsome residences. They
have 800 acres of land, which will be
sown in grain and alfalfa next year.
The entire tract is irrigated by a
pumping plant.
BUTTE, Oct. 6.-There now seems to
be no doubt that Edward Wegner met
his death from knockout drops, ad-
ministered for the purpose of robbery
This conclusion was reached last ev-
ening after DR.. Smitters and DR..
Horst had reported to Coroner Egan
that they found unmistakable symp'
toms of choral poisoning in the stom
ach, while the other organs in the
mans body were found in a norma
condition.
BILLINGS, Oct. 6. - William e
Smythe Of California, who is touring
the state in the interests of the dem
ocracy, addressed a large gathering
here yesterday on what he declared t<
be the paramount issues of the prescn
political fight. Mr.. Smythc charac
tcriZed President Roosevelt as the in
carnation of the military spirit whicl
dreams of the United States as
world-power after the manner of Gel
many, Russia and Great Britain.
HELENA, Oct. THE Montan
State band of Butte, which has bee
furnishing music for the fair, thinlin
it proper to serer ade the governor
started out last evening with that il
tcntion. BY mistake they seren ade
William Biggs' residence, which is
block from the governor home. The
did not discover their error unit
after several pieces had been playe,
LEWISTOWN, Oct. IA man name
Tom Smith has been arrested in hi
lings. He is charged with stealing
head of horses belonging to Alv
Lincoln, who has ranch near Dee
field, in this county. Smith had sevt
of the horses with him at the time
was arrested. He will be broug
here for trial.
RED LODGE, Oct. 7.-There is a |
of trouble in the ranks of the Carbt
county republicans on account
charges that have been made again
Senator Meyer, who is said to ha
attempted to kiss u young woma
The affair has caused lively loc
sensation. One candidate on t
county ticket has resigned the non
nation, and it is said that others W
follow suit, as they refuse to be ;
sociated with the senator. Senat
Meyer was chairman of the state CO
vention at Billings.
BILLINGS, Oct. 1.-The trial Of
cases of Buckley, West, Griffin, a
the Parkinson brothers, who with t
Gradys and Moshier were held in j
l,,>,, ~, , 1-o,;aty cf oh ~,