The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08
MONTANA NEWS BRlEFLETs.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts Of the state.


Various Parts Of the state.
MIssoULA, Feb. 2.-In passing the
Sanders county bill the legislature has
deprived Missoula county Of $36. 900 in
taxes. This amount was paid into the
county treasury last fall by that por.
ton of the county henceforth to be
known as Sanders county.
MILES CITY, Feb. I'D. A. Smith,
of Hinsd ale, sheep inspector in this
district, returned to town YESTERDAY
from the DALEY ranch, where scab was
reported. Inspector Smith stated the
scab was in the county and the sheep
had to be q~uarantined. 1t was brought
here through 400 bucks last fall.
LEw1sTOwN. Feb. ALI gambling
games in Lewistown have been closed,
and the understanding is that they
will not be opened again during the
present city administration. Today
City Marshal Bebb notified all the
saloons where games had been run.
ming that they must close up, and they
have all obeyed the command.
BUTTE, Feb. 2.--Wm. McAndrews
and Thomas Greedy, miners, were
killed today and their bodies were i'm.
prisoned in fifteen feet of water in the
Rarus shaft. They were being low.
cred when the cable snapped like a
piece Of glass and the cage vent to the
bottom. The cage is tested to carry
a load of seven tons but it snapped on
account Of the extremely cold weather.
HELENA, Feb. State Treasurer
Rice has filed with Governor Toole
his first monthly report of the moneys
in Montana's stronghold. The total
balance in the treasury Jan. 81 is
$6l7 1922. The receipts for January
amounted to So, 723 and the disburse.
ments were 1924, 1872. There is SSS, 476
in the permanent fund aud $lS2, 1886 in
the school income fund. The general
fund has a balance of 1923 ,94l.
MILES CITY, Feb. 2.-The towns of
Alzada and Five Mile are expecting a
government irrigation ditch and res.
ervoir to be built there In the spring.
The outlay will be $500, 600. The
scheme will include the tapping Of the
Belfourche aud Little Missouri rivers
and running them into a reservoir.
The reservoir dam will be 100 feet
high and 1900 long and will when full
hold enough water to irrigate fifteen
sections of land. This dam, it is said
will be within two miles of Alzada.
HELENA, Feb. Attorney General
Albert j. Galen today rendered an
opinion to the effect that a vaccina.
lion by the Ostepaths was not a legal
vaccination. 1t is stated that the vac.
~cination as performed by them 10 not
within the meaning of the regulation
prescribed by the state board O,
health.
RED LODGE, Feb. 5.-It is believed
that a systematic stealing Of cattle IL
going on in this county. Several hun
dred head of stock are reported miss
ing, and last year there we're 1,5O(
head that could not be found. Stock
men are becoming aroused over thi.
condition of affairs, and it is proba
BILE that action looking to their self
protection will shortly be taken. 1t i,
believed that much Of this stock ha'
been run acros the line into Wyo
ming as far as the famous Hole-in tn,
. WI all country and north into Canada
! HELENA, Feb. Ex-Governor Tool
has signed House Bill No. 81, appro
j. priating $222, 7O2 for the payment of tn
. claim of Conley and McTague, tn,
+ prison contractors. This amount GOV
ers the deficiency claim from the fisca
year ended November 30 last. Tn
Z governor has also signed Senate
g kohrs' joint memorial praying con
+ gress to enlarge the powers of the ia
/ t~erstate commerce commission, to tn
Z end that discriminating and unius
freight rates, as we'll as rebates, ma,
be summarily dealt with.
BILLINGS, Feb. 4-One effect .
, raising the quarantine was to liber at,
about forty passenger brakemen O
the Burlington and Northern Pacif
who have not Deer allowed to leav,
the railroad right of way for twenty
two days. Another effect is that al
persons can arrive and leave the cit,
ut will. The midnight closing orde
for saloons still holds good, an,
guards are maintained at residence
where the disease exists. The guard
who were stationed at points east an
west OF the city to prevent people leav
ing have been recalled.
MISSOCLA. Feb. 1.-The chiefs aut
head men of the Flathead Indians an.
their allied tribes are holding an i'm