The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-25
MONTANA NEWS BR1ErLErs.
a Budget of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts Of the State.

various Parts OF the state.
ANACONDA. Oct. 17.-Odd Fellows
representing almost every local lodge
In Montana are gathered here today
tn their annual state convention. The
members Of the organization had
planned q great parade and open air
demonstration for this morning, but
the white mantle which descended upon
the city put a stop to these plans.
BUTTE, Oct. Nv. d. Clark, as
chairman Of the county commission.
ers. instructed the county attorney to.
day to bring an action against Former
Judge E. w. Harvey, Former County
Treasurer James Maher, and Former
County Clerk John Weston aud their
bondsmeu to recover sl,67O alleged to
have been illegally paid to deputies for
alleged extra services performed for
the county.
HELENA, Oct. 1.-THE state board
of examiners received the reports Of
the state insane asylum and Of the
penitentiary, yesterd ay. DR.. o. Y.
Warren reported the presence OF $50
patients and was allowed $40, 1892
for the month. There were $50 patients
in the institution last month, an in.
crease of three. The state penitenti.
airy at Deer Lodge according to War.
den McTague, has 449 inmates this
month as against 45l the month be.
fore, a decrease of two. The bill for
the month was S5,9IS. 55.
BELT, Oct. 17.-Michael Dyer, Jr.,
a ~l9-year-old boy, was instantly killed
here this afternoon while at work in
the coal mines. He was at work with
his father in the mine. They had just
finished blasting out the coal and were
loading u car, when a fall of several
tons came down directly upon the boy.
He was killed instantly, and probably
never knew what struck him. The
father was struck by a portion of the
coal and was slightly injured. An in
quest was held before Judge Des-
Combes this evening, but nothing aside
from the above facts was brought out.
HELENA, Oct. lin an opinion
handed down to the Carey land grant
board Attorney General Galen holds
that lands acquired by the state under
the Carey act cannot be disposed of
except to actual settlers. In his opin-
ion Mr.. Galen says: 81 understand
from Mr.. Wade, state engineer, that
certain parties claim thai under the
act of June IL, 1896, amending the Ca
rey act. the state could sell these lands
out in 100 acre tracts without regard
to settlement or cultivation. We can.
not agree with this construction of
such amendment"
ANACONDA, Oct. l8.-The cold wave
and snowstorm that settled on this
section of the state yesterday Is IN.
precendented in the memory of old.
timers for this time of the year. About
four inches of snow fell and the ther-
mometer dropped TO six degrees above
zero during the night, which is as cold
as was marked last winter as late az
the middle of January.
BOHEMIAN, Oct. lS.-The forgery case
against Mr.. and Mrs. Jon Walters,
accused Of getting money on bogus
checks, was concluded yesterday
morning. Both Of the accused plead.
ed guilty and were sentenced to five
J years in the penitentiary. 1t devel'
oped in the course of the trial tn
! Walters had once served a two-yer
J term in Washington state prison fol-
obtaining money under false preten'
? ses.
BIG TIMBER, Oct. 8.-William Rea
Jr.. has placed about fifty thousand
head of sheep with the ranchers o
this vicinity. He has the sheep fec
until the first of January and Their
ships them to ST. Paul, tops then
with screenings, shears them ant
sends them to Chicago. 1t is a good
thing for the ranchers as it furnishes
a market for their hay, and the prices
realized are satisfactory.
c LEWIsTOWN. Oct. l8.-Buyers ar
Offering the following prices for Fer
gus county sheep and lambs now
Mixed yearlings. S3.40; good breedin.
ewes, 1916; three-year-old wethers
s4.25: tw~o-year-olds, 50 70; goo'
!. choice lambs, with a 10 per cent cut
Y 81 IS. These are the highest price
, ever offered in this county, but the,
! are not bringing out many offerings
. as the surplus was practically cleane'
, up some time ago.
Montana OddfcllOWs Elect.