The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
MONTANA
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALI
OVER THE STATE.


What Has Happened in Montana Duriua
the Past Few Days.
BILLINGS, July 13.-What IL prob.
ably the largest sheep deal that has
been consummated in Montana for
several years was the purchase by
William Rea, of Rea Bros, St. Paul,
of $4,000 head Of sheep from Charles
NJ. Barr of this city. More than $780,.
600 changed hands on the deal.
GLASGOW, July 13.-John Parsons,
a printer. is in the Jail in this city for
forging several checks for small sums.
After putting In circulation a lot of
this paper he cleared out to Rugby,
N. D.. where he was captured and
brought back to this city. After a
preliminary hearing be waslcommitted
to the district court for trial and his
bond fixed at $500, which he has been
unable to obtain.
BUTTE, July 13.-The Orc Elmo Ice
company has begun an action against
the city of Butte, DR.. T. j., Sullivan,
Thomas Mulholland, John MacGinnis
and w. McC. White for injury to its
business because Of the arrest of its
drivers for selling impure ice without
having a sign on the wagon az pro-
vided by ordinance. They ask $50, 600
damages, and an injunction restrain
ing the health officer, DR.. Sullivan,
from interfering with them pending
the determin alton of the suit.
LEWIsTOWN, July 13.-That Fergus
county lands are in great demand has
been demonstrated by numerous sales
in the the last few months, at high
prices, and it was again shown here
yesterday, when Joseph Oker, assist.
an register of the state land Office, Of.
fered for sale or lease a very large
area of the state lands in the county.
The lands were appraised so high that
no sale was made, but leases of 50, 500
acres were executed, for which the
state will receive annual rentals of
$40, 400 for the next five years.
BILLINGS. July l3.-County Attor.
ney Il. j. Porter, of Custer county,
and J. o. Lyndes, of Rosebud county,
were in the city today on their return
from Q trip to Helena, where they went
for the purpose OF looking up certain
bounty certificates that were not con.
sidered genuine. Mr.. Lyndes states
there is little doubt that there has been
an issue Of fraudulent certificates in
the counties of Rosebud and Custer to
the amount of about $751; 0 during
the past four years. The matter will
be thoroughly investigated, and the
guilty parties made to pay the penal.
ties following such a series OF whole
sale robberies.
HELENA, July 14.-Judge Hunt in
the federal court today sentenced
Charles Smith, convicted the day
previous on the charge Of counter
feiting, to seven years at hard labor
In the Deer Lodge %penitentiary. Smith
was convicted under three counts, it
being proved that he had passed
spurious s. gold coins in Missoula
and Butte.
LIVINGSTON, July l4.-Dan Bow.
man, a stage driver for Charley Scott,
committed suicide at Gardner last
night. He shot himself through the
brain. 1t is stated by his friends that
the act was the result of dependency
over the death a few days ago Of the
young lady whom Bowman was to
marry in q few weeks.
BUTTE, July l4.-Montana day at
the Portland exposition will not fall
on July - as announced. Chairman
Lee Mantle of the Worlds Fair com.
mission, received a telegram this az
ternoon from William c.. Buskett, the
representative of the commission at
the exposition, that the date had been
postponed to a date not yet fixed. The
resons for the postponmcnt were not
given.
BILLINGS. July l4.-While seated
on a wagon load of wood, John Thorn.
as, aged : years, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed, 20 miles
north OF this city. The father and an
other brother We're walking alongside
the siN.horse team at the time. \ dog
sitting beside the boy was unframed,
while of the horses attached to the
wagon was killed.
HELENA. July l4.-By the death of
Col. w. +. Sanders. who was the com
mauder of the Grand Army of the he.
public, \. j. Fisk, senior vice com.
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