The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-23
MONTANA NEWS BRIEfLErS
A Budget of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts Of the State.

1 IDCAG W VIC SS0lS q n0S announced
that in addition to the woman's rela>
and cowboy races, a special feature
will be an automobile race. Two
prizes will be offered. Before the
race there is to be a parade, and q
cup will be given for the best decorated
auto in line. The rules governing the
contest have not yet been formulated
HELENA, Aug. l5.-Sens ational de.
velopments relative to bounty fraud.
ia eastern Montana are expected as
the result Of a conference which wa.
held ia this city between County AT.
torney j. G. Lyndis, Of Rosebud coun.
ty, and Attorney General a. J. allen.
1t is understood several we'll known
residents of Forsyth are involved. 1t
is said that the state has been defraud.
ed Out of several thousand dollars.
MILES CITY, Aug. 15-Lloyd Body,
a l2~-year-old lad of this city, was
drowned yesterday afternoon in the
Tongue river. In company with Lloyd
Walton and A. Raison he went ia
swimming when he suddenly sank.
His companions vent to his assistance
but arrived too late. 1t was with diff
ticulty that they were themselves res.
cued, as the body was in a strong cur.
rent. 1t was later recovered bv To-
dians.
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William Lindsay, twenty miles north
Of here, on East I;edwater, was Sun.
day morning found 70 be on fire.
Fred Sullivan and Henry Hilger, the
nearest neighbors. as soon as they
saw it fastened to the place and on
arrival found the large sheep sheds.
dwelling and two large haystacks Of
old hay. about $50 tons, on fire aud
that the fire had gained too much
Roadway for them TO be of much serv.
ice. except in saving a moving ma.
chine and rake. Everything else was
a total loss. There was no one living
at the place at the time. No clew as
to origin OF the fire has been found
except it is believed to have been
fired by some one in spite.
FORSYTH, Aug. l6.-C. w. Bailey.
L. II. Terrett, Harry G. Wright and
Jack Selvidge, who we're arrested a
few days ago, charged with bounty
frauds, were given their preliminary
hearings yesterday before Justices
Thompson and Dick. The cases were
adjourned until September 18th.
DILLON, Aug. l6.-The state con.
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church opened here this morning with
Bishop Moore in the chair. The con.
ference opened with religious services
followed by a love feast. About 80
ministers are present, most of them
being from the western and southern
parts of the state. Citizens are enter.
tanning the delegates at their homes,
and the city has taken on its brightest
and best appearance.
LEwIsTOWN, Aug. l6.-After a trial
lasting five days, the jury in the case
of l. +. David, a Utica rancher,
against the New Mines Sapphire syn.
dictate, owning the mines at Yogo, re.
turned a verdict tonight awarding the
plaintiff 1900 damages and specif.
cally finding that the shines from the
mines carried upon plaintiffs ranch
by his irrigating ditch ore injurious
to crops. David sued to recover
$4,000 for damages alleged to have
been done his crops.
BUTTE, Aug. 16.-Two carloads OF
Mormon e%migrants arrived in Butte
last evening over the Oregon Shor,
Line enroute to Alberta, Canada. The
party stopped over in this city for
about two hours and continued north.
ward over the Great Northern. There
were ITO persons in the party, occupy.
ing two tourist cars. They are going
to Cardston, Raymond and other
points in the Alberta district to take
up homestead land. They are being
assisted in their emigration by the
Latter Day Saints church.
BILLINGS, Aug. l6.-Withiu twenty
four hours after eight head OF horses
were stolen from Pryor creek, on the
Crow reservation, Stock Inspector j.
I. Webb had the three men who it is
alleged did the stealing behind the
bars Of the Yellowstone county Jail.
Late Friday evening several mounted
Indian police from the reserv alton
came into Billings and informed Webb
OF the theft. From the description
given bv the police Mr.. Webb though,
he knew the men and where they could
be found. He left that night on horse
back by himself ana the next morning
picked up the trail of the fugitives and
the stolen animals. Saturday he rode
into the camp Of the men with the
hRrSp. arrnsfo3 tba a laft thu