The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-14
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

has prevailed In this county for sey-
eral years OF jury panels buying pres.
ents for the district Judge in whose
court they served received q body.
blow today when Judge Bourquin alb
solutely refused to receive q hand.
some gold.headed cane which was
purchased for him by members Of the
present jury which is to be discharged
Saturday.
LIVINGSTON, June SIN the space
of 10 minutes ESQ, 900 worth of proper.
ty was destroyed by water here today.
For three hours all the streets In the
business district OF the city we're
flooded. Water rolled down a mar.
row valley straight for the city. In a
second 1t tore up many feet OF rail.
road track and then the waters spread.
All the cellars Of the business houses
were flooded and the merchants stock
there destroyed.
MILES CITY, June 8.-The tramp
nuisance is becoming something fierce
10 this town, and the county commits
sioners and city authorities have
agreed to combine to suppress it. 1t
is estimated that it will cost about
900 for board and a guard to put the
vags arrested at work, but it would
be much cheaper in the long run than
trials on criminal charges, which
would undoubtedly be the result, as
three cases of thievery in the past
two days showed.
BUTTE, June, 8.-Anuouncement is
made that Montana men have been
awarded a S3,000,0 900 contract on the
line of the Canadian Pacific railway,
near Toronto, Canada. Tom Kinds,
together with Foley Bros. & Larson,
secured the contract and work has al.
ready been commenced. It Is estimated
that nearly one and one.half years
will be consumed in the completion Of
the work. The contract calls for the
construction of 23O miles of railroad
throughout q new country and the
work is said to be very heavy.
LEWIsTOWN, June 8.-The section
Of country in the immediate vicinity
of Two Dot in Meagher country, was
struck by something akin to q water.
spout early this week, and while the
farmers were thankful for the water,
1t was not scattered enough to suit
them. The Montana Railway com.
pany's track was partially washed
out for about five miles above Two
Dot. and the trains have had some
difficulty. although gangs OF men were
put to work Immediately, and the
damage has not been entirely re.
paired.
RED LODGE, June l0.-A report from
Bridger indicates that the Bridger
Canyon Oil company is on the eve Of
striking q considerable flow Of oil.
DR.. H. C. Johnson has examined the
we'll as a geological expert and says
it will at the present time pump four
barrels daily.
MISsOULA, June ia telegram
was received here tonight from Ameri-
can Falls, Ida, announcing that Jas.
Il. Southwick, aged II years, who ar.
rived there recently from Great Falls,
was drowned. The body had not yet
been recovered. Particulars of the
accident are lot obtainable.
HELENA, June 10.-No alarming
change was noted today in the condi.
ton Of Col. w. +. Sanders, although
he is actually growing weaker. The
attending physicians tonight said that
he might live for a week or possibly
more, and again the end might come
at any time. The family has aban.
doned hope. The patient spends a
great deal OF time in restless sleep. but
while awake his mind is as active as
ever. Visitors are no longer per.
mitted to see the distinguished patient.
GREAT FALLS, June l0.-Nearly a
thousand acres Of government land in
isolated tracts have Just been disposed
Of by the register and receiver of the
Great Falls land district at public
auction conducted tn the local land
Office. Ten separate tracts were thus
disposed of, most of them at the mini
mum price of Sl.25 per acre, with the
exception of one piece of forty acres
upon which the bidding "a rather
spirited and which finally went at 1875
per acre, another of forty acres which
brought $4.25 and one Of forty acres
which brought S6.o5.
BUTTE, June lO.-Angered because
his friend ordered settler instead q
whisky, when invited to take a drink,
Claude Billings, miner from Eureka.
Utah, sent a bullet into his brain, at.
ter shooting his companion, Levi Ba-
con. in the thigh. The tragedy oc-
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