The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-23
MONTANA
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM All.
OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

PEARSON, OF ChlcagO, mas offered to
give the Montana college at Deer
Lodge $4,000 towards a 800, 900 en-.
dowment. The school has accepted
the offer and will start an active cam.
paign to meet the condition of the Of
fer. If the past years activity and
enthusiasm is a criterion the endow.
ment will soon be a sure thing for the
! school.
LEwIsTOwN, Aug. 17.-Extensive
arrangements are being made in this
city for the entertainment of the dele.
gates to the State Firemen's associa.
ton. which meets here September 4 to
8 inclusive. One of the most interest.
ing features Of the entertainment will
be q big barbecue on September :.
The program for the state meeting OF
firemen has just been issued.
MIssoULA, Aug 17.-Forest fires are
increasing in this vicinity. The great.
est damage is being done in the vicin.
ity of Clinton, where a large number
Of men under the direction Of federal
officers are fighting the flames. The
burning forests cover an r OF seven
miles, presenting a solid wall of fire
before the fighters. 1t is impossible
to estimate the damage at this time.
BILLINGS, Aug. 17.-Word has been
received from Chicago to the effect
that the contract for the building of
division No. l Of the Huntley canal.
which was awarded to Nick Hughes of
Butte by the secretary Of the interior
two months ago, and which vas after.
wards relinquished by him, has been
relet to Griffith & McDermott of Chi
cago, the firm to which was awarded
the contract for building divisions
Nos. = and of the canal. This gives
the Chicago firm the entire 30 miles of
ditch work. In giving up the con-
tract awarded to him, Mr.. Hughes
forfeited GA, 600 which he had deposit.
ed at the time of making his bid for
the work.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. lS.--William
Sampson today commenced suit
against the Barnes-King Mining COM
pany of Kendall to recover $50, 600 for
injuries alleged to have been sustained
through the negligence Of the defend.
ant. The plaintiff alleges he was EN-
ployed wheeling material when a
caveiu resulted, permanently in juring
him.
LIVINGSTON, Aug 1S.-An attempt
was made to blow up the transformer
house OF the Kimberly. Montana Min.
ing company at Jardine, and more or
less damage resulted. The company
offers q reward of $500 for the arrest
of the perpetrators, which is supple.
mented by an offer of 500 by the Min.
ers' union. Ill feeling between Mana.
ger Ryan OF the company and certain
residents of Jardine is alleged to have
caused the attempt to ruin the proper.
ty.
LEWISTOWN, Aug. lS.-Threshing
is in progress all over the Judith ba-
sin, and it 10 estimated that the wheat
yield will be at least one-third larger
than last year, owing to the greater
acreage under cultivation, and the
favorable conditions that have pre-
vailed tor the maturing of winter
wheat. Some of the wheat on the
benches, raised without irrigation,
stands six feet high, and yields as
much as fifty bushels to the acre.
That kind of farming is almost as
profitable as wool growing this year.
HELENA, Aug. ls.-Attorney Gener.
al Albert J. Galen today rendered an
opinion in response to a letter from
Secretary of State Ioder, relative to
the extreme life Of corporations under
the laws OF this state. There is an
apparent conflict in the law and the
controlling provisions, but after all
have been thoroughly digested in the
opinion, the attorney general holds
that section AL Of the subdivision OF
the code, which provides a life of forty
years, was no amended or affected by
the chapter laws of 1905.
MlSSOULA, Aug. 2O.-Florence p.
lie jeuue, one of the most popular rail
road men on the Rocky Mountain d.
vision Of the Northern Pacific. wa.
ground to pieces by trains some time
last night near Clinton. The remains
were found this morning scattered
along the track. AT least three trains
had passed over him. \ rumor il
current here that Lejeuue had beer
pushed from the freight by hoboe.
whom he had tried to eject.
MoNDAK, Aug. IA grain eleva
tor is to be erected here by the Stev
ems Sweetmau Mercantile X Lumber
company. 1t will be built on Thu