The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09

today received a petition, signed by
more than 500 residents of Fergus
county, urging executive clemency in
behalf OF Milton Howell, convicted of
first degree murder and sentenced to
be hanged, but which was ~afterward
committed to life imprisonment. Gov
ernor Toole has as yet taken no ac.
ton in the matter.
LEwIsTOWN, Aug. 4.-David Hill
ger, of this city, has been rendered by
Exalted Ruler r. W. Brown, of
Louisville. the position OF district
deputy exalted ruler, for Montana,
and the Lewistown Elks are highly
pleased at this action, which will
doubtless give satisfaction to the
order all over the state. MIR. Hi!ger
was not at first disposed to accept the
onerous duties that have been 90 we'll
performed during the past year by
Harry Gellway, of Butte, but finally
consented 10 do so.
MIssoULA, Aug. 4.-Word has been
received today from Sheriff Graham,
who is in Spokane, that be has In
custody NJ. o. Nelson and will start
for Missoula with him Friday morn.
ing. Nelson vas formerly treasurer
OF the local carpenters union, and
disappeared one day last winter, leav.
ing an empty treasury, where there
should have been 1928. The union
has sought him earnestly through
three states since then. Now that he
has been located, he will be brought
to trial here.
BILLINGS, Aug. 4.-The boycott
against the Mutual Telephone com.
pany, ordered by the American Feder-
alton of Labor, because Of the trouble
the liuemen were having with the com.
pany. has been declared off, the line.
men recall all demands made upon the
company. The officers Of the com.
pany received the following commune.
cation signed by all the linemen in
Billings: "We, the undersigned, do
hereby agree to recall all demands on
the Mutual Telephone company, for
more wages and less hours"
LEwIsTowN, Aug. 4.-The wool re.
ceipts at the local warehouse during
the season just closed reached a total
OF 3,3OO,OO O pounds, which, with the
wool from this county that has gone
to Great Falls, Fort Benton and Bill.
ings, will make the total clip for Fer.
gus about 5000, 900 pounds. The ware
house receipts are 100000 pounds
greater than last season, and the pri.
ces received have averaged about 5
cents a pound higher than last year.
This, together with the much higher
price received for lambs, at least 30
cents q head in excess of last year,
makes this season the most profitable
in the history of the Woodworking in.
dustry in Fergus county.
LEwIsTowN, Aug. 5.-Hail has done
considerable damage to crops in a
few localities, but on the whole the
ranchers have been more forum ate
than usual in that respect this season,
and all the reports show that if there
is no marked change in the present ia
vorable conditions, the Judith basin
will have a bumper crop this fall.
LIVINGSTON, Aug. 6.-Parties in
from Cooke say that Secretary Loeb
and party are located on Slough
creek in the park and are having quite
a time fishing. Slough creek is far
out Of the regular line Of park travel,
aud the secretary and his party are in
no danger of intrusion.
LEw1sTowN, Aug. 6.-There ap.
pears to be very little probability that
the Whisky gulch mines will resume
operations Judge Nelson, who
has just returned east, after spending
some weeks here looking into the com.
pany's aft airs, did not take any steps
for settling the claims against the
property, and those who are posted on
the matter say it will take q good
while to get things in shape for start
ing work.
BOzEMAN, Aug. 6.-H. J. Reese,
who has been assistant chemist for the
Montana experiment station for the
past year, has resigned his position
to accept a lucrative and responsible
one with the Alder Gulch Mining com.
pany at Lortman. Mr.. Reese Is a
graduate of the Montana agricultural
college, having taken his major in
chemistry when working for his de-
gree ank since then having taken grad
uate work in chemistry at the same
institution.
RED LODGE, Aug. Wv. L. Hogg
and Frank Gilmore, prominent Wyom.
ing tlockmasters, are under arrest here.