The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-10

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM Al,
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

Has Happened In Montana Durins
the Past Few Days.
HELENA, May 4.-William L. Clara
and Frank BOysen, who were indicted
by the United States grand jury TO,
passing counterfeit. ten.dollar gold
pieces at Great Falls, pleaded guilty
in the federal court today. Judge
Hunt sentenced them to two years iu
the penitentiary at Deer Lodge and
imposed a fine of $500 each.
MILES CITY, May 4.-Perry Jones,
wagon boss for the L-U bar cattle
outfit, was brought here today in an
unconscious condition from being
thrown by his horse. The animal
while running stepped into a prairie
dog hole, throwing its rider with
great force. Jones has conclusion
of the brain and will probably die.
LIVINGSTON, May /. - Suits for
damages aggregating 1864 were
filed here in the district court tod ay
against the Livingston Water Power
company, the concern that provides
the city with electric light. The suits
arise out of the fire which DESTROYED
the postoftice a year ago last Febru-
airy. The actions are by some of the
occupants of the block who lost by
the blaze. They allege in their COM
plants that the fire vas the result Of
the negligence of the electric liyh.
company in overcharging its wires.
K%ALIsPELL, May ii. H. Khyler,
section foreman and yardman at Kali
ispell, was struck by a train this morn
ing, thrown down by the caboose and
one logging truck passed over him.
cutting off both legs and his left arm
and dragging him about eighty feet.
The unfortunate man was picked up
by friends and taken to the hospital,
but in less than two hours he was
dead. He was a m%iddleaged man,
married, and had been working as
section foreman for the company for
NOOuU d year.
BUTTE, May 4.-Butte men are pre-
pairing to organize the first company
under the recently enacted law which
permits Montana corporations to is
sue preferred stock. The company is
being organized to take over the ranch
property Of the late Len Lewis, of
Meagher county, and Butte and Ana.
conda men will W practically all of
the stock. The company will have a
capital stock of 5000, 900, of which one
half will be preferred stock. Up to
the present time, 1t is understood, no
Montana corporation has taken ad-
vantage of the law enacted by the
Ninth Legislative assembly, permitting
such concerns to issue preferred CAPT.
tai stock.
LIVINGSTON, May 5.-Manager Mer.
ry, of the Montana Coal and Coke
company, at Horr and Alridge, where
the miners have been On strike for
five months past, has given out the
statement that the striking miners will
not be re.instated even though the
company should be forced to keep its
plants closed for five years, and that
q demand will be made on the au.
thorities for protection shortly, when
an effort will be made to resume work
with non-union men. 1t is stated that
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troops.
LEWIsTOWN, May 5.-Pat Rogers,
who shot George Burke In an East
Broadway saloon in Butte on the
morning of March Is and for whom
the officers of the northwest have been
looking since that time, was captured
by Deputy Sheriff Dennis at Kendall
this morning. He was brought to
Lewistown this afternoon and will be
taken to Butte tomorrow. Rogers ad-
mits his identity aud admits the kill
ing. but claims that he acted in self
defense.
MILES CITY, May 5.-Twenty. -four
desert land entries in this district have
been Cancelled by the interior depart.
ment. in this district, on account of
failure in one way and another to
comply with the land laws. lnasmuch
as the desert land, timber and stone
and communication acts have been FIRE.
quently taken advantage of fraudu-
lently. the present policy of the land
office is to hold all applicants to strict
performance Of the requirements.
Most Of these cancellations were or.
dered because the parties failed to re-
spond to notices served upon them to
make final proof.
RED LODGE, May 5.-Mr. and Mrs.
IL. d. Martin and seven of their chill
dren were burned, more or less seri.
ously, In a fire that partly destroyed
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