The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-01
MONTANA NEWS BR1ErLETs.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts Of the State.

DSAA1S OcE s4.-V " OAOA
county commissioner, was this morn.
ing cited by Judge Bourquin to ap-
pear in court Tuesday, October 81,
and show cause why he should not be
removed from Office for neglect of
duty. under the charges filed against
him q few days ago by Joseph Rus.
sell, deputy assessor. The charges
are filed under section 1545, of the
penal code, which provides that neg
lect to perform the duty Of an Office 10
sufficient grounds for removal.
BILLINGS, October 24.-Albert L.
Moore, a Burlington fireman living at
Sherid an, is under arrest in this city
upon a charge of passing forged
money orders on local merchants.
Moore has confessed to everything.
He says that he got II money orders,
each for u few cents, used an ink
eradicator aud changed the amounts.
He passed the money orders, ranging
from $34 TO $95 each, securing the
money for them. He told the inspector
that he read the plan in a newspaper.
The payments were made in Sheridan
LIVINGSTON, Oct. 24.-Joe Kerrer,
Harry Quackenbush and j. E. John.
son were arrested this afternoon,
charged with stealing sheep. The
complaint was made by John Harvat
who alleged that the accused men
stole ten sheep from his flock. down
at the stocky ards in this city. kerrer
and QuacHenbush are the projectors
of the Union meat market, on Main
street. and it is claimed that, after
killing the sheep at the stOckyards,
the men brought them to the rear of
the butcher shop on Main street and
dressed them. The men deny that they
stole the sheep, but contend that they
purchased them in the regular way.
HELENA, Oct. 24.-Secreta j. w.
Pace, of the fair, toda ny announced the
financial outcome of the third annual
exhibition, showing that after the pay
ment Of about 81, 900 on 1,40O premiums
and the expenditure of ST. 0 for per-
manent improvements, there will be
about ST.. POO left in the treasury. The
legislature appropri ated $7,400 for the
fair this year, from which amount all
premiums were paid by checks now
being mailed. The purses for the
races, amusements and exhibits were
cared for from the gate receipts. Com
pared with 1904, there were $50 more
exhibits this year, the total number
being 3,S7.
DILLON, Oct. 25.-Frank Muchlup
arrived in this city yesterday in
charge of Under Sheriff George Oar,
of this county and was placed in the
Jail. He is charged by H. P. Brown,
of Horse Prairie, with the larceny oi
a buckbo ard, harness and other arti-
cles. Muchlup was captured by nearly
100 Indians and held a prisoner until
the sheriff arrived.
LEwIsTowN, Oct. 25.-The biggest
deal in Fergus county ranch property
this year has just been closed up,
Charles NJ. Bair, of Billings, selling
to Senator Christian Yegen, OF thai
city, a tract of land near Halbert, In
! the Musselshell district, aggregutips
$500 acres, together with rights to thu
waters OF Swimming Woman, aggre
eating $500 inches. The considera
tion is not made public.
! BUTTE, O.t. 25.-James F. Barnes
the slayer of Patrick Hanley, who wa
g shortly to be tried for his life for tn
crime Of murder died last night in hi
e cell in the county Jail. 1t is states
that Barnes death was due to starva
i tion, but it seems o probable tina
. the nan either poisoned himself i
e some amer or death came througl
r fright when his record as an ex.con
8 Wet was established.
5 MIssOULA. Oct. 25.-Chief Michae
and SOucep, together with three othe
: Indians of the Flathead reservation
d are under arrest It the F1athead lr
D dian agency, on suspicion OF havin
l. murdered an Indian squaw at Cana
a Prairie four days ago. The arres
was made by Indian Policeman Hu
and Irving, The murder is said
u have occurred during u drunken c,
" rousal.
BOHEMIAN, Oct. 25.-After delibera
ing four hours, the jury found Ere
Purcell, alias Dick Frame, guilty
murder in the second degree in KILN
Jack Kinnan, at Manhattan, Septen
- Der II, by stabbing him with a knit
The accused admitted during the tri
that hi. name was Richard Frame ar
that he was tried in Green Rive
Wyoming, last spring for highw;
robbery, and acquitted through la
Nv of evidence.