The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

What Has Happened in Montana Duriu,
: the Past Few Days.
BASIN, Nov. 3O.-John H. Rule, the
man who was reported lost in the
mountains above Basin since Friday
afternoon has been located. Rule
stumbled into the cabin of Andrew
Anderson on Red Rock creek yester.
day in a state of almost physical col.
lapse. Both Of his feet we're frozen
and he was almost starved. He was
unable to give any account of his
wanderings and his suffering must
have been awful.
MIssouLA, Nov.-3O.-Lost in the
Mission mountains. hemmed in pre-.
sumably by deep snow, with little
hopes held out for his recovery, II he
is still alive, IL the present predica-
ment of John Corron, q of the best
known young men OF Missoula county.
Five days ago he searted out or a
hunting expedition with some friends.
While on the trail of game he became
lost somewhere In the hills, and moth.
ing has since been heard of him. A
posse left this morning to scour the
mountains.
HELENA, Nov. 30.-A demurrer to
the answer Of the defendant IN the
suit Of the United States against the
United States Fidelity & Guaranty
company was filed id the federal court
by District Attorney Carl Rasch to.
day. The suit is one instituted by to
recover on the bond Of Nj. L. Bird ge.
man, former agent at the Fort Bel.
KNAPP Indian reservation. Bridgeman
was convicted of irregularities in
Office and sentenced to three years in
prison.
HAMILTON, Nov. 3O.-Ravalli coun.
ty is the first in the state to adopt the
direct primary law passed by the
Ninth legislative assembly. A special
election was held here Tuesday for
the purpose Of ascertaining the wishes
of the voters Of the county, and while
a very light vote was cast owing to
the Indictment weather, the proposition
carried by a vote of practically two to
one, the exact figures being unobtain-
able owing to q lack of communica-
ton and hardness in reporting by
some of the precincts. Ravalli was
also the first to adopt a local option
law.
LEWIsTOWN, Dec. L. What is
probably the top price for sheep in
this section during the present year
was paid to Lee Balm, of Stanford by
the Butte Butchering company, the
buyers taking q band of 5000 ewes q,
"a per head. Utica stockmen have
just shipped eleven ars of cattle to
the Chicago market, the shipmen,
starting from Straw over the Montana
railroad.
BUTTE, Dec. l.-Beginning today,
A. B. Ford, formerly travelling en-.
gineer for the Montana Central rail
road between Butte and Havre and
we'll known in this city, will be master
mechanic of the Minot division of the
Great Northern. Mr.. Ford succeeds
c. T. Waters. who has been trans.
ferred to the Montana division as
master mechanic. Mr.. Ford's sue.
cessor as travelling engineer OF the
Montana Central has not yet been an
nounced.
HELENA, Dec. 1.-The supreme cour1
today issued an alternative writ, re-
turnable December Q. directed to State
Treasurer j. H. Rice, directing him
to show cause why he has not paid thu
warrant of c. S. Hairs, duly authen
ticated, drawn upon the state norma
, bond fund. Thus, the much mootee
bond question is in a fair way to set
Element by the states highest judicia
tribunal. The courts action wal
based upon the petition of c. S. Hare
q Helena architect, who prepared tn
!. plans for the additional buildings a
the state normal school at Dillon.
:. BUTTE, Dec. Mrs. Gregg, wifi
. Of Sheriff Gregg, Of Flathead county
passed through Butte today on he
way to Warm Springs, where she wen
with IN insane woman. Mrs. Gregl
9 arrived in town last night with he
/. charge aud put up at the Butte hotel
Sheriff Quinn was notified of her ar
Q rival, and he telephoned to the insan,
asylum to notify the doctor in charg
that she would reach Warm Spring
today. SO the attendants would NEE
her at the depot. Not every sheriff
has a wife who could or would tax
u an insane person to an asylum, bu