The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-06
MONTANA NEWS BRlErLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts Of the State.

HELENA, Aug. ~29.-Judge Hunt OF
the United States court has announced
his conclusion in the case Of the United
States against William Edgar, who
was charged with unlawful cutting OF
timber on government lands. The de.
cision OF the court is in favor of the
defendant. A written opinion Is to be
filed later.
HAMILTON. Aug. 29.--John Straight,
a well known farmer living near Darby,
was killed by lightning during an cleo
trical storm that ragged in that vicinity
yesterday. Mr.. Straight and his dog
were on their way from the barn to the
house when the bolt fell that ended his
life and that Of his dog. Mr.. Straight
leaves a young wife.
HELENA, Aug. 29.-Samuel Vein
stein, u OF the owners of a depart
ment store here proprietor of the
Grand Central hotel, was arrested
today on a warrant charging him
with violating q city ordinance. The
city is endeavOring to force Mr..
Weinstein to close the Main street
entrance to the basement of the hotel.
The basement entrance cuts out a
portion of the sidewalk.
HELENA, Aug. Ex-Governor j.. X.
Toole, Secretary Of State Yoder and
| A ~ ,pnnV (sAparnI (Nn1oyo ,,t.,,l 49,.
terday from a visit of inspection of
the state institutions. They visited
the penitentiary at Deer Lodge, the
soldiers home at Columbia Falls, the
insa asylum, etc. Their visits were
made unannounced and resulted in
surprises at each institution. The re-
suit of the our of inspection wa, very
favorable. They found everything in
tirst-class shape at each of the state
institutions with nothing to criticise
in any case.
BOULDER, Aug. 29.-Undersheritf
Charles Huber was called to White
hall on receipt of word that his broth.
err, Harry Huber's, store had been en-.
tered by burglars and the safe blown
open, but the noise made by the explo.
sion was such as to awaken the town,
and the building catching fire from
either the light or the powder used,
the robbers were not able TO reap u
benefit. MIR. Huber lad $3.50 in the
safe, which was still intact, and moth
ing was missed from the premises.
BILLINGS, Aug. 29.-Some time ago
the executive committee of the Mon
tana Business Mems league requested
the Northern Pacific Railway company
to make a special or "homeseekers"
rate to Montana points. A. NJ. Gle
land, general passenger agent, has
written Secretary A. Buchanan that
a one-way rate of SIS has been made
from St. Paul to Billings, operative
from September Is to October 81. Mr..
Cleland adds that a round trip rate
for homeseekers that desire to look
over the country will probably be
made and that he will soon be able to
notify the league about it.
LEWIsToWN, Aug. 30.-One sale Of
stock sheep vas made here today.
Berein g. Elke taking a large band
from G. NJ. CIary, at about $3.50 per
head. Lambs are still in demand AT
1925, but the supply is now about ex-
hausted.
HELENA, Aug. 3O.-A committee
from district No. %, United Mine
Workers OF America, embracing the
states of Montana and Wyoming, 10
day signed q wage scale with the rep.
r~esentatives of the coal mines, after q
three days conference here, fixing the
wages to be paid from October l, 1905,
until October l, 1906. The scale is
practically the same as the one now
in force.
HELENA, Aug. 3O~.-Attorney Gene.
raj Albert j. Galen has given an opin.
ion OF the question OF liability for the
expenses of dipping sheep, holding
that the charge is against the owner
or agent having care Of the sheep.
The opinion was prepared in reply to
an inquiry from Cornelius Hedges,
Jr secretary OF the state board of
sheep commissioners.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. 3O-The third an.
nua! fair of the Interstate Fair asso.
citation opened yesterday and the at
tendance for the first day was most
gratifying to the managers. The ex-
hibits have been Il little slow coming
in, but are most credi,ablc ia all the
departments. In the main exhibition
hail the grain exhibit is fine. AS
might be expected, for Gall attn county
there is a fine vegetable exhibit. The
showing of fresh fruits does not quite
equal that of last year on account of
the late spring, but there are some ex-