The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-19
MONTANA NEWS BRIErLErs
A Budget Of Readable Short Items from
various Parts Of the State.

!. BILLINGS, July 1.-THE chief 0!
l police has issued an order that all
= prize fighters and prize fight promoters
shall leave the city at once. Since the
sport closed at Butte several promo.
! tiers of istic engagements have been
! here endeavoring 10 work up big
fights. The order of the chief will pa,
a stop to the promoting.
HELENA, July 1l.-Justices of the
peace are allowed 10 cents net upon
each dollar received from the sale of
hunting and fishing licenses, and any
necessary expenses incurred In trans
hitting the balance thereof to the state
treasurer for deposit in the fish and
game fund shall be borne by the state.
SO the attorney general decided today.
LEWIsTOWN, July 1.-THE ranch
men residing near Rogers have made
up a reward OF 500 for the person who
shall discover the body of John Quay.
to have been murdered. The second
searching party is now out. and j.
conducting a very thorough examine
ton of the country neal Rogers.
HELENA, July l1.-Associate Justice
Holloway prepared the opinion of the
supreme court handed down TODAY in
the case of Ed. Sayre against David
Johnson, involving the use of the wa.
tiers of the east fork of Mud creek IL
Meagher county. The finding of the
lower court was to the effect that The
the water by plaintitf, and that the
plaintiff was entitled to the use OF $50.
inches OF all Of the water of the stream
through the purchase Of water righ,-,
which is affirmed.
GREAT FALLS, July ll.-John Hen.
strum, a resident Of this city, was
found at noon today in the woods near
the east side OF B~roadwater bay. Hen.
strum committed suicide by shooting
himself with a double barreled shot
gun. Henstrum had pressed the trig.
SSA "ltA q oAOOlJ HuuOlC. Tie ltu
placed the muzzle OF the gun to his
forehead. No reason is given for the
act. except that Henstrum had been
worrying about an invention which
had TO do with a new mode OF propul
sion for river boats.
BILLINGS. July l2.-Walter Lie
hpnnly UrkfN - ,-nrtnJ no <1sa.A,t, f..
burglary, was arrested at Laurel last
night by Sheriff Adams. Nineteen
fountain pens were taken from the
Missoula store and six were found on
Liebrock. When arrested he was try.
ing to sell them. Liebrock claims he
purchased the pens in Missoula.
RED LODGE, July IA we'll known
character of Carbon county, Charles
Benning, better known as Jack Rab.
bit Charley" has been killed by a
horse falling on him while riding
across the country in the upper Clark's
Fork valley. Benning was christened
Jack Rabbit Charley after being snow.
bound 10 a cabin in the upper Clark's
Fork valley one winter, and living on
jack rabbits for months, unable to get
relief. Benning was formerly a we'll
known newspaper mar.
BILLINGS, July FL. ID. O'Don.
nell, the owner OF the Hesper farm,
one of the best equipped and best con.
Quoted farms in Montana, has just re.
ceived a diploma awarded him for the
growing Of timothy seed. He also was
awarded a bronze medal on his dis.
play OF timothy seed, but has not yet
received it. Mr.. O'Donuell's home is
adorned with numberless diplomas
awarded to him on displays Of vari-
Gus prOducte exhibited at the different
fairs. Among the diplomas are some
given for the best alfalfa and alfalfa
seed, the best apples and many other
fruits and grains, all grown on the
Hesper farm.
GREAT FALLS, July l2.-The report
Of Collector Webster of the Montana.
Idaho customs district for the past
, fiscal year was completed yesterday.
1t shows a great increase in imports
and collections. The value of imports,
largely coal and coke, was $l,O2S, 925.
, against 1861 7+5 in the previous year,
, and duties collected we're $3.50, 900,
against $92, 900 in the previous year.
Exports thar passed through the Gus.
, tom house in the year were valued at
S346 ,OOV, against $l57 1000, the increase
being due to heavy Mormon immigra.
ton from Utah through Great Falls
to Alberta.
j, HELENA, July l2.-There was re.
ceived by j. j. Ryan. clerk to the
state board Of equalization, today, re-
, turns from the assessors of II Mon
tana counties. which whom command