The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-19
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETs.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts Of the State.

Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA, April ll.-From q report
prepared in the Office of State Auditor
H. r. Cunningham, the amount of
premiums received by the several f..
deity, guaranty, casualty, accident,
hail, plate glass, cyclone and other
miscellaneous insurance companies
doing business in Montana last year
is shown to have been 1854, 3s7 so and
the losses $59, 293.
ANACONDA, April II. The first
consignment of cattle from the Big
Hole for shipment here arrived 10
Anaconda yesterday afternoon. There
were about 800 fat steers in the herd,
which were destined for the Chicago
market. 1t is said that there are
about IL, 600 steers in the Big Hole
to be shipped this spring.
BUTTE. April 11.-Nearly five mil.
lion dollars is involved in a damage
suit filed In the federal court tod ay by
the Nipper Consolidat ed Copper com.
pany against. the Parrot Silver and
Gold Mining company. Judge j. NJ.
Henry represent the Nipper company,
of which F. Gug. Heinze is the princi-
pal stakeholder. The complaint al.
leges that ore has been illeg ally en-
tracted from the Nipper workings for
more than a year past.
M1ssouLA. April 1l.-Father Leo.
pold Van Corp of St. Ignatius mis-.
sion, is dead. Father Van Corp was
a pioneer of the northwest and one of
the widely known Catholic workers
who have given their lives to the
Christian education of the Indians
and the uplifting of the whites. He
came to Montana in the early sixties.
For many years he was the general
superior of the Rocky mountain mis-.
sion.
BUTTE, April II. While lying
asleep in the arms of its mother, the
3.months-old baby of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Finnegan was smothered to
death early this morning by a mastiff
puppy, the child's constant compan-
ion. In his efforts to be near the
baby, the dog crawled upon the bed
while the mother slept and lay direct
Iy over the little ones face. The
mastiff's action did not awaken the
mother and when Mr.. Finnegan re.
turned home from work about 6
O'Clock, the puppy vas still occupying
this position. The father threw the
dog aside and picked up his child,
only to and that the little one was
dead.
HELENA, April l2.-The federal au-
thorities have arrested F. G. Fink.
beiner at Bozeman on the charge of
altering a security and obligation OF
the United States. 1t is claimed he
"raised" q 81 to $40, securing the
figure 40" from an old confederate
bill. The effect was crude. but Fink.
beiner succeeded in passing the bill.
BILLINGS, April 12.-John D. Lose
kamp, whose collection of elks' teeth
has been heard of in foreign lands,
has shipped 1000 elk teeth to a firm
In Anderson, Ind. 1t is reported that
he received an average price of 81 per
tooth for the shipment. Mr.. Losekamp
has teeth in his possession for which
he has refused S75 q pair.
BUTTE, April l2.-In obedience to
the restraining order issued in the
federal court at Helena yesterday at.
ternoon in the case of the Nipper
Consolidated Copper Mining com.
pany against the Parrot Silver Il
Gold Mining company, the Parrot
mine was closed down at noon today
and about 300 men are out of employ
ment.
BILLINGS, April l2.-Major S. G..
Reynolds. agent of the Grow Indian
agency, says his wards are making
rapid advancement along material
lines. During the past year they have
erected over 100 new and comfortable
homes, planted around them 1000
shade trees and builded good barns
for their stock. This year the Crows
have already planted 1000 acres of
wheat and 1000 of oats.
BUTTE, April l2.-By a fall of
ground in the Diamond mine, similar
to the cavern at the Neversweat last
Friday, Mike \. Kelly was probably
instantly killed this morning. Several
tons of ore and rock crashed down
upon the miner without warning,
badly crushing and m~utilating his
body. John NJ. Crowley, kelly's
partner, vas working nearby, and
had a narrow escape from death.