The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
MONTANA %BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

HELENA. Oct. IL. - The supreme
court today denied the motion OF the
plaintiff for a rehearing in the case OF
the Nipper company against the Ana
conda and Washoe companies, action
to quiet title and involving the owner
ship of the Nipper vein, in which the
supreme court last July reversed the
trial Judge and ordered the case back
for a rehearing.
KAL1spELL, Oct. l2.-Ole Hogan at
tempted to run a whizzer on the au.
thorities yesterda y and started up a
roulette wheel at his rooms in the
Stockholm concert hall. The county
attorney at once sent deputies to his
place, and other suspected resorts,
who arrested Hogan, his game being
the only one in operation. Inf0rma.
ton was filed in the district court this
morning and Hogan pleaded guilty,
paying q fine Of 600 and costs.
BUTTE, Oct. 1.-Two miners named
O'Neil and Anderson, we're caught In
a cavern in the Spectator mine early
this morning and instantly killed,
both bodies being badly mangled.
They were working on the ll00.foot
level and were buried beneath tons of
rock. their remains not being recov-
cred until four hours after the acct
Aorf 1Nhoro u,ono mn tvitcoscnc N tho
disaster and the cause of the cavern
can only be surmised.
GREAT FALLS, Oct. 12.-Probably
no other county in the state can boast
of as many awards for agricultural
exhibits at the Lewis and Clark expo.
sition as can Cascade county, and
from the report of these awards just
sent out by the fair authorities as
from a total of 81 gold medals awarded
to individuals and counties nine were
secured to Cascade county. In the
silver and bronze medal awards moth
ing was secured by Cascade county,
her awards being in the gold medal
only.
HELENA, Oct. 2.-Stute Treasurer
J. Fl. Rice today, under the advice
in Attorney General Albert
J. Galen's opinion denying the iegali-
ty of the issue, refused payment of al
for 81, 200 drawn in favor of
G. S. Haire, of Helena, the architect
who prepared the plans for the addi-
tional buildings at the state normal
school. This makes q total of about
8 $500 in warrants. payment of which
has been refused by the treasurer,
since the rendition of Attorney Gener-
al Galen's opinion.
MONARCH, Oct. Ii Fire starting in
the Monarch hotel at 8 a. M, today
caused a loss of about $4,000. The
origin OF the fire is unknown. Prompt
and efficient work on the part Of the
volunteer fremen of the place prevent
ed what threatened to prove q serious
c%Qntagratiou.
BOHEMIAN, Oct. ia. l. Lucas,
who has been undergoing trial for
practicing medicine without Y license,
was found guilty aud fined 800 and
costs, a total of $l7O.SO. A stay OF
execution was granted until tomorrow
morning, when it will be decided
whether or not the case will be appeal.
ed to the district court.
DILLON, Oct. 13.-Owen Ellis, q
prominent ranch owner of the Big
Hole basin and saloon proprietor u,
Wisdom. was shot and killed this
morning by Sid Houk. The tragedy
followed an assault in which Houk had
the worst of the encounter. Sheriff
Gist received word Of the tragedy this
morning expects to have Houk in jail
here in a few hours. Houk Is in Gus
tody and made no attempt to escape
after the shooting.
BILLINGS, Oct. ia large deal in
Carbon county farm property has just
been closed by the G. NJ. Simpson
Real Estate exchange of this city. The
deal involved the transfer of $40 acres
OF some of the best farming property
in Carbon county. The purchase
price was $40 900 Or approximately
$40 an acre. J. Sherman of Chicago
was the purchaser. The farm be
longed to B. +. Vail the Red Lodge
banker and Is in q high state of cult
walton. 1t is situated four miles from
Joliet.
GREAT FALLS, Oct. l3.-Settlemen
of a $40, 900 damage suit upon a basil
of l per cent. was made in the distric'
court this afternoon. The suit a ont
which had been brought against thu
Montana & Great Northern railroad
company to recover for the Academia
killing of an employe at Conrad sta
ton over two years ago. Plaintiff in