The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts Of the state.


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FORSYTH, Dec. 27.-Wilson West
ably and four other men narrowly es-
capped death as the result of the break
ing Of a cable by which they we're
crossing the Yellowstone river yester.
day. The river being partly frozen
over, a basket strung on a cable was
being used to carry passengers over
the stream. When the five men we're
within 80 feet of the shore the cable
broke and they were precipitated into
the stream. Some OF the passengers
landed on the ice, while others went
into the stream. All we're rescued.
Had the accident occurred in mid.
stream all might have been lost.
HELENA, Dec. 27.-The State Teach
ers' association met here today in
annual session. The meeting is fairly
we'll attended, every county in the
state being represented. An interest
ing program has been prepared and
will be followed as nearly as can be
along the line already announced.
Silver Bow county has the largest
deleg alton of teachers here, except
Lewis and Clarke. There will be a
number of receptions, chief of which
was one this evening at the state
capitol.
DILLON, Dec. 27.--J. W. McLaiu, a
well-known Birch creek rancher and a
former business man of Butte, was
given a trial in justice court in Dillon
today, and bound over TO the district
court on a charge of cattle stealing.
McLain was arrested a week or two
ago by Stock Inspector John Collins
of Silver Bow county on the COM
plant OF Frank p. Tate, one of his
neighbors. Tate claimed that Nc
Lain had stolen one of his steers.
The case will come up for trial in the
February term of the district court.
HELENA, Dec. 27.-Articles of in
corporation of the LewistOwn Cream
cry company were filed with the secre.
tary of state this morning. The COM
pany is organized to conduct a gen
eral creamery business at Lewistown,
in Fergus county, and is capitalized
at $40, 600, divided into 100 shares.
The trustees are David Hilger, G.. j.
Weidman, w. d. Symmes, John
Borgh, =. +. Anderson, William
Mediger, Robert Morrison. John
Laux, j. +. Lane, all of Lewistown.
MIssOULA, Dec. 81 From a farm
err 0 in the city from Riverside, it
is learned that the open winter has
caused a drop in the price of hay at
that point. Hay which has usually
sold at from 80 to $l5 a ton, can be
bought this winter at from s. to s..
Lower down the valley hay is sold at
a little better price. The prices quoted
above are for the hay in the stack aud
not delivered. Many from this city
are driving to Victor and places above
and are hauling hay to their homes,
HELENA, Dec. 2S.--T. w. Richard
son, republican contestant for til,
seat of Nj. a. Wellman in the Ninth
Legislative assembly, lost votes in.
stead of gaining them at the hearing
before Justices Tibbetts and l;eece to,
day. The proof so far shows that a
the college place precinct instead o
. Wellman having only two vote
, than Richardson, he should have hat
T. six, and instead of having a m~ajorit!
| over him in the county of but one, h
I should be credited with seven
BILLINGS, Dec. 2S.-~News of
= fatality reached here yesterday. Tn
4-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
b. Steen, who live on their ranch nea
Roundup, in the northern part of tn
:. county, a fatally burned while at
4 tending a Christmas entertainment
Sunday night. The child's clOthin;
+ caught fire from II hot stove and he
body from the waist up was burned t.
a crisp. She died before medical al,
could reach her.
+ RED LODGE, Dec. .S.-After writing
e Il letter of farewell to his sweetheart
n and asking to be given decent burial
+ John Monson last evening attempte'
}, to take his own life to avoid the dis
grace of Il false accusation which wa
hanging ove him, and on account G
which he feared he would suffer al
rest. He attempted selt-destructio
l. by drinking an ounce and a half c
carbolic acid. 1t is claimed that tn
ac~cus alton made was that he had hel
up one VIM. McGlynn and taken som
money from him.
HELENA. Dee. estate Examine
William Nudnall is very i'll at hi
homo in this city of Il complication {