The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-13
MONTANA NEWS BR1EfLETS.
A Budget of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts Of the state.

A budget Of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts Of the state.
BUTTE, Aug. 5.-As u result OF the
attempt to to take James Barnes, who
shot and killed Patrick Hanley Sum
day night, from the county jail early
this morning the prisoner was heavily
handcuffed and shackled aud taken In
a hack to Gregson Springs about o
O'Clock this morning by Sheriff Quinn
and deputies Frank Burke aud Jack
McKenna, and then placed on the
train and removed to Anacond a, where
he was locked in Jail for safe keeping.
The local officers admit that Barnes IL
not In the county Jail but refuse to
state where he has been taken, while
the Anaconda officials deny that
Barnes is in their custody.
LEW1sTOwN, Sept. 5.-The sheritf's
Office is greatly pleased with the ar.
rest of Edward j. Tubbs, city pound
master, at Billing, for supposed com.
plicity in the murder of the old pawn
broker, Samuel Studzinski. 1t is
learned that Tubbs was quite intimate
with Dennison, who was arrested some
days ago with Walker J.. Coyle. He
was also on friendly terms with Stud
zinski, and lived nearly across the
street from the old mans place. The
officers suspicious We're first aroused
by the sudden disappearance of Tubbs
On the morning they started out to
arrest Coyle and Dennison, and they
were strengthened by conversations
between Denn,son and Tubbs after the
murder, and which were overheard in
part and reported to the officers.
HELENA, Sept. 6.-The state treas
urer's report for the quarter ending
August 81 shows the following: Bal
ance on hand August 81, 57,67S.S So:
balance on hand June l, S597, 926 81;
received during the q%urter, 1865, l4l.15;
paid out, s433. 3SS. so.
LEWISTOWN, Sept. 6.-AbOut 5000
head Of two, three and fOur-year.old
ewes changed owners here yesterd ay
the purchase price being $500. Very
few Of the sheep being sold now will
go out Of the county. Some of the bis
lockmasters are adding to their bands,
and some new men are going into the
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LIVINGSTON, Sept. 6.-Miss Fanny
Wickes, of Washington. D. G., died
at Livingston last night from scald:
sustained by falling into hot springs
in Yellowstone park, which she was
touring. While viewing the geysel
she stepped backwards when thu
spouting began aud fell into a boilins
spring, which almost cooked her bod.
from the waist down.
BILLINGS, September cit is YER.
probable that before the fall is owe
Uncle Sam will have another reclama
ton party in the field, working on
new PROJECT, which will redeem ap
proximately $1,000 acres of WORTHLESS
land. The land lies in Clark's Forl
valley between Red Lodge and Bridger
and If it is reclaimed will be as fin
farm land As there is in the state. Th'
people of Red Lodge have been agi
tating the matter for several year
and have even offered to pay the ex
penses Of an examin alton by govern
ment experts.
FORSYTH, Sept. 6.-The bount
fraud cases came up on preliminar,
hearing before Judge Dick yesterda
, and u large number OF witnesses wer
examined. The hearing vas held be
i, hind closed doors. The cases agains
Harry G. Wright and Luther Terre,
were dismissed, while G. w. Bale
and j. w. Selvidge were bound owe
to the district court. The accused ar
alleged to have defrauded the sta,
out of a large sum of money by mean
Z of fraudulent bounty claims. II is u
> legged that they cashed claims mad
L out in the names of fictitious partie
> for wild animals that were new.
y killed.