The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-28

SHOKI llEMS OF News FKOM ALI
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.
MISsOrLA, June 22.-Japanese resi-.
dents of western Montana to the mum.
Der of 100 celebrated Togo's victory
tonight with speeches and fireworks
Prominent Japanese addressed the lit.
tie brown men in English and their
mother tongue. Great stress was laid
on prospective peace and each senti-
ment laudatory OF President Roosevelt
was heartily applauded. Rainy
weather prevented an elaborate pa.
rade.
HELENA, June 22.-County Attorney
Porter, of Custer county, who is here,
says that he has unearthed sensation.
al evidence of extensive bounty frauds
in eastern Montana, made possible
through collision between bounty in.
spectors and ''wolfers." or persons
who kill wild animals for bounty. He
says the frauds will run up as high as
$50 DOC in M county. Several &C.
cused persons are under arrest and
more arrests will follow.
PHILIPsBURG, June 22.-The second
trial of John Hammond, the North
Coast Limited train robber, on the
charge of grand larceny, commenced
in the district court today. The &C.
cused and Christie, who will testify
against him, were brought here from
the ~penitentiary yesterday. A jury
was secured during the morning.
Counsel stipulated if Hammond
pleaded guilty he would only get seven
years. Hammond refused, preferring
to stand trial.
MIssOULA, June 22.-William Bur-
rig, a rancher on the Rattlesnake, II
miles from this city, is dead as the re.
suit Of the elimination of a feud Of
three years. standing between William
Beeskove, VIGOROUSLY known as
"Coyote BILL and his neighbor.
Beeskove turned loose with a rifle to-
day as Burrig was hauling wood from
land claimed by Beeskove. Two shots
took effect. Within 20 minutes Bur.
rig was dead, and his slayer started
for this city to surrender to the sheriff.
HELENA, June 22.-The eternal war
between the cattle and %sheepmen will
be exemplifed in an action brought
yesterday in the district court by Viii.
liam Clemmons against Warren e.
Gillette and w. K. Reeder, both of
whom are prominent ~sheepmen in the
northern portion of Lewis and Clark
county. Clemmons claims the sheep.
men have torn down his fences and
grazed their sheep on his lands de.
spite his protests, and he asks for
damages aggregating $40, He also
asks for an injunction to prevent the
defendants from taking possession OF
his land. A restraining order was is.
/ sued, but no date set for the hearing.
HELENA, June 23.-The state land
board today sold to w. W. Clark OF
the Billings Land Il Irrigation COM
pany section II of township l north,
range 26 east, at $40 an acre. The
board made an order directing State
Auditor H. II. Cunningham to draw a
warrant for $l84,0OO in payment for
the Custer county refunding warrants,
which were recently purchased by it
on behalf OF the state.
HELENA, June 23.-Attorney Gen.
eral Galen, In an opinion handed
down today, holds that county clerks
In collecting fees under the new boun.
ty law must get their dues from the
state treasurer and not the county
treasurer. He says the word treasurer
in the law means the custodian of the
state funds, as that official has charge
Of the bounty money.
LIVINGSTON, June 23.-Sheritf AL
Robertson of this county has been
notified that he has been aW arded S.oU
as his part Of the reward offered for
the capture of the men who robbed the
express messenger at kemmerer,
WyO., about u year ago. One OF the
robbers was "Bunch" Glover, and
he was taken into custody in the Vel
lowstone park by Sheriff Robertson.
LIVINGSTON. June 23.-Persons ar
irving from the park last evening re-
port Il collision between teams nea,
Mammoth Hot Springs on Tuesday
in which two drivers and }. X. Man
yon, OF Buffalo, n. ". one of the re
turning delegates to the knights OF
Columbus convention at Los Angeles,
were injured. The collision was due
to Il tourist Selling the reins of one OF