The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-22
MONTANA BRIEFLETS
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALI,
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.
BOULDER, Nov. Is. - The county
commissioners at their session this
week settled the matter of the suit OF
jefferson county vs. the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty company, for
Sl0,3l4.27 and $500 penalty the amount
owing for the shortage in the ac.
counts of the late County Treasurer
E. w. Burdick, who died very sud.
denly In q Butte hotel. The exposure
of an embezzlement followed and the
county attorney was authorized 10
bring suit to Gov from his bonds.
men the amount Of the shortage.
HELENA, Now. 16.-According to
the report of DR.. Thomas D. Tuttle of
Billings, secretary Of the state board
Of health, which has just been received
In this city, there were 252 deaths IN
Montana during the month Of October.
Also the report shows that the total
number Of contagious diseases report.
ed to the board in October, were
larger than for the came month last
year. In October, 1904, there were
reported 40 cases of typhoid fever,
last October there were reported Is
cases of this malady.
HELENA, Nov. 16.-From the date
when the law became effective April l,
last, until October 81, there have been
sold by justices of the peace through.
out the state 1884 resident hunting
and fishing licenses, according to the
returns made to State Treasurer J. H.
Rice. 1t Is estimated that the deputy
game and fish %wardens, who report to
the state game and fish warden, have
sold fully 5000 more, to say nothing
Of nonresident and "big.game'' Ii.
censes. 1t is estimated that, with fines
amounting to more than 5000, the re-
ceipts from this source will aggregate
nearly 10000.
BUTTE, Nov. 16.-Attacked by foot
pads within two blocks OF the Short
Line depot, chloroformed and thrown
IN an alley, where he lay unconscious
for more than two hours, Jos. Schus.
ter was robbed of 1852 at 9 o'clock
last night while on his way to meet a
friend who was coming to Salt Lake
City. The victim of the robbery re-
ported the holdup to the police at
midnight and the entire detective
force was put on the trail of the des-
perad oes. Schuster was attacked so
suddenly that he did not get q chance
to see the men clearly and the police
have no clews to work on.
HELENA, Nov. 1.-THE supreme
court today affirmed the findings of
the district court OF Valley county in
the cases Of Pledge against Tweedie,
Pledge against Griffith and Coleman
against Kerr, involving respectively,
the Offices OF county assessor, sheriff,
and attorney, and which have been
Familiarity known as the Valley coun.
ty contest cases. The evidence in all
the cases was the same, and they we're
merged. for convenience sake, in the
argument before the supreme court.
BUTTE, Nov. l7.-James Boyle 50
years old, q laborer, dropped dead at
nine o'clock this morning at Alaska
and Quartz streets. Death was due to
heart disease. He was discovered by
Joseph Dolan, an employe of Ian.
glois' livery stable, neal by, who
notified the coroner. Boyle had been
released from the county Jail halt an
hour before he died. He had been i'll
in the Jail for some time.
HELENA, Nov. l7.-Frederick G..
Heinen of Ravalli county has brought
suit in the United States court against
the Northern Pacific Railway com.
pany to secure title to lots l and 2 In
the south half of the northeast quar-.
ter of section s., township I north,
range Is west, lying on the east side
Of the Bitter Root river. Mr.. Heinen
claims the lands under the Stevens
treaty of 1856 with the Flathead and
other Indian tribes, and asserts that
they were therefore not included in
the government grant to the defend.
q company.
KALlsPELL, Nov. II. The mild
weather of the last two weeks has en-
abled farmers to practically finish fall
blowing and they are now busy deliv.
ering wheat, hay and oats at Kalis.
pell elevators and warehouses. De.
liveries OF wheat are already consid.
erably in excess OF 100000 bushels,
and estimates for the wheat crops of
the valley place this wears crop at