The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-09-27
MONTANA
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM AL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Durin
the Past Few Days.
FORSYTH, Sept. 22.-Hugh Red
mond, a prosperous ranchman Twin!
at Kirby. was killed last night by AL
bert Wesley in the latter's store a
Kirby. The particulars of the Grim,
are not available. Wesley is being
brought to Forsyth by Frank Max
ham, while Coroner Dick has gone te
Kirby to hold an inquest. Wesley i:
at present under bonds for shooting
at a Cheyenne Indian.
HELENA, Sept. 22.-Judge Edward
Whitson has adjourned the May tern
of the United States court for Grea,
Falls without date. Two cases were
to have been heard, but stipulations
were fled before the court here agree.
ing to a postponement until the Octo'
Der term. Hereafter, in accorda nce
with the designation of Judge Hunt,
there will be two terms of court each
year in the three cities OF Butte. Grea,
Falls and Helena.
LEw1sTowN, Sept. 22.--John Olson,
a miner employed in the Gold Reel
mine near Gilt Edge was killed last
night by a fall of rock. He was at
work in stope No. 3, and after putting
in a blast he started to walk away but
the blast appears to have gone off
prematurely and he was caught in a
fall OF rock occasioned by it. He was
rescued from under the rock, but
lived only a short time.
HELENA. Sept. 22.-Thos. F. Ryan,
OF New York, who purchased the Hyde
stock in the Equitable Life Assurance
society, was in Helena yesterd ay
leaving in the afternoon for the east.
Mr.. Ryan has been duck hunting in
northern Montana with Senator r. H.
Carter. Mr.. Ryan visited St. Joseph's
Orphans Home while here. He found
the institution was in debt, and after
he left town the sister in charge re-
ceived a check from him for 81, 600 to
be used to reduce the institutions in.
.debtedness.
LEw1sTowN, Sept. 22.-The Fergus
county fair closed today with the
largest attend ance present ever known
upon q similar occasion in this coun-
ty. The weather "a splendid, the
program was attractive, and the PEG.
pie turned out bv the thousands to
take advantage of it. There we're
hundreds OF visitors in from the coun-
try and the residents of the city we're
nearly all on hand. Most interest has
conferred in the cowboy relay race, in
the contestants roped and sad.
died their own horses, making three
miles each day. The race was won
by William Lorimer, but today's heat
was won by Ed. Silverthorne, who
made the three miles in the remarka.
BILE time of nine minutes, using three
horses in making it.
MIssoULA, Sept. 23.--Two. and pos.
sibly three men are dead, two engines
are disabled and five cars which were
loaded with coal, shingles and lumber
are smashed almost to splinters as the
result OF a collision which occurred
on the main line Of the Northern Pa
elf two miles east OF Ravalli and 36
miles west of Missoula at $3.50 O'Clock
this morning. The collision was q
head.on affair between q heavy east
bound extra freight and a light engine
w%estbound.
RED LODGE, Sept. 23.-E. c. Rus.
sci, of the Absarokee forest, has come
to town with a bullet in his right arm
and his head bruised and told the au-
thorities he had a gun fight with
"Wild' Bill Meyers, q ranchman liv.
ing on Butcher creek, and had shot
the latter twice in the stomach. He
dispatched a physician to attend Mey.
ers. 1t appears the men had trouble
over some land and when they met each
pulled a pistol and began shooting.
LEWISTOWN, Sept. 23.-Helena par.
ties have offered the Judith Belle
Mining company of this city the suu
OF $4,000 for its promising property,
consisting of II claims at Gilt Edge,
The stockholders have not yet decided
to accept the offer, but it is almos,
certain that the deal will be closed uI
shortly. The Judith Belle has beef
developed to some extent ami Il nice
body Of cyanide ore exposed. Outside
of John a. brakes Gold Reef, it i.
considered the best group OF claims il
Gilt Edge.
BUTTE, Sent 23,-Diss abstraction i;