The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-09
MONTANA NEWS BRlErlETS
4 Budget Of Readable short Items rroun
Various Parts OF the State.

: LEWIsTOWN, Aug. 1.-The new Iins
of the Mutual Telephone Co., between
this place and Billings, vas opened
! today for toll business. The COMPANY
has stations. at Gras, Range. Flat.
, willow, Roundup, Cruise, Musselshell
and other points. and many branch
lines run to ranches in the country
traversed by the main line.
HELENA, Aug. 1.-The state board
of health met 10 quarterly session at
the capitol this afternoon. Among
other matters being considered is the
failure Of the city Of Havre to live up
to the regulations prescribed by the
board relative to the installation of
a septic tank in connection with the
eve system now being put in there,
The board is also examining three
candid ates for e mbalmers' certificates.
PHILIPSBCRG, Aug. 1.-The Bime.
tallic mine, at Granite, near here. one
OF the biggest silver prod ucers in the
northwest, suspended operations to.
day, it being announced by President
Paul A. Fusz, of the Bimetallic COM.
pany that the shutdown is permanent.
The pumps in the lower levels have
been pulled, aud the mine will be al.
lowed to fill with water to the tunnel
level. The Granite Mountain Mine
was operated in conjunction with the
Bimetallic, and the properties have
produced over $3l 900, 900 since the
discovery OF the bonanza shoot in
1882.
HELENA, Aug. 1~.-According 70 a
story that comes from Butte, upon
the recommendation Of President
Roosevelt, John and Homer Golf.
celebrated guides and hunters of
Meeker, COL, have been given a con.
tract to extermin ate the mountain
lions in the Yellowstowne park. The
lions have increased so rapidly of
late years, it is stated, that they
threaten the extinction of deer, elk
and other wild animals that live in
the park. The contract given to the
Golf brothers calls for a salary of So
a month and a bounty of s. for each
lion killed. The brothers will have
several assistants and will bring their
pack of famous cougar hounds to help
in the chase.
BUTTE, Aug. l.-With a sprig Of
for-get.me-nots and the picture of the
wOman he loved ia one hand, and al
revolver with which he had ended his
life in the other, the body of Charles
E. Reece, we'll known in this city and
elsewhere about the state, was found
in the Virginia City cemetery this
morning. Reece shot himself through
the head because of love for Miss Ida
Steffens, who did not return his pas
sion. Standing beside the grave oil
Miss Julia Stetfens, the sister of the
woman who had repeatedly refused to
marry him, Reece put an end to his
troubles.
BILLINGS, Aug. 2.-The old court
AOuoO ouA SSOuAuo IuuV nave Dceu
used by Yellowstone county for Office
and judicial purposes for the past
twenty years have been sold bv the
commissioners to George F. Ben.
ninghoff for 81, 5000. Twice the
commissioners advertised for and re.
ceived bids for the property and in
each case all bids were rejected, the
highest offer previously given being
Sll, $50.
BUTTE, Aug. Butte is to have
the largest packing house between St.
Paul and the Pacific coast, and that
within q very short time. Before the
next twelve months have elapeed there
will have grown up on the fat south
of this city o thriving suburb of sew.
eral hundred persons, composed al.
most entirely of the men who will be |
employed in the establishment of the |
Montana Packing company, aud their
families. Theodore S~choenland, who !
Is to have charge of the entire plant, /
arrived in this city several months
ago and has since been perfecting the
plans which are to result in the sub.
stantial addition to Butte's industrial