The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

BILLINGS, Dec. 80. F. Coda ard
is preparing papers for the incorpora.
ton of the beet sugar factory com.
pany here, which will probably be
filed today. The stock books of the
company will then be opened for sub
sc%riptions, and it is expected that
quite a large block of stock will be
subscribed for by Billings capitalists.
p. B. Moss, president of the First Ma
tional bank, will have charge of the
financial part of the work of organic.
ing the company.
BUTTE, Dec. 29.-County Attorney
Breen has given out q statement deal
ing with the recent demand made up
on him by the county commissioners
that he commence proceedings against
w. Nc. G. White for alleged malfeas.
ance as a member of the city school
board, it being claimed he illegally
transferred money from one fund to
another. Breeen says he will ignore
the matter as an investigation of the
charges convinces him they are
g~roundless.
BUTTE, Dec. 29.-Doing business at
the old stand during the past year
cost Silver Bow county Sol2,55l.74,
for which amount warrants were
drawn. The running of the district
courts during the fiscal year which
terminated on November 30 required
altogether Sill ,O55.S0 according to
the report finished today by Depu-
ty Clerk and Recorder Kennedy.
This sum does not include the salaries
of the three judges which are paid by
the state and aggregate $40, 500 more.
LIVINGSTON, Dec. 29.-Jack Nc.
Murray and Clarence Keogh. the par.
ties who were arrested at Two Dot
Tuesday morning by Sheriff Robert.
son, pleaded guilty before Judge
Henry this afternoon to the charge of
burglary. McMurray was given three
years at Deer Lodge, and Keoyh two
years and six months. The men were
first accused with stealing horses, but
while making an effort to get away
with the horses they broke into the
home OF [. w. Brewer on the Shields
river and stole a quantity of clothing.
saddles and saddle blankets.
HELENA, Dec. 29.--The Montana
State Teachers association completed
its session today, and tomorrow the
visiting teachers will return home.
The meeting this year has been the
greatest in point of attendance of any
in the history of the association.
the total number registered up to
last night being 444. That is the
record, the total at the Anacon-
da meeting last year being AZ.
The most interesting question that
came before the association for decis.
ion was the place for holding the
meeting next year. 1t was the con-
census of opinion that it should 60 to
eastern Montana, and there were two
contestants, Billings and Livingston.
Each had its active partisans and
Livingston won by a vote of 80 to s..
RED LODGE, Dec. 3O.-The move.
ment to secure from the present legis-
lature a repeal of the occupation
license law meets with approval in
this city. Lawyer Sydney Sanner, of
Miles City, where the idea originated,
has preached the subject in letters to
local attorneys. \ petition will be
prepared and circulated among local
business and professional men. 1t
will not be difficult 10 secure sigma.
lures.
BUTTE, Dec. 3O.-On the petition of
j. II. Oliver and Ii other taxpayers.
McClernan today issued an
order restraining the board of county
commissioners from entering into Il
with Mrs. Dora Mitchell for
the care of the county poor. The com.
plant in the case sets up that Mrs.
Mitchell was not the lowest bidder for
the contract, and that Luke Williams
agreed to perform the work for 1925
per capita per week, while Mrs. Mitch-
ellis bid was 49, 1.
DILLON, Dec. 3O.-Jim Mclaughlin.
a young man about 20 years of age,
who has for some time been driving q
delivery wagon in this city. was ar.
rested this morning on a warrant
charging him with criminal assault.
The warrant was sworn to by o. j.
Sholl, who claims that his l6.year-old
daughter was assaulted by Mclaughlin
in the park in the northern part of the
city late last night while the two were
returning from 4 dance.
BUTTE, Dec. jO.--Claiming that the
Mining company, the
Colorado company and the Butte 4