The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12
MONTANA
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALI
OVER THE STATE.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALI
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Durius
the Past Few Days.
GLEND1vE, July civilian Me.
doris, one Of the pioneers of Dawson
county, was drowned in the Yellow.
stone river yesterday. He was
knocked OFF a ferry boat by a cable.
The body has not yet been recovered
BILLINGS, July 6.-Thirty farmers
from near Bismarck, n. D., arrived
here this morning to learn the most
advanced methods for irrigation. G.
A. Williams. surveyor general OF
North Dakota. bad charge of the
party. They intend to use the infor.
nation gained in pushing to compile.
ton the Bismarck project. The dele.
gates were much surprised at the irri-
CATION methods used on farms here.
HELENA, July 6.-Fire, which origi.
mated in Lucien's saloon and store at
Cokedale, a coal camp near LivinRs.
ton, wiped out a good portion of the
business portion of the town. Besides
Lucien's place, the store Of the Coke.
dale Commercial company. John Fer.
guson's two.story boarding house,
Dan McDonald's saloon and a row of
adjoining wooden buildings we're
burned. Loss, between SIS 900 and
$4,000.
BUTTE, July 6.-Patrick Roman, one
of Butte's old.time miners, fell 800 feet
to the bottom of the shaft in the St.
Lawrence mine at 5 o'clock this morn.
ing and was instantly killed. Every
bone in his body was broken by the
fall. His head was crushed down into
his shoulders, and his face so man.
gled that it was unrecognizable.
When his body was recovered it was
a mass of flesh add bones that had lost
all semblance to a human body.
GREAT FALLS, July 6.-R. W. Nc.
Dowell pleaded guilty in the district
court today to forging the name of
Luther Mills of Cascade to a check
for S25 and passing it upon Nate
Wertheim, a local merchant. Judge
Leslie gave him three years in the
p~enitentiary. Mcdowell was in the
p~enitentiary before for stealing stamps
from the local postoftice. He also got
into trouble in Helena once for the
theft of some articles from the Helena
hotel. John Maurer pleaded guilty
to burglary and was given eighteen
months.
BUTTE, July 6.-Conclusive proof
that the horses found in the posses.
sion Of Fred Campbell and his half.
breed partner by Sheriff Quinn and
Stock Inspector Collins q few days
ago were stolen Is at hand. Sheriff
Quinn has received a letter from the
sheriff at Salmon City, Idaho, which
states that a number of horses we're
stolen in the county within the last
few days. He gives q number OF
brands. Eight of them are found
among the horses that Campbell and
his partner were driving.
GREAT FALLS, July Tom O'Con-
nell, a l6.year.old boy, was today
held for trial in the district court on
q charge OF incorrigibility. 1t is al.
legged that he has stolen three horses
from the range in the past month, sell.
ing them in the city, and he is also &C.
cused of burglary OF q dwelling in the
city.
HELENA, July Moses Manuel, a
we'll known South Dakota and Mon.
tana pioneer and especially we'll known
in mining circles as the discoverer OF
the famous Homesteake mine in the
Black Hills, is believed to have lost
his life by the explosion OF gas in the
minnesota mine, near Corbin, yes
terday afternoon. Details of the &c.
cident are meager and it will not be
until tomorrow at least that the par.
ticulars can be obtained.
LIVINGSTON, July 7.-Gambling is
not to be tolerated in this city or coun-
ty, and County Attorney Stark pro-
poses to prosecute all who violate the
law. Yesterday a warrant was issued
for the arrest of Robert Bennett, one
Of the proprietors of the German beer
hall. who vas charged with conduct.
ing a gambling house. Hearing that
gambling was going on. the county
attorney and Sheriff Robertson Wen
into the place and found the game in
full blast.
MlsSoULA, July 7.-On the Flathead
reserv alton, where five tribes have
been holding their big powwow,
kaootiO Dorsoe, one Of the Indian