The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-05
MONTANA NEWS BRIEfIRrs
A Budget of Readable Short Ieems rrom
Various Parts Of the State.

burglary that has occurred within
short time was committed yesterda,
morning, when Atkins s. Jones' Gold
en- Rule store was entered through
rear window. The thieves secured
only So and some articles from III,
stock, but they wrecked a $3.50 cast
register. The officers believe all tn,
jobs done here recently are the work
of the same parties, and are WORKING
on the case.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, June -
This city sustained the worst fire in
the history of Meagher county early
today, the loss aggreg ating abou,
$4,000, with little or no insurance.
One life is reported to have been lost,
but the name of the Individual, sup.
posed to have been sleeping in a liz .
cry stable, has not been learned: nor
can the report be positively verified.
The fire originated in a livery stable
and 30 horses as we'll as a number of
buggies and wagons We're consumed.
~ ~ SCSCI dl Juliet UullUlCLS
were burned. The origin of the fire is
not known.
BILLINGS, June 27.--For the pas.
week or more land contests instituted
II. T.. Eckard, a mail carrier in the
Billings postoffice have been going on
before the clerk of the court. Fred II.
Foster. Eight suits have been filed,
all against different persons. c. r.
Harris. attorney for the different de-
PENDANTS, has attempted to show a con-
spiracy on the part of the plaintitf in
favor Of the Billing, Land & Irrira-
ton company. w. NJ. Johnston j,
representing the plaintiff. The tran
script Of the testimony will be fled
with the land Office authorities at
BOZaman.
MIssOULA, June 2o.-One of the
worst hail storms seen in this vicinity
in years worked havoc with the truck
gardens about Missoula last night.
The damage is estimated at several
thousand dollars.
HELENA, June 2s.-Deputy Game
Warden Frank Hirsch has reported TO
State Game Warden Scott th al. he ar.
rested NJ. j. Goshe, Of Maiden, Fergus
county. for dumping sawdust in a
creek. Goshe vas given a hearing
before Justice of the Peace O. Sawyer
at Gilt Edge aud fined $25 and costs.
BILLINGS, June 2S.-The death oc.
Cured last evening in the Musselshell
country of David Milne, a Montana
pioneer and a prominent sheepman.
Mr.. Milne had been q resident of the
state for . years, having come to this
country direct from Scotland. He is
survived by a wife, whom he married
FIVE years ago.
M1ssorLA, June 2s.-Jack Penning-
ton, Of San Francisco, while beating
his way on a Northern Pacific freight
train last night, fell under the cars,
near Nimrod, and had his left foot cut
of above the ankle. The injured man
vas picked up by an incoming train,
and placed in the company hospital
here.
HELENA, June 2S.-Marion Lee and
William Young, convicted in Silver
Bow county Of having robbed Frank
Rex OF $3.50, and sentenced to the
~penitentiary for twenty and seven
years respectively, have appealed
their cases to the supreme court, the
transcript on appeal having been filed
by counsel with Clerk of the Court
Athey today.
HELENA, June 2s.-The Meagher
monument is in Helena. The bronze
statue arrived on schedule time from
Chicago and vas transferred from the
Great Northern station to the capitol
today without mishap. A large force
OF workmen is engaged this afternoon
in placing it in position for the un.
yelling, which will occur July 1. The
plates which are to adorn the sides Of
the monument are also here, and are
being riveted upon the granite wall of
the base.
GREAT FALLS, June 2S.-Attorney
Ransom Cooper, acting on behalf of
5. w. Burgess, has commenced pro-
ceedings in the district court to re.
strain the city from issuing bonds to
the amount Of $40, 600 for public bath.
houses. MIR. Burgess among other
things claims that the issue of the
city's credit, as we'll as the abuse of
the power of taxation, the proposed
free swimming place in no sense serv-
ing a public or municipal purpose.
!A~nti.(iamhling Law Enforced.