The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
MONTANA %BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS Of NEWS FROM All
OVEN THE STATE.


" hat has Happened in Montana puriu:
the Past Few bays.
kA%llsrElL. Aug. c~+.-Former Stat,
Senator Geiger was chased of hi.
Libby ranch the other day by tive
brothers. Ed Conley and Guy Couley.
who disputed u water right with the
senator. As the ConIeys in number
and armament surpassed the senator,
he retreated before the rifles of the
foe. but came to kalispell and swore
out warrants against them.
BILLINGS. Aug. 24.-The most on.
elusive evidence that irrigation is a
success. is the large amount of land
sold by the Billings Land Il Irriga.
tion company from their newly irri.
gated lands on the Billings bench. In
the short space Of time from July 20
to August Is the company sold over
1000 acres Of land. receiving a total
Of $1,000 w from the sales. The land
was sold to farmers from the middle
east principally, but a number OF the
new settlers were from the state
OF New York and other seaboard
states.
STEvENsvILLE, Aug. PA $50, 600
fire swept one block Of the business
portion Of Stevensville between 3
o'clock and daylight this morning.
The fire started in the house of w. f.
Bags over the postofice, who while
he was up at 3 a. IN. attending to the
wants of a child, fell and dropped the
lamp he was carrying onto the bed,
where his children were sleeping. The
room was almost instantly in flames,
but Mr.. Baggs succeeded in grabbing
his children and rushing out into the
open before he or the children were
injured.
BILLINGS, Aug. PHONE of the best
sales of sheep that has been consum.
mated in eastern Montana in many
years was made today by the Custer
sheep company through its manager,
NJ. F. Trask. The company sold H.
500 head Of 2.year.old wethers to Fred
Klink Of Denver at $40 per head. or
a total of 81, 800. Klink is a buyer
and shipper and will ship to the Chi.
cago market. The sheep are to be de-.
livered at Peritsa, on the Burlington
road, Sept. l.. Several weeks ago the
Custer company bought the entire
holdings Of Oscar Stephens of Fergus
county, 80 that it still has a large
number of sheep on hand.
BUTTE, Aug. 25.-The grand lodge
Of the Ancient Order of United Work.
men concluded its business yesterda y
evening and adjourned to meet next
August in Helena. That will be the
last annual meeting as it was left to
the committee on laws to change the
bylaws SO that thereafter meetings
will be held bi~ennially.
HELENA, Aug. PA report is in
circulation here tonight that White &
Co., the New York %financiers who re-
Gently purchased the Helena street car
and lighting systems for $3.50, 600, have
also bought the Broadwater hotel aud
plunge 1t q cost Of 1925, 900. 1t is said
to be the intention of the new owners
to operate the hotel and to reduce
prices at the natatorium one-half. The
report cannot be definitely confirmed.
but comes from sources usually relia.
| BILE.
LEWIsTOwN, August 25.-The con.
slant widening OF the zone of agricul.
tural operations in the Judith basin,
and the consequent ~lessening OF the
range which is expected to put several
sheep men out of business soon, will
not affect Bower Bros. Already they
are ranked among the largest land
owners in Montana, having over 3D..
600 acres to their credit, aud they are
still adding to this total. They have
just purchased another ranch, and ope.
rate in addition to the land they own
outright, much acreage UnOer lease.
BUTTE, August 21.-J ames Cairns,
the tenth victim of the street car &C.
cident which occurred here last Sun
day night, died today at the hospital,
failing TO survive the amputation OF
his leg above the act He was an
electrician, aged 80 years, and Is sur
vived by a wife and three children.
The inquest owe the bodies Of the vie.
Tins will be concluded tomorrow.
HELENA, Aug. 26.-The will OF Col.
W. +. Sanders was filed for probate
today. 1t is short and is in the hand
writing of Col. Sanders. 1t is dated
Nav 81. ls13. The witnes.es bein.