The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12
MONTANA NEWS BRIEtLETS.
A Budget of Readable short Items from
Various Parts OF the state.

BILLINGS. July Nv alter has been
turned into the first ten miles OF the
Cove ditch, west Of this place. When
completed the Cove ditch will be 81
miles 10 length. The water for the
canal is taken out of the Yellowstone
river, near Columbus, and its course
is above the old bitches in the valley.
retaining Thousands. OF acres of
bench lands that are not reached by
the older canals.
HELENA, July Stu affirming the
decision of the district court for Ra-
vail county, 10 the case OF Mary May
against the Northern Pacific Railway
company, the supreme court today
rendered a most important decision,
in that it holds that the defend ant in
a personal damage suit may 10 com.
pei the plaintiff 70 submit to a phy.i-
cal examination at the hands of the
defendants ply %sicians or those APP
pointed by the court.
LEWIsTOWN, July IA suit has
been commenced by the Bank of Fer.
gus county against the Chicago.Mon-
tana Cold Mining company to re.
cover SS,O7S and interest from March
80, 1905, on a promissory note, Sc.
cured by 1900 shares OF the stock of
the company. Later ten mining claims
| nal o,r,,r ~ thA Hnro,nnv trnrr, i, =.
tached. Attorney Nelson of St. Paul.
president Of the company, is here and
will endeavor to arrange a settlement
of all claims.
HELENA, July lit i, reported
here from authoritative sources that
the telegraph operators both on the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
systems have issued an ultimatuu.,
and il their demands relative to saIa-
aries and hours are not complied with,
a strike will be called on the Sth of
this month. 1t is known that j. j.
Dermody, a member of the executive
board Of the Order OF Hallway Teleg-
raphers, and II. E. Parkham, presi-
dent of the order. have been conduct.
ing negotiations looking to the better.
ment of the conditions of the opera
tors, and the former is now making a
tour OF the system, having been in
Helena yesterday.
LEWlSTOWN, July 5.-Bccause his
friend Tom Brown did not know a rifle
he was handling was loaded, Ton
Lamb, a we'll known Lewistown man,
was shot through the body at Spring
Greek last evening. The bullet passed
: within an inch of the heart, but DR.
Pleasant, who is attending Lamb, say.
. he will soon recover.
BILLINGS, July 5.-The most unique
, fair ever held in this part of the coun'
! try will be held on the Grow reserva
ton Sept. % to Sept. 30, by the Grow
Indians when exhibits of crops anl
produce grown by themselves will b.
seen. They will also have a large
number of different kinds of game:
and sports to while away the time.
HELENA. July 5.-Under the pro
visions of the laws of Montana Johr
B. Welcome today filed with Secre
tary Of State Yoder articles of incor
poration of the Montana Packing com
pany. The company, which has ar
authorized capital stock of 800, 900
purposes engaging in a general mea
packing business. Butte is to be tn.
scene Of operations Of the new concern
!, BILLINGS, July 5~.-Through a pre-
mature explosion Of fireworks las
, night Is people were more or less in
iured. two severely. Engineer Ware
/. Of the Northern Pacific railroad wa.
, trampled down by the stampede o
people. He was taken to the hospita
9 in an unconscious condition. The ex
plosion took place on an elevated
stage, about ten feet high, and tn
: rockets flew over the heads of the PEG
=. pie who We're around. Had the dis
. play been on the ground the damag
to humanity would have been great.
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