The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-03
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM Al,
OVER THE STATE.
What las Happened in Montana Durius
the Past Few Days.

What Has Happened In Montana Duriu,
the Past Few Days.
HELENA, April 27.-Three compan
les filed articles of incorporation will
Secretary of State A. N. Yoder toda,
with the result that the state was en-
riched to the extent of 81, 900. OF thi,
sum, s795 was paid by n concern o.
q capital stock of 6, 0OO, 900. Thi,
was the Fleischmann company, al
Ohio incorporation, with headquar
tiers at Cincinnati, and which Is en-
gagged in the manufacture, sale and
distribution Of yeast, whiskies, alco
hol, spirits, etc.
GLEND1vE, April 27.-H. A. Ham.
ilton brought the news to Glendive to,
day of a very destructive prairie fire
which devastated the northeastern
part of Dawson county last week.
All the range on East Redwater,
Charlie creek, North Burns creek and
the head of Fox creek was completely
burned off and owners Of livestock
will have to trail their herds off to
find pasture. The fire started in some
brush on the north side of the Mis-.
souri, river and jumped the river at
Nelson's point. 1t was n of the
most destructive fires that ever visited
Dawson county.
BUTTE, April 2S.-The twenty round
bout between Fred Russell of Butte
and Jack Burns of Chicago, last
night, at the Casino, broke up in a
riot. Russell knocked one of Burns
seconds down for interference during
the seventh round. A dozen revo)vers
were drawn, but before serious dis.
order occurred. the police cleared the
place.
LEWISTOWN. April 2S.-Arthur kel.
ly, of the Barnes.King company at
Kendall, is interesting the business
men of Lewistown in a plan to erect a
hotel in this city. Mr.. Kelly's plan
calls for the purchase of the Day
house corner, the finest site in the
city for such a purpose, and which
will cost about $50, 900. On this cor.
ner it is proposed to erect a modern
hotel, such as will meet the wants OF
the city. Mr.. Kelly says the outlook
for the venture is encouraging.
KAL1sPELL, April 2S.-After a two
days search in the mountains, "Ted'
dy" Reynolds, the former soldier,
who disappeared from a camp near
Columbia Falls, was found Thursday
evening at a ranch within four miles
of camp, which he had reached in ar
exhausted condition. Reynolds LEFT
camp to hunt for a spring, and being
unfamiliar with the woods, became
confused and wandered around TO,
forty.eight hours.
GREAT FALLS, April 28.--The sui
instituted a few days ago by Rev
Wallace F. Chase of Neihart, agains'
Luther E. Howes, a deacon of his
church, asking damages for $40, O0(
for alleged Islander, will be dismissed
Mutual friends convinced both mer
they were in the wrong and they
agreed that the suit should be dropped
Rev. Chase several weeks g re.
signed his pastorate and it is under,
stood he will leave the state at the
end Of the conference year.
BUTTE, April 28.-The Speculate,
Mining company will pass into the
hands of the North Butte Copper com
pany in the course of a few weeks
On the agreement being signed to sci
the property a deposit of 800, 600 wa,
made as binding the bargain. Today
in further accordance with the agree
ment, $1,000, 600 was deposited in New
York to the credit Of the %Speculatol
Mining company. The balance of tn,
purchase price So, SOC. 600 is paya b
any time between now aud June l.
TOWNSEND, April 2S.-The Ameri
can Sheep 4 Land company, owner.
of the Cans 4 Klein ranch near here
has sold its cattle to Clyde c. Smith
of Helena. The stock consists O
about 25O head including about 81
steers, which, il fat, will be ready fo1
shipment this fall. The price is sait
to have been around $lS. The cattl'
will be taken to Mr.. Smiths rancl
near Chinook. MIR. Smith was for
merly assistant secretary Of the Mon
tana Stock Growers association an.
resigned at the recent meeting in Mile
City.
HELENA, April 29.-Using the mul
tiple of four and one.half, the popu
lation Of Montana, based on tn
school census as prepared by Stat
Superintendent Of Public INSTRUCTION
w. f. Harmon, is 3ll,377. Compares
with the government census of 1900
o43. 3o9-this shows a gain of Is, O4S