The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALI
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

MILES CITY, April SU.-Frank Hel
man, who has a ranch at the Tongu
river dam, about twelve miles fror
town, was arrested by Deputy Gam
Warden w. j. Nix, charged wit
killing six beaver. The complain
~recites the killing was not ~necessar
for the protection of Mr.. Herman
premises. Mr.. Herman claims other
wise.
MILES CITY, April 2O.-Upon com
plant Of Stock Inspector w. D
Smith. Bounty Inspector L. j. New
man has been arrested charged will
being implicated in bounty frauds
1t is alleged that, aided by a confed
crate named Francis, he has ISSUED
bounty certificates for coyotes ant
wolves that we're never killed and de-
frauded the state Of quite a sum O
money. Newman denies the charges
BUTTE, April 20.-While temper.
arily insane, Mrs. William Hender.
son of Anaconda, crushed the skull
Of her baby with an TX. She then
ran 20 priest in a neighboring Catho.
lie church and asked the father if che
had done right in striking the child,
saying that the baby had Knocked her.
The child, which is only seven months
old, was removed to a hospital. |,
cannot live. The woman is in Gus.
tOdy.
MILES CITY, April 2O.-One of the
largest cattle deals reported at the
meeting of the livestock association
was the purchase by Thomas Cruise
of Helena of the interests of the es-
tates Of the late Louis Cans and Henry
Klein in the 2-Bar cattle. The pur.
chase price is said TO have been 500,
900. The cattle range on the lower
Musselshell and Big Dry creek coun-
try in eastern Montana and are said
to be Of excellent quality.
GREAT FALLS, April Il. - At "a
meeting Of the Great Falls CONNER.
cial club last night J. Z. E. Hoffman
Of Minneapolis, stated that he intend.
ed erecting a cold storage plant here
as soon as he could secure a site.
The Commercial club voted 10 raise
money for the purpose Of securing a
site and donate it to Mr.. Hoffman.
Work on the warehouse will begin
at an early date.
HELENA, April 21.-Register of the
| State Land Office John p. Schmit has
returned from Bozeman, where, yes
terday, he conducted a land auction
sale. Four quarter sections we're sold
at prices from % to so per cen above
the appraised value, while lease:
which will net the state $3.50 a yea,
were made. These we're also conclud'
ed at handsome advances upon the
appraised value, in some instance:
100 per cent.
BUTTE, April 2l.-The jury in the
Slattery murder case. after being ou'
more than seventy.two hours, dis
agreed today and was discharged
Jerry Slattery killed q bartender
named James Mahoney in a loca,
saloon ten months ago after a quarre
over a gambling game. 1t is sale
that the jury stood eleven for murder
and one for manslaughter. Thi:
makes the second disagreement of
jury selected to try Slattery.
HELENA, April 2l.-Tribal Indiana
are not required to procure a license
to hunt On their reserv atoms, sucl
territory being reserved especially t.
them. Tribal Indians hunting OF
their reservation would be required t
have a residents license. White per
sons living on a reservation, or gov
eminent employees hunting on reser
vatiOns are required to have licenses
This is the essence of an opinion pre-
pared today by Attorney Genera
Galen in response to a letter from
John j. Kerr, county attorney o
Valley county.
BILLINGS, April 2l.-Olaf Nilsol
was found l~ifeless by the side of
road about a fourth of a mile iron
his ranch yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Wilson's hired man, Andrew Beck
came in from the ranch with a load Q
alfalfa and when he left town las
evening, Mr.. Nilsson accompanies
him. Both men were in an intoxicat
ed condition. The first intimatioI
that something was wrong was whe
the team appeared at the ranch with
out Il driver.
BUTTE, April 22.-The six-year.ol
son of Cal Campbell, a driver, wa
killed at Anaconda today by a slid
Of earth, weighing more than a ton
While the children We're playing,
boulder rolled down the mountai
side and crushed Cal Campbell, il