The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-02
MONTANA NEWS BRIErLErs
A Budget Of Readable short Items from
Various Parts Of the State.

LEwIsTowN, July 25-Judging from
the number of oil locations filed dur.
ing the past two days. there has been
a revival of interest in the oil discov.
cries at Kendall. About a dozen Of
these locations. each calling for 100
acres, have been placed on record.
nearly all of the loca.ors being farm
ers.
HELENA, July 25.-Nelson K. Cart
wright, an old mining man Of Helena.
lost his life in his placer mine On the
Salmon river. Idaho, a few days ago,
according to a telegram received by
his wife from Red Rock, the nearest
telephone point. Neighboring miners
found mis- body buried under a mass
of rock and earth.
HELENA, July 25.-State Engineer
Wade left today for Dillon for q con.
ference with Assistant State Engineer
Baker, who has been engaged in the
survey OF Beaverhead county lands.
The purpose Of the conference is TO
consider the advisability Of irrigating
about 5000 acres Of state lands ia con-
junction with $4,000 acres owned by
residents of that section. Should the
state decide not Il enter upon the
movement, 1t is believed the other
owners will act Independently.
BUTTE, July 25.-Detectives in the
employ Of the Northern Pacific COM.
pany are now engaged in attempting
10 find out who own a sack of giant
powder, three black masks, some fuse,
explosive caps and three lanterns,
which were found last week in a hole
under u large rock a short distance
above the Northern Pacific track at Il
point just south of Leslie yulch, six
miles southeast of Butte. but whether
they will be able to secure a clew and
capture the mar or men remains to be
determined.
LEwIsTOwN, July 25.-The Godfrey
ranch near Two Dot, Meagher county,
was sold this week to Harry j. Ken
dali. The ranch is one of the largest
in the entire state. comprising over
p. 900 acres, and was secured for
something like S75, 900. 1t has
been leased for one year by Mr.. Ken.
dali, and it is not known just what he
proposed to do with it after that. Mr..
Kendall is the man who discovered
the Kendall mine, which he sold to the
present company for half a million
dollars, retaining for himself one.
tenth interest. which has brought him
10 a large sum each month in the way
of dividends eve since.
LEWIsToWN, July 26.-The county
attorney has filed in the district court
an information, accusing Louis and
Dallas Fleurey, half, breeds and
brothers with grand larceny. 1t is al.
legged that they were accomplices in
the cattle stealing of Bushon and
Gardipee, who were yesterday con.
victed and committed to the peniten-
tiary for one year.
LEWIsTOWN, July 26.-As a result
of a visit Of Deputy Game Warden
Hirsh, of Helena, l. this city, John
Doe, a prominent business man of this
city, but whose actual identity is not
disclosed by his attorney, E. G. Wor.
den, entered a plea Of guilty to the
charge of killing a deer out of season,
and was fined 800 by Judge Cheadle.
HELENA, July 26.-The body of an
unknown man was found this morning
in the lake neal this city, and as yet
the remains have been unidentified.
The name of Neid was found upon the
body and is supposed to have been
the mans name. The body was
dressed plainly and would e to
have been that of a working man.
From the surrounding Circumstances
death is believed to have resulted
from suicide.