The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
MONTANA

AANA DnxEI LEIS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.
DILLON, Feb. %. - Editor F.. c.
Kress Of the Dillon Examiner was
found dead in bed at his house in this
city this morning. MIR Kress was one
Of the most prominent citizens of Dill.
Ion and the announcement of his sud-
den demise was received with genuine
sorrow by the entire community.
Death was due to q sudden attack of
heart disease, Mr.. Kress having been
i'll only since last night.
HELENA, Feb. 22.-General orders
No. 81 have been received here giving
the official announcement of the change
OF the name of army post near Helena
from Fort Harrison to Fort William
Henry Harrison. The purpose of the
change is supposed to be due to the
fact that there we're two President
Harrisons, and in this way there will
be no confusion as to whom it was
named in honor Of, "Tippecanoe" or
Benjamin.
LEwIsTOWN, Feb. %. John r.
Cook. one of the large stockholders in
the Cyanide Gold Mining company.
owning the Kendall townsite, has gone
to Spokane, and while there will make
all arrangements for developing this
property on a very large scale. The
town of Kendall is built on this
ground, but the mineral rights remain
in the company, having been expressly
reserved in all the deeds.
BUTTE, Feb. %. - Antonio Mez.
zano has barely escaped the gallows
for the murder of Peter Quello and,
unless his attorneys succeed in over
turning the work of the district court
on some t~echnicality, he will serve
the rest of his life behind the bars Of
the states prison at Deer Lodge. He
was found guilty Of murder in the
second degree by the jury after four
and a quarter hours deliberation,
and his punishment was fixed at SO
years in the ~penitensiary.
BUTTE, Feb. 22.-Butte has passed
the $1,000 mark in population. This
information is vouched for by Mana
ger Charles X. Thompson of the local
Office Of r. l.. Polk s. Co., who com.
pile the directory of this city, and
while Mr.. Thompson states that as
yet his work on the directory for the
new year has not been completed suf-
dciently to enable him to give the ex-
act figures Of the increase owe last
year, he is able to state to a certainty
that the population of Butte at the
present time is than $1,000, as
against sc, 945 last year, estimated on
the directory canvass.
BUTTE, Feb. 23.-Five thousand
dollars have been appropriated by the
Mill and Smeltermen's union of this
city to aid In the defense of Charles
F.Moyer, Haywood, Pettibone and
Orchard, who are suspected of the
murder of former Governor Steunen'
berg, of Idaho.
HELENA, Feb. 23.-Mrs. Nellie
Leary, charged with unlawful tamper'
ing with the mails while postmistress
at Silver, was discharged in the fed
eral court here this morning, the jury
bringing in q verdict OF not guilty
The joint Indictment against Mrs
Leary and her husband in the same
matter was this morning nolle pressed
and all cases against the couple arr
off.
LEwIsTowN, Feb. 23.-The bigges
deal in ranches ever made in Fergu'
county has just been closed. JOSEPH
Z. Sims, of Lavina, who is attendin,
court here has sold his ranch Of fort.
thousand acres on the Musselshell t
Slayton Brothers for $3.50 600 cash
Ihe q adlOlnS q Dig tract recent,
purchased by j. 9. Adams, of Chica
go, and it is believed that the COMM
OF the railroad through that section i
responsible for both deals.
HAMILTON, Feb. 23.-William Bel
an old resident of Hamilton, took hi
own life Wednesday by shooting him
self in the head with 1922 rifle. Tn
mans face was terribly mangled, an
three empty shells were found in tn
gun. Bell killed himself in his chick
en- house at his home across the rive
from the town Wednesday morning
and his body was not found till yes
terday.
BUTTE, Feb. 23.-The Great MOI
thern conductors have won their pril