The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-21
MONTANA NEWS BR1EfLETs.
a budget of Readable Short Items from
various Parts Of the State.

a Budget of Readable Shor Items from
Various Parts Of the State.
GREAT FALLS, Feb. 13.-Death be-
tween two ore cars befell George w.
harrington Of this place last night.
The accident occurred in the yards OF
the b. n NJ. smelter. Harrington was
a swltchman of the Montana Central
railroad. He was riding between two
ore cars in a train being hauled out
OF the ore house when one of them
jumped the track. He fell between the
cars and was terribly mangled, many
OF his bones being broken.
HELENA, Feb. 13.-According to a
snow bulletin for January, just issued
by Il. F. Young, director of the Mon.
tana weather bureau, there is an
abundance of snow packed in the
mountains. assuring a good water
supply this year tor the farmers and
placer miners. The chinook coudi.
tions that prev allied the latter part of
January had the effect of clearing the
ranges and giving stock the chance to
feed, but the nights in the mountains
were cold, with the result that the
drifts have solicited in the hills.
GREAT FALLS, Feb. l3-In the dis.
trict court today Arthur Goodwin,
aged Is years, who, on Dec 20, suf-
fered an accident by which he lost a
leg, began suit against the Great
Northern and Montana Central Rail.
way companies for SIS, 900. Goodwin,
who was employed a, the B. & NJ.
works, was struck by a car while
crossing the tracks over the ore bins
at the smelter. He alleges that it was
necessary to cross such tracks in or.
der to secure drinking water, and that
the railway companies were aware of
this necessity and of the custom of
smelter employees, but negligen,ly
failed to take any precautions to pre-
vent the injury of any person on the
tracks.
BUTTE, Feb. l4.-The executive
committee Of the Civic league
organized last night for the better en-.
forcement of law in this community,
this afternoon called at the county
attorneys Office and asked that steps
be taken for the prosecution of those
people who are now openly engaged
in gambling in this city against the
laws of the state. The delega alton was
headed by William Scallon, who
acted as spokesman.
DEER LODGE, Feb. 14.-Superinten-
dent Young of the dredging plant,
who left Pioneer night before last to
60 to his cabin two miles distant, was
frozen to death. His body was found
In the snow on the prairie yesterday
Evidently Young strayed from the
trail in the storm that was raging and
became lost and exhausted. The
coroner will investigate the cause of
death. Young was an Englishman
and planned to go to the old country
on q Visit Q
BUTTE, Feb. l4.-Robert Baggaley,
o of Ralph Baggaley, manager OF
the Pittsmont company of Butte, was
burned to death Monday night at
Beatty, near Tonopah, New. The
body was almost entirely consumed.
How the tragedy occurred is notknown,
but it is thought on retiring Mr.. Bag
galley probably put his candle at the
head of the bed and set fire to the bed.
ding. The deceased was % years of
age and single.
HELENA, Feb. lit is quite gen.
orally understood here that the Crow
reservation will be opened some time
this year, far in advance of the open
ing of the Flathead reservation. Lit.
tie remains, excepting the proclama-
ton OF the president to prevent the
opening of the former, whereas, in the
case of the latter, many important
steps remain to be taken. These in
clude the allotment of lands to the In.
dians and the classification of the
lands according to first and second
class, agricultural, timber, mineral
aud grazing lands. This clas,ifica-
ton work will require fully a year
and as yet the commission to do the
work has not ever been named.
DILLON, Feb. 1.-THE Silver Bow
Butrhering company shipped Out of
Dillon 600 head of alfalfa fed sheep
from the ranch of J. f. Morse. They
are said to be the finest bunch of sheep
ever shipped from Dillon, averaging
lll pounds, and at the local market
price of 5 cents would bring 81 per
head. These sheep were being shipped
to Spokane. On the same train two
teams Of Beaverhead county horses
were being shipped to the Butte mar.
ket. One Of the teams, a span OF