The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-16
MONTANA
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

sisting OF about 600 head, were sold
yesterday 20 J. NJ. Conway of Bill
lincs. II is Intended to ship the lot
east and the FIRST shipment vii! be
made a, Norris on May %. The ami.
mails are all typical mountain ponies,
ranging in weight from COO to LOO
pounds.
BUTTE, May lO.-The local author
tiles and officials of the Northern Pa.
cifc Express company are bending
every effort to run down the thief that
made a big haul from the wagon OF
the express company late Tuesday
night when the strong box containing
81, 200 vas stolen. Harry Pierce. the
driver, is in jail, but neither the pc.
lice nor the express Officials seem
strongly inclined to the belief hat he
took the money. He claims tina, Mon.
day night a former employe Of the
company slep. with him and was with
him at the depot when he went to meet
a late train Tuesday. 1t is currently
believed this party stole the box while
Pierce was busy about the depot a: the
time of the arrival of the train.
HELENA, May lO.-Deputy United
States Marshal H. II. Guthrie has re-
turned from Browning. on the Black
| feet reserv alton. where he had aeen
called TO take into custody two pri--
ouers who had been arrested OF the
reserve. The prisoners were brought
back with him and will be held await.
ing a hearing. Their names are John
Cobell and William Renney. Cobe.l
is held on a charge Of horse stealing.
| He will be recalled as the mar who
was arrested some time ago for the
killing of his brother and afterward
acquitted. He is a half breed. lsen.
ney is a white man and is charged
with having been trespass!ng on the
reservation with the intention. the Of
icers claim. OF stealing horses.
BILLINGS. May ia large number
Of Russians have arrived in the city
during the past few days from points
in Iowa.aud Nebraska. They will be
scattered throughout the valley and
will have icharge of the sugar beet
crop now growing in this vicinity.
BILLINGS, May ll.-While crawling
under a car on her way home to din.
ner, Mrs. Charles Carlson, employed
at the Billings steam laundry, los,
her left hand today. One wheel passed
over the wrist, ~severing it as complete
~ as If done with a knife. The cars
were standing still and, the crossing
being blocked, Mrs. Carlson started
under. when a switch engine suddenly
moved the cars.
GREAT FALLS, May llS-Additiona
coal lands and properties in the Sane
Coulee district have just been secured
by the Nelson coal company of ,hi;
city by purchase from Charles Loeb
ray, of SandlCoulee, securing posses
sion Of all the properties owned b,
the latter in that vicinity. Deed 10,
the lands and Improvements has beef
filed in the Office Of the county clerI
and recorder, the consideration bein!
Sc, 600. This gives the Nelson peopl'
control Of a large additional tract O
coal land near their present mines
and will give them an opportunity 70
greatly e%nlarging their output when
ever it is found necessary TO do SO.
BILLINGS, May bids yer
opened here today for the cou7truc
ton of an immense dam across tn
Yellowstone river ten miles belo'
Glendive, for the government irriga
ton project known az the lower iel
lowstone. Bids ranged from $4,000
to sl55,O00, Campbell 4 Ferrier, {
Duluth. being the lowest bidders. II
y. Savage, supervising engineer
who opened the bids, has forwarde
them to the secretary OF the interio
, with his recommendations.
! HELENA, May ll.-Forty men eu
ployed at the East Helena plant OF tn
= American Smelling * Refining con
v pauy have gone on strike because {
the refusal of the company to allo'
. 10 hours pay for eight hours WORK
Their pay is from g to 1925 a da
for 10 hours. The samplers demande
an eight-hour day in common with II
other smelter employees, but without
reduction in salary, which the con
pany declined TO grant, hence tn
walkout. None of the other depar
ments of the plant are affected. MAJ
e ager Frank Smith stated that II II
S men did not return to work at the OF
scale new men would be employed in
m~ediately, that the company did NJ
e feel disposed to pay for 10 hour
work and receive only eight.
BUTTE, May IA lively argume'
q between Attorney NJ. S. Gum, OF he