The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-04-04
MONTANA
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

Jul -
the Past Few Days.
BILLINGS, March 29.-Thomas Me.
Girl, one of the large stock owners oil
this vicinity, shipped 300 head of cat.
tie to the Chicago market this week
and this shipment represents the las,
that will be made by Mr.. McGirl, for
be has given up the stock raising bust.
ness to engage In a more profitable
business.
MILES CITY, March 29.-Word has
been received here that Joseph Scott,
a we'll known cattleman of Montana. q
former resident Of Miles City and the
first president of the Montana Stock.
growers association, died at Naples,
Italy, last Saturday. Mr.. Scott was
taken seriously i'll at Spokane last
winter Of heart failure and stomach
trouble and went to Italy with the
hope of ~beneiting his health.
HELENA, March ~29.-Settlers on
lands secured under the Carey land
act are soon to receive title to their
holdings, in the form of deeds issued
by the state. At a meeting of the
Carey land act board today the ques.
ton OF q form of deed was taken up
and discussed, but no definite action
was taken. The board decided to
formulate a form for a deed which will
be presented at the next meeting. AS
oon as this 10 done the board will be
ready to issue deeds.
BOHEMIAN, March 30. NV About 6
O'Clock this evening Robert Bride, q
section hand, was standing on a hand
car near the depot when a freight
train backed up, knocking him under
the wheels Of the train. His arm was
severed and he was injured seriously
about the hips. He died at $40 D. m.
He had been here but two months,
and was unmarried.
BOHEMIAN, March 3O,-Dr. Oleson,
Of st. Charles, MIMI, has Just pur-
chased the Still Hauling ranch near
Central Park. The consideration was
about go. ZOO. There are nearly 1000
acres in the ranch. The doctor, who
is quite wealthy and owns several
thousand acres of land in Minnesota,
Is also contemplating the purchase of
about 500 head of cattle. He is an
enthusiast over the sugar beet ques.
ton and believes the Gallatin valley
to have q good future ahead of it.
BUTTE. March 30.-Judge Donlau
this afternoon issued q writ of prohi
bition directed against Justice OF the
Peace John Doran In the case of the
state against John Enright and Jesse
c. Strong, charged with violating the
anti.gambling law. In effect the or.
der stops further proceedings in the
action before Judge Doran until after
April %, on which date the writ was
made returnable.
HELENA, March 3O.-Charles Dav.
lin, charged with the murder of j lanes
Rutherford at Browning several weeks
ago, was today ordered released by
the federal court, Judge Hunt ruling
that as both men to the killing were
white aud not wards of the govern.
ment, the hearing of the case could
not come before the federal court, but
the Teton county authorities must
handle it. Davlin 10 being held by
the sheriff here until the sheriff from
Teton county arrives to take him back
to that county.
LEWIsTOWN, March 81. John
Quincy Adams, the Chicago capitalist
who recently invested a large sum in
Fergus county ranch lands, today
closed up the largest deal yet made
by him, buying the Shipman property,
on the Judith. comprising about 1000
acres, aud paid therefore SO, He
also bought the Hassett ranch, near
Garneill, at Sl2.5O per acre.
HELENA, April PETER Larson of
Helena, has made a donation Of $685.
OOO for the new cathedral it Is pro-
posed to build on Ewing street, the
announcement being made from the
pulpit by the Right Rev. John Patrick
Carroll today. Col. Thomas Cruise
OF Helena. had previously made Il
donation of $35 900 to buy the land:
while a resident Of some other state
than Montana has given $25 600 toward
the erection of q parochial school on
the same block. Other subscriptions,
the bishop announced today brought
the total up to approximately 900, 900.
GLENDlvE, April 2.-This part Of
the state is being visited by q severe
blizzard with a heavier fall of snow
than any time in several years. Eight
inches has fallen in the last eight
hours and the storm continues with o