The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-29
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
hat Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

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"Heck" Mclean, was drowned abou'
II O'Clock last night in the plunge a
Gregson Spring. Mclean came ovel
to the Springs early in the evening
FROM his place, Ten-Nlile house. HI
had been drinking heavily aud spen,
the evening at the bar absorbing more
spirits.
LEwIsTOwN, Aug. 23.-Dr. Doty
formerly one OF the most prominen,
physicians in Carbon county, is again
confined here in Jail pending inquiry
into his sanity, having been arrested
this time at Kendall. The doctor is
addicted TO the use OF morphine to
such an extent that his mind has be.
come unbalanced through it.
HELENA, Aug. 23.-The register OF
the state land Office, John p. Schmit,
today announced that on September
Is he would hold a public land auc-
ton It Billings of the state lands on
the ceded strip in the Grow reserva-
ton. Yellowstone county, and on
September 10 at Forsyth, Of the state
lands in Rosebud county. In the first
list there are about $1,000 acres and
and in the second about 81, 1000, mostly
grazing in character.
HELENA. August 23.-Maggie NJ.
Brickell has begun suit in the district
court against the Northern Pacific
Railway company to ecove $40, 900
lam ages for the death of her hus-
band, Charles Brickell, who was killed
in a wreck near this city Feb. S, 1906,
while running on the stub as q con.
duc.or. 1t is alleged the wreck was
caused by the negligence of two brake.
men, made parties to the suit, and to
the use Of 40 obsolete switch on a
siding upon which the freight cars
got away and crashed into the stub
were left.
HELENA, Aug. 23.-The constitu.
tionality Of the eight-hour law il to
be determined by the supreme court,
a transcript on appeal in the suit of
the state OF Montana against the Liv.
Concrete Building & Manu-
featuring company having been filed
with Clerk John T. Athey today. 1t
in the determination of this suit
that Judge Henry, OF the
Park county bench, held the law un.
constitutional because of its indefinite
ness and failure to place the :espon.
in certain contingencies. The
being dissatisfied with the find.
inys. has taken an appeal.
HELENA, Aug. 24.-The Montana
Federation Of Labor this morning in.
the attitude of President Alex
in his controversy with the
Industrial Workers Of the World, and
unanimously passed the resolution of
Endorsement, there being not a dissent
ing voice. The salary of the presi-
dent was raised to 1925 per month.
Many other resolutions we're passed,
being a day OF them.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. 24.--Cheiu Chow, q
.hinaman, has been arrested for steal
ing $25 from Charles Cotterell. The
complaining witness states that the
stole the money at different
and alleges he took q $40 bill at
one time, then he helped himself to
another $40 bill and last Of all he took
a s. bill. The accused was released
on putting up a bond Of 800.
DILLON, Aug. 2+.-Meager particu.
lars have arrived here of the acct.
dental killing of Miss Rose Bean at
the Shambow ranch in the Centennial
valley. She was helping Mrs. Sham.
bow during haying aud was acci-
dentally shot by I3~.year.old Ed Lun.
ger who had been adopted by the
Shambows, Us he was taking q shot
gun from the wall to shoot the hawk.
The shot struck her in the right leg
Oft the limb and she died in
a short time.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 24.--E. H..
Cooney, editor of the Great Falls
Leader, today received official notice
from Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock that he had been appointed
postmaster at Great Falls to fill out
the %unexpired term Of Herbert O.
Chowen, resigned. MIR. Cooney ex-
poets to his new position some.
where between the first and fifteenth
Of next month. The popular editor
has been showered with cougratula-
tions all day. Mr.. Choweu resigned
recently to look after the affairs of q
sapphire company OF which he is at
the head which is operating at Nogo,
Fergus county.
GREAT FALLS, August 2~5.-Frauk
Servello, interpreter Of a crew Of
Italian laborers working near this
city. put a bullet through his brain