The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12
MONTANA NEWS BRIErLETS,
A Budget OF Readable short Items from
Various Parts Of the state.

Chicago, while on her way to New
York to visit relatives, is doubted
here. No information of the robbery
has been received by MIR. Mccormick,
who is here. from his wife. Her
brother, Charles Spear, says she had
only a small amount Of none with
her, although she had a letter of credit
for $500 and drafts for 500. besides
rings aud other jewelry valued at 500.
HELENA, Sept. 4.-The City Of Hell.
ena has brought az Injunction suit
a gainst Il. II. Hale and also asks for
500 OO damages, in connection with
the draining or emptying Of the sand
and tailiugs of the Hale mines 10
Grizzly gulch into Last Chance fume.
The damages are accumulated ones,
covering the past five years and the
suit is now brought because OF the
contemplated construction OF a new
fume to carry the waters of Last
Chance creek, at a cost Of $35, 600.
HELENA. Sept. 1 A suit was filed
~ VIC cue o. NOuIl d. C0NS dEU,
the papers 10 which were not served
and returned until today, in which the
United States Is plain'itf and William
MunrOe and the Northwestern I'm.
provemeut company are defendants.
The suit seeks to recover $40. the
value Of timbers alleged to have been
illegally cut and sold from unsurveyed
government lands ia Gallatin county,
consisting Of 400 pine poles which
had been manufactured from the al.
legged illegally cut timber.
Northern has decided to establish at
once several hospitals along its line
from Great Falls through this county,
and they will be under the general
direction Of DR.. Stoll, late Of this city,
and who at presen, is located at
Straw. The hospitals will be at Arm.
ington, Willow Creek. Garneiil.
Laurel and Yale. Each hospital will
be looked after by a physician to be
brought from the east. This move is
made necessary 90 ccoun Of the
winter season and the nature Of the
work about % be undertaken. which
will require much blasting all along
the line.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. Sword has
been received here from Danville, Va,
Of the suicide in a hotel there by shoot
ing, Of Charles E. Allen, formerly an
employe Of the Montana Central road.
The dead man was about IS and came
to Montana about five years ago. For
three years he vas employed on the
Montana Central between Clancy and
Butte and at times making his head.
quarters here.
BILLINGS, Sept. 5.-Although &C.
pendent primarily upon irrigation,
the beet crop Of which there are about
0 1000 acres in this vicinity, has been
materially benefited by the copious
rainfall of the past two weeks. The
o-e;s have already attained huge size,
and by the time harvesting begins,
which will be about the frs, of Octo-
Der, they will be of great weight.
Promoters Of this industry 10 the
Yellowstone valley had assured the
prospective growers that the yield
would be from II to 20 tons per acre.
BILLINGS, Sept. j.-At the sale Of
lands of deceased Indians. which has
just been offered by Indian Agent
Reynolds. who received sealed bids
for same, the property disposed of
was located on the Grow reserv alton,
and the 1900 acres brought more than
$40, 600. One hundred and sixty acres
lying within two miles Of the For,
Custer military reservation were pur-
chased by the Lincoln Townsite com
pany. the price paid being 10000.
The Burlington railroad runs near
the quarter section. and a GOWN il 10
be built thereon. Work .! plating
will! soon begin.
BUTTE. Sept. 5.-Abealom +. Bray,
business man. public citizen and SOL.
der, late colonel in the Montana Ma.
tioual Guard. passed away This after
noon surrounded by the members Of
his family, at the family residence.
Q West Quartz street. Colonel Bray
wa- taken il! Thursday. A physician
was not summoned until Friday. when
he had become much worse. and DIR.
Mcdonald vas called, 1t was found
that the disease was acute kidney
trouble. Everything possible was
done. but he continued to grow worse,
and since last night his case was re.
garded as hopeless. The end came
peacefully, the dying man retaining
his consciousness until the last mo.
ment.
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