The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-08
MONTANA NEWS BRIEfLETS,
4 Budget OF Readable Short Items from
Various Parts Of the State.

4 Budget Of Readable short Items from
Various Parts Of the state.
HELENA, July 31.-The jury In the
case OF the United States against
Simon Hellman. to 90 the value
OF timber alleged to have been illegal
ly cut on government land, tonight
returned q verdict for the plaintiff in
the amount of s24O, or abou. one.third
of the sum sued for.
LEw1sTOwN, July 3l.-Work on the
double tracking of the Northern Paci.
fc from BoZeman to Livingston will
commence at nee Contractors a. B..
Cook and F. Dietz are now on the
ground, arranging camps. Double
tracking OF the road is due to the in
creased traffic, i. having grown to
such proportions that it is reported the
Northern Pacific may double.track its
entire Montana line, preparatory to
such work to the coast.
GREAT FALLS, July 31.-An acct.
dent that will result fatally in all
likelihood occurred at this city last
evening to Paul Aline, night car in
spector for the Montana Central rail-
road. Aline fell under the wheels Of
a freight train, and both legs were
cut of below the knees. He was re.
moved to q hospital. Aline is 80
years of age and has a wife and one
young child.
BILLINGS, July 3l.-Nine head of
horses were cremated here last even
ing in the brewery stable, which was
set On fire. The stable was filled to
the root with hay and this inhammable
material burned so fiercely that it was
impossible to save any Of the contents.
The loss placed on the horses is 6 5000,
while the loss to the barn will amoun
to $3.50 more. A reward will be Of.
fered for the arrest of the incendiary.
GREAT FALLS, July 3l.-The raise
in assessment made by the board of
equalization yesterday aggregated
S22O. 600, the greatest increase for any
individual or company being made on
the property of the Boston & Montana
G. G. & S. NJ. company, the assess.
ment on whose machinery and i'm
~provements was raised 800 QUO.
BUTTE, July 31.-What bids fair to
become an industry of no small pro.
portions is q project launched 10 the
organization Of the Montana Port.
LAND Cement company. which pro.
poses the active working of extensive
deposits of clay shales, about three.
quarters of q mile northeast of White.
hall, Mont. The company controls
sixty acres OF the clay shales deposit,
which is exposed to a depth of 100 feet,
ensuring enough of the shale, it is
estimated from the amoun in sight, to
produce 100, O0O, 600 barrels of Port
land cement. A mill of 800 barrels
daily capacity Is to be installed by the
company, and it is calculated there is
enough Of the shale in sight to ope-
rate the plant continually for the next
forty years.
LIVINGSTON, Aug. l.--At a spot
near Cliff east of Livingston, yester.
day afternoon, S. Mclaughlin, a
brakeman of the Northern Pacific
road, fell between two cars on q train
he was working upon and was in
stan,ly killed. being cut to pieces. He
was a new hand at the work. He was
about % years old, and leaves rela-
tive- at Chicago who have been noti-
fed Ut his death.
HELENA, August 1.-The Western
Union Telegraph company today took
charge of the wires on that portion
? Of the Montana Central between Great
Falls and Butte. thus giving the COM
pany the entire wire system of the
. Great Northern lines for commercial
purposes. Heretofore the Great
Northern ma. operated a commercial
! department for the benefit Of the towns
and cities between the places men
: toned.
2 BILLINGS, Aug. I'D. Stewart. q
colored man, was found in az uncon
; -rious condition this morning behind
the Lucky Dollar saloon. He was
4 taken to a hospital and died within 9
couple of hours in great agony. Foul
play is suspected, and az inquest viii
be- held. The man had been ia a
sporting house shortly before. and
; when he came out he was seized with
fainting spell, and shortly afterwards
l was found unconscious. 1t is sus'
! pected that he vas given knock.ou,
drops or was the victim of some other
: foal play.
HELENA, Aug. 1.-The board oI
, county commissioners, sitting as q
board of equalization, has made