The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-03
MONTANA %BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

mas happened IN Montana AuTlu8
the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Sept. PA jury in the
district court of Meagher county, at
White Sulphur Springs, has acquitted
Z. j. Pettiiohn of the charge of MUIR
dering John S. Hamilton. The trial
was concluded last night with a YER
dict Of not guilty. Pettijohn was
formerly employed by Hamilton, and
during difficulties at Martinsd ale, July
%, shot him. Self defense was the
plea.
BUTTE, Sept. Eff. H. Ray, as
sistant state examiner, made q report
yesterda y to the county commissioners
on the results of his examinat i of
the records of the clerk of the court
during the administration Of w. E..
Davis, showing that the total embez.
Element of William p. Farrell, former
chief deputy clerk, amounted to Sll,.
l7l.6O all of which was taken during
the Davis administration. In addi.
ton to that sum %, 600 was embezzled
during the last year of the Roberts
administration, experts now being en-
gagged in checking up the entire term
for the purpose of ascertaining il the
amount of the embezzlement during
that period was more.
BOHEMIAN, Sept. 27.-Edward Baker,
aged IA years, sou of Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles Baker, of Sixteen-Mile, who
had taken up their residence in this
town for the school year, died yes.
terday from injuries sustained while
trying to initiate the performance of
travelling doctors who were here q
short time ago. A stone was placed
on the stomach of a man and it was
broken with an axe. Young Baker
thought this was easy and getting q
companion to use the axe he allowed
the stone to be placed on his breast.
1t was not until two days afterwards
that the Baker lad complained of feel.
ing unwell. He was removed to the
Bozeman sa%nitarium on Saturday and
an operation performed Tuesday. A
serious abscess was found in the abdo-
men As the result of the bruise.
HELENA, Sept. 2S.-Certifica tes of
the nomination of Thomas J. Walsh,
of Helena, for congress, and j. b.
McClernan, of Butte, for associate
justice, were filed with the secretary
Of state today, and the nominations
Of J. j. Kerr and j. w. Tattau, nom.
inees respectively Of the republican
and democratic parties for Judge of
the Twelfth judicial district, embracing
Chouteau and Valley counties.
VIRGINIA CITY, Sept. 2S.-George
Lehman is dead as the result of an &C.
~:ident that befcll him on the dredge Of
the Conrey Placer company at Ruby.
A cable parted aud he was thrown
violently into the drum and then into
the machinery. Both legs and a hip
was broken and he sustained internal
injuries which soon led &c his death.
He was 80 years of age and we'll known
in Madison county.
ANACONDA, Sept. 2S.-The twenty.
third annual meeting Of the Montana
pioneers was brought to q close last
evening at the Montana hotel by a
banquet rendered the members Of the
association and q lew friends by John
d. Ryan. 1t vas the browning event
of the session and one Of the happiest
that has fallen to the lot of the mem.
bers at any of their meetings. The
preceding days had been full Of pleas
ures and of sightseeing, all more or
less strenuous, and the opportunity
to sit at table together again and
join in social intercourse seemed to
the oldtimers to be the most delightful
OF all the plans that had been thought
out for their entertainment during
their stay in the city.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. 2S.-Bernard
w. Murray, a Montana pioneer, died
yesterday at San Diego, Cal, where
he went for the benefit of his health
severa! months ago. The deceased
wa - years old, had been in Mon
lana .icce 1861 and was a union soldier
during NE civil war. He was a native
Q. Michigan. Mr.. Murray was dis
charged from the army for disability
aud came overland by wagon to Nir'
GINA City and Last Chance gulch,
where he engaged in mining and build
ing. He was connected with the Dia
mond II freighting oncern at Sur
River crossing in 1869 aud later was q
member of the business firm of Steel,
& Co. and engaged in ranching.
BILLINGS. Sept. 2s.-According to ;
prominent sheep salesman in this city