The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-06
MONTANA
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALI
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Duriua
the Past Few Days.

conda & Pacific Railroad company
has been sued in the district court by
Michael Flaherty for $40, 500 damages.
Flaherty lost an arm in q railroa &C.
cident at Durant, while travelling from
Anaconda to Butte last month. His
complaint says he got of the train at
Durant, and that the train started
without warning, except for the ring.
ing Of the bell in the engine. 1t adds
that in his hurry to catch the train as
it a. pulling out, he collided with a
truck, and was knocked under the
train, the wheels of which cut off his
arm. He holds the defendant re.
sponsible as negligent.
BILLINGS, May 31.-The Northern
Pacific railroad has announced a spe.
cial rate from st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Duluth to Billings and Miles City
and return of go. The tickets will be
on sale June 10, and will be good up
to June q, inclusive, with q final limit
of July I. The low fare has been
made on account Of the opening of the
Grow Indian reservation at this point
and Miles City from June IA to June
%, and it is expected that a number Of
the eastern railroads ~centering at St.
Paul and Minneapolis will also short
ly announce very low rates to those
cities.
HELENA, May 3l.-The executive
committee of the state fair association
has accepted plans for the new grand
stand at the racetrack, and its con
structiOn will begin as soon as the
material for it arrives. The stand
will seat 1000, and will be one Of the
finest in the country, being 287 feet
long and 50 feet wide and containing
81 boxes. 1t will be sixty feet back
from the track, and the space in front
will slope three feet. The restaurant,
betting ring and offices will be in
rooms underneath the seats. Secre.
tary Pace has been authorized to put
in q fire water system, and he will
have regular fire hydrants and con
nections with the city water mains es-
tablished. The present restaurant
building will be converted into q pad.
dock, and the old grand stand will be
removed.
BUTTE, June l. An impressive
scene was enacted IN the Sacred Heart
church Memorial day when Bishop
John p. Carroll confirmed a class OF
l25 children and % adults and at the
conclusion of the ceremony the class
and 200 of the congregation arose and
before the altar took the oath to alb
stain from all intoxicating liquors.
KAL1sPELL, June Roy Birs, a
boy Ii years old, was drowned today
by falling into the Saltwater below
the dam. The boy had a fit and rolled
into the river. The body cannot be
found aud it is supposed to be under
the apron of the dam. The boys
father is at the soldiers home at Co.
lumbia Falls and his mother in the
insane asylum at Warm Springs.
HELENA, June 1.--Attorney Genera
Galen today, In response to a letter
from S. V. Stewart. county attorney
Of Madison county, rendered an opin
ion to the effect that each lawyer
whether practicing individually or in
partnership, must pay the quarterl,
license of $5. Further, Mr.. Caller
holds that every person who draw
any legal instrument or paper To-
which q fee Is charged, or money pal.
therefor, is practicing a profession
under the law.
LEWIsTowN, June IA large grad
ing outfit has commenced work OF tn
line of the Great Northern survey tw'
miles north of Straw and operation
have also been started on the Haul
ranch, in the vicinity of Philbrook
Railroad supplies OF all kinds ar
daily arriving at the towns on tn
Montana railroad nearest to the seen
of operations and dirt will be hyin
all along the line within the next tw
weeks. The work of surveying tn
branch into Lewistown will be con
menced in a few days.
HELENA, June 1.-The report {
State Treasurer j.. H. Rice for tn
month of May was made public thi
afternoon. There was a balance o
hand May l of 5000, AL 90, and as tn
receipts were Sis, 6S5 20 and the di'
bursements $50, .35, the cash ba
ance on June l is found to be $54S ,0S,
OF this sun the general fund is tt
principal component, with q balan'
of $lO4, 96l 80, the state bounty an
educational institution funds compri
ing the major portion Of the balanc
GLASGOW, June 4.-William Nask
and Hugh Calderwood, deputy she
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