The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-23
MONTANA NEWS BRIEfLETS.
A budget of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts OF the state.

FORSYTH, May l5.-Sherif North.
way has returned from Crow Agency
where he arrested George Johnson,
charged with stealing cattle. 1t is al.
legged that a number of arrests will be
made for cattle rustling on the Grow
reservation as it is claimed that C. J.
Hysham has lost a number of cattle
during the past year.
LEw1sTowN. May l5.-At a meeting
OF the city council last evening an or.
dinance was passed allowing alder.
men IS per night for their services.
This does not go into effect until the
next council takes hold. The clerk
was instructed to advertise the sale of
$4,000 worth of city bonds for the
purpose of d~efrayiug expenses con-
nected with the putting in of the grav.
lty waterwOrks system.
HELENA, May l5.-There has been
presented to Governor TooIe a petit
ton for executive clemency in the case
OF Miles Fuller. the aged pioneer. who
Is under sentence to De hanged at
Butte. The petition was presented TO
the governor by the Rev. DIR. Wwynne
OF Butte, who also made an urgent
plea for clemency. tn petition was
placed on file, no act n being taken
by the governor.
kALIsPEIL, May Is. - Monday
morning a teamster named VIM. Rob.
iuson, employed by T. D. Farrow,
was accidently killed near Marion.
He was hauling logs and was on the
first trip of the day with a load for
the mill. The team became unman.
ageable ard the man va. thrown off
and his skull crushed, the front wheel
passing over him. The coroner was
notified and was accompanied by Tn
dertaker Sherman TO the scene Of the
accident. No inquest was deemed
necessary and the body was brought
here for interment.
HELENA, May l5.-Surveyor Gen
eeral + W. Beattie has completed the
plats ia connection with the ceded
portions of the Grow reservation, and
they have been sent 70 the commits.
sioner of the general land office at
WASHINGTON. The completion Of the
pla,s and their approval by the COM.
missioner are the last steps preceding
the proclamation by the president
opening the Grow alton to set
tlenent.
FORSYTH, May Is. "A telephone
message from Rosebud states that the
postoftice safe and the safe Of John
NJ. Williams were broken open last
night. The building was occupied by
Fred Mefford, the postmaster: Roder.
rick McRae, a hardware dealer, and
John Williams, general merchandise.
MIR. Mefford lost 500 in currency,
MIR. McRae $50 and Mr.. Williams
about $500. MIR. McRae lost about
$500 in checks, some razors and guns.
The robbers have not been captured.
HELENA, May l6.-The state ex.cu-
tive committee of the Montana Aerie
of Eagles has photographed Invitations
to President Roosevelt and to Hy
of Cleveland, Ohio, grand
president OF all the Eagles ia
the country, asking them to attend the
of the Montana Eagles at
Helena, June Is, ~ and 20.
HELENA, May l6.-AnotLer blast
furnace at the East Helena sme!ter
closed today on recount of the strike
OF men employed in the ore sampling
and Manager Smith says the
plant will be closed inside of "a hours
If the men do not return to work. The
ore at present treated here will be
sent to Salt Lake.
HELENA, May l6.-According 70
decision handed down by Judge Henry
G.. Smith in the district court, war.
rants issued by the city of Helena,
many thousands of dol
lars, must be paid, despite the fact
IN at the city has exceeded the legal
limit of indebtedness. The decision
came as the result of "a suit instituted
by Harry Hay, Jr., who holds war;
to the amount of S4O5.
BUTTE, May l6.-Victor North vas
found guilty Of manslaughter. in Judge
court at noon today after
The jury had been GU: Il hours. Pun
lsnment a left to the court The
for m~anslaughter is from one
70 ten years. Judge Donlan will pro-
nounc sentence Saturday. The crime
Of which he has been convicted was
the stabbing of Matt Dikson in the
Louvre saloon on East Park stree,
Oh March 81, 1905. He al once tried,
The jury dis agreeing.
LIVINGSTON, May l6.-Claucy Spen-