The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21

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him and tried to start a row. In the
mixup, Chase shot and wounded
young breed who had threatened tC
kill him. Judge Cheadle imposed q
fine Of 800 and instructed the county
attorney to proceed ut one agains'
any persons making threats to xii,
Chase and have them placed under
peace bonds. His honor said that he
did not propose that any ma should
be assassinated for giving testimony
in his court.
HELENA, Nov. 17.-State Land Reg
lister John P. Schmit turned into the
state treasury today the sum OF $50,
s15.42, receipts for his department for
the first half of November. Ten years
ago the receipts for the whole year
were only SAC, 900, while this year MIR.
Schmit estimates that the receipts will
aggregate over $500, 900.
DILLON, Nov. l7.-Alex Beshou, an
old timer of this section, is dead as q
result Of getting crushed between two
freight cars. He was going home
about s o'clock and started to pass
between two cars on a siding, which
were about five feet apart. Just then
an engine bumped into one. showing
the cars together and catching Beshon
sQuarely between the drawheads.
BILLINGS. Nov. l7.-An intorma.
ton charging l.. Il. Territt, former
bounty inspector Of Rosebud county,
with forgery was filed in the district
court here today on change Of venue.
The allegations are that Territt, on
Oct. Is. 1903, with intent to cheat and
defraud the state Of Montana out Of
its bounty moneys, falsely forged q
bounty certificate purportiug that one
Sam Shaver killed 43 coyotes and II
wolves and had exhibited the skins Of
the animals to the bounty inspector
and received 1854 therefor.
BILLINGS, Nov. 1e.-The contract
for the construction of the laterals
and distributing system of the Huntley
irrigation project has been relin.
pushed BY Piper Bros, which firm
entered into contract with the govern
ment for their construction about one
year ago, the contract price being
about Sl25,0OO. REIMBURSEMENT is
said to have been made on account OF
the increased price of construction
m ateria and the increased price OF
labor. The action was voluntary on
the part OF the contractors, and will
not interfere with the completion Of
the project, which will be finished in
for use next season.
LEwlsTowN, Nov. l7.-Robert An.
derson will not serve q year and a
half in the penitentiary for shooting
of Fred Finger, after all. He was SEN
fenced by Judge Cheadle last Tuesday,
on his plea Of guilty, after he had
made two futile attempts at suicide.
This morning he was found to be in a
dying condition and passed away with.
out making any statement. Before
this last and successful attempt at
suicide, he wrote q letter to his wife,
now at Straw, in which he said he was
going to end it all. This made it quite
clear that the case was one of suicide,
and an inquest will not be held.
HELENA. Nov. 19.-The state board
Of examiners met today and the bill
of Mitchell & Mussigbrod for the care
of the insane at Warm Springs from
October Is to November Is, amounting
to Sl4, 443.5 80, and the bill of Conley &
McTague for the care Of the prisoners
at Deer Lodge, for the same period.
amounting to $7,3l9.6O.
LEwIsTowN, Nov. l9.-lt is learned
that q new town is to be established
on the line OF the Billings x North.
ern, at a point about q mile and u
half from Straw. The station, it is
understood, will be on the 2,4OO.acre
tract Of w. b. She'll, and S. S. Hob
son purchased yesterday a half inter.
est in this land. The town is likely
to attain some Importance from the
fact it will be in the center Of u rich
agricultural section, and will there
fore be a shipping point.
BILLINGS, Nov. la.-What TO all
appearances was deliberately
planned attempt to murder Charles 5.
Smith and Richard Roberts, proprie-
tors of the Billings drug store, was
made by Daniel +. Watts, formerly
employed in the establishment. AS q
result, Smith was shot twice and is in
a critical condition and Oscar Col
burn, prescription clerk, was shot
through the back of the head, the bull
let inilicting u serious wound. Mr..
Roberts says that Watts had been
caught short-chaugiug the money reg.