The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
MONTANA NEWS BRIEfLETS.
A budget Of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts Of the state.

A budget Of Readable Short Items from
VariOns Parts OF the state.
BUTTE, August 2S.-J ames Arm.
strong, charged with burglary and
incarceratsd a: the county Jail since
August -, was taken to the poor
farm this morning from the bas.ile,
and died abou, an hour after his ar
rival there. Armstrong was in bad
condition from the use of drugs. HE
arms being black with hypodermic
needle punctures, and he had a black
eye and bruised chest. The combina.
ton is supposed : have killed him.
HELENA, Aug. 2S.-Corouer Ben.
nett returned tonight from Heligate,
80 miles northeast OF Helena, bring.
ing the torn and lacera!ed body Of
Peter. Hughes, for Is years a we'll
known miner, working in different
mines in this section, who was killed
in the Ec!ipse.Arco mine las: Sunday
night. He was taking powder from a
magazine when 20 or more sticks went
OF with frightful results. The inquest
developed that the death was acct.
dental.
HELENA, August 2S.-A saloon in
East Helena, run by an Austrian.
named Nick Maronick, was the scene
OF a daring holdup nigh. before last,
when TWO hlghwaymen. wearing masks,
entered and, with pistols, compelled
the proprietor and aLo.her Austrian
10 turn over all the money, about
$500. They made a successful geta.
way. Maronick was 80 worked up
over the loss that he did no. tell the
sheriff anything of the robbery until
SO hours atterward.
DEER LODGE, Aug 2s.-Last nights
North Coast Limited train ran into
and killed II cattle about a mile
south Of the station here belonging
to Conley Il McTague of this city.
The engine struck the bunch of cattle
on q high grade, where the track rams
very close to the Deer Lodge river.
The engineer came into the station
here and made q report to headQuar-
tiers. He claimed that he did not see
the herd, which had just started 10
cross the grade, until it was too late
to stop, and he opened the throttle 10
clear the track and save his train.
BUTTE, Aug. 2S.-Eli Sutherland, a
bartender, sho. and killed Fay jack
son, employed as q floor worker at
the Casino dance hall on Galeua
street, and then fred q bullet through
his head. Although living at a late
hour last night, Sutherland is said TO
have little chance of recovery. The
tragedy took place at the corner OF
Alabama and West Mercury streets.
10 the residence district, and was wit
messed by several persons. Jealousy
was the cause of the crime, so far as
the officers can ascertain.
BILLINGS. August 20. - News has
reached this city to the efec. tina.
Gustav .Voudeson committed suicide
at Huntley by blowing the top OF his
head OFT with a shotgun. No cau-e
can be assigned excep: ina. Vondeson
had been on a protracted spree ard
was respondent. He was about 50
years Of age and had no relatives IN
this country.
CASCADE, Aug. 29.-Blin Perkins,
q we'll known s:ockman, for many
years a resident 0! Abel, Cascade
county. is dead in Alberta, according
TO a telegram received by H. +. Nor
tag Of Cascade. No particulars have
been received. He moved nearly ali
| of his cattle across the line several
months ago. Mr.. Perkins was a ma
tive OF Maine, aged 81 and had lived
ia Montana since 1877, residing near
For, Shaw until 1896, when he moved
into the Chestnut valley, where ne ac-
G1ir-d a large ranch.
HELENA, Aug. pa daring ho;dup
o! IA saloon occurred here early .oday,
when two masked men entered the
place conducted BY Ole swanson, at
the corner OF Helena Avenue and
Roberts street, and compelled the
bartender, Andy Christensen, a. The
revolver point, TO di-gorge the COZ
tent Of the cash register, amounting
to s25. 20. Mr.. Christensen ha1 taken
a large sum from the drawer earlier
il the day and deposited it ia r-c-p-
tacI- made use Of by Swanson. Had
it 40. beer for this fact :te los, wolld
have been much greater.
RED LODGE, August 30 Charles
Clifford, who was arrested in Billings,
has been brough, here and will be ar.
raigped on the charge Of stealing