The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
MONTANA
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few DAYS.

commissions held by women and re.
fused several from women appIica.
tions. The governor revokes the com.
missions upon constitutional grounds,
in view of a recent ruling that women
are not eligible to act as ~netaries
public. Seven commissions were re.
voked in all.
HELENA, June 1.-THE state board
of examiners today allowed the usual
bills against the state, the most i'm.
portant of which were those for keep.
ing the convicts and the insane. The
bill of Conley & McTaeue for keep
ing convicts a certain period up to
last night was 5000. 25. Four hun.
dred and sixty.seven prisoners were
reported. The last bill of Mitchell &
Mussigbrod for keeping the insane
the same period was SO, 766. They re.
ported 61S patients.
BUTTE, June 14.-Judge Bourquin
this morning called a grand jury to
Investigate the formal allegation that
gambling is going on in at least a
dozen places in the city, made by
William Scal!on and other members
OF the Civic league. A panel of Is
names was drawn from the box con-.
tanning $500 names. Seven OF the
names drawn will be selected as the
grand jury If the men exhibit the
necessary qualific atoms. Tbs venire
is made returnable June %.
HELENA, June 14.-There was a
meeting OF the Helena Business Mems
association this evening, called for
purpose of taking some action on the
regulations governing forest reserva
tions in Montana. William Muth
said that under the present regulations
it would be only a little time before
the sheep and cattle would be driven
out of the state. 1.-The worst f~eature,'
said Mr.. Muth, sis that the reserve
takes in thousands and thousands of
acres that never had a tree on
it," A committee consisting of Henry
Sieben, r. j. Walsh and Lewis Pen.
we'll was appointed to investigate the
matter and report back to the associa.
ton.
HELENA, June 15.-The contract for
the care of the state prison and its
inmates for two years at the rate OF
As cents a day has been awarded to
Conley Il McTague. The contract
dates from the third Monday in June.
The letting of the contract was delayed
pending the settleme nt of the question
Of the application of the eight-hour
law to guards in the p~enitentiary.
HELENA. June 15.-The receipts OF
the state land department for the first
halt OF June amounted to $l2,6l2. %,
according to the settlement made to.
day by Register John p. Schmit with
State Treasurer J. H. Rice. OF this
sum, $7,674.17 went to the school in
come fund, s., 485 .25.to the permanent
school fund and the balance was scat.
tered among different funds.
BILLINGS, June BINARY Billin, a
7.year-old child, was ~accidently shot
On q Northern Pacific train between
Columbus and this city this morning.
William Lawson, a passenger, while
carelessly handling a revolver,
dropped it on the a floor and it was
discharged. The little girl was sleep
ing in a nearby seat and the bullet
entered her right thigh. Lawson was
placed under arrest here by Detective
Goddard, while the girl, accompanied
by her mother, was taken to the hos.
pital for treatment.
BUTTE, June l6.-William Paisley,
who robbed a local store of -, 900,
taken from the safe four months ago,
and was arrested later in Salt Lake
City, was given 80 years in the state
prison today. This is the first ami
versary Of Paisley's marriage. He is
IS years old and may get out OF prison
at 70, il he behaves we'll.
HELENA, Jue lit is announced
tonight that the committee to which
was referred the matter of choosing q
site for the state Masonic home has
decided upon the old Gamer ranch,
about six miles below Helena, on the
border of the lake created by the new
dam. The ranch comprises about 400
acres. The home will cost about $780,.
600.
HELENA, June l6.--The jury in the
case of Peter Wendell against the
Northern Pacific Railway company,
after being out less than four hours,
returned q verdict today in favor Of
the plaintiff, assessing his damages
for injuries received at 1880. Wen.
del sued the Northern Pacific for g..
800 damages for the breaking Of his
right arm while working a. q car re.
Dairer in the shOns af TivinvstOn