The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-04
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

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market will open here July 5 and sew
eral of the buyers have sent word that
they will be on hand to bid from the
fret day. The clips have been pour
ing in this week, and there will be a
large supply on hand for the opening.
Nearly 5000, 900 pounds Of wool will
be disposed Of on the open market
here this season, very little having
been contracted prior to shearing.
HELENA, June 2S.-In response to
an inquiry from A. j. Walrath, coun-
ty attorney of Gallatin county, AT.
torney General Albert j. Galen today
rendered an opinion to the effect that
upon the conviction Of any person for
q violation of the laws in relation to
gambling or the selling Of intoxicating
liquors, this operates t o revoke his
license to such person. Under this
law, the moment the man is convicted
the license 10 revoked without any
further action on the part of any
officer or board.
LEwIsTOwN, June IS. - William
Pearson. an old.time prospector and
owner of;property at kend all, tried &C
kill himself in the county Jail this at.
ternoon. Pearson, who is widely
known as Turkey BILL was arrest
ed yesterday on q charge Of insanity.
This afternoon when his dinner was
put in his cell, he tried to drive the
fork into hi. head, stabbing himself
repeatedly in the temple. The tines
of the fork beat, which probably
saved his life. Under Sheriff Martin
disco vered his condition a little later,
and, while the wounds are very severe,
Pearson will recover.
BIG TIMBER. June 2c.-Tnree men
were convicted Of grand larceny in
the district court this week. ard each
was sentenced 20 serve q term of years
in the pe~uitentiary at Deer Lodge.
John Whiteford will serve two years.
Walter Whitford, three years. aud
Jesse Levlauce two years. Through
the persistent efforts Of the local Off
cials the gang of cattle thieves who
have piled their vocation in this couu.
Is for years is now nearly routed.
Those remaining are beginning to
realize that cattle rustling in Sweet.
grass county is q thing OF the pact,
and those who attemp, it will be sc.
verely dealt with. This makes the
seventh conviction from this county
within the past Is months. Attorney
Il. II. Purcell of Helena. assisted the
county attorney with the prosecution.
MIssouLA, June 29.-Johu Willet
and Harry White, each doing six
months for stealing, attempted to break
Jail here yesterday by digging q hole
through the brick wall Of the building.
As they crawled through the hole they
we're met by the sheriff with cooked re-
~volvers. Mrs. Anderson, employed
in the sheriff's kitchen, saw the brick:
fall and gave the warning which en-
abled the sheriff to prevent wha1
would have been a general Jail de
livery.
GLENDlvE, June %. - The wors'
rain aud hail storm in its history
visited the lower Yellowstone valley
Wednesday night. The area covered
by the storm extended from Morgan
creek, about IA miles below the city
to some point past Tokna. On &C
count OF telephone communication be-
ing cut of below the head gate caml
of the United States engineers, the ex
tent OF the damage cannot be learned
Over three inches of rain fell inside o
an hour and hailstOnes were repOrte,
to have fallen that were an inch o
more In diameter t Lameso, the mail
camp of the engineers.
BUTTE, June 29.-The county com
missiOners today received an opinion
from Attorney General Galen in whic
he declares Thai County Treasure
Calkins is bound to seize and sell tn
property Of the persons and corpora
lions in the county who refuse to pa
their taxes. The attorney general a
80 states that the county treasurer
personally liable for his failure I
collect back taxes from the deli,
quents and that the statute of limit;
tions OF two years applies to the,
cases.
HELENA, June 3O.-State Senat,
Charles Mcdonnell, of Sweet Ora
county, and Messrs. Veazy and
Sullivan, indicted by the rece
federal grand jury On the charge
having illegally fenced the publ
lands, were arraigned before Jud,
w. H. Hunt today, and all enter,
pleas Of not guilty. The dates f.
their trials will be fixed later.
BILLINGS, June 30.-Beetgrowe
from every section Of the valley a