The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31
MONTANA
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALI.
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened In Montana During
the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Jan. 25.-Upon his enter.
ing a plea Of guilty to the charge of
having illegally fenced the public do
main, Nels Lindeberg, of Miles City.
was today ordered by Judge w. H.
Hunt in the United States court to
pay a fine of 600 and to be incarcer.
ated in the Lewis and Clark county
Jail for "a hours.
ANACONDA, Jan. 25. John Ma.
linak, the 11-year.old son of John Ma.
linak, who lives on Mill creek, above
the railroad curve, was shot and in-
stantly killed by the discharge of a
shotgun he al handling. It is said
the gun was loaded with buckshot and
the boys head was almost torn from
his body. The accident Is said to
have occurred at q late hour last
night.
LEwIsTowN, Jan. Pa rich gold
strike has been made at the head OF
Armclls creek, nea the spot where the
first gold ever discovered in this coun.
ty wal found many years ago. This
original discovery was one that ere.
ated great excitement at the time, espe-
cially in and around Helena, and it
was the means OF bringing many peo.
pie from that section to this county.
The placer workers. however, did not
find enough Of the yellow metal to
pay them and the field was soon aban.
doned.
BUTTE, Jan. 25.-Gen. John S. Har.
ris, long q prominent resident of this
state, died here this morning Of
uraemic poisoning. He was born in
Vermont 81 years ago. His wife sur.
wives him. General Harris came to
Montana as surveyor general for the
territory in President Arthur's admin.
istration. He served In the United
States senate as member from Louisi.
ana from 1869 to 1873, and was also
prominent in California. He was q
pioneer OF Chicago and removed from
that city to Milwaukee, where be lived
a number Of years.
BUTTE, Jan. 25.-There we're in the
county Jail yesterday So prisoners.
OF that number 10 belonged to this city.
The average for December was 80 in.
mates Of the county Jail, against an
average Of about go for December,
1904. The bill Of the sheriff for board.
ing prisoners last December was 81, 265
against sS77. so for December of 1904.
Whether the startling difference to the
disadvantage OF the county and its
treasury is due to az unusual increase
Ia crime or to the failure or inability
OF the prosecuting officers and courts
to handle the cases Is not apparent.
Judge Donlan has repeatedly said on
the bench that the criminal business
OF Silver Bow county has increased
beyond the ability of one Judge or one
department Of the court to handle it.
MILES CITY, Jan. 26.-Sheriff Saw.
age has returned from Billings with
Lud Sweyn, q young man who former.
ly worked in the restaurants around
Miles City, but who went from here to
New Rockford, N. D., where he Is said
to have stolen sl25 from q farmer and
fed to Billings. Sheriff Savage was
requested to find Sweyn, II possible,
and make the arrest, and Sheriff
Fahrer OF North Dakota will be here
to take him in charge.
LEwIsTowN, Jan. 26.-The mos,
important realty deal ever cousum.
mated in Fergus county was concluded
today, when John Quincy Adams Of
Spencer, Iowa, purchased three tracts
Of land near the Judith river, about
20 miles west of L%ewistown, for abou,
$50, 900. He secured the ranches
known as the Lewis, Shea and Smith
places, they aggregating between s.
900 and 5000 acres. While no de
finite announcement has been made, I
is believed the purchaser will establish
a town on the lands.
HELENA, Jan. 26.-Gov. Joseph X
Toole today appointed Will Aiken.
Helena newspaper man, who has beer
for some time past connected with 1h'
Montana Daily Record, his priv at
secretary to succeed Lon r. Hoss, re
! signed. Before entering the emplo,
of The Record, MIR. Aiken was tn
state house reporter for The Helen;
Independent, q position which he oc
cupied for several years, during whic'
time he became we'll known to tn
mamhara If both houses and the stat