The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-07
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

the Past Few Days.
LEwISTOWN, Nov. 1.-Close esti
mates show that something over 100
head of beef cattle will be shipped GU
of Fergus county to the eastern mar
kets by the end of the shipping sea
son, which will be near the close O.
the present month. This is a sligh'
gain over last year, but the stockmer
have received an average OF $40 pei
head more for their beef this year
than was realized last season.
CULBERTsoN, November. l.-Geo.
Bruegger, OF Williston, N. D., a
brother of J.. u. Bruegger, of this
place, died a few nights ago from the
effects of an accident which he re-
ceived while helping to install a gaso.
line engine. While lifting upon the
engine it slipped in some way and
struck him, breaking a rib. 1t is sup.
posed that he a hurt internally and
died from the effects of the wound.
BILLINGS, Nov. Iceland Math.
ews, a young man employed on the
work on the irrigating canal. about
twenty miles north Of this city, was
shot through the body this morning
and perhaps fatally injured. Young
Mathews was out hunting and when
going over the brow of q hill he was
seer by another hunter who mistook
him for a coyote and fired. The bull.
let passed into the thigh and vas ex.
tracted by a surgeon here. He 10 in q
serious condition.
ANACONDA, Nov. "A big sale in
ranch land is reported today in the
transfer by Jacob Stuckey to Jesse N.
Miller OF 3l5 acres of land for the sun
of 81, 500 with water rights in Barber
creek and Stuckey gulch. This ranch
is one of the Oldest in the Deer Lodge
valley and is located about five miles
west of this city.
BILLINGS, Nov. 2.--Tony Minder,
proprietor of the Topic saloon, who
was arrested yesterda y on a charge of
receiving stolen property, was given a
hearing in a Justices
court this evening and was held to
answer to the charge in the district
:ourt. Bond was fixed at $3.50. Min.
Ter is charged with purchasing thirty
,ases of beer bottles from two small
BOYS. who are charged with stealing
hem.
BUTTE, Nov. 2.-F. A. Garside, the
OF the defunct Aetna bank Of
his city, is making q hard fight in
to keep from returning to
Sheriff Quinn this afternoon
received a telegram from Deputy Sher.
III Frank Burke. who went after Gar.
side, to the effect that he will be un.
able to return for several days and
that Garside is making a hard fight
az ainst extradition papers.
BUTTE, Nov. Butte is on the
verge of a serious fuel famine and all
that it requires is a cold snap to de-
velop it. There is practically little
coal coming into the camp, the excuse
Of the railroad companies being that
they have not the r. at their dis.
posal to freight the coal from the
mines to Butte. Apparently there is
no shortage at the mines, but the
Of the roads appears to be to
give other localities which furnish q
return traffic for the cars the prefer
ence.
BILLINGS, Nov. 2.-Work Of erect.
ing large feeding pens at the sugar
factory in this city will begin in a few
days. The pens will be sufficiently
large to accommoda ate many thousands
OF sheep, which will be fed on beet
pulp throughout the season. This
class of feed will be sold to the far
mers at the price OF forty cents per
ton, and the present indications are
that the demand will be far in excess
Of the supply.
BUTTE, Nov. flames Mcintyre
was this morning acquitted OF murder
by the jury in Judge DOMAINS court.
He was accused of having struck Johr
NOLAN q blow over the head Februar,
% last, causing injuries which resulted
in his death April %. The case wa
given into the hands of the jury at
o'clock yesterday afternoon and tina
body after being out oil night cam
into court at 10 o'clock this morning.
and rendered a verdict of not guilty
The counsel for the defendan pleade
self-defense in his behalf.
HELENA, Nov. 3.-Judge w. H
Hunt, in the United States court, to
day signed IN order perpetually en-
joining Merritt w. Peuwell, Lowel
NJ. Jones and Harvey Jones fror
grazing their cattle upon the Big Be-