The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-02
MONTANA NEWS BR1EfLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items from
Various Parts of the State.

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GREAT FALLS, April 24.-Cascade
county lands are not wanted by buy.
ers-at least it would not seem SO
from the outcome of the state land
sale held this morning in front Of the
county court house. Deputy Land
Agent John p. Schmit auctioneered in
persuasive tones, but pot one foot of
land was sold. nor a new lease made.
In fact, one of the old leases, that of
Frank O'Dell, was not renewed.
GREAT FALLS, April "A fall
sustained by Matt Knutson Friday
morning at the Chamberlain com.
pany's sheep ranch. 60 miles east of
shis city, resulted in the death of the
man yesterday. Death was caused by
internal Injuries. Knutson was putting
up a building on the ranch and fell
from the roof to the ground. In his
fall he struck a heavy timber, and the
hurt he received caused him great suf.
fering.
HELENA, April "a The famous
case of the United States against the
Conrad Investment company, upon
which hinges the legality OF the water
rights involved in the immense irri.
eating scheme of w. G. Conrad in
Teton and Cascade couu,ies, of which
the town of Conrad Is he metropolis,
is up before Chancellor Oliver T..
Crane. The company was grated the
right to amend its answer Saturday,
and the case is on for the taking of
testimony.
HELENA, April ~ The city of Hell.
ena was fined 81 yesterday Oh convic-
tion Of "a violation of the eight.hour
law, in compelling policemen to work
more than eight hours. Some time
ago the city demurred to the charge,
and this Justice Curtis overruled.
Yesterday the case came up, and the
city not making any appearance, the
fine was imposed. The case will now
be appealed TO the district court.
MILES CITY, April 24.-J ack Cope,
d stranger in Miles City, who was
taken from the European hotel Thurs.
day night, where he was i'll with ty.
phoid pneumonia, to the poor farm,
while in delirum this morning broke
through the screen of u of the win
dows in the Dom where he was con
fined. He escaped from the attend ants
and was later found dead near the
railroad tracks.
HELENA, April 25.-W. u. Crum is
IN the city from Butte, and announces
that as soon as the city council shall
pass a franchise granting him the use
of the alleys of the city, in accord ance
with the recen decision of the supreme
court, he will at once begin the build
ing of an independent telephone sys.
TEN for Helena.
HELENA, April 25.-Word was re.
ceived In Helena today of the death Of
Clarence Wilson, in San Francisco,
as the result of injuries received dur
ing the recent earthquake and fire in
that city. Wilson was a con Of E. T.
Wilson, former receiver of the FRS,
National bank of Helena. and a ne.
phew of Mrs. Fred w. Agate, of Hell.
ena.
LEWIsTOWN, April 25.-The larges,
single trans action ever made 10 this
state In ranch lands was contaminated
this afternoon, when Louis Lehfeld,
and others sold to the Chicago, Mil
waukee Il St. Paul's real estate hold
ing concern, the Enterprise Land and
improvement company, 5000 acres,
the consideration being 800, 600. The
land is located in the southern part O,
the county, much of it being in the vi
cinity of the Musselshell.
MIssOULA, April 25.--John Marion
a fugitive from justice, made a des
perate attempt to escape from an of
ticer a. Garrison early this morning
by swimming the Missoula river, ant
was shot through the leg and take,
into custody. He vas brought Il
Missoula on train No. } this after
noon by Sheriff Graham, of Missoula
and placed in the Sisters hospital
Marion is wanted in Hamilton on +;
charge of obtaining money under falls.
pretenses.
LEwIsTowN, April 25.-Word ha.
been received here that Mrs. j.. G.
Cooper, the wife of the foreman of thu
Whisky Gulch mines, was killed il
the San Francisco disaster. Will
Cook, son of G.. w. Cook of this
place, has not been heard from. HI
was employed in the Southern Pacific
railroad Office in the i'll fated city
|, is not thought, however, that any
thing has happened 10 him, though
his family is still anxious To hea,