The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-05
MONTANA
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

" hat Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Nov. Estate Treasurer
Col. J. H. Rice today issued a call
for the presentation of all warrants
drawn prior to November 80. He
states that interest will cease running
after that date. The state treasury is
in better condition this year than it
has been for a long period.
HELENA, Nov. pa dastardly at.
tempt was made early today to burn
the building of the Montana Kelley
Institute company at Sunnyside, Al
hambra, but fortunately the fire was
discovered before it had gained any
great Roadway and was extinguished
with a comparatively slight loss. No
one was injured, although seven per-
ons were asleep in the structure at
the time. That the fire was of in.
cendiary origin admits of no doub t,
but why any person should essay to
"ACNn 0A~A SCAsCuANC vi IHC OCNu~
pants of the building is unfathomable.
HELENA, Nov. 30 Miss Minnie
Conrad, of Great Falls, the daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. w. G.. Conrad, has
been named by Governor j. X. Toole
to christen the cruiser Montana. A
few days ago Gov. Toole received q
telegram from G. B. circuit, president
of the Newport News Ship Building
company, saying the secretary of the
navy desired the governor to name
the sponsor to christen the cruiser,
and today Gov. Toole announced he
had selected Miss Conrad. The Mon
tana will be launched December Is,
and it is expected that a party OF Mon
tanans will attend the launching.
DILLON, Dec. 1.-E. l.. Chase, a
wealthy Beaverhead valley rancher,
died yesterday from injuries sustained
on Thanksgiving day by being thrown
from a broncho. His scalp was al
most entirely torn from his head.
Mr.. Chase is survived by a wife and
two small children. He had lived in
the valley eighteen years.
HELENA, Nov. John p. Schmit,
register of the state land Office, sub.
mitted his annual report to the gov
ernor this morning. The total income
of the state land department the pas,
fiscal year from land sales amounts tc
S65l 1852. 81. which IL $780, 600 more
than that collected in any previous
year in the history Of the state lane
Office.
BUTTE, Dec. l.-William p Far
rell. former chief deputy clerk of thu
court, who issued 147 bogus certifi
Gates for jurors fees and robbed tn,
county out OF nearly $4,000, was sen
fenced to % years in the penitentiary
by Judge Michael Donlan today. Tn,
sentence Is the aggregate in two case:
in which he was convicted of the crime
Of forgery, the judge imposing the
limit OF IA years In each case and Or
dering that the second sentence follow
upon the termination OF the sentence
in the first case.
HELENA, Dec. l.--While in a single
rig driving across the street car track
at Lyndale and Benton avenues q,
6:l5 o'clock tonight George O. Yergy
was struck by u street car, thrown or
the track in front OF the car and the
wheels Of the front trucks passed owe,
his body, mangling and killing him
Instantly. The rig was demolished,
but the horse escaped practically un'
injured. The accident was a singular
one, and according to the story told
by the mOtorman Of the car, Stephen
Peterson. was caused by Mr.. Yergy's
Observation-Disclosures.
LIVINGSTON, Dec. because the
Montana Coal and Coke Co. refused
to re-instate a miner who had beer
discharged some weeks ago. about q
hundred miners struck this afternoon,
tying up the mines and cooking plants
OF the company at Aldridge and Horn
The decision to strike followed after
the company had refused to negotiate
the reinstatement OF the discharged
miner. The shutdown of the Mon
tana companies mines will further ag'
gravate the prevailing scarcity OF
coal in the state, many eastern Mon
tana mines being practically without