The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-31

lance u D uClAt. OS0t0 came without
warning, a large mass OF rock crush.
ing Kennedy's chest and body in az If
it were an egg shell and breaking his
neck. On the 18th day OF this month
Kennedy had taken out q $40, 600
accident policy, the receipt for which
was found IN his corpse.
GREAT FALLS, Jan. 27.-Clarence
Long, q smelterman, committed
suicide this evening in q room Of the
Lewis Clingan lodging house. He
had gone to the room with the evident
intention of numbering Mise Mary
Mickleist, for whom he had unbounded
affection, which was not reciprocated.
He had been in love with the young
woman for several weeks, but she
tried all the while to avoid him.
BUTTE, Jan. 27.-The grand jury
indictments against County Commits.
stones W. D. Clark and others we're
taken up before Judge Donlan this
morning. Attorney G. F. Kelley and
Attorney E. s. Booth appeared for
the defense. A sheaf Of motions was
filed asking the court to dismiss the
cases on the ground that more than
six months had elapsed without the
prosecution making any move to bring
the matters to trial.
BUTTE, Jan. 27.-Tired of q life
that seemed barren Of promise for the
future, and brooding over troubles of
which the outside world knew not nor
cared, Nels Carlson, age 81, commit.
ted suicide today by swallowing 60
grains OF morphine. Carlson, If that
be his name, made every effort to con.
ceal his identity, carefully destroying
any letters or papers which might
tend to throw any light upon the rea.
son for his self.destruction.
GREAT FALLS, Jan. 27.-Thomas
Bruskey, ageds IS years, who had re.
sided in this city for several years,
engaged in peddling fruit to the mir-
ing camps and other settlements of
the county, died in q saloon at Belt
at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Bruskey
had been in the saloon for over "a
hours. constantly intoxicated, and re.
fused to a or sleep. He sat down at
q table in the saloon, laid his head
on the table and a few minutes later,
when an attempt was made to arouse
him, he was dead. A physician who
was called pronounced death due to
acute alcoholism.
HAMILTON, Jan. PA trainload of
fine cattle will be shipped from here
the first Of the week. The cattle r
from the Bitter Root farm and they
will be sent direct to Chicago, where
they will probably bring the highest
prices IN the market. This is the first
shipment to be made in 1906 from
Hamilton. Last year the number Of
cattle and sheep shipped out Of Hamil.
ton vas three times as large as in any
previous year. Heretofore the Bitter
Root valley has been considered
merely an agricultural district, but
now it is being proved that the raising
OF cattle and sheep can be made e
ly as profitable in this section az in
any other In western Montana.
LEw1sTowN, Ian. 29.-The trial Of
as. Sherman for the murder of Sam.
uel Studzinski last August was COM
menced today in the district court,
and the entire day vas consumed in
getting q jury, which, however, was
completed just before adjournment.
HELENA, Jan. 29.-The supreme
court today denied the motion for q
re.heariug in what IL known 40 the
sheriffs' mileage case, recently de.
cided, and holding that in the trans
portatiou OF prisoners, insane and
hayward youths to state institutions
sheriffs we're entitled to only actual
and necessary travelling expenses.
CHoTEAU, Jan. 29.-After several
days OF suspense, Mrs. Nellie r.
Brown, Of this place. was informed
Saturday that her son, Robards
Brown, who a q passenger on the
Valencia, had been saved. Today,
while she was rejoicing over the good
news that had come, she received
another telegram. saying that her son
wasSamong the lost, and that his body
had not yet been recovered.
HELENA, Jan. 29.-At q joint meet
!, ing of the state land board aud the
, Carey land act board, In the Office o,
J. p. Schmit At the capitol today, tn,
offer of Samuel Diusmore to purchas,
, q large are OF state lands in Ravall
, county at the minimum figure of go a,
acre was received, aud taken under
, Amusement. Mr.. Dinsmore and asso
g ciates propose building an irrigatinl
q ditch of some 70 or so miles in length