The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-05-16

signed today, when Governor Toole,
| Secretary of State Ioder and the
men bers of the Carey land act board
transferred 20 residents of Yellow.
stone county abont one thousand
acres Of land. There We're nine pat
ents in all, and they conveyed land
which mad been reclaimed by the state
under the provisions of the Carey act.
BILLINGS, May l2.-Isabelle HOLM.
berg, the little daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. David Holmberg OF Fa.tig. on
the Mus.elshell river, was drowned at
that place Yesterday. The house faces
on the river and while me attention Of
the mother was diverted the little one
toddle! down 20 the river bank and
fell in. Her absence was not noticed
for some time and when search vas
made the body was found IN a sand
bar a quarter Of a mile down the
river.
HELENA, May IA l2.year-old
boy OF this city, BY the name OF Cot.
ter, had az almost miraculous escap
from drowning at the big power dam
on the Missouri river ne ar here today.
He vas playing on the edge OF the
dam during the afternoon when he fell
into the water and a sucked into a
large pipe. which conveys the water
unde. the dam. After being carried
for abou, 10 fee. through this, he vas
swep. down the stream for a distance
Of 500 feet. finally being rescued by a
man who happened TO see his body in
the water. The boy was unconscious
when taken from The water. bat he
quickly revived and afterwards
showed no i'll effects from the expert.
ence.
HELENA, May l2.-Dehni,e and Off.
cial announcement has been made OF
the purchase Of the Montana railroad
by the Chicago, Milwaukee Il St. Paul
Railway company, or at least a on.
trolling interest in the stock thereof,
Richard A. Harlow, president Of the
Montana company, being sponsor for
the statement. AS q part Of the con
tract of the transfer, Mr.. Harlow il
to have charge of the affairs of the
St. Paul in this state, including gen
I eral supervision and direction OF al.
its interests during the building per
iod of two years, which it is expected
will be required to complete the lint
in Montana.
HELENA, May l4.-Edward B. True
= man, the aged former Confederate ant
alleged member of the noted Quantrel
gang. convicted on a charge of man
slaughter, in Flathead county, for tn
killing OF James McCabe, near Seda an
+, Nov. 1, 1904, has been granted a uev
trial by the supreme court.
BASIN, May IA grewsome dis
covery vas made this morning in a.
outbuilding at Wilson kilburn'
: sawmill, when the body of a nan wa
e found hanging from a ratter. Tn
" mans name is not known. He arrived
in Basin last night on a freight trai
and had his pack of bedding an
" clothes on his back. He is a Finlande
and is about 40 years old.
BILLINGS. May II. - During tn
week several Milwaukee, passenge
cars passed through the city boun
= for Lombard, where they will go int
service on the Montana railroad. Il,
! por. has it that several more will TO
'e low in quick succession. \ numbe
l. Of heavy freight engines from the san
u road will shortly follow, and the pre-:
" ent freight equipment will be great
added to for the be,.erment of III;
)! road.
a HELENA, May 1.-two actions wei
&c begun ia the district court this afte
" noon. Both suits are against job
= S. NJ. Ncill, and seek in the aggrega
'o to recover Sl2,3 800. +. Augustus Helm,
= is plaintiff ia one action and the Mo,
u ,ana Ore Purchasing company in II
'e other. In the action brought by Helm
)" it is sough, to ecove s $500, made |
Of eigh, drafts made by Nei!l for -,
ot each and one prOmlssory note OF y
> 600, together with attorneys fees
5000. The various actions
occurred during the years 1901 ar
~ 1902.
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