The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-05
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
" hat Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

| LEV SAOWN aug. OU. - George
Con!ey, a youth of good family. and
with every incentive to right living,
has been sentenced by Judge E. X.
Cheadle to one year in the peuiten.
tiary, the defendan having entered a
plea of guilty to the charge of steal.
ing a sum Of money belonging 70 a
woman.
MALTA. Aug. 30.-Jack Thornton
was killed here this morning while he
and his brother were trying to steal a
ride between coaches Of passenger
train No. 4. His home was in Seattle
and his mother has been notified. 1t
is expected that the body will be seat
home tomorrow.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 3O.-C W.
West, a cowboy who has been work.
ing for the Sun river roundup, and
who came to town last night intending
to go east on a visit was held up while
crossing the railroad bridge about .
a. N. today and relieved of all he had
with him-sS. Luckily he had turned
the bulk of his money over to a friend.
When held up he was with a man he
had met in the evening and who is be.
lieved to have been in the game. There
appears 10 be no clue.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. 3O.-Deputy Sheriff
B%attenfelder of Logan captured three
crooks. Harry Woods, Frank Will
liams and William Miller this morn.
ing about 2 o'clock, near Logan.
They had robbed Q freight car at Sap
pington. The stolen goods we're found
on the men. The officer also arrested
two men at Logan yesterday evening
who attempted to hold up a freight
brakeman. They are believed t o be
crooks and part Of the gang of bur.
glars who have been operating in
Montana recently and who burglarized
the Belgrade postofice and D. Tait's
saloon last Friday, securing 300 in
each place.
LIVINGSTON, Aug. 3l.-News was
received in this city today OF the
drowning at Lake Yellowstone Wed.
nesday OF a tourist and q soldier. The
accident occurred while a party of six
were out fishing in q row boat. The
lake became rough and the boat upset.
No further particulars were obtain.
able.
HELENA, Aug. Sit is the duty OF
a county treasurer to collect licenses
from women who engage in the sale Of
spirituous, malt or fermented liquors
or wines. This is the essence of an
opinion rendered by Attorney General
Albert J.. allen, in response to a let.
ter from Roy +. Ayers, county attor.
ney of Fergus county, who holds that
the statutes in providing for the col.
lection OF licenses for the sale of these
commodities make no exception ia ia
vor Of women.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 3l.-The Mel
son Coal company has been made de.
fendant in an action brought by Christ
B%roscheit. to ecove damages in the
sum OF $1,000 for injuries alleged to
have been received by the plaintiff in
the mine Of the defendant at Sand
Coulee, which he alleges were caused
by the carelessness and negligence Of
the defendant. Plaintiff also asks for
the amount of the bills for medical
attendance and hospital fees which
were incurred by him on account of
said injuries.
LEWlsTowN, Aug. Y.-The Rock
creek bench farmers held q protest
meeting in Moore last Saturday. The
call for the meeting followed the an
nouncement OF the Montana Elevator
company that they would pay but 43
cents per bushel for winter wheat.
Later IN the day the price offered was
raised to ~ cents. The farmers in.
structed Charles Clary to go to Boze.
man and see II he could secure buyers
for wheat who will pay a more reason.
able figure, in the opinion of the
farmers.
BUTTE, Sept. 2.-While boating on
the lake at Columbia gardens tonight,
Joseph Murray, OF this city, aud Err
nest B. Eathorne, Of Helena, aged, re
spectively, Is and 20 years, wert
drowned. Two other young men, Thu
Cohan and an unknown youth, were
Dreciuitated into the lake. hnt ssca nee
by swimming to the shore.
LEwlsTowN, Sept. An orga
nized band Of horse thieves is reported
to be in existence At Flatwillow, ant
they have stolen forty.nine horses be
longing to Rancher w. J. Winnett il
one band. Mr.. Winnett is al Lewis
town seeking to organize the ranch
men and offer q reward of $1,000 TO-
the arrest and conviction of tn
thieves. He will contribute $500 him