The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-14
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened In Montana During
the Past Few Days.

h last Few Days.
BUTTE, Feb. 8.-The proprietors of
six gambling houses were placed un.
der arrest here, each furnishing bail
10 the sum Of sl50. 1t is current
rumor about the city hall that the bail
bonds will be forfeited and that the
fines will be made monthly. being
forthcoming hereafter without argu.
ment. II the games are to run, the
city will increase its evenue by &c..
600 a month.
M1ssOULA, Feb. SIT has been sug.
gested that the government obtain all
Of the buffalo in Montana that can be
procured and place them in the Vel.
lowstone park. In this way q herd of
sufficient size could be maintained so
that the buffalo could be preserved
for p%osterity. It is believed that this
is the only feasible plan to prevent
the complete disappearance of the
species q few years hence.
LEw1sTowN, Feb. g.. Clayton
Grew, who was recently found guilty
of grand larceny in the district court
here, for the robbery Of a mar named
Wakefield of s13O in a barber shop
last fall. was today setenced by Judge
Cheadle to term of four years in the
states prison at Deer Lodge. Wake.
field was sitting In a saloon in an in.
toxicated condition, when Crew en-.
tered the place and took the money
from his pocket.
HELENA, Feb. 9.-Louis Denny, of
Great Falls, dropped dead in a local
Turkish bath house early today, sup.
posedly from heart failure or acute
alcoholism. Denny appeared at the
bathhouse early this morning and
had been in the sweat room a few
moments when he called for cold
This supplied he directed the
attendant to return in ten minutes
with another glass. Upon the return
of the attendant, Denny was found
lying on the floor, evidently having
fallen from the cot.
BILLINGS, Feb. 9.-News was re.
ceived here today from Columbus,
to the effect that Edward
Burke, who resides on q ranch near
Montana, has by the provis.
ions of the will of the late Marshall
of Chicago, been left q legacy
Of $4,000. Mr.. Burke states that the
news 9 great surprise to him. He
says, however, that he was we'll &C.
luainted with Millionaire Field many
years ago, and was in his employ for
Two years. He also says that at one
lime he was left 40 acres of land near
Chicago, and while it was In the keep.
ing of other parties he lost possession
Of 1t. Afterward Mr.. Field acquired
title to the property and Mr.. Burke
that the $50. 600 has been given
by Field to remunerate him for the
loss of this land.
BILLINGS, Feb. 10.-The Billings
Drainage company has filed articles
Of incorporation with the county clerk.
The capital stock Is $4,000. 1t ia
made up of men who arc interested in
The land which the Arnold drain will
reclaim and has the contract for that
work. Colonel H. w. Rowley is now
In Chicago negotiating for a big
dredging machine.
HELENA, Feb. lO.-The coroner's
jury, which, for the past four days
has been Investigating the death of five
persons in Monday nights appalling
on the Northern Pacific, near
this city, today returned q verdict
charging the Northern Pacific Kali.
way company with gross negligence:
the company worked its crews too
long hours, and that the r of the
freight was also negligent In the way
it handled the train.
BOHEMIAN, Feb. lO.-Tuesday norm
ing at least Is carloads of cattle for
Chicago will be shipped from Boze-
man. This will be the largest ship
ment that has ever been made from
here for some time. The shippers have
asked the railroad to furnish them a
coach to be attached to the train, SO
they will not be compelled to change
their baggage at the end of each divi-
sion, as they do now when they ride in
the cabOOse.
HELENA, Feb. 10. The supreme
court today, in an opinion by Chief
Justice Brantley, ordered the disbar.
ment of Is. S. Thresher, a Butte law
yer, Justice Milburn concurred in q
seperate opinion. The court, in an
opinion by Associate Justice Milburn,
suspended from practice for a period
Of nlntey days Evans A. Carleton,
former SUPERINTENDENT of public in