The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-03
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALI
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened In Montana During
the Past Few Days.

0nEAT ALLS, lee. Zo.-A petltAOu
with us signatures of Cascade county
voters was filed this forenoon with the
board of county commissioners asking
for q special election to be held in the
county for the purpose Of submitting
to the voters the question Of adopting
the provisions of the primary election
law in this county. The list 10 now
being compared with the last registra-
ton.
HELENA, Dec. 2S.-With the death
| Of William King there are now six OIL
legged homicides 10 the Lewis and
Clark county Jail. including two NO.
men, both Of whom are colorcd. An
autopsy on the body Of King was held
today, and II was found that the bullet
fred supposedly by his irate wife,
Julia, had entered the back through
the tenth rib and neat the spine.
HELENA, Dec. pa meeting Of the
secretaries Of all fairs In the state has
been called to convene In this city on
January 5, for the purpose of arrang.
log a Montana racing circuit. 1t is
b .lieved by this organization several
hundreds OF dollars can be saved to
the horsemen, as we'll as to the various
fair associations. 1t looks at present
as If the racing season will start in
Butte and be continued In such towns
as Anaconda, Helena, Livingston,
Missoula, Bozeman. Billings, Big
Timber and Great Falls. The circuit
officials will choose judges. starters
and clerks for the entire eason and
will establish uniform rules for the
government of the races.
M1ssOULA, Dec. 2S.-1u a private
letter from Washington to a friend in
this city, Representative Joseph NJ.
Dixon expresses the opinion that the
timber and stone law will be repealed
at this session OF congress. The SEN
timent throughout the east ia said to
be wholly in favor of the bill intro
!. |, duced by Congressman Lacey, chair
man of the public lands committee In
: the house, for the repeal of the timber
anu stone act, and although the west.
= ern representatives will doubtless op'
: pose the Lacey bill, they have little
hope of accomplishing its defeat.
a HELENA, Dec. 28.-In annual meet
= ing the state board of sheep commits
sioners today devoted considers blt
time to listening TO an address of DR.
= Ramsey, assistant chief of the fedora
. bureau of animal industry, the re
mainder OF the session being occupies
. with the report of Secretary Corneliu'
Hedges, Jr., and the report of Dr.. M
E. Knowles, state veterinarian. Twelv'
:, members were In attendance upon th'
meeting, with President T. c. Power
!, presiding. The annual report Of Sec
- rotary Hedges was submitted, dealing
with the condition of the sheep indus
70 try throughout the state and giviul
an outline OF what has been done IN
=. der direction of the commission durinl
"a the year.
HELENA, Dec. @.-W. Y. Simon
ton. q resident OF Helena since 1855
and we'll known throughout Montans
died At his home here yesterday. MI
u Simonton was the contract who but
:. the Broadwater, the Helena hotel, tn
" Union Bank and Trust, and man
other buildings in the city. He wa
SO years of age and leaves q wife an
y" two daughters.
DILLON. Dec. 29.-Charles Ratella'
Of Bann0ck, who arrived this morl
ing, brings news of q sad TRACED
~ which occurred far up In the moul
tains above the little camp q few da,
ago. Charles Brown, contracto
who was taking out logs near Disl
IN more's sawmill above the Ajax min
was killed by a falling log. His hes
~. was crushed and his neck broke
a. His partner, George Trescott, ma
ew aged 10 get the log from the prostra
~ body, but life had departed.
8 TOWNSEND, Dec. 29.-The Townser
creamery will churn out this mon
5000 pounds OF as fine butter rs ev
came from q cOw-about the san
w amount as last month. The creame'
.'n has at the present time a daily averaI
OF ~sixty-fve patrons, some of d
cream being shipped here from as Il
~ west as Ellist0n and as far east
Bozeman. The product has a ready d
u mand among the Townsend and He
o0' ena merchants. II IL estimated by /
'eo G. Scholes. the manager, that by ne
e"s June the monthly output will rea
5000 pounds.
LEWIsTOWN, Dec. 29.-The fines
600 that were imposed by Jud
Cheadle upon Carl Hegenson, now
IN Helena, and w. j. Slaughter up'
the their pleas Of guilty to the charge
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