The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
MONTANA %BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALI
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

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en- accommodated priest, who
pleaded guilty to stealing a small sum
of money from Father Stack OF this
city a short time ago, appeared in the
district court last evening and was
sentenced to one year in the peniten.
ttary by Judge Loud. At the same
session Judge Loud granted the wri,
of habeas corpus asked for by Grover
Davidson, who was arrested here a
short time ago for escaping from an
officer at Forsyth. Mo.
HELENA, August 17.-One of the
largest ranch deals reported recently
is the sale Of the Willow Springs
ranch by Willard Bennett to his son,
Milton S. Bennett, the price paid be-
ing $4,000. The deal includes 400
acres of land and several bands of
sheep. The Willow Springs ranch
was formerly the Hugh Galen stage
station, and is located between Cow
creek and the Jefferson river in
Broadwater county. 1t is said to be
one OF the best ranches in this section
OF Montana. None of the ranch has
been cultivated, but large quantities
OF hay can be grown upon it.
BUTTE, Aug. l7.-Within so days
the Helena Power Transmission com.
pany will be distributing electrical
power to the mines OF this city and to
the Washoe smelter at Anaconda.
H. H. Gerry, manager OF the company
and Of the Missouri River Power com.
pany, who is in the city today, says
the new dam of the Helena Power
Transmission company is completed
and that the company will inaugurate
its service in about 80 days. Mana.
ger Gerry visited the auxiliary steam
plant and substation on the hill today
and found the work there progressing
satisfactorily. The plant ia Butte will
represent an outlay Of $500, 600.
BILLINGS, Aug. 17.-Henry Schls.
sler, a section foreman at Cornith, on
the b. 4 NJ. railway, a short distance
from this city, came to Billings at an
early hour this morning and in com.
pany with three card sharps vent to a
where the four engaged in a
game OF draw poker. The section
boss was permitted to win a few small
pots and then the betting began to get
Schissler had $1,000 on de-
post at the State Savings bank in
this city and he drew that money in
order to break the game, but was
finally swindled out Of it. He did not
report the matter to the police for sew.
eral hours and then nothing could be
found Of the swindlers.
HELENA, Aug. l~S.-Suicide by the
laudanum route was the way Alfred
Johnson, 81 years OF age, took to end
his life yesterday in this city. John.
son left u note saying he had been In
happy for thirty.two years, and hoped
he would be forgiven. He was a
Swede.
HELENA, Aug. lS.-John =. Schmit,
register of the state land Office, re-
turned today from Choteau. Teton
county, where he conducted a most
successful land sale. While no sales
we're made, practically all the old
leases were renewed and new ones, in.
vOlving two sections, were made. Mr..
Sah,nit onrnnpnal hi,cSN1f a., k;rh1,
pleased with the outcome, bidding in
many instances having been very
keen. For example, q tract that
could have been leased as low as s.,
under the minimum fixed by law,
brought. SlS: another, whose low limit
was $2s, brought Sl65: still another, at
els, realized S35, and so on through
out the list.
BUTTE, Aug. Is Silver Bow coun.
ty will pay approximately $500, 900 in
taxes this year for state, county and
school purposes, according to the esti.
mates of John Allan, who has charge
of the extension of the tax rolls. The
assessors returns placed the value of
taxable property in the county at SAL,
800, 495. This amount was reduced
and increased by the equalization
board to SAC, 72S,23o. To this must be
added the sum of 81. OO,345, the
amount of the railroad levy for thi:
county as fixed by the state board
which brings the taxable property VI
to the grand total Of s4S, 42S,575.
DILLON, Aug. lS.-One man dea,
and another dying is the result of
railroad wreck which occurred nea
Lima this morning at ) o'clock, o.
the line Of the Oregon Short Line
Sam Ewalt, conductor of the earl,
morning %southbound freight, wa
ground TO pieces, and John Fuce, en-
gineer of the passenger engine, is IN
conscious still and not expected to re
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