The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-11
MONTANA
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

stationed at Fort Harrison, committed
suicide yesterday by taking morphine.
McE!hannon has a fine record in the
army. He went to the Philippines as
volunteer, vas a lieuten ant in the con.
stabulary and later enlisted in the
Seventh. Dependency due to ex.
cessive drinking is assigned as the
cause of suicide.
BILLINGS, July 5.-Owen B. VIII.
liams Of Custer, Mont, the drawer OF
No. l in the recent drawing for the
Grow land, is threatened with a con.
test before he a take his pick of the
lands. Williams is married to a full.
blood Indian, who received her allot.
ment from the Grow tribe, and this is
said 20 operate against her husbands
taking land. Commissioner Richards
Of the general land Office will not dis.
cuss the matter. Williams 10 reported
70 have hackers with money and will
%endeavor to locate the choicest piece
of land for a townsite.
HELENA, July 5.-John O. Hussey,
a member of the well.known sheep firm
of Cook T. Hussey of White Sulphur
Springs, and q pioneer OF Montana,
is dead. He died yesterday after q
sickness OF some duration, and the
immediate cause Of his death vas
hemorrhage. He leaves a stepson,
Louis Penwel! Of this place, and a
sister, Mrs. Huneke of Butte. Mr..
Hussey was SO years old, and was well
known in the Judith Basin and the
state. He had lived at White Sulphur
Springs for many years, and will be
buried there. He came to Montana in
the '70's. OF late he had been in bust
ness with Mr.. Penwell.
HELENA, July 6~.-According TO re.
ports made to State Examiner L. f.
Collins, the p state banks in Mon
tana made an excellent showing OF
conditions in their reports under late
of June Is. The total of the resources
is given at $40, 75S, 22S, an increase OF
about $500, 600 since the last report,
while the deposits show a growth of
half a million dollars.
HELENA, July 6.-OHicials OF the
Montana State Fair association have
been informed that Ethan Allen Hitch.
cock, secretary of the interior, and
James Wilson, secretary of agricul.
ture, will be in Helena during the
state fair. While here, Mr.. Wilson
will attend a meeting of the state
board Of livestock commissioners, and
later he and Secretary Hitchcock will
visit each of the Indian reservations
Of the state.
BILLINGS, July 6.-Robert Younger
q sheep herder in the employ of the
Custer company at Bull mountain,
committed suicide there at an early
hour this morning. He was found
sitting with his back against a tree.
In one hand he held q As Colts revolt
yer. A large hole above the right
eye told the story. Coroner Rhine.
hart held an inquest there today. His
parents live in Bridger and be was
we'll known here. Temporary insanity
was the cause.
HELENA, July 6.-Inspectors of Chi.
nesc in Montana have arrested four
Cinnamon on the charge of being in
the United States illegally. They
were arrested in different parts of
Montana and brought to Helena,
where they were arraigned before
United States Commissioner H. r.
Thompson. II the evidence is con.
sidered sufficient, they will be ordered
deported, but can appeal to the United
States court. One Chinaman, in ad.
dition to being charged with being in
the country illegally, is charged with
having aided another to enter the state
from Canada.
BUTTE, July S.-Three suits to re.
cover damages aggregating s92,5Ol
for personal injuries sustained in
mines were begun in the district court
yesterday. Two of the suits are
against +. Augustus Heinze and other
former owners of the Minnie Healy
mine, aud one suit is against Thomas
+. Cole and other officers In the Red
Metal Mining company for injuries
sustained in the Belmont mine.
LEwlsTOwN, July Ira HINES
created something Of q sensation to
day by drinking q bottle of laudanuu
on the street. Within a few minute.
he was being whirled quickly to tn,
county infrmery in an ambulance
; He is we'll known in turf circles, hav
ing been connected with j. n. Drake.
racing stables. In 1902 he was sen
to the ~penitentiary for four years fol
shooting Jack Hughes in q row a
Moccasin City.