The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12
BRIEFLETS.
| SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE.
hat Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

" hat Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.
BUTTE. Sept. Again indicted by
the grand jury for gambling, eight
men have been arraigned and released
on bail pending trial. The offense is
alleged to have taken place in a Park
street cigar store. The accused ire:
Joe Marich, Mike Trim, Tom Nolan,
Steve Popovich, Ed Thomas, Andrew
Johnson, Henry Belivew and Marco
Marovich.
BUTTE, Sept. 7.-Court Clerk Da.
vies announced this morning that the
sum peculated from the county through
the issuance of false warrants for
Jurors and witness fees, which acts
are charged against W. p. Farrell,
aud the purchase of such warrants,
which is charged against George F..
Dancer, will reach the sum of $4,000
at least. Mr.. Davies also stated that
the padding of the jury and witness
fee books with the names OF fictitious
persons or persons to whom nothing
was owing will run back at least to
March, 1905, q year and a half.
BUTTE, Sept. John Estenson in
stituted suit yesterday in the district
court against the Oregon Short Line
and Northern Pacific Railway compa.
MES for $40, 100 damages for personal
injuries. He relates that he resides
near the track Of the Northern Pacific
on Maryland avenue, and in order to
reach his home must cross the track,
which is used jointly by the two de-.
PENDANT companies. On the night of
May 10 he crossed the track and was
struck by an engine, which approached
the crossing without a notice Of warn
ing. His right arm was broken in
two places, and his right foot vas
broken and his head was severely in.
jured.
MILES CITY. Sept. THE sale of
the Burt and Mclean ranches, COM.
prising $4,000 acres Of land, purchased
from the Northern Pacific about four
years ago, On Fallon creek, has been
effected by c. B. Towers, to the
Streeter syndicate of Illinois. The
land will be divided into forty, sixty
and eighty acre tracts and parceled
out to farmers who can be induced to
try dry farming. The land is we'll
cut up with creeks which can be
damned and irrigation provided in
that way If the "dry'' process should
not be found successful, but the ex.
%perience Of Charles Lansing, who is
running the government dry farm on
the north side of the Yellowstone, has
satisfied that gentleman, at least. that
grains and other crops can be raised
successfully by the dry method.
BUTTE, Sept. l0.-Two gangs of
thugs held up fourteen men, in two diff.
ferent sections of the city, last night,
within two hours. Ia n instance
during a division of the spoils two OF
the highwaymen quarreled and one
shot the other, inticting a wound from
which the bandit cannot recover. No
arrests were made.
MlsSoULA, Sept. l~0.-Several big
cattle men and cattle raising firms
here are retiring from business. The
cause is the forthcoming opening Of
the Flathead alton, where they
have ranged their stock. The opening
Of the reservation will deprive them Of
their ranges. The stock is being
shipped east in large consignments,
aud the end of the season will find the
ranges with 5000 or 1000 head OF
horses aud cattle less than usual.
Sheep will still be raised in the forest
reserves, after the other stock raising
has ceased.
BUTTE, Sept. lO.-Neil Mcdonald,
| one Of the best known mining men OF
the state, and particularly we'll known
about Helena during the Legislative
sessions, "a found dead in his room
in the Cash lodging house here this
morning, having been dead for q nun
Der of hours when found. Con Muir
ray, one Of the best known Old.timers
of Butte, was found dead in his room
ut the Florence hotel this morning
death having evidently been caused b!
heart disease.
BUTTE, Sept. lO.-Oscar a. Myhre
nnnh Is yaars and a miner by OCCuna