The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-07-18
MONTANA
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALL
Oven THE STATE.
" hat Has Happened in Montana puriua
h Past Few Days.

h Past Few Days.
HELENA, July L.. Wong Wing
Guy pleaded guilty before Commits.
sioner H. r. Thompson today on the
charge of smuggling Chinese into the
United States, and was held to the
federal court, in g., 0 He is a men,
Der OF the alleged Hoover crowd,
which is charged with conspiracy
along these lines.
GLENDIvE, July l2.-John F. Nc.
Cam, restaurant man, jumped into
the Yellowstone river Tuesday after.
noon, and was drowned. He vas seen
to kneel down and pray in q tent BY
the river bank before he jumped into
the river. He is supposed to have
been insane. He had been drinking
heavily. His body has not been
found. Mccain had run . restaurant
here, and was or his way to Burns
camp.
STEvENsvILLE, July II. The
strawberry season in the Bitter Root
this year Is q very profitable one. The
weather during the spring worked .
hardship on the plants, but the Der.
ries did we'll, with what little sunshine
they had. The berries have been sell.
ing since the first we're put on the
market for &c. 0 per crate, and will
not go down any during the season,
as the demand is greater than the
crop.
HELENA, July Fin a letter to
President William Scallon OF the
Butte Civic league, Attorney General
Galen states that he does not deem it
his duty to 60 there and conduct the
grand jury investigation into alleged
violations OF the gambling laws, but
is willing to conduct any suits, prop
erly based and supported by evidence,
for the removal of officials who may
have been derelict in their duties in
prosecuting violators Of the law.
HELENA, July Ii. A deal was
closed today for the transfer Of the
Gamer ranch, in the valley sbelow the
city, to the Masonic Grand Lokge
Charity association, and the erection
OF a Masonic home is to begin i'm.
mediately. The ranch. which is 10.
Gated conveniently to the city, will be
on the shores of q lake to be created
by the building of the new dam across
the Missouri river.
ANACONDA, July 13.-Deer Lodge
county will be reduced to:a county of
the fifth class after Jan. l, 1907, not
because the assessment aud valuation
OF property has falleuMof, but from
the fact that the last legislature
changed the classification. To main.
tain its present class this county
would have to be assessed at $40, O00,-
900 or more, and it will not be far
from IS, 600, 600.
GLEND1vE. July 13.-The great wool
sale which was advertised to start
here the morning Of the 10th began
on the 18th, owing to the lateness of
the London market report arriving.
Close to q million pounds of the staple
were sold during the past two days at
prices ranging from % to "a cents, the
great majority OF the sales being made
at about % cents. A large number of
the more important clips are yet to be
sold.
BILLINGS, July l3.-The clerks who
have had charge OF the Hand drawing
for the Crow Indian reservation have
finished their work in this city and
nearly all of them have left for Wyom.
ing points, where they will look after
the opening OF the Shoshone reserva-
ton. The first of the week $500 pos
tai cards were sent out to all the lucky
ones, telling them what numbers they
drew and when they would be com
PEELED to be in the city for the purpose
of filing If they wanted to use their
homestead rights.
HELENA, July l3.-The first ship
ment of Montana range cattle to the
Chicago market will be from the north
ern ranges, and will go forward july
-. The cattle will be shipped by D.
\. G. Floweree, and are said to be II
excellent condition. According to w
G. Preuitt, secretary of the Montan;
Stock Growers association. Montan;
range cattle are in fine condition an,
the range men will ship fat cattle thi
year. Last year cattle were not so ia
and prices were low. 1t is thought III
shipments will be as heavy this yea
as last, when they reached 24o,oO
head aud, judging by the condition Q
the animals, prices ought to be bette
than a year ago.
HELENA, July l4.-United State
Judge Wolverton today imposed ser
Il