The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
MONTANA NEWS BRIEfLETs.


LEw1sTowN, March 13. - Bells
Bros. have today consummated ideal
whereby they have become the propri.
etors of the Florence mine at Maiden.
They were formerly holders of the
stock to a certain extent. This mine
has yielded 10 the past 1925, 600, and
Is q of the Oldest and best known in
the Maiden district.
GREAT FALLS, March l3.-George
w. Ricketts,, who was last week con-
victed OF mauslaughter for killing
William Hedge at Geyser in July, was
this morning sentenced by Julge Les
lie to ten years in the penitentiary.
This is the extreme penalty. Ricketts,
was taken to Deer Lodge this after
moor by Sheriff Hogan. He will not
ask for a new trial.
BUTTE, March l3.-Slush ice In the
fumes of the WashOe stnelter at Ana.
conda caused the suspension of a
large number of Butte mines today
and laid off about 5000 men. All the
mines shipping to the Washoe shelter
were affected. The list includes the
Anaconda, Neversweat. St. Lawrence,
Mountain Con, Bell, High Ore, Moon.
light, Gamblers and Eas' Grey Rock,
belonging to the AmslEamated COM
pany. The shutdown, .Amalgamated
officials state, will last only today.
The ice in the smelter tlume accumu.
lated yesterday in the fume house
about half a mile west of the mill and
froze on the screen or grating.
LEWIsTOWN. March l4.-Ranchers
residing along the Beaver creek have
formed a mutual telephone company
of their own with a capital of $40, 600,
and will at once build a telephone line
from the Elston ranch, on Beaver
creek to this city.
RED LODGE, March l4.-Murder in
the second degree was the verdict rem.
dered by the jury in the case of Louis
Anderson Ojalehto this evening, after
being out three hours. Last July,
Anderson fired three shots at Andrew
Tuikka on the latter's ranch near
Roberts, a few miles below this city.
The third shot proved fatal.
HELENA, March l4.-Judge Hunt to-
day handed down a decision in the
case Of A. D. Howard, who was charg-
ed with unlawful fencing of govern.
ment lands in Rosebud county. The
defend ant made no appearance, where
upon Judge Hunt issued an order
directing the removal of the fences in
question.
BILLINGS, March l4.-Oscar Lewis,
a variety actor. employed At the Globe
theater, shot his wife, Essie Lewis, q,
an early hour this morning in the
California restaurant, just above the
ankle with a 80 Smith and Wesson re.
volver. Lewis was arrested, and his
wife sent to the hospital, where she
will " Jealousy Is said to be
the cause.
HELENA, March Ex-Governor
Toole today extended ciemency to Geo.
Howard, convicted OF robbery in
Silver Bow county ia 1896, and sen.
fenced to the penitenti airy for 20 years.
The sentence was commuted to II
years and three months, making it ex
pire, with good time allowances, on
May Is. 1906. The action of the gov
ernor was based upon The rec
ommend alton of the prosecuting at.
torney of Silver Bow county It the
time the petition was filed, August,
1909, and who held that the punish
ment was excessive. The commu'
tation, OF course, is subject to ap
prevail by the state board of pardons.
BILLINGS, March Is. ~ specia'
work train went west from Billing.
Tuesday to dig out four passenger
trains that we're showed in a few mile,
west of Livingston, All the available
help that was on hand was sent out in
the hurryup call and many men GU
of employment thus found work
Mondays train No. 4, eastbound, wa.
nearly 26 hours late when it reached
this city and all other passenger trains
were equally al bad.
Tourist Slccpers To Chicago.
The Great Northern Railway com
pany has met the demand for through
sleeping car service to and from Chi
cayO.