The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-29
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

and Oarman & Cook I ecove judg.
ment for S75, 900 for the loss of both
eyes and other bodily injuries. Win.
nicott alleges in his complaint that he
was ordered to pick down q piece of
frozen ground on Jan. q, 1907; that
through the negligence of the defend.
ants employees q quantity of giant
powder had been left in the ground
and that the plaintiffs pick caused
it to explode.
GREAT FALLS, May 23.-For the
fourth time 10 two years burglary was
committed at the store of the North.
ern Hardware company. Revolvers
and knives valued al $50 were stolen
from q showcase in which they had
been left during the night. The thieves
made a careful selection, taking the
very best guns and knives in the store.
Entrance was effected through a rear
door. The police have been unable to
secure q clew.
BUTTE, May 23.-By order OF Judge
Bourquin, upon motion of the attor-
neys for the defend ant, B. S. Thresher
was this morning given a judgment
for 81 in his suit against the Western
Union Telegraph company. Thresher
brought suit against the company to
secure judgment for 1925 900 for its
hardness in delivering a message,
announcing the postponemeut OF the
disbarment proceedings which had
been brought against him. He claimed
that, If the message had been deliv.
cred, he would have known that he
had time to answer, and would not
have been disbarred.
HELENA, May %. -Isaac Hutchinson,
q smallpox patient, who has been con-
fined in the county pesthouse for about
ten days, escaped last night and is
supposed to be on his way TO Great
Falls, if he has not already arrived
there. A day or two ago Hutchinson
told the attenda ant that he thought he
would 60 to Great Falls shortly, and
he has made good. Hutchinson es-
capped from the pesthouse at Townsend
about two weeks ago: he came to Hell
ena, and before he was captured had
patronized a local barber shop. At
ter his shave and hair cut he could
not say positively which Of the e '
eral shops he had patronized and
both were placed under quarantine
for about q week.
GREAT FALLS, May %. = James
King and William Monroe, suspected
OF being the men wanted for the bur-
glary of the Northern hardware store
in this city last Tuesda y, were arrested
today at Shelby and brought to this
city. The stolen property was found
in their possession. Five men are at
present serving terms in the penitenti'
airy for robbing the same store within
the past four years.
MIssoULA, May &.-The last of the
famous Allard herd of buffaloes of the
Flathead reserv alton, which was re
Gently purchased by the Canadian
government at a price Of about SIG,
600, will be loaded at the Raw all
stock yards tomorrow on cars OF the
Northern Pacific and shipped to Ed
monitor, Alberta. A large crowd O
Missoula people left tonight for Ra
valli to witness the loading tomorrow
and get the last view Of the herd be
fore it leaves Montana forever.
BILLINGS, May %. - News Of ;
shooting ARRAY which took place a
Laurel this evening has just reached
Billings. Perry Walt was sho
through the stomach and groin b.
Charles Wright, proprietor Of tn
Laurel cafe, at the place OF bushes
of the latter, David Riley was sho
through the top OF the head an
Daniel Jones received a bullet throug
the finger, Walt died shortly afte
the shooting and Jones is seriousl
luJuCCu. LUG CduSC Vi Vic SuOOsAok
unknown. Wright is in Jail.
BUTTE, May 25.-Harry Denny,
half breed Indian, who Is prOminel
in the councils OF the Cree tribe tn,
makes its headquarters at the base
Timber Butte made complaint to She
if Henderson yesterday that an India
from the Flathead reserv alton name
John Marquette was making too vi
lent love to Denny's two daughter
who are said to be quite comely. TT
girls are inclined to resent the ate
tions of Marquette, and it was fear
that he might resort to violence in h
suit. 1t is probable that Depu
Sheriff Logan will be appointed !
fierce, and he will try to make so,
amicable adjustment OF the difficult
BILLINGS. May 25.-In the distr'
court of Yellowstone county, the ca
of the states vs.. John Tilden, charg
with grand larceny, is in progre: