The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-09
MONTANA NEWS BR|EFLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

HELENA, Oct. 1.-The total receipts
of the state land Office for September,
according to the report of Register
John P. Schmit, were s43, 76O.06. This
makes the total receipts for the ten
months of the fiscal year 1871, 345,
which is greater by ESQ, 900 than the
entire receipts of the Office in 1906.
M1ssoCLA, Oct. 1.-Pat Ryan, the
holdup man who operated at Bonner
late Sunday night, was sentenced to
the penitentiary this morning by Judge
Wheeler to serve twenty years at hard
labor, after the prisoner pleaded
guilty. He told the officers that it was
his intention after robbing the Bonner
saloons to go each night along the
Northern Pacific and rob places at
Bonita, Clinton and Garrison, and
then 60 over to Anaconda.
BILLINGS, Oct. lit is stated that
there are more than 1000 cars of coal
tied up on the sidings between this city
and the coal mines west of here, and
that they cannot be moved on account
of q lack of motive power. The strike
Of the boiler makers and nachinists
In this city remains unchanged. 1t is
said that overtures have been made to
the men by the railroad company, but
If this be true no results are in evil.
dence.
MIssOULA, Oct. lone of the mush.
room towns of western Montana that
has made great strides towards mod
ern improvement is Taft, a new place
near Saltese, which is on the Ceur
d'Alene branch of the Northern Pacific.
This town is only six months old and
has a fine water works system, an
electric light plant and other mod
ern conveniences. 1t is at this place
the Milwaukee railroad is boring a
long tunnel through the range into
Idaho.
HELENA, Oct. Ia decree was en-.
tered by Judge Hunt today in the case
of the government against H. B. Ellis.
q civil suit for fencing. The decree
was entered according to the stipula.
ton of the parties. 1t provides tina
defenda ant must pay the costs of the
suit, amounting to $500 and must
take down all fences and other OBJ.
structious. The land is situated with.
in the Great Falls land district. The
decree provides that if the defendant
has not removed his fences by Octo Der
81, the marshal OF his deputies are
empowered to cut down and remove
them in a summary manner within five
days thereafter.
HELENA, Oct. 2.-The second an
nual convention of the Montana
Woolgrowers' association convened
at 10 O'Clock this morning in the Uni
tartan church. There are many mem
bers of the association in the city and
the convention is better attended than
the n last year and a good many
new members are being secured.
BUTTE, Oct. 2.-Charles Heidrick,
cashier of the Pacific Express com.
pany from May %. 1907, to Angus: ii,
1907. today sued the express company
in the district court for 5000 dana.
ges, charging the latter with making
false, unfounded and defamatory state
ments about him, and thereby iniurine
his reputation and his chances of max
ing q living.
M1SsOCLA, Oct. 2.-Drowned in a
spring was the fate of Mrs. l.. Near
man, who lived on her sons ranch
near Bonner. Her body was recovered
last night after diligent search hat
been made for the missing woman fol-
several hours. She was 81 years o
age. It is presumed she went to tn
we'll for a pail of water and fell il
from heart failure.
BUTTE, Oct. 2.-There are nine muir
der cases to be tried at the opepin,
term of court ia the criminal division
of the district court by County Attor
ney Murray's Office. Besides ,hes'
cases there are 80 or 90 felony case.
and nearly as many misdemeanoI
cases to be tried. Thirty of the de
fend q are lodged in the county Jail
and the others are out on bonds. TIL
felony cases must be tried first, ant
the defend ants who are in Jail must b.
tried before those at liberty on bail.
HELENA, Oct. q Word was re
ceived at the United States marshall.
office yesterday that Cree Medicine
an Indian, has been arrested near the
Indian alton for the murder o
Night Gem, another Indian, on the
night of September %, last. Cree
Medicine, it is said, struck Nigh,
Gem q fatal blow with q wagon neck
yoke. The prisoner will be given a
hearing before the United States com
missioner at Cut Bank, and, if hello
- ALL 1900 $500.