The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-19
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

MISSOCLA, June 11.-In the district
court today John +. Copes was fined
500 and costs on conviction of the
charge Of violating the new wineroom
law. 1t is said an appeal will be
taken in order to test the law.
LIVINGSTON, June IA man was
found drowned last night under the
Yellowstone railroad bridge, below the
town. He has been identified as
William Fay OF Meyersburg, father
of Mrs. w. j. Kaiser. He was 40 old
soldier who came to town Memorial
day. His disappearance was not no.
ticed and the manner Of drowning is q
mystery.
HELENA, June ll.-At the meeting
of the state land board Yesterday
many applications for the purchase
of tracts of state lands were rejected,
including one by the Rev. Father Vic
tor Day, vicar general OF the Helena
Catholic diocese. While it is not
known definitely it is said that the
land was desired for the colonization
scheme of Bishop Carroll. In the
last few weeks many tracts Of land
have been looked at, situated in vari.
ous parts of the state. and when q de.
sirable tract is found it is understood
that settlers will be brought O Mon.
ana.
HELENA, June 1.-THE Montana
railroad commission and F. F. Bos.
sout and o. NJ. Holmes, Of the Havre
Fuel company: c. c. Mack, of Big
Sandy, representing the Mackton Coal
company, together with q. A. Jack.
son, assistant general freight and
passenger agent Of the Great North
ern, and j. Woods met today at the
capitol building in an informal con.
ference. The commissioners said
there was nothing to be given out re.
garding the meeting, as it was an in
formal one. AT 9 date yet to be fixed,
q regular meeting will be be held by
the commission and the matter taken
up.
HELENA, June 1l.-Judge Hunt ar
rived home today from San Francisco
where he has been sitting on the bench
of the circuit court OF appeals. To.
morrow he will convene the April term
of court and order u venire drawn for
the grand jury. II is expected that
the principal work this body will be
called upon to perform will be the
considers alton of cases wherein the de.
fend ants are charged with maintaining
fences on the public domain. II is
understood that several cases will be
presented agains. persons fairly we'll
known in the state.
BUTTE. June IA dispatch from
Boulder TO the Miner states that Ben.
jamin Maxield, county commissioner
for } Jefferson county, was killed this
afternoon in an automobile accident.
Maxfeld had recently bought the ma.
chine and today was learning how to
operate it, when it overturned, crush
ing him to death.
HELENA, June l2.-At the meeting
OF the state livestock sanitary board
here, the question was considered of
the disposition to be made of stray
dipped cattle, not certified 20 by the
secretaries Of the various associations.
1t was decided to advertise such cattle
by their brands for a certain period
of time and then, if the owners cannot
be found. the cattle will be sold.
LIVINGSTON. June 12.-E. d. Eric.
son was arrested laet night on suspi-
cion of robbing William Fay and
throwing him into the Yellowstone
river, where the body was found yes
terday. Frank Yogt, proprietor Of a
liquor store, saw Ericsson in CONVEX
sation with Fay the day Fay's body
"a found in the river. Fay had
money and Ericsson had none. Fay's
body had no money 90 it when dis.
covered, and Ericsson had money when
BILLINGS, June PA. S. Wilson.
q resident of this place, committed
suicide yesterday morning by throw
ing himself from moving Burlington
train. Wilson was a victim of the
drug habit, Ant he had Deer confined
in Jail for several days and denied his
allowance OF morphine.
He asked to be allowed TO 90 to Cody,
Wyo., and was pa. on the train by
the officers to GO there. The train had
hardly started when he sprang from
the platform of a coach. His skull
was broken.
BUTTE, June l2.-Tnree men lost
their lives yesterday afternoon at the
entrance TO tunnel No. , of
the Milwaukee road, south of this city.
James Hydes, Nels johnson
and Charles Morgan were the victims.