The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-03-27
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

eral Galen today decided that license.
due prior to midnight of February q
but which we're not paid until ate,
that date, should be collected in full
the same as If they had been paid or
the day on which they were due and
should have been paid. The opinion
was requested by Assistant Examine,
Ray, who asked what effect the new
law had upon licenses due prior tc
the repeal, and if pay for a full
quarter should be required.
LEw1sTOwN, March 21.-On Wed.
nesday of next week, q meeting of the
woolgrowers of Fergus county will be
held In this city for the purpose of Sc.
curing their cooperation in the effor,
to build up q strong state woolgrow.
ers' association. B. G. White, who
IL q member of the executive commit.
tee for Fergus, is moving in the mat.
ter, and the indications are that there
will be a very large attendance at the
gathering next Wednesday.
HELENA, March 2l.-In an opinion
by Chief Justice Brantly, the supreme
court today reversed the district court
OF Cascade county in the case OF the
state against w. P. Copenhaver, who
was charged by Information with the
crime of burglary in the first degree
and found guilty of the crime in
the second degree. The court pro-
nounced judgment upon the verdict
accordingly. From this the defend.
ant appealed, insisting that it could
not be sustained for the reason that
he had been convicted OF an offense
with which he was not charged.
BOHEMIAN, March 2l.-Bozeman is
making al effort to secure a cracker
and biscuit factory. The Gallatin
Valley club has received several in
quiries from eastern parties relative
to the outlook in this community for a
foctory. 1t is believed that Bozeman
offers an ideal location for a cracker
factory on account OF the quantity of
wheat of a superior quality grown in
the valley. 1t is close to the most
populous section of the state and
within easv distance of the larger
cities.
HELENA, March p. = H. H.
Schwartz, who, until January, was
chief Of the fourth field division
which embraces Montana-of the
SPECIAL service of the general land
Office, left for Washington tonight,
to assume the duties OF chief of the
special service division of the general
Office. This is one of the most re.
sponsible positions in the land inves-
legations which include the gigantic
land frauds. Since January MIR.
Schwartz has been special assistant
attorney general, with headquarters
at Helena.
BOHEMIAN, March 22.-Plowing has
commenced in the Gallatin valley and
had not the heavy snow and rain
storm Wednesday night visited this
section many plows would have been
in the fields today. From reports re-
ceived from the winter wheat sections
of the county there is q promise Of a
splendid crops this year. Some OF
the farmers fear the black bug pest
will do their crops considerable in
jury, but as this pest appears to be
confined to q very small area, the
damage will be slight.
GLENDIVE, March 22.-Glendive was
visited yesterday by a severe wind
storm, accompanied by some rain,
The wind is said to have reached q
velocity OF from SO to 60 miles an hour
and considerable damage to buildings
resulted. One very SAD accident oc'
Cured at Terry, where Foreman Mike
Lacey and a gang of men were en-
gagged in erecting a new railroad water
tank. Wind took the big tank anG
turned it over, pinning MIR. Lacey be-
meath and inaicting serious injuries
The others were slightly injured.
BUTTE, March 22.-Three Finland
ers, charged with gambling, PLEADED
guilty this morning in Judge Don
lan's court, and after q sever lecture
were fined. The men were Peter John
son, proprietor OF the Caswell hous'
bar, John Koski and Andrew Jacob
son, proprietors of the saloon at s
East Park. Both were taken by tn
sheriff in his recent raids. The cour
fined the first namedS2OO and each Q
the others $500. He said from the bencI
that if they came before him again h
would give them the limit for gambl
ing, on every indictment no matte
how many there were.
HELENA, March 22.-Four men wer
instantly killed Yesterday through tn