The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

MIssoULA, June 6.-The Cormies
saloon at Deborgia was held up last
night and $500 secured by the lone
bandit. The robber was masked and
carried a gun, with which he held four
men at bay while he rifed the place.
There is no clew to his identity.
LIVINGSTON, June 6.-Barney Han.
Ion shot and killed Tom Monahan in
q factional row at J ardine this noon
A fierce riot took place last night be-
tween the Ryan and old timers fac
tions and the shooting today was the
outcome, Hanlon is . we'll known old
timer. There had been bad blood in
the camp ever since the Ryan faction
took possession of the Kimberly min
ing property location
BILLINGS, June 6.-The city Of Bill.
lings will be headquarters for the
government geological survey of the
northwest, the Office being located in
the Stapleton block this afternoon.
This head Office will be in charge of
H. B. Cramer, and the force of men
who will work out from the city has
for its immediate consideration the
classifc alton Of all the coal lands
which were Withdrawn from entry by
order Of the president some time ago.
1t is estimated that it will require at
least six months to complete this task.
BILLINGS, June 7.-Registr alton for
the drawing Of the lands Of the Hunt
ley project will begin tomorrow morn.
ing at 8 o'clock, information to that
effect having been received at the local
land Office today. Registra alton will
continue until June % and the draw.
ing will take place the following day.
BUTTE, June - Disappointment
over her failure TO graduate Is be.
lieved to be at the bottom of the mys.
terious disappearance of Mics Edith
Nutterville. The girl had led her par
euts to believe that she was about to
graduate and her dress had been made
and everything was in readiness for
commencement. Miss Nutterville made
an effort to induce Principal H. Nj.
Hart to give her a dummy diploma
and permit her to graduate. His re.
fusal was followed by her disappear.
auce commencement night.
ANACONDA, June THE repairs to
the due of the big smoke stack at the
smelters were completed yesterday at.
terday afternoon and the smoke was
very soon again rolling from the
chimney. The men are returning to
the suspended work as rapidly as pos
sible and by this evening the big plant
will resume the manufacture of copper
The work OF clearing away the debris
and rebuilding the covering for the
lue was pushed night and day by
shifts Of men who changed every eight
hours and begun before the dust had
cleared away.
GREAT FALLS, June S.-The badly
mutilated body OF an unknown mar
was found today on the Montana Cen
trail track eight miles west OF the city
where he had been run over by atrain,
The body was in such condition tina
Identification was impossible, the only
clew to his identity being a mark II
his hat showing that it was sold by
dealer at Everett, Wash.
MALTA, June 9.-The 3-year.old sol
of Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer was killed
late yesterday afternoon, about A
miles south Of this place. The boy
with his parents, was returning to tn
ranch home from Malta, riding in
wagon loaded with about 5000 pound
OF supplies. He was playing in tn
: wagon, climbing over the load, whe1
a jolt OF the wagon threw him out, an
: before the team could be stopped, tn
wagon passed over him. killing hir
instantly.
: HELENA, June S.-Governor Tool
: has named the partial list Of delegate
| to represent Montana at the publ
lands convention to be held at Denve
June 1920, as follaws: Senator T. T
q Carter. Helena: Representative c. \
Pray, Fort Benton; 7. j. Walsh
Helena; NJ. +. Miner, Malta; J.
Bower, Helena: David Frat, Billing
: Joseph T. Brown, Birney: Judge f
' C. Loud, Miles City; David {
Browne, Fort Benton: State Senate
Edward Donlau, Missoula.
BUTTE, June s.-For the year tn
u ended May 81, the net proceeds Of Il
It mines in this district owned by Il
Amalgamated Copper compar
amounted to Sl4, 1892, an increa,
y Of 1896, $50, over the net proceeds
l., the preceding year. This was show
". by an official statement filed with Il
assessor of Silver Bow county tod,
by Charles Swartz, general land al
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