The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-08
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

HELENA, May2.-If George Lackas,
convicted in Silver Bow county of
forgery and sentenced to ten ear in
the penitentiary, will abstain from
drink until April %, 1912, the time his
sentence would expire, he will be given
his liberty. This was the condition
upon which Governor Toole granted
the pardon to the man.
BILLINGS. May Beet workers are
arriving 10 the valley by the hundreds.
A special train containing about $50
German-R Russians came in yesterda az
over the Burlington. These people
are brought in by the sugar factory
people and the company say they are
going to have laborers here for every
acre of sugar beet land under cultiva.
ton.
HELENA, May. 1.-The first step in
IN organized effort to rid Lewis and
Clark county of horse thieves has
been taken, resulting in the arrest of
William DuBray, George Henry and
John Humping. Informations charg.
ing them with grand larceny we're filed
Monday on the secret docket of the
district court and bench warrants is.
sued for the arrest of three men. Du.
Bray and Henry were arrested Tues
day by the sherif's force and today
Duputy Sheriff Hay returned from
Marysville with Pumping.
BILLINGS, May 2.-Cashiers in some
o! the restaurants and theaters have
been having confederate bills passed
on them. The notes are made from
advertising copies Of confederate bills,
such as are issued by some advertis.
ers. The paper was split and the
parts containing money stamp we're
pasted together, making q fairly de-
cent bill. The authorities made sew.
eral arrests, but ne one was held be.
cause there was not enough evidence.
LIVINGSTON, May 2.-R. f. Cutler,
a we'll known raucher, residing in the
upper Yellowstone valley, near Gardi-
ner, shot and instantly killed Alex
Hill this afternoon. The shooting
was the result Of a quarrel beween the
two men over the construction of a
canal or irrigation ditch that Hill was
building on the Cutler ranch. 1t
seems that some time ago Cutler let
the contract to Hill for the construc-
ton Of an irrigation ditch and over
the work the men fell out and of late
had been bitter enemies.
HELENA, May Nv. S. Bell, who
has been a resident of Montana for the
past eighteen years and at present is
superintendent of missions of the Con.
gregational church in Montana, was
elected secretary of the Montana His
torical society last night by the library
trustees. MIR. Bell will take office
June l, succeeding Mrs. Lura HOWE,
who Attorney General Galen held was
not eligible, because of the fact she is
a woman. AT the second session OF
the board Mrs. HOWE withdrew bel
application for the position, giving as
a reason the ruling of Mr.. Galen.
BILLINGS, May s. Information:
have been filed in the district cour
against John +. Tilden and Chester
Martin, both of Park City, The mer
are we'll known sheep men and are &C
cused of having stolen 400 sheep from
the Snidow Sheep company. They hat
a preliminary hearing before Justice
Mann and we're bound over to the dis
trict court.
LIVINGSTON, May 3-Notice of ap
preparation of 10000 inches of tn
waters of the West Boulder river il
Park aud Sweetgrass counties, ha
been recorded in the office Of tn
county clerk by G. l.. Coffee Of Boze
} man. The water will be used for irri
eating the land in the arid strip Q
country south of the Yellowstone fror
Big Timber and west of the Yves
Boulder river lying principally i
Sweetgrass county. The land was sc
lected by the arid land grant commits
, siouers of the state Of Montana.
HELENA, May =. Announcement
. has been made of a meeting of tn
! state livestock sanitary board in thi
. city May !. The meeting is for til
c purpose of considering the scab stu
ton in Northern Montana and to a,
! on the appointment Of resident deput
veterinarians. The board is compose
. of John 7. Murphy, president of tt
state board of livestock commission
t ers: William Treacy, president Of Il
state board of health: 7. c. Powe
5 president of the state sheep commi
sion, and NJ. +. Knowles, secretar,
= ex.ONcio.
BILLINGS, May /. - The large
transfer of real estate which ever toe
7 place in Yellowstone valley was mac