The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-05
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

11CAEA<As ~ '" ACpSol VI
the business and occupation license
law by the last legislature did not af-
feet the power of incorporated cities
and towns to collect the occupation
taxes, the subject OF an opinion hand.
ed today by Attorney General Galen
in reply to County Attorney Stewart
of Virginia City. He says the power
of cities to license, tax and regulate
occupations within their limits has
always been upheld by the courts.
BUTTE, May 29.-Business Agent
Scott OF the Workingmen's union held
q conference with the board of county
commissioners and al agreement was
reached whereby the county road work.
ers, who have been on . strike, will
accept the % per day provided in the
statutes. Attorney General Galen
gave it as his opinion that the county
commissioners could not pay the % so
demanded by the union without them.
selves becoming liable for so cents
per day, and the union people have
accepted the only alternative and or.
dered the men back to work at the
legal rate.
LEwIsTowN, May %. If Mrs.
Frannie Mcfarland of the town of
Frannie, named after her, in the Big
Hole basin, Wyoming. has not earned
the parental blessing, then no run.
away bride ever did. In order to wed
the man of her choice, Robert McFar.
land, this beautiful young woman rode
all the way from Frannie through
portions of Wyoming, North Dakota
and Montana, to Lewistown. She
made the trip of $50 miles alone and
on horseback, through q strange
country, and it required three weeks
to make the trip. And she knew, too,
that what she was doing was against
the wishes of her father, a we'll known,
wealthy and respected Wyoming stock
grower. But at the end of the journey,
the man Of her choice, who had ar
rived in Lewistown long before her,
met her, and in a few hours she be.
came Mrs. Mcfarland.
BILLINGS, June l.-Sherif Webb
and two deputies made a raid on a
Chinese gambling room this morning
and succeeded in capturing about 40
natives Of the lowery kingdom who
were diligently engaged in the game
OF fan IAN. AS the number in the
room was great, the rest Of the China
men succeeded in making their escape,
but a majority Of them will be appre.
hended later.
HELENA, June 2.-Word was re.
ceived here from Lake Hauser of the
electrOcution this afternoon of G.
Boutwell, Of Niagara Falls. He was
working inside of a transformer and
touched the lighting circuit. About
an hour after he entered the machine,
a tender smelled the odor Of burning
flesh and, looking in, found Boutwell,
unconscious. He died shortly after.
ward.
BILLINGS, June latter having
been in court for nearly two years,
the case of the state against S. l.. Il,
ferret, was disposed of this morning
the jury returning a verdict OF no
guilty, under directions Of the court
The detendan was accused Of forging
bounty warrants, and the case was
transferred from Rosebud county, a.
no jury could be secured there. 1t ha'
attr acted much attention and was bit
teriy contested.
HELENA, June 1.-The quarterly re
ports Of the state officers, filed today
show that during the first three month
OF the year the state has done a larg
business. The report Of Treasure
Rice shows the of the stat
at the end of May were sos 1858 sc
OF this sum 1856, S5l.44 is in cash an
the remainder in the following schoc
bond Investments: Permanent school
81, O3O, 9l2 .06: university, $50, 200; as
ricultural college, S5S, 900; rorms
school $59, 900.
BILLINGS, June 2.-As a result
being overcome by damp in a we
they were digging on q ranch sever,
; miles from this city, Albert Spence
! Is dead and Frank Robbins is in
precarious condition. When Spence,
!, who was working at the bottom Of tt
: we'll, did not respond, Robbins wei
- down the rope to ascertain the caus
: of his co.laborer's silence. He fouu
him unconscious, aud was also owe
come by deadly gas. Men workir
near by came to the rescue and the VI
fortunate we'll diggers were brougl
g., to the surface. Mr.. Robbins was r
suscitated after several hours wor
4 but Spencer vas dead when take
! from the we'll.