The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-04-24
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

LEwIsTOwN, April 19.-John Der.
ger, the most noted half breed in Mon.
tana, was buried from his ranch on
Boyd creek this week. He was 81
years of age and had resided in this
country since 1879. In the early days
he vent to Dakota and won renown as
q buffalo hunter and Indian fighter.
In the battle near Fort Totten with the
Sioux he was shot seven times by the
Indians but reco vered. Prior to 1879
he resided at Fort Benton and cam
to Fergus on the advice of Major Ilges
Of the army.
HELENA. April 19.-It is said that
on the report of Captain George S.
Edmondstone, q civil engineer in the
army, who is here examining Fort
Harrison, the question of abandon.
ment or retention will be settled. He
arrived Eve days ago and will be here
Two months longer, making an exhaus.
tive examin alton. 1t is said that he
will make a like investigation of Fort
Missoula, Fort Keogh and Fort AS
sinniboine, and that his reports will
decide which post in Montana will be
retained.
BUTTE, April 19.-L. T. Eaton pre-
sident of the College of Montana, To-
Gated at Deer Lodge, told the Butte
Presbyserians, in session today, that
the $780, 600 endowment fund proposed
for his institution would be realized
this year. Wealthy men interested in
the Presbyterian church had promised
to contribute $50, 900 provided the
school raised the remainder OF the
fund proposed. DR.. d. X. Parsons of
Chicago and Andrew Carnegie each
promised S25, 900 to the school under
the conditions stated, aud the general
educational board, created and large.
ly maintained by John d. Rockefeller,
will give the college S25 1000.
MILES CITY. April 22.-The body OF
George Graham, known on the range
as "Wiggley," has been found by Sim
B. Roberts at Sixteen Springs. Ora
ham started out to serve papers as
deputy sheriff January 6. He left
Miles City on horseback and was
never heard OF since until now. He
was undoubtedly frozen to death.
LEwIsTowN, April 22.-At least
one man from this section has been
favored by fortune in Nevada. Tom
Wilson, who formerly ran the Lewis.
n.Harlowton stage line, went to
GoldAeld with very little money "a
couple of years ago. He has just ad-
vised local friends that he has Melted
as the result of a 6O.day run at his
gold property the sum of $4,000.
HELENA, April %. A telegram
from the Ames Realty Co. was re.
ceived here today by its representa-
tive, stating that the contract pre-.
pared by the Carey land act board,
for the reclamation OF 81, 900 acres of
land along the Dearborn, was perfect
ly satisfactory and that the engineer
had been instructed to proceed at
once to make surveys and q prelim.
mary examination, so that it can be
determined what Is necessary to COM
plete the reclamation Of the first tract
Of 1000 acres, 80 the work can be
started this spring.
BUTTE, April 22.-With the arrival
here today of bulletin No. II OF the
bureau of the census, Butte was en-
tered upon the long list Of indignant
cities diss atisfied with the estimate OF
Director S. N. u. North. For 1906,
the bureau credits Butte with a pOpu'
lation OF only 43,624. No account is
taken OF the towns of Centerville,
Walkerville and Meaderville, which
actually form part OF the city, but as
each of these villages is u separate
municipality, no exception can be TAX
en- to the policy of the bureau in tina
respect. With q population OF 1900
for all three Of these towns, the great
er Butte would, according o the cen
sus bureaus estimate have q pOpula
ton of not more than 1864, an esti
mate entirely inadequate as ever
resident OF the city feels competent t
swear to-.