The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-19
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damages in the district court here.
This is the case where Smith sued the
sugar company on the ground that it
did not furnish competent help at the
time his beets needed attention and as
a result be did not get a good yield
from the land. He got only two tons OF
beets, where he should have had
twelve. The case is regarded as sig.
niicant and will no doubt GO to the
supreme court because it is OF far
reaching effect. The class of laborers
the sugar company has in here this
year is far superior to that of last
year and the outlook for a big yield
of beets is fine.
HELENA, June l5.-Frank Tomasin,
who was sent to the pen from Jeher.
son county for a year for stealing q
horse, to which crime he pleaded gull.
ty, has been paroled by the board OF
pardons. He served six months in
Jail before trial, and he asserted that
he thought the horse vas his.
MIssoULA, June 15.-John P.
Schmit, state register of lands, vas
v today from Helena for the pur.
pose of conducting a sale of several
tracts of public land in this county.
comprising in all about 1000 acres.
A number of land buyers attended the
sale, which was held at the court.
house, but little bidding was done and
only one tract Of about 400 acres was
sold, Charles Miles being the pur.
chaser.
BUTTE. June l5.-Simply because
he asked 50 cents for a shave, Pat
Brooks, aged 65. the barber at the
house, was stabbed in the
abdomen this morning about . o'clock
by an Austrian laborer whose name is
Brooks is very seriously
injured, but Dr.. Owens, who saw the
atfray aud who attended the injured
man, says he will cover unless COM
pile atoms set in.
TWIN BRIDGES. June ia great
deal Of Butte's cabbage this year will
come from the Waterloo district OF
the Jefferson valley. Foster Bros,
who purchased the Curtis ranch a few
months ago, have $4,000 plants set out
and many other farmers in that vicinity
a greater or lesser number of
plants under cultivation. 1t is esti.
rated that the cabbage crop OF the
Jefferson and Beaverhead valleys this
year will be about . carloads.
HELENA, June l7.-Wheu the state
text book commission met at noon to-
day to open proposals for furnishing
the public schools of the state with
text books for the next FIVE years.
there we're 81 bids TO be considered. 1t
is not expected q decision will be
for several days.
BUTTE, June 1.-The Butte Central
Labor council this afternoon called
out all the workmeu employed on the
construction Of the new building Of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone con-
pany. The council states that. until
all differences OF the company with
union labor in Utah and other states
are settled, no union man Of any craft
will be permitted to work on the
phone building.
HELENA, June 1.-The mayors of
the various municipalities of the state
will meet here tomorrow, pursuant TO
a suggestion Of Mayor l.. Newman, Of
Havre, for the purpose OF discussing
uniformity Of action in respect to sew.
era laws passed by the recent legis.
lature, and especially for the consid.
GRAFTON of the health enactments. 1t
is expected there will be a large at.
tendance, a number Of burgomasters
have siguitied their intention of par.
ticipating in the proceedings.