The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short items
From Various Parts Of the State.
BUTTE, Sept. 3.-The sheriff's Office
this afternoon captured another bold,
bad horse thief in the person OF Dex.
ter Boyer, aged II, who is charged
with stealing a horse and buggy from
John Ries al the race track. Dexter
was "caught with the goods" His
big, brown, pansy like eyes filled with
tears and a mouth that would be the
pride of the average belle quivered as
he solemnly assured the officers that
he did not steal: that two other boys
had given the outfit to him.
BOHEMIAN, Sept. 3.-Drs. Gardiner
and Hartmann, veterinary surgeons.
have begun the erection of q veter.
mary sanitarium, on Bozeman avenue
north. The hospital is for the accom-
mod alton of sick horses and when
completed it will be one of the most
complete institutions Of it's kind in the
northwest. There will be an operat.
ing room where operations will be
performed, stalls of q special make
for sick horses and rooms for attend.
ants.
BUTTE, Sept. 3 John Beatty, one
of the Oldest and best now CONNER.
cial travellers in the west, died to.
day from the effects Of carbolic acid
apparently taken in a fit of despond-
ency over failure to secure work in
his line of business. Mr.. Beatty
had been in poor health and practi.
cally had been out of employment for
the past four years. John Beatty was
about 4S years of age, and was a we'll
known figure on the streets OF this
city. In the last election he was q
candidate for the legislature on the
democratic ticket.
HELENA, Sept. Sin the personal
damage suit OF j. j. Barry, formerly
deputy state mine inspector, who OBJ
tanned a Judgment for SIS, 500 from the
| ANVEVACEA l 0ClAN ! ~ sIAC AOA@0NN
ant today fled q petition for q e
trial in the federal court. The peti.
ton alleges that excessive damages
were given, seemingly under the in.
fuence OF passion and prejudice. The
petition is based on the pleadings and
papers in the suit. A proposed bill
Of exceptions was left with Clerk
Sproule also by the Northern Pacific.
HELENA. Sept. 3.-The monthly re.
port of State Treasurer Rice was sub.
mitted to Governor Toole today. 1t
shows a balance on hand September l
of $3.50, 458. O6. Receipts during the
month we're $3.50, 9e7 .25, and the dis
bursements, s242, 960. So.
LEw1sTowN, Sept. 4.-Florence E.
Lamar. who has been conducting a
hotel at Moore, was arrested at Har'
%lowton yesterday on a charge of at
tempting to defraud her creditors anG
; brought to this city by Deputy Sheriff
johnson. The complainan ants are mer'
chants at Moore. Mrs. Lamar came
. to this section from Oklahoma.
q BUTTE, Sept. 4. - Clara Moor,
Sherley Tower toda sued the Davis
DAILY Estates Copper company in thu
: district court for $40, 600 damages
e her complaint being filed by her at
torneys, Kremer, Sanders & Kremer
}. The complaint alleges that the defend
a ant drove q tunnel under plaintiff
9 yard and caused the ground to cave
which precipitated her violently int
the hole thus formed and injured her
j.. HELENA, Sept. 4.-The second an
nual meeting of the Montana Wool
n growers association will be convene
a In Helena, October 2, Wednesday, an
r will be In session for three days. TIL
call to this effect has been issued an
the Indie atoms are that this meetin
d will be more largely attended than til
one a year ago. Many aockmaster
If OF the state will be in attendance upo
le the state fair, and as the woolgrowers
meeting will be held state fair week
le these will be able TO attend both tn
d fair and the meeting.
e BUTTE, Sept. s. The machinist
ls have declined the opportunity offere
of them to return to work at an advanc
'e of % cents per day in their wages
The compromise offered them by tn
le mining companies was voted down a
d a special meeting last night. Tn
t. vote was almost unanimous, only
$ few ballots being cast in favor of tn
re proposition.
!. Government Sells Town Lots.
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