The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

Vnat mas happened IN montana OuV
ing the Past Few Days.
LEwISTOWN, May Is. - Anothe
large cattle deal has been closed up
w. j. Winnett selling his band o
1900 head in the Flatwillow to H. N
Clingan, of Kendall, the considera
ton being around S35, 900.
HELENA, May Is. Owing to in
creased traffic and lack of equipment
the Great Northern Railway compan,
has abrogated the old rule relating Il
the storage of wool in car until
was sold at billing points and hereaf
ter will collect demurrsge charges OF
all cars of wool which are not un
loaded within AZ hours. It is sale
that similar action will be taken By
the Northern Pacific this year.
BILLINGS, May 16.-Frank Swim OF
Junction, appeared in justice cour,
this morning and entered q plea Of
guilty to the charge of violating the
provisions of the new wineroom Law
in that he had allowed women to be
served with liquor in his saloon. The
women we're found in the place by
Sheriff Webb and Deputy Terrill, who
paid a visit to Junction last Sunday.
Swim vas assessed a fine of 800,
which he paid. This is the first con-
viction under the wineroom law which
has been obtained in Billings.
HELENA, May Is. - The body OF
John keetsch of this city was brought
in today from the Fleischer mine, near
Silver. Keetsch was working in the
bottom of the shaft, where the air was
foul, last evening, and instead OF
waiting until his partner lowered a
bucket, Keetsch having complained OF
not feeling we'll, he started climbing
the ladder, and when a few feet from
the top, tainted and fell back into the
shaft, dying shortly afterward. He is
survived by a wife and four step.
children.
BOHEMIAN, May lS.-Harry Ander.
son and James Smith. each with sew.
eral aliases were tried in this county
about a year ago and were given two
and four years, respectively, in the
penitentiary for as~saulting a Northern
Pacific brakeman. This spring they
were granted a new trial by the SUI
preme court and were tried Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. The jury
found them guilty as charged and
fixed the penalty at five years each,
which will be in addition to the year
they have already served. Second
trials are not likely to grow popular
in Gallatin county,
GREAT FALLS, May 19.-John 7
Earle, former police magistrate o
Great Falls, who was forced to resign
his Office last July by the city council
and who was af,erward charged with
grand larceny for the alleged theft O:
about $500 of the city funds, vas &C
quilted today by q jury in the distric
court. Earle testified in his own de
tense. declaring that he had not taker
the money with the intention OF keep
ing it, but had intended to return it
He admitted that had spent the fund
in gambling and drinking.
HELENA, May Ex-Governor Tool,
has pardoned Mrs. Minnie Walters
who was serving a five.year term il
the penitentiary for forgery. Thu
woman's husband is in the prison
serving q term for the same otfense
He was not pardoned. Governor
Toole was impelled 70 grant the par
don by a letter from the an.
another from the parents of Walters
both beseeching her release so sh
might support her S-year-old daughte
on the ground that she had been pun
ished enough by fifteen months Of In
generation for her offense. Mrs
w alters' letter asserted that she wa
born in Germany, Is illitera te an
did not realize the nature Of her az
when she cashed u check forged by he
husband.
LIVINGSTON, May lS.-The farmer
Of Park county, who have organized
branch society Of the American 81
ciety of Equity, met this afternoon
the court house and adopted q sche.
ule of prices on farm products for Il
year. Prices of hay for feeding pu
poses on the farm: Alfalfa, IS q. tot
timothy and clover, 81; timothy, 8
prices double these figures when h;
10 delivered in bulk; hay baled, -
the ton additional to price Of hay d
livered in bulk: oats, 81 q hundr.
during fall months, scale regulate
balance Of year; mating barley, d
bushel; for feeding 90 cents; whea
Minneapolis prices, less S cents p
bushel on hard wheat and less pri