The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-02
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.
MIssOULA, Sept. 24.-The city au.
thorities are determined to enforce the
state law regarding Sunday amuse'
ments, and Saturday night dances
must close at l. o'clock sharp. The
law relating to Sunday theatrical per-
formances is also being rigidly en-.
forced here.
BILLINGS, Sept. 24.-In a rear-end
collision at Huntley today between
two Northern Pacific freight trains,
Fireman McNeill received injuries that
caused his death about an hour later,
and Engineer Sorenson had both legs
broken and was badly bruised and
scalded. McNeill was a resident Of
Forsyth, which is also the home OF the
injured engineer.
HELENA, Sept. 24.-According to
State Examiner Collins, who has been
examining the lately received reports
of county ~treasurers, business in Mon.
tana is in excellent condition., as
shown by the receipts from taxes,
licenses and fees. MIR. Collins says
his annual report will show a year OF
uneQualed prosperity, and his recent
trips owe the state confirm the reports
of the county officers.
HELENA, Sept. 24.-The state rail-
road commission was notified today
that the protest against the proposed
advance in lumber rates by the North
ern Pacific and Great Northern from
Pacific coast points east had been re-
ceived by the interstate commerce
commission, and will receive attention
when the commission reassembles.
The protest against the increase was
made by the Montana commission al
the request Of Montana people.
MILES CITY, Sept. 24.-The first fair
to be held by Custer county for many
years closed Wednesday night, and
was most successful. The number Of
paid admissions was 400 and the re
ceipts something over $1,000. The
event took place on the land leased te
the county by the war department fol
the purpose on the Fort Keogh reser
walton. A half.mile track, 7O.foo'
grand stand, As stables. al! of which
we're filled with race horses, were con
structed for the event.
BUTTE, Sept. 25.-Two of the three
members of the board of county com
missioners of Deer Lodge county ar
now in ST.. AIMS hospital; the third
an undertaken, is left to undertake
their joint labors alone. Ed. Whit
craft was the first of the board to g
under. He was seized with typhoi'
fever last week. Today Pat Kirle!
broke his leg while hosting a loa'
upon a wagon in the hills, nine mile
west of Anaconda.
BUTTE, Sept. 25.-John Tumblety
the l0.year.old son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Tumblety, fell 800 feet down a,
abandoned shaft at the Glengar
mine, and was instantly killed. Th
lad was a native of Anaconda, an
was the Oldest of seven children. Hi
father is a miner in the Dutton proI
erty, a few hundred yards away frot
tho srapa nf tina anoj1apt
BUTTE, Sept. 22.-There seems t
be d more confident spirit shown r,
garding the cur.ailment of work i
the mines of the Butte district, and d.
spite the agement of the pa.
week, there is little falling off in bu:
mess. Quite a large number of me
have left town within the past fe
days, most of them going to the cot
mines of the different fields of tn
state, while others remained on tt
Milwaukee grade near Butte.
neither place are the wages as goo
as in the Butte mines. but the men q!
sert that at lower wages and ava
from the temptations of town they ca
beat being idle, and they are takin
adv vantage of the opportunity to 6
something. There are quite u numbt
of houses for rent in the eastern pa
of town, more signs of this charact.
being in evidence than during an
time in the last three years.