The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

ing the Past Few Days.
LEWIsTowN, August 29.-Tracklay-
ing on the Milwaukee east from Har.
which was delayed by floods
and damage to the grades. is once
more in full swing, and the big track
laying machine is travelling OF at an
average rate of two miles a day.
HELENA. August 20. - Mason L.
Gillette. a travelling man from New
York city, is under arrest here on the
charge Of obtaining money under false
pretenses. According to the officers,
he has been working the merchants At
every point he stopped. and at Bill.
lings forged checks. This deal, how.
ever. he managed to square up. It is
expected he will be taken to Billings
for trial.
BILLINGS, August 29.-Frsnk Fiel.
der, Is years of age, was the victim of
an unusual accident while fishing.
The young man had hooked . good
sized fish and while pulling 1t from
the water, the hook tore out of its
mouth and was jerked by the line into
the youths eye. the barb embedding
itself in that organ. Fielder was
brought to this city and after consid.
cradle difficulty the hook was re-
moved. Although in q frightful con-
dition, the optic was not completely
destroyed and it is believed its normal
use may be restored.
BUTTE, August %. - If unknown
paupers will continue to die in large
numbers and leave their remains q
burden on the county, Is they have
been doing for six months or more,
the county Of Silver Bow may be
forced to 60 into the undertaking bus.
mess. Last year the Butte undertak.
ers organized q trust, or combin alton,
sin restraint Of trade" and made .
uniou price Of as per burial 10 the
county. Since then the county has
been called on to bury an unusually
large number Of unknown dead"
and men who carelessly died in Butte
without means or friends. The num-
Der, since the new board has been in
Office, has average about Eve a month.
BUTTE, Aug. 3O.-James Hoar, aged
26 years. was shot and instantly killed
near the corner of Wyoming and
Woolman streets about $50 o'clock
this morning and his assassin has so
far evaded arrest. The name of the
man who did the shooting is RUSSO.
vich. an Austrian, and as the police
department is in possession of his pic
, ture it lie believed he will be appre
hended. The exact cause OF the trou
BILE which led up to the shooting il
, not known, but it is alleged by friend'
of Ruscovich that Hoar called him
''dago' and a row followed.
BILLINGS, Aug. 3O.-E. G. Loomis
a Chicago millionaire, has purchased
/ 50 acres of land six miles from tn
= city, on which he will shortly begil
the erection of a large summer home
The deal for the land was consum
9 mated yesterday, and Mr.. Loomi
paid Sc, 600 for the tract. The rancI
is known as the old Depping place
and Is one Of the most beautiful spot
in Yellowstone county, rs it is stu
q ated along the banks of the river an
e is surrounded by cores OF shade trees
LEwIsTowN, Aug. 30.-The Wi
lame Coal Exploration company {
Duluth. one OF Mr.. Hills subsidiar
companies, has taken over the gre,
Sage Creek Sheep company's tract {
e 5000 acres, purchased by the Billing
g. Northern last week, and will shortl
commence disposing of it in l60 acr
VI lots, reserving the coal measures.
'e is expected that the surface rights I
e this fine land will find ready sale, an
y in this way Mr.. Hill will get BAG
It most of the cost of the tract, and hi
railway company will still have tt
- coal, which is all 1t wants.
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