The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

LEwIsTOwN, August 22.--Estimates
as to the amount the farmers and
stockmen will receive for their pro.
ducts in Fergus county this year put
the total at 81, 900, 900. OF this about
$4,000 will come from grain and
other farm products, and the balance
from sheep, wool and cattle.
BUTTE, August Pc. D. Conway
and Ed. Butler, arrested for passing
bad money in the shape of bills on the
Merchants and Planters bank OF
Georgia, defunct for eighty years,
were yesterday bound owe to the dis.
trict court under bonds Of ~, 500 each
by Justice Ormby, before whom they
we're arranged. These men are be.
lieved to be a part Of an organized
gang who have been operating all
over the state.
BOHEMIAN, August 22.-Surpassing
anything of the kind Y e witnessed in
the northwest was Bozeman's sweet
pea carnival, which is being enjoyed
by the city and its guests today. The
parade was witnessed by many thous.
ands of people and was longer and
finer in every way than that of last
year. On every hand are seer the
flowers that are helping to add to the
fame Of Bozeman as q place of beauty.
BUTTE, August 22.-Wm Hihnala,
father of John W alter Hihnala, q boy
OF 8 years, who was drowned recently
in the public swimming baths of Butte,
has sued the city for SIS, 097 damages.
1t is alleged that the water at one end
of the pool was more than five feet
deep, q depth dangerous to young
children, and that the city neeligently
failed to provide an attendant or put
up warning notices.
DILLON, August 22.-Thomas NJ.
Selway, one OF the best known and
most highly respected citizens of Dill.
Ion, one of the largest ranchers and
w~oolgrowers of the Beaverhead coun.
try and q pioneer of Montana, is dead.
During the year 1864 he, accompanied
by his brother, crossed the plains.
He was one of the first men to try hay
and grain raising in southern Mon.
tana. He succeeded wonderfully in
both the ranching and sheep raising
business and his estate is one of the
most valuable in this part of the state.
BILLINGS, August %. - While in
this city enroute to his headquarters
at Huntley, Chief Engineer Henry N.
Savage, who has been in northern
Montana inspecting the work on the
reclamation projects in progress
there, stated that everything is going
along in a name that is highly sat-
isfactory. He is of the opinion that
several of the contractors engaged in
constructing portions of the canal of
the Sun river project will complete
their work within the next few months,
instead of next summer, as specified.
Mr.. Savage also reports that salts
factory progress is being made on the
projects of the lowor Yellowstone.
HELENA. August 24.-The fire q,
the Northern Pacific roundhouse last
night did about SO, 900 damage, fully
covered by insurance. The building
was an old one, and work was to have
begun in a few days on repairing it.
The greatest damage was done to three
engines, the cabs of which were burned
and which will be out of commission
for three weeks or more.
BUTTE, August 24.-Two robust
women, Mrs. Shyrne and Mrs. Quinn,
were arrested this afternoon by
Deputy Sheriff Richards on q charge
Of stealing a a Of coal, valued a
5000. The car, which has a drop bot
ton, was dumped by the ONE under
arrest and the contents carried off
There was scarcely a ton OF the car
load left.
BILLINGS, August PA hill o
1000 tons of coal, heaped on tn
ground by the Billings sugar factor!
in anticipation of q coal famine thi
winter, is on fire and has been burn
ing for several days. Twenty mel
are working, with 10 teams, movin.
the coal, and it is believed a larg
amount will be saved. The fire brok
out of the peak Of the great pile Tues
day.
BUTTE, Aug. ALPHABETICALLY ever,
member Of Butte's police force ha
signed Q petition to the mayor an
city council asking for an increase Q
pay from 900 to sl2O q month. Las
winter q similar petition was present
ed. The policemen then asked for q
increase Of SIS q month, the same a
the fremen received. Their petitio
was turned down. The petition the
was based on the increased cost c
living. The present petition is base
on the same grounds.