The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-27
MONTANA BRIEFLETS
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

HELENA, Nov. 2l.-Judge William
H. Hunt, of the federal court, yester-
day afternoon heard the arguments in
the case of the United States vs..
Sieben and Grimes, an action
brought to compel the defend ants to
remove their fences from the public
domain. This was the final hearing
on the question Of why an Injunction
should not be issued restraining the
defend ants from inclosing public land
HELENA, Nov. 2l.-George Beck of
the Yellowstone park states that at
the present time hundreds Of elk, deer
and antelope are coming down from
the high attitudes to the meadows and
can be seer near Gardiner and the
Mammoth Hot springs. Park scouts
are preparing for another season of
hunting the mountain lions, timber
wolves and coyotes in the park, which
cause great destruction among the
wild game.
HELENA, Nov. 2l.-A dispatch from
Washington u that the gen.
eral land Office has adjusted it's account
with the state of Montana, showing
tn at five per cent of the net proceeds
of the sale of public lands within the
state as shown by the returns from
the various local land offices for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1907, is due
the state. The net proceeds we're
s609, $50. Is, making Montana's share
$3S, 150.27.
LEWISToWN, Nov. 22.-Chester C..
Smith, a we'll known young rancher of
Pine Grove yesterday shot and killed
Walter Fairburn, another rancher, at
Pine Grove p~ostofice, killing him in-
stantly. Smith mounted a horse and
rode to Lewistown, arriving early
this morning and surrendered to the
officers. The tragedy grew out of the
improper relations alleged to have
existed between Smiths young wife
and Fairhurn.
HELENA, Nov. 22.-J. Peterson OF
St. Paul who is interested in one of
the largest monument works in
the country, is here arranging for the
building of the tomb of Peter Larson
OF Helena and Spokane in Resurrec.
ton cemetery, his firm having been
retained to do the work. 1t is said it
will be the finest ever erected in any
northwest cemetery. 1t will cost $751;
600. One of the stones will weigh Is
tons alone.
HELENA, Nov. 22.-Arguments are
being made before Judge Hunt today
in the federal court in a suit against
the Northern Pacific Railway com.
pany which Indirectly involves title
to half a million dollars worth of pro-
perty in the Bitter Root valley.
There are half a dozen suits, all
similar, but many more parties will
be affected by the decision. The
point upon which the cases hinge is
the extent of the Bitter Root valley,
with reference to the Stevens treaty of
1853 between the United States and
the Flathead, Kootenai and Upper
Pend d'Oreille Indians.
DEER LODGE, Nov. 23.-Patrick
Boyle of Race Track was found dead
this afternoon by his s~heepherder.
He had left his home at Race Track
with a load of supplies for the sheep
camp, and the team arriving at the
camp without a driver, the sheep.
herder started an investigation and
retracing the tracks of the wagon
soon found the body Of Mr.. Boyle
lying beside the road.
BUTTE, Nov. 23.-The machinist
strike. which has been on since Aug.
l, was settled last night, the men vot-
ing by a large majority to go back to
work at the old wages, that is, $3.50
per day. On Aug. l, the members of
the machinists' union struck for s.
per day, all negotiations with the
companies for that pay having failed.
The companies agreed to pay s4.75
per day, and to date the advance In
wages back to April l, the date when
the miners, smeltermen, engineers and
other employees OF the mining com.
panies received their advance. This
the machiuists refused.
HELENA, Nov. 25.-The jury in the
Melville murder case, after being GU,
five hours, brought in q verdict to.
night, finding Melville guilty of muir.
der in the second degree and imposing
a sentence OF fifty years in the peni,
Tertiary.
L~EwlsTOwN, Nov. 25.-It was re.
ported here today that a big ave had
occurred at the shaft Of the big Wind.
ham coal mine and that three miner:
were entombed in the workings. Nc
details have yet been received, bu'
there appears to be no reason to doub
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