The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-19
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.
HELENA, June l3.-In the fedora
court today, on motion of District A,
torney Rasch, Judge Hunt dismisse'
the case of the government against I;
r. Myers of Valley county, indicted
for failure to pay the internal ever
license.
LEw1sTOwN, June 13.-Track lay
ing 10 at last in progress On the Mil
waukee road east from Harlowtou
and as the entire grade between Har
lowton and Roundup is now practical
ly finished, rapid progress will b.
made to the latter point. About on
mile of steel is being laid q day ant
some fifteen miles Of the work is com
pleted.
BILLINGS, June 49, Mrs. Marie
Neary and two minor Children began
suit in the district court tod y agains,
the Northern Pacific Railway company
to recover damages in the sun of $50,
600, alleged to be due as q result OF
the death of James A. Neary, who
was killed by a passenger train in the
Billings yards two years ago. Neary
was a freight conductor and while
walking down the main line checking
up his train was struck by IN incom-
ing train and instantly killed.
LEwIsToWN, June 12.-After work
ing for several months prospecting
for oil in the field adjacent to Gilt
Edge and securing options on seveal
large tracts OF land, w. j. Darby
has gone TO New York city to report
to certain capitalists whom be has re-
presented before, and fully expects to
return with ample capital to carry out
his plans. He says he has demon
strated that the oil exists in quantity
and that only capital is needed now to
put the thing on a commercial basis.
HELENA, June l3.-The American
Smelling and Refining company yes.
terday pade a new offer to its EN-.
ployes here to meet their demand for
a raise in wages of so cents q day.
The company refuses to recognize the
union, but says it i, ready always TO
treat with an individual or committee
empowered to act for its employees. 1t
also offers to raise the wages OF some
employees from Is to % cents a day.
Employees excluded are mechanics,
helpers and yard l%aborers, whose
hours are cut q hour and whose pay
remains the same. The bonus system
is also offered again, and the company
reduces the minimum shifts in three
months necessary to ecure its bene-
fits from 50 to IS. All employees below
the grade of foreman shall have the
bonus, and layotfs from sickness or
accidents are not counted.
HELENA, June 1.-THE board of
pardons today approved the condi-
,ional pardon granted by Governor
Toole to L. F.. Farnham, a Butte
business man, who swatted a street
car conductor over the head with a
piece Of pipe. He will have to pay
the fine and the costs Of the prosecu.
ton, but the governor RENTED the
six months Jail sentence.
BILLINGS, June l4.--William Con-
way and William Lunstrum, the two
men who were arrested some time ago
on the charge Of allowing to
frequent their saloon in violation OF
the new wine room law, were each fined
800 by Judge Fox, 1t is asserted tina;
the saloonmen here will make a ties,
case of it, and will see If the new law
is constitutional.
BUTTE, June l4,-Frenzied beyond
all control because her drunken hus'
band refused to let her go to the aid Of
her choking baby, threatening to Cut
her with a razor Mrs. William Gar
IltS lOulSlU Iuupcu u EcN OlNCE uuu
fatally shot him. Clarity is now ly.
ing in a dying condition in St. j ames
hospital. He refuses to discuss tn,
shooting aud in answer to the Ques
tions Of the officers as to who shot hin
he told them it was none Of thei,
business
GREAT FALLS, June l4.-Aiter hav
ing refused to pay taxes on its land
in Cascade county for the past tw,
years and having enjoined the count,
treasurer from Offering the land 70
sale, the Northern Pacific toda
agreed to pay all the taxes, with in
terest at the legal rate, and all cost
incurred by the county because Of tn
delay in paying. The county agree
to remit the 10 per cent penalty. TIL
company's taxes in the county amour
to nor than $1,000 each year.
BUTTE, June l4.-Sheritf Henderso
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