The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-11
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

viously appointed, recommended tina,
further consideration be given to sites
at Bozeman, Missoula and Helena.
This report was adopted, which means
that the race has narrowed down To
these cities.
BILLINGS, Sept. 5.-The first auc.
ton for the sale Of townsite lots OF
the Huntley irrigation project was
held in the Offices of the local land
department. A considerable crowd
gathered, but the bidding was not
spirited except in the single case OF
the corner lot Of block I, desired by
the Huntley State bank. In this in.
stance the assessed value of the lot
was $500 and the final bid Of the bank
that secured it was S61O. Fourteen
lots were sold to eleven parties, in all
cases save the one mentioned with q
single bid at the appraised valuation.
LEw1sTowN, Sept. 5.-The new law
which requires all proprietors of no.
tells and lodging houses to provide a
rope in each room for the protection
Of guests in cas- of fire is pretty gen.
orally ignored in this county as it is
elsewhere over the state, according to
report. and the first of next week the
city and county authorities who are
charged with enforcing the law will
begin q campaign to see that its pro.
visions are complied with.
BILLINGS, Sept. 5.-Chas. O'Don-
nell of this city, who recently pur-
chased the Thomas Cruise herd of
5000 cattle, yesterday disposed of the
entire bunch to Spear Bros. of Sheri.
dan, Wyo., at an advance over what
he paid for them. The cattle are to
be delivered before November l. They
will be used by Spear Bros. for breed.
ing purposes and will run on the
range between the Powder Horn river
and this city.
LIVINGSTON, Sept. S. - Secretary
Taft and party came out of the Vel.
lowstone Park and left for the west
yesterday morning by way of Hell.
ena and Missoula, but no stops will
be made until they reach Tacoma,
where the secretary is billed for an
address. The trip through the park
was made in less time than any SINH.
lar trip. Transportation for the Taft
party was furnished by General AL
len, in command of the troops at Fort
Yellowstone, ard the party toured the
park In an open army wagon, three
Sc ted, drawn by four mules. Relays
were frequent and the round trip of
l3s miles, taking in every point of in.
terest, was made in two and a half
days.
BUTTE, Sept. ella Price wants
SIC. 900 from Tom Lavelle for dana.
ges alleged to have been sustained in
a runaway. In her complaint she
says that she took passage in a hack
belonging to the Butte Cab company
October - last and that while on the
way to the depot the team ran away,
turning owe the hack and inficting
injuries which caused and still cause
her great pain and suffering.
HELENA, Sept. 6. - Last Sunday
morning the agent at the Lombard
depot of the Northern Pacific and
Montana railroads met a grewsome
sight when he went into the express
room and found G. NJ. Karn, the
cashier, cold in death. Karn had at.
tended q dance in Lombard Saturday
evening. The hotel vas full and he
could find nc other place in which to
retire for the remainder of the even.
ing except the express room in the
depot. He laid down on the floor and
fell asleep never to awaken again.
MILES CITY, Sept. 6.-One OF the
most peculiar criminal cases ever re.
corded in this section OF the state is
up for trial before Judge Loud in the
district court. The case is that of the
state against Charles Walters. The
defendant is held on q charge of for.
gerry which he preferred against him.
self. Walters forged the name of his
employer here to Q check for SIS. The
crime was not discovered and Wal.
ters left the vicinity and went to Spo.
kane. There he surrendered himself
to the authorities, confessing his crime
and asking that he be brought back
to this county for trial.
MIssoULA, Sept. 6.-Major Bellew,
agent Of the Flathead reservation, re
ceived word yesterday from the de-
partment at Washington that the worl
of preparing the reserv alton for open
ing has progressed far enough so tina,
the work is ready for the appraise,
ment board and instructions wert
given that the Indians be notified tc
select the two members Of the commits
sion RI wh;oh MADAM ~. <u,,%, 49,.