The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts o the State.

b OllIl8rO cue, Joe LowsOn nlt C08S.
Fisher q blow on the temple which
caused him to strike the wall of the
building with such force that his neck
was broken. He died ia . few min
utes. Lawson gave himself up.
BILLINGS, Ausust 2O.-Prosper w.
Smith vs.. the Montana Coal and Iron
company is the title Of a suit filed in
the district court, the object of which
IL to recover q sum OF money amount
ing to %, 1904. Is. Smith declares that
this money is due him as wages, the
amount having been earned by him
when he was secretary and treasurer
Of the coal company.
ANACONDA. August 20.-The last
and one of the best shipments OF cattle
for the Alaska trade will be sent out
by w. NJ. Montgomery from the Mill
Creek yards tomorrow afternoon.
There will be about eight cars Of
these cattle, which come from the Big
Hole country, and they will range
from 1900 to 1000 pounds weight.
M1ssouLA, August 20.-The entire
apple crop of the Bitter Root valley
will likely be bid for by one large
wholesale fruit house of Chicago. w.
G. Michaels and N. c. Gibbons of the
firm of Crutchfeld, Voolfolk & Glib.
son, have visited the large growers Of
apples throughout the valley and are
figuring on taking the entire crop.
The apple crop this year will be one
OF the largest in the history of the
valley. Several new orchards are
coming into bearing this year.
BUTTE, August O.-The new gam.
bling law which holds owners of
premises equally guilty with men who
gamble therein, 10 to have = test in
the courts on the supposition that the
law possesses flaws sufficient to make
it imperative. James NJ. Egan and
Charles Crowley, proprietors Of a sa'
loon at 81 East Park street, will make
the test. They we're arrested a week
ago yesterd ay by the sheriff and his
deputies, who made q raid on the sa'
loon upon Information that gambling
was being conducted there. They
found . stud poker game in progress.
and Denny Egan and Andy ThorrinR
were arrested as the proprietors of the
game.
LEWISTOWN, Aug. 2l.--The daugh'
ter of w. Bergen, a prosperous
raucher living eight miles north Of
Lewistown, is under treatment here fol
. gun shot wound inflicted by mistake
by her father. Saturday evening a
Bergen's ranch, Bergen and a mar
named Miller %quarreled, Bergen fin
ally firing at Miller with a shotgun
The shot missed its intended large
and took effect upon Miss Bergen, 2:
years old, who was standing near tn
two.
MIssOULA, August 2l.-There wa
a big rush for timber lands at tn
United States land Office this morn
ing. Fifty people were in line wheI
the Office opened. There were severa
claims aled in duplicate and the lant
officials here decided that where t w
filed on the ZANE land, the parties in
terested should draw straws to sc
who should have the privilege of fl
ing. In some instances one part
would buy the other off by o%fferinI
from $50 to 500 for the right to fle.
LEwLsTowN, August 2l.-Sales {
steers for the eastern market are no
being made, the buyers who are be.
ar e taking in some fine lunches
, rather fancy prices. The Sage Cree
q company disposed of q lot of extr
fine beet to Mr.. Carroll. the Chicag
buyer, al $50 q head and Josep
, Dunsmore received $40 q head for al
other choice lot. The steers are no
, on pasture and are in good shape fo
the market.
MILES CITY, August q. - Hira,
Gilmore has sold his ranch, consis
ing of l,6l7 acres of land on Music
. creek, to George w. Burt. for $50 60
I The land is irrigated by the Buffal
: Rapids ditch which is taken out
y the Yellowstone river on the nor,
. side, the ditch being owned by a pri,
. ate company of which Mr.. Gilmol
was the leading spirit and princip'
4 owner. Mr.. Gilmore retains, however
! about 1000 head of cattle.
BUTTE, August 21.-It was reperte
today that a fifth suspect in the raj
!, road holdup and murder case, in whie
Towers, Hastings, Delabsr and Or,
Der are held in Jail as defendant
may soon be arrested by the poll,
or sheriff's Office, and that Il
man has been under surveillsn'
| by the officers for some tim
1t Is also said that this mar is Il
e person whom Towers had in mir