The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-12-02
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

BUTTE, November 26.-~At a stormy
meeting of the Butte Miners union
the proposition was carried by a close
vote to pay from the general fund Of
the union a S15, 900 assessment levied
by the Western Federation of Miners
at its recent convention In Den yer.
The dispute has threatened the good
standing of the Butte union, the par
ent body and the backbone of the fed
Grafton.
HELENA, Nov. 25.-The total re.
ceipts of the state land Office for the
fiscal year ending next month will
aggregate 100000, according to a
statement now being compiled by state
Land Register Schmit. The sales of
lands have brought in 1904, 900, a,
against S777,O00 last year, and the
receipts from leases aggregate S243,.
600, against s2OS, 900 last year.
HELENA, Nov. q. The people
connected with the Florence Critten.
ton home in this city are happy today
over the result of tag day. For the
first time the system of raising none
for a charity was tried here yesterday
with the result that full returns today
show that almost S., 900 was added to
the fund for the maintenance of the
institution.
BUTTE, Nov. 27.-Geo. McAndrews,
a young man who has not been in the
city over a week, was held up by three
unknown men this morning and re.
lieved of $40. The highwaymen APP
preached the man near the Elva
block, threw him to the ground, and
while two held him a third went
through his pockets and took the
money.
RED LODGE, Nov. 27.-The Miners
union here has passed a resolution t
assess each member SO for the benefit
of the widows and orphans and de.
pendent relatives Of the nine men who
recently lost their lives in the proper
ty of the Northwestern Improvement
company. There are about 100
members, which will bring the fund to
nearly $40, 1000. A petition will also
be circul ated about the district.
LEWISTOWN, Nov. p. John d.
Waite, who sent his wool and that of
the Waite, Eliot e. Peck Co. to Bos-
ton late last summer, preferring to
wait rather than accept the low price
offered here, has just been notified by
Fred Putnam of the sale of both clips.
The wool was graded and the medium
brought %! cents, while the fine staple
and half blood brought % cents, the
buck wool bringing ID cents, making
an average of about 2l4 cents, which
is at least four cents better than was
offered during the season. Mr.. Put
man, in reviewing market conditions,
predicts a very satisfactory season
for the wool growers nex year.
GREAT FALLS, Nov. 27.-Without
having been compelled to stand trial
Or even answer a preliminary hearing
for the killing of George +. London
near Cascade two weeks ago, Thomas
Williams was released from custody
today by Sheriff Hogan on in~struc.
tions from County Attorney Speer,
after an investigation by the latter,
which showed that no evidence could
be obtained to show that the killing
was done other than in self defense.
Williams interfered in q quarrel be.
tween London and his wife and when
London attempted to kill both the
woman and Williams, the latter shot
first.
LAUREL, Mont, Nov. 20.-The side
of a building being erected by the
Northern Pacific as an ice house
here was blown down by a severe
windstorm today and J. f. Johnson.
of Minneapolis, was killed and two
other workmen were severely injured.
MISSoULA, Nov. 2S.-A Ease of
ptOmaine poisoning was discovered
by DR.. Farmsworth here today when
he was called to attend the family of
+. p. Mills, consisting OF five mem
bers. All the members of the family
were similarly afflicted, it having been
found that they contracted the ailment
by drinking punch, which had stood
since Thanksgiving.
HELENA, Nov. 2S.-Game Warden
Scott was notified today that f.
Schubel and =. c. Mckay of Willis
ton, N. D., who had obtained by mis-
representation resident licenses to
hunt, were convicted of the otfense il
kalispell and each fined $50. f. c.
Atkins and w. T. Osgood, who made
false certifcation to the residen,
licenses and were arrested and re
leased on S25 bail, have disappeared
BILLINGS. Nov, 2S,-One of tn,