The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
TWIN BRIDGES, Feb. %. - Oats
grown on Montana soil are still be-
ing shipped east to be manufactured
into cereal products. Madison county
has supplied a good many carloads Of
oats for this purpose within the past
few mouths. Last week Henry Filing
& Co., of Sheridan, shipped three
carloads to a Minneapolis concern.
HELENA, Feb. 25.-Thomas Thomp-
son and William Lem, miners. have
been brought here for medical treat
ment. They suffered serious and
perhaps fatal injuries as the result of
a powder explosion in the Ladysmith
mine, 80 miles west of here yesterday.
The cause of the explosion is un.
known, but it is supposedly a case Of
''failed fire.
HELENA, Feb. 25.-The republican
state convention to name delegates
and alternates to the national re.
publican convention will meet about
the middle of May, according to
Fletcher Maddox, chairman of the
republican state central committee,
who is in the city today from Great
Falls. Mr.. Maddox said that early
next month he would issue a call for
the state central committee to meet in
Helena six weeks or a month before
the convention. This state is entitled
to six delegates and six alternates at
the national convention.
HELENA, Feb. 25.-Montana sixteen
hour law for railroad employees in the
train service was today declared by
the supreme court TO be valid and
constitutional, and the Northern
Pacific must pay the 500 fine for its
violation imposed by Judge Clements
of this county. The law provides that
employees must not be worked for more
than sixteen hours without eight con.
secutive hours for rest. The railroad
lawyers commended that it was an ex.
elusive power OF congress, but the
court held that until the national body
acted, the state had a right under its
ordinary police powers. The decision
is one of great Importance to a large
number of railway employees.
HELENA, February 26.-The eighth
annual convention of the Implement
and Hardware Dealers association
Of Montana was held here today.
Desired legislation was discussed,
and a committee appointed to look
after it to have things in shape by
next winter. A resolution vas adopt
ed condemning the parcel post bill in
it's present form.
HELENA. Feb. 26.-F. J. O'Mara, who
brought suit against the Northern
Pacific for $50, 900 damages because of
injuries received while working as an
engineer for the company in Carbon
county, was awarded So, 1000 by a jury
in the federal court today. The rail
road company gave notice Of an
appeal.
ANACONDA, Feb. %. The New York
Life Insurance company today began
suit against Deer Lodge county for
the recovery of taxes alleged to have
been illegally collected. 1t is
alleged that the company owns nc
property in the state Of Montana, bu,
that the treasurer of Deer Lodge
county collected the amount of 1894. l:
from the company for taxes during
the past year.
HELENA, Feb. 26.-John A. Green,
division engineer or the St. Paul and
Milwaukee, with head quarters ir
Helena, said today that the company
expects to be running trains on its
own track as far as Lombard within
the next thirty days. All the bridge
material for the structure across the
Missouri river at Lombard has beer
delivered al Miles City and is being
hauled over the St. Paul's own line
from there to the Missouri river
Delivery is made at q satisfactory
rate.
BUTTE, Feb. 3S.-With the going
into effect of the federal law compel.
ing railroad companies to allow their
photographers to work but nine hours,
the wages OF RAILROAD operators or
the Northern Pacific will be reduced
as the railroads claim the law will
recessitate the employment of many
extra men. 1t is said the cut will be
from S. to $40 a month. Conferences
are being held at present in St. Paul
between the operators and railroad
officials. The new schedule will be
submitted to all the operators on the
system and when the vote is canvassed
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