The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

HELENA April pm. E. Knowles,
state veterinarian, who has just re.
turned from Billings, states that the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail.
way company was fined CPS in both
Yellowstone and Rosebud counties
upon entering q plea in the respective
courts to the charge Of importing sheep
into the state without having notified
the state officials that an investig alton
a. to their condition could be made.
LEw1sTowN, April 22.-Shot twice
through the lungs by bis brother,
Henry Francis was brought in this
evening from his ranch near Moore,
in all probability mortally wounded;
while Bert Francis was brought in by
Sheriff Martin and placed in the
county Jail. The shooting occurred
this morning at the Francis ranch,
and originated in some dispute over
the use of teams and division of the
joint property.
LEw1sTowN, April 22.-The great
coal deposit at Windham, owned by
the Great Northern and on which the
work Of sinking a double compart.
ment shaft has been in progress for
several months, has just been cut at a
depth of about 500 feet and is even
larger than expected. This ia one of the
most important coal beds in this part
of the state and parties just in from
Windham state that the complete
success Of the operations will result
In the employment Of 1000 men with.
in q year.
HELENA, April 22.-Alleging that
the rector of the St. Peters Episcopal
parish has damaged his professional
reputation to the extent Of S16, 900,
Charles H. Wright, q prominent
Helena musician and formerly leader
of the Episcopal choir, commenced an
action this morning in the district
court against St. Peters parish for
the amount mentioned above, and for
an additional 81, 1000 which he alleges
is a balance due him according to the
terms of q contract between the defend
ant and the plaintiff.
TWIN BRIDGES, April pa repre-
sentative of the Yellowstone Park
transportation company visited the
T n rro hoo rocob o. uo~o Doul> n fo,r
days ago and purchased two teams of
drivers and also one single driver,
the five horses costing him $3.50.
The horses are to be used in onnec-
ton with the park trade.
BUTTE, April %. The Palace
stables, owned by Miller and Simon
son, located on South Main street,
were destroyed by fire this evening,
entailing a loss estimated at about
SIS 900. Thirty.five horses were burned
to death, among which were several
race horses we'll known on tracks of
the northwest.
HELENA, Apr. 23.-Jetferson O'Con-
nell, who served two terms as sheriff
Of Lewis and Clark county, died this
evening after q ten days illness, OF
pneumonia. He Is survived by a
widow and several children. "Big
jeff" as he was Familiarity called was
one of the most popular peace officers
this county ever had. He came to
Helena in the early COS and soon be-
came a member OF the police force.
BILLINGS, April 23.-John Oster'
camp, a well.dressed young man O.
Cincinnati, beating his way to the
coast, had his life crushed out il
Sheridan railroad yards this morning,
and two companions, also of Gin
cinnati, were so badly injured they
were taken to hospitals. The mer
were stealing a ride in a box ca,
loaded with heavy steel cables wount
on spools. A bump in switching dis
lodged one of the spools, Instant,
killing Ostercamp aud injuring hi
companions.
BUTTE, April 23.-Eight dollar
apiece Is the price Uncle Sam has t.
pay Montana for her soldier boys
Montana gives the army about 100
men q year. 1t costs about that muc'
to get them into the service, afte
which they r sent anywhere all owe
the west at the new salary of SIS
month and found. The old salary wa
Sl3. There are five recruiting station
in Montana, which are replenishin
the ranks of the regular army of th
United States at the rate of IS men
month, or an average of Is to eac
, station.
. BUTTE, April 24.-The authorize
at Washington have exercised the
y prerogative and changed their miuG
regarding the turning Of the But
postofice into q depository for q
+ surplus money order funds from frs