The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-10-21
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

HELENA, Oct. 13.-Word was re.
ceived here today to the effect that a
man named Henry who has been miss
ing from his usual haunts in the
vicinity of Wolf Creek for about two
weeks, had committed suicide. The
body was found about half q mile be-
low town, and the revolver lying be.
side the body told the tale of self des.
truction.
BILLINGS, Oct. 15.- A. A. Olden-
berg of the Bloomington, ILL.,, Can
ming company, has announced that he
contemplates erecting q canning fac
tory here to cost in the neighborhood
OF $50, 200. 1t will employ 300 to 400
people and operate about seven months
each year, canning vegetables aud
produce.
HELENA, Oct. 15.-Approximately
100, 900 trout fry were planted Monday
in the streams in this vicinity, the fry
being secured from the government
train which arrived Monday from Du.
buQue, la. Six thousand black bass
were planted in the Missouri between
Mid Canyon and Great Falls. One
thousand brean, a specie of bass, were
planted in Lake Sewell.
HELENA, Oct. 15.-The body OF
Simon Brown, q negro who was
drowned in Hauser lake q year ago,
was found yesterday by Frank Lind
quivist II miles from Helena in the
valley. Little more than the skeleton
remained, birds Of prey having mu.
tilated the body badly. Valuables
worn by Brown afforded means of
Identification. Coroner Bennett was
notified and will bury the body.
BUTTE, Oct. 15.-Chairman w. B.
George of the democratic state CEN
trail committee has transferred his
headquarters from Helena to Butte
and will manage the state campaign
from the rooms of the Silver Bow
democratic club in this city. He has
been given desk room there by the
officials and has moved bag and
baggage to his new place. Butte, it
is stated, is much more convenient as
q basis for operations than any other
town in the state, and as the close of
the campaign draws near both parties
expect to invade Silver Bow county
with speakers.
BILLINGS, Oct. 15.-The Billings.
Northern railroad between Billings
and Great Falls was opened to freight
traffic today with the exception Of
livestock and perishable goods.
There will be no passenger service tor
some time. The road Is being opened
at this time largely because OF the in
sistent requests of the lumber dealers
of Flathead county, and lumber, and
grain will form the bulk of the traffic
to be handled until such time as all
kinds of merchandise is received.
LEwIsTowN, Oct. 16.-Vance Coon
was taken to the penitentiary yester-
day, he having been sentenced to q
year and a half by Judge Cheadle for
raiding q sheep camp in the Mussel-
shell country. Vance pleaded guilty
to burglary and e%xonerated , young
man who vas arrested with him,
admitting that he alone did the work.
HELENA, Oct. 16.-Additional de-
tails lnow convince the officers that
Hans Peterson, whose body was found
several days ago on q ranch in the
valley, committed suicide. His over
|. coat has been found in q local hotel
and it contained all the missing
, papers, including a mortgage. 1t has
been learned that he spent here about
. $3.50, which was the sum he had with
him when he left L%ewistown.
HELENA, Oct. l6.-Mike Vica, ar
Italian laborer in the employ of thu
Great Northern Railway company
while working with q construction
crew yesterday afternoon nea Vol
creek, accidentally fell beneath an en-
y CINE and was instantly killed. Hi
. right leg was severed from his bod.
and his left hip badly mashed. B.
died while on the way to St Peter
hospital.
}. LIVINGSTON, Oct. l6.-The frs
" monument erected in Montana to mar
. the Lewis and Clark trail will b
= dedicated next Friday in this city ur
!. on the occasion of the state CONVEX
4 ton of the Daughters OF the Revolu
. ton. 1t will be located upon the spe
near the outskirts of this city and th
canyon Of the Yellowstone where CAY
tain Clark camped on his return tri
to the state. The money for the pul
chase of the marker was raised by til
Daughters Of the Revolution, and tt
dedication services are being arrans
ed by them.
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