The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-06-17
MONTANA BRIEFLETs.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

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ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA. June 10.-Word received
here from Libby states that A. J. Col
lier, of the geological survey, but nov
on special service, was stricken with
paralysis yesterday. Washington Of
fcials have wired he be given every
attention. Helena was Mr.. Collier:
headquarters and he has been in the
field less than q month.
BUTTE, June 10.-A cloudburs, to.
night in Silver Bow canyon, just ives,
of this city, tied up the Butte, Ana.
conda & Pacific railroad and caused
the Amslgsmsted, North Butte and
Coalition mines to close down for the
night. 1t 10 expected to have the
break repaired by tomorrow noon, in
which event the mines will begin the
evening shifts.
LEw1sTOwN, June 10.-All hope of
proceeding at once with the Nordahl
murder trial was dispelled this morn.
ing, the attorneys for the state not
having succeeded a. yet in getting in
communication with three missing wit
nesses. Two Of these, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. A. Anderson, started from Dupuyer
for Lewistown on Saturday night, but
since leaving Shelby all trace of them
has been lost. The other witness, j..
L. Mullinbrook, started from Weiser,
Ida, and is marooned somewhere en-
route.
BUTTE, June 1O.-Washouts on the
Northern Pacific between here and Lo.
gan are fully repaired and i've trains
have arrived. The road to the west
is still in bad shape, and communica.
ton between Butte and Spokane may
be delayed for q week longer. There
has been only n light shower in 4s
hours and the great divide has now
shed most Of its flood waters, although
q chinook melting the shows might
cause more trouble.
BILLINGS, June 13.-While swim
ming in the Yellowstone river, Frank
Mccormick, son Of Thomas McCor.
mick, a rancher residing about nine
miles west of this city, was overcome
by cramps and drowned.
LEwIsTOwN, June Is. nm The big
ranches Of Alphonso Jackman and
William Busch, on Mcdonald and
Bear creeks, were sold today to a
syndicate of Montana men and a com.
pany has been organized to operate
them. The deal involves over 300.
600 and the company which will file
articles of Incorporation at Helena
Tuesday, will take over about 5000
acres of land and some Is, 900 head of
sheep.
BUTTE, June 13.-Suit has been filed
in the United States court by Justice
OF the Peace Patrick Colligan. repre-.
senting the people Of VAUDEVILLE,
asking that the zinc mill of the La
France Copper company, controlled
by F. A. Reinze and located upon the
Lexington property in Walkerville,
be forever enjoined from operation,
that Walkerville may once more be-.
come a fit place for residence. 1t is
claimed that the dust and fumes of the
plant have almost made the town un-
iuhabitable.
LEwISTOwN, Juue 15.-After q halt
Of exactly one week in the Nordahl
murder trial, owing to the failure Of
witnesses for the state to get in on
accounts of floods in other parts Of
Montana, Judge Cheadle today di.
rected that the trial be resumed in the
morning, all the witnesses but one
having reached the city.
HELENA, June fitzpatrick Miles
has filed suit against the Northern
Pacific Railroad company for $50, 900
damages. He alleges that he was
partially paralyzed and that his face,
back and legs were injured when in
an accident a year ago he was thrown
from q refrigerator car.
HELENA, June l5.-Word has been
received that an unknown man was
drowned at Wolf creek. He had just
come down to Wolf creek from Craig
and was walking scross the bridge
there. Part OF the bridge is gone and
a log is placed from the end Of the
bridge to the shore. The man was
walking on the log when he fell into
the water. His body has not yet been
recovered. He was q middle aged
man and no one seems to know any.
thing about him.
GREAT FALLS, June I5.-For the
conducting of q general merchandise,
implement, blacksmithing, livestock
and other lines Of business in which
the farmer is interested, q co.opera.