The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS.
A Budget of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

HELENA, Feb. 4.-George Totten ,
an elevator boy, is under arrest on
the charge of burglarizing a clothing
store several weeks ago. He confess.
ed to the police, and some of the
money he stole has been recovered.
The boys mother is in Nebraska and
his father is in Alaska. 1t is pro.
babe he will rot be prosecuted on a
burglary charge, but sent to the state
reform school.
BUTTE, Feb. 4.-Conditious in the
railroad yards of Butte are far differ
ent than at this time last year. In
January, 1907, all the roads complain.
ed of a shortage. The Northern
Pacific in particular was unable to
meet the demand upon it, so great was
the traffic. Even at that time there
were not q few empties in the yards in
this city, but the number was not to
be compared with the number now
here. Three tracks in the Northern
Pacific yards in Butte are filled with
empties. There are more than 800 of
these ears on the tracks here now.
HELENA, February 4.-Clerk of the
Federal Court Sproule has been noti-
fed by a firm of eastern lawyers that
congress has passed 4 bill increasing
the pay of federal witnesses in the
federal courts in Montana, Wyoming,
Washington, Oregon, California,
Nevada, Idaho, Colorado. New Mex.
leo and Arizona from $3.50 a day to
50. No notification Of any such Leg
islation has been officially received.
The measure also provides mileage at
Is cents for overland travel and five
cents by rail.
BUTTE, Feb. t. Mrs. Heunessy,
widow of the late Daniel j. Hennesy,
filed a petition for letters of admins
tration ia the district court late yes
terday afternoon. The estate is valued
at 81, 900. 600 and consists of real and
personal property, town properly,
mining claims, corporate stock, in
surance policies payable to the estate
and sundry articles of personal prop
erty. In addition to the estate to be
administered on, Mr.. Henuessy Is said
to have carried q number of insurance
policies payable direct to the beue6.
Charles and not to the estate.
KAL1sPELL, Feb. "a telegram
was received here tod ay, stating that
Merle Cooley, only son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Cooley of this place, had
been accidentally shot and killed at
Palo Alto, Calf, this morning.
Cooley was in his third year at the
Leland Stanford university, and was
"a young man of great promise. This
is the third death among Kalispell
young men attending school a, Stan
ford.
MILES CITY, Feb. 5.-Patrick Gun.
bingham, a north side woolgrower,
living near the Sheep mountains. was
burned to death in his cabin, Thurs
day. The body was discovered by a
cowboy, who happened 70 be riding
that way, the next day. The occur-
renee will be investigated by a cor.
oner's jury in the morning, the re-
mains having been brought in last
night.
BUTTE, Feb. 5.-In addition to the
charitable work that has been carried
on by the Salvation army in this city
during the winter, it is now determin-
ed to increase the facilities for caring
for the deserving poor, and beginning
this morning a soup kitchen will be
in operation. A bowl of soup and
bread will be given to any person in
want who may apply, and pals will
be filled to be taken by those who
furnish them, to the sick and destitute
who are unable to visit the kitchen.
HELENA, Feb. 5.-News of a rich
strike was received ia Helena today
from Haystack Butte gulch. a short
distance from East Helena. The prop.
er,y is an old one and about IA year
ago came in possession of Tony Smith
of East Helena. He has been working
it since aud has taken out some good
ore. a week g he struck a large
body which assays $500 to the too.
The vein is two feet wide and the ore
is in place. The average of The orr
heretofore taken has been $40 IA ton
BILLINGS, Feb. ). = At an early
hour this morning two men. said to
be railroad men who run between this
city and Forsyth were held up and
robbed al the railroad crossing west
Of the Northern Pacific station. The
robbery was committed by two women
who were, however. assisted by two
men, The railroaders we're walking
up street and were ordered TO throw
up their hands. AS they did not com.
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