The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-12
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

From Various Parts Of the State.
BILLINGS, Aug. "A man whose
name is unknown died at the ranch of
William CLAYTON, north of Billings,
today, from the effect of heat. 1t is
stated that the stranger had been
drinking heavily for several days and
that the effects of alcohol had con.
siderable to do with his demise.
BUTTE, Aug. Alive boxes OF
dynamite enough to w~reckseveral city
blocks-were broken into kindling |
wood and their contents scattered
about at the corner of Platinum and
Dakota streets this morning as a re.
suit of a runaway which wrecked al
wagon and badly injured the team.
BY some rare good fortune, the
powder did not explode.
HELENA, Aug. Am indictment
has been made public charging G. w.
Ardery, deputy clerk of the district
court of Madison county with attempt
ing to defraud the government. j. H.
Nickerson appeared with witnesses to
make committed proof and paid $3.50.
Ardery, it is charged, changed the
papers to make it appear that Nicker.
had lived on the land the full time,
and sent them to the Bozeman land
Office, but withheld the money.
M1ssoULA, Aug. Ar. S. Walker,
a Northern Pacific switchman met his
death in a peculiar manne yesterday.
He was standing on the running
board of a switch engine and freed
his hands to give a fellow employe a
chew Of tobacco. The engine started
with q jolt, throwing Walker under
the wheels. He leaves a widow and
three children in Billings.
Billings, Aug. 4.-Fielding White
has filed a suit for $500 damages
against the Billings & Eastern Power
company, claiming that the high dams
constructed by the company have
caused the river to overflow his ranch
and leave pools of stagnant water
which threaten the health of his
family. He also says that quicksand
has been heaped between the river and
the ranch.
HELENA, Aug. 4.-Shocking charges
have been preferred against Sheriff
T. j. Fleming of Deer Lodge county
| h., vinl inrootoc ~ tho rof0rpo crhnnl
at Miles City, and the state board OF
prison commissioners, after consider
ing them today, decided to request
Judge Winston to call a grand jury
to investigate the officers conduct.
The attention of the board was
called to the after several days ago
and State Humane Officer Kennedy
investig ated the institution at Miles
City, and made a report tC the gov
ernor, which has not been divulged.
HELENA, Aug Sword was re
ceived today hat the body of Johr
Jordon, an old prospector living near
Ophir, had been found a few yards
from his cabin, and the cabin itsel,
was burned to the ground. Whether
the fire, or whether he was murdered
and his cabin destroyed is O known
: ANACONDA, Aug. 5.-The bail O
} Deputy County Treasurer Johnston
has been reduced by court order frou
SS, 900 to s.. 900, but it is not certain
| that the alleged Cefaulter a raise
the new amount. His stealings ere
alleged 10 have reached the total O
Sl3, 900 or more anG to have extende;
over several years.
BUTTE, Aug. 5.-Shot five times 1,
cold blood without a word of warning
or dispute, Daniel Mooney was mEr
: dered by his brother-in-law, Jame'
. Ryan, in the Miners Exchange So
, loon on East Park street this morn
;. ing. The whole at air is enshroudet
l in a cloak of mystery. No one seeE'
, to be able to explain the cause of tn,
: killing, and Ryan. who was immed
lately taken into custody, denies aul
knowledge whatever OF 1t.
BUTTE, Aug. s. Pete Callahan
, . aged % years, died at St. James hoe
= pital shortly after noon today, due t,
being overcome by gases, it i
: claimed, in the ST. Lawrence mine
: Callahan was using a new fire fight
: ing helmet, it is stated, and int
a part of the mine where the men hav
been fighting the fire which has beel
in progress for years. 1t Is believes
something went wrong with the helme
and the man became insensible fron
the escaping gas.
k%ALIsPELL, Aug. "a shootin!
ARRAY on the streets this morning, il
| front of the Crescent barber shop
came near ending in a triple killing
the victims escaping ~miraculously b.
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