The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-03-04
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

saWmllI mere, CnarleS u. StOrbeck
got his head between the betting and
a pulley, and ii was crushed like an
eggshell, almost being wrenched from
the body.
HELENA, Feb. 27.-The case against
Bert G. Shorey, of Billings. indicted
last summer on the charge of main
tanning an unlawful Enclosure of 49,.
$50 acres of public land, was dismissed
today. Afidavits were filed setting
forth that since November q, 1906,
Shorey has had nothing to do with
the fence or the land, because on that
date he sold all his holdings to Alfred
Thomas, o serving q Today sem
tence for illegal fencing, for slOO, 900.
HELENA, Feb. q. The trial of
John p. Johnson, a saloonkeeper of
Cutbank, on the charge of selling in.
t~oxicants to Indians, was begun today
in the federal court. johnson was
given q preliminary hearing at Cut
bank last fall and was discharged.
Despite this, the case was brought be.
fore the grand jury and an indictment
returned. He is alleged to have sold
the liquor to three different Indians.
HELENA, Feb. p. - Suit was in.
stituted in the federal court today by
United States District Attorney Rasch
against the Northern Pacific Railway
company alleging violation of the
national safety appliance Law.
Eleven violations are charged and
judgment for 81, 100 and costs is asked.
The violations, which consist mainly
In the use of couplings which require
trainmen to 60 between cars, are
alleged to have taken place in Sept.
ember, 1907.
BUTTE, Feb. 2S.-Former United
States Senator w. A. Clark tonight,
in a telegram to the Butte Miner from
New York city, positively denies a
Boston report of the sale by him of
his properties in Butte to the Am
algamated Copper company, or com
panies associated with that corpora.
ton. The report stated that the SEN
ator had disposed of his holdings in
Butte for 1929, 600, 600.
HELENA, Feb. 2S.-The trial of the
case Of John Brass against George
Farnam, for $4,000 damages for in
~juries alleged to have been received
at the hands Of the defendant while the
latter was employed as a policeman
last May, was begun in the district
court today. Brass was arrest
ed and, it is claimed, he resisted, com
polling the officer to use his club.
Brass, according to the officers, was
a vagrant and never worked until
after his trouble last May.
LEwIsToWN, Feb. 2S.-The farmers
around Moore are circulating a
petition to secure the necessary amount
of money to build an elev tor 1t is
said that 81, 100 was subscribed in Il
minutes after the petition was start
ed, and that now between S., 900 and
ST, 900 have been subscribed toward the
project. Many of the Moore rancherl
are consiguing their wheat to the
eastern market. Evidently the farm
ers are in earnest and will take {
hand in the marketing of their owr
crops.
BUTTE, Feb. 2S.-The suit of thu
California Brewing company agains
Enright & Strong for ST 800, ALLEGED
to be due for rent for the use of tn
second floor of the building at 4
North Main street, was decided il
favor of the defendants yesterday
The evidence in the case develope
the fact that the second floor had bee
leased for gambling purposes an
Judge Bourquin instructed the jnr
to return a verdict for the defendants
as the rooms were leased for an ur
lawful business.
HELENA, Feb. 29.-The commit.
which was appointed at the meetin
y ICCCuVIy VI tIAC NlOutSAo AAAAAAS oSS\
citation will go to Washington ne!
week and lay before President Roos
welt data which have been collecte
touching on the alleged faulty work
: the mineral land commissioners. TT
committee has gathered a great ma
e of evidence to present to the preside
aud the interior department.
I HELENA, Feb. pa warning
!: saloon keepers to refrain from sellil
or giving intoxicants to Indians "
5. delivered by Judge Hunt yesterd
afternoon in the federal court when
sentenced John =. Johnson of C
Bank, to serve six months in t
le county Jail here and to pay a fine
+ $500. johnson was found guilty
the three counts contained in the
~ dictment, charging him with SELF
u whiskey to Indians, after the Jury h