The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-26
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

GREAT tALLS, Feb. 2O.-After hav.
ing laid unconscious for a number OF
hours at his home in Little Chicago,
Carl Dill. formerly a motor man in the
employ of the street railway company,
died at an early hour this afternoon
from the effects of an overdose OF
morphine evidently taken with
suicidal intent. During the entire
forenoon three physicians worked
over him in an effort to save his life
but the amount Of the deadly drug
which he had taken was 90 great that
their efforts we're unavsiling and he
passed away without regsinine con-
seriousness.
BUTTE, Feb. 20.-There will not be
a St. Patrick's day parade in Butte
this year as has been the custom for
many years, the Ancient Order of
Hibernians taking the ground tina
owing to the conditions existing, it
would be much better to take the
money required to furnish music in
the parade and use it to relieve some
OF the distress prevailing among men
with families. The day, however, will
be celebrated with all the enthusiasm
C characteristic of the Irish race and
consistent with the conditions exist.
ing.
HELENA, Feb. 20.-Alfred Hampton,
inspector in charge of the emigration
service, with headquarters in Helena,
today received instructions from the
department at Washington to begin
an investig alton of all penal, charita.
bic reformatory and other institutions
in his district, including prisons, jalls,
poor houses, hospitals and asylums,
with the view of ascertaining the num-
Der OF aliens quartered therein. The
Investigations will continue for three
months, and the communication in.
forms the inspector that it will apply
throughout the entire nation. A
similar census was taken in 1904.
BUTTE, Feb. 20.-It is proposed to
raise the license on poolrooms to ST..
600 per quarter instead of $3.50, as at
present, according to an ordinance
introduced at the meeting of the city
council last night by Alderman Nc
Mahon, and referred to the judiciary
committee for consideration. The
ordinance requires that all poolrooms
in addition to paying the $1,000 Ii
n must secure a permit to do bust
hess from the city council and viola
ton of the same means a fine ranging
from $50 to 800 a day.
LEwIsTowN, Feb. 2l-Harry High.
house, the we'll known chauffeur, for
merly OF Billings, and John Gregory,
charged with the burglary of a local
hardware store a short time ago, ap.
peared for sentence in the district
court this morning, having previously
pleaded guilty. Judge Cheadle SEN
fenced lighthouse to 20 months in the
~penitentiary and Gregory to Is
months.
BILLINGS, Feb. eli. 7. Graham,
one OF the best known ranchmen of
this vicinity, has instituted suit in the
district court for the purpose of re-
covering $42S. 81, which he alleges he
has been compelled to pay into the
county treasury as drainage taxes.
Mr.. Graham also seeks to restrain
the county officials from making any
drain assessment against the land or
attempting to collect such tax in the
future.
BUTTE, February 2l.-The ade
against milkmen selling poor milk is
still on aud this afternoon five were
found guilty in police court and fined
$50 each. Two had their cases post.
poned on account of demurrers which
attack the right Of the city to pass an
ordinance requiring a higher percen.
tage Of butter fat than the state law
requires, and three are yet to be tried.
Great interest attaches to the cases as
the milk, in many cases where tests
we're made, ran but q little over , per
cent in butter fat.
HELENA, Feb. 2l.-The circuit co ur,
having dismissed his appeal as with.
out merit, Francis d. Cooper, former
chairman Of the board of county com
missiouers of Cascade county and
prominent northern Montana stock.
man today began the serving Of the
heaviest sentence ever imposed for {
similar offense against the Unitec
States land laws. This being Cooper.
second offense, Federal Judge Hun
fined him $500 and sentenced him t.
Jail for Is days. Cooper was con
victed on the charge Of illegally feuc
ing public lands.
MILES CITY, Feb. 2l.-The Clark,
ranch properties. consisting of 20, 20
acres Of land situated on the Tongu,