The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-11
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

M1ssOULA, November 5.-The we'll
dressed body of an unknown man was
found this afternoon two miles south
of here. Save for q small wound on
the forehead there we're no marks of
violence or the body. A $40 bill,
ground almost to a pulp, was found
clinched in the mans teeth. This
peculiar feature of the case leads to
the theory that the man resisted an
attempted holdup and was struck on
the head and killed in the struggle
with his assailant.
HELENA, November 5. Jeremiah
Ahearn, 81 years old, who was one OF
the pioneer contractors and builders
of the state, was found dead in a brick
hut, where he had lived for several
years, by neighbors this afternoon.
Although the shack was in the most
densely populated section Of the city,
indications show that he had been
dead a week. Coroner Bennett was
called and decided that Ahearn had
died q natural death, and no inquest
will be held.
MIssOULA, Nov. 7.-Thos. Smith,
a we'll known bridge contractor for
the Milwaukee road, met death in a
peculiar manner last night at Taft.
While Mr.. Smith vas exhibiting a
new automatic revolver to some
friends, the weapon slipped from his
hands, and, striking the floor on the
butt end, was discharged. The bullet
struck Mr.. Smith in the left side and
penetrated the heart. In the dead
mans pockets was found cash and
certificates of deposit aggregating
nearly $500.
GREAT FALLS, Nov. 7.-Cascade
county will soon be able to boast of
having two wall plaster mills out OF
seven established in the northwestern
states. Work has been commenced
on the new plant at Monarch, which
is being constructed by a stock COM
pany promoted by G. B. Lindsay of
Butte. Most of the stockholders are
Butte and Helena people. Mr.. Lind
say, who is president of the company,
is authority for the statement that the
new plant will begin to turn out plas-
ter about the first of the coming year.
LEWIsTOWN, Nov. 9.-The post
Office at Gilt Edge was entered by
burglars last night and upwards Of
q hundred dollars in stamps and a
small sum of money stolen. So far
there is no clew to the guilty parties.
Sheriff Martin was working on this
case when he was called away by the
Roundup murder.
BUTTE, Nov. On an attempt to
burglarize the Derbelbis drug store
tonight paddy Rogers, a notorious
character, vas beaten over the head
with his gun by George Drebelbis and
nearly killed. Rogers pal who escaped
shot Martin Debelis during the fight,
but the latter will recover. The drug.
gists unbeknown to the woula-be burg.
lars, were in the ear of the store
when it was entered.
WHITEFIsH, Nov. 9.-Harry Sanjo
was instantly killed at the Isl end
of the railway yards here last night
at 11:30, being struck by the west bound
Oriental Limited, with Engineer
Schoonover at the throttle. The
victim seemed to walking toward the
engine, and was struck by the buffer
beam. Many bones we're broken ant
an eye was gouged out. Sanjo was {
tailor employed by Linde 4 McKelvey
was Al years of age, and had man.
friends. Some mystery is attached t.
the aft air as both of his pockets wer
torn out and thelmoney gone.
BILLINGS, Nov. 9.-H. w. Mahane
residing in the northern part of Vel
%lowstonc county, was murdered at hi
home late Saturday night and officer
are now on the trail of Elmer Hinton
who, 1t is believed killed Mahaney
using q neckyoke as his weapon.
Is supposed that during a..quarrel owe
money said to be dae, Hinton grabbe
the neckyoke and felled Mahaney
Afterward, it is said, Hinton saddle
q horse and rode to the Farrell ranc
10 miles away, where he secured
rifle and revolver and then fed in tt
|, hills.
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