The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
MONTANA BRIEFlETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
KAL1sPELL, Nov. 12.-Along with
and adding considerable interest to
the case of illegal voting against
United States Marshal Merrifeld
comes the arrest of Andrew G. Ford
and Ben Ford, upon information filed
10 Justice Wallace's our today, by
County Attorney McKeon. Ben Ford,
it is alleged. is not q years of age,
and his brother has no residence in
the county.
GREAT FALLS, Nov. l2.-Joseph
Hegner, a pioneer prospector of the
state, was found partially paralyzed
In his cabin three weeks ago. He had
! been unable to obtain food for some
time and was in bad condition. He
was taken to the Columbus hospital in
this city, but did not cover from the
exposure, dying last night. He had
valuable mining claims on Carpenter
creek for which he recently refused a
good offer.
HELENA, Nov. II. Suit was
brought In the federal court here to-.
day by District Attorney Freeman
against the Northern Pacific railrord
for vocation of the 36.hour law.
Damages in the cum of $500 are de.
manded. August 20, 1907, NJ. G..
Ashley shipped 26 head of horses from
eastern Washington to East St. Louis,
the complaint charges, and the ship
ment was kept on the road without
food or water between Helena and
Billings for AZ hours and As minutes.
BUTTE, Nov. 12.-That the North.
ern Pacific expects the travel into the
northwest next year to exceed that of
any previous year was indicated by
the statement of.President Elliott TO-.
day that the company has built % new
passenger coaches, which will be
placed in the trans continental
service. The increase in the service
throughout the northwest will make
necessary large amounts of new roll
ing stock, and much of this has been
ordered.
KALIsPELL, Nov. 12.-Shortly after
10 o'clock last evening, under the
great pressure Of grain, ome 20 feet
deep, the Kalispell Flour Milling com
pany's flat warehouse gave way on the
east side and pushed the Missoula
Mercantile company implement ware
house off its foundation and moved it
over about six feet. The grain was
forced out, and an enormous quantity
surrounds the break, extending over
the Great Northern railway tracks.
The grain DON is about go by 40 feet,
and was reinforced on all sides with
two tiers of sacked grain, and had
about SO, 900 bushels of loose grain IN
the center.
BUTTE, Nov. l3.-There are fifteen
cases of smallpox here. "All the
cases." said City physician Piggot,
"we have traced directly as coming
from outside places. There are a
large number of cases in some parts
of the state. In BoZemau, for in
stance, they have averaged a case a
day for the last three months
BUTTE, Nov. l3.-Paddy Rodgers
and james Barrett were arraigned
this morning before Judge Donlan or
three felony charges each, and bail
was set by the court at $1,000 on
each charge for each man, making a
total of $50, 600 for each. The ipfor'
nations against Paddy Rodger:
charged burglary, assault in the frs
degree against Charles Dreibelbis ani
assault in the first degree agains
George Dreibelbis.
MISsoULA, Nov. l3.-Frank Pal
mer. an employee Of the contractin!
firm of Ross g. Whitaker, working
on the Northern Pacific near Bonita
was killed near there yesterday norm
ing in Il rock slide. Palmer saw tn
; slide coming and could have escape'
, had he not waited to warn the othe
men and see them to a place of safety
The crew at the time was engaged /
> clearing the track of a slide which ha
come down during the night.
= BUTTE, Nov. Ii. After a chas
through the states of Utah, Idaho an
Montana, Lieutenant of Police Sinst
=, Of this city, yesterday arrested, i
Missoula, Tom Lambert, alias Bel
Miller, on suspicion of being a pal
II w. T. Cannon, the two being su'
d pected OF being members of q gang