The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
MONTANA BRIEFLEIS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

bASlNs Jdus ~A\C" lear : Eve
claim jumping was responsible for a
murder near Basin last night. Eu-
gene O. Madden, a well-known and re-
spected citizen of Basin, is dead, and
George Judge) Plat, known for
many years as a prospe:tor and
miner, is in the county Jail at Boulder
with the charge of murder staring him
in the face.
HELENA. Jan. 2.-While clearing
up the debris of the w%reckage OF the
Northern Pacific freight train which
ran wild down the mountains Monday
night, and which was ditched near the
city limits, entailing a loss of 500, 900,
workmeu discovered the body Of an
unknown man. 1t is presumed he was
stealing a ride.
HELENA, Jan. 2.-United States Mar
shall Merriield and Deputy Haigler
left this evening for Kalispell, where
they go to take into custoday Frank
hauser and Mcdonald, held in Jail
there on the charge of being the Great
Northern train robbers. This is the
first demand the federal government
has made for the men, who were indict-
ed by the last federal grand jury, and
it Is understood they will be surren-
dered to the federal officers.
BUTTE, Jan. 1T. A. John, gen
eral agent in Butte for the Rock Is
land route, brought suit against the
Northern Pacific road this morning TO
recover $25, 900 for injuries sustained
in a railroad accident near Butte on
August IL, 1907. T. H. Kentuckey,
engineer of the train, is also made a
defend ant to the action.
BILLINGS, Jan. 2.-Thirty five head
of cattle we're killed by passenger
train No. 6 about five miles west of
here this morning. The train was
running at a high rate of speed and
the remains of the animals were
strewn for several hundred yards
along the track.
HELENA, Jan. 2.-Nothing definite
has been arrived at by the employees
of the East Helena smelter in regard
to the acceptance or rejection of the
reduced wage scale. The notice Of
the reduction was posted this morn.
ing after a third of the force had gone
off shift. Sentiment Is divided among
the men whether to refuse or accept
the offer.
HELENA, Jan. 3.-Oficials OF the
Helena national forest are making
preparations for the sale of the timber
on the Boulder watershed, comprising
so, 900, 900 feet. An informal applica-
ton for the sale has been made by the
Allen GoldtMining company OF Ana
conda. Forest Assistants Stickney
and Harris have finished making an
estimate of the timber and are now
mapping the region. If the sale is
made it will be one Of the bigges,
in Montana.
HELENA, Jan. 3.-The committee
having in charge the convention OF
the National Wool Growers associa'
ton announced that two more lots had
been added for competition. This
makes a:total of eighteen classes fol
which prizes aggregating approxim'
ately $1,000 will be offered, in addi
, ton to the silver trophy of the associa
ton. More than forty pens have beer
engaged for exhibits from leading
: breeders OF the country. The conven
Q ton will be held Jan. IA, ID and Is.
e HELENA, Jan. 4.-The December re
: port of j. Fl. Rice, state treasurer
o shows that on December 81, there wa
h a bal ance on hand OF 81, l65, 526.52 il
$ the state treasury. This is a decides
gain over the amount for last month
REER LODGE, Jan 4. j ames Whalen
D.. aged II years, died at St. Joseph
hospital this morning. While trim
: ming a corn a few days ago he cut hi
# toe and his death resulted from bloc
poisoning. For years he lived at tn
e old town of Blackfoot City, where h
;, was engaged in mining, but recent
Il had made his home in this city.
HELENA, Jan. 4.-January II ha
been the date definitely fixed for tn
convention in Helena of the mir
operators Of central Montana, for tt
p purpose of organizing a perm amer
- state association, to alleviate,
possible, :.present mining condition
y, the result!of the new schedule put
effect December | at the East Heller
III plant ofilthe American Smelling ar
III Refining company.
III HELENA, Jan. 4.-Messrs. Shame
y Cult and Edwards, the Butte lab.
~ leaders who yesterday were ad judg,
- guilty of contempt of court for viola
re ing an injunction restraining interfe