The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-01-17
STATE NEWS ITEMS
interesting Happenings Which
Occurred During the
Wcek.

Helena is organizing national guard
company.
Wolves are killing much stock in
Bcaverhead county.
Sixty laborers are at work on the N.
P. roundhouse at Laurel.
Miners are stampeding to new gold
find near Marvel, New. n
Nearly all the grading work on the
Billings 4 Northern railroad has been
completed.
Walter Hetnck, a locomotive fireman,
was killed at Dillon Saturday. He was
under the engine, when the engineer
started up.
Governor Toole has pardoned John
Caddick Of Deer Lodge county. who had
been sentenced to the penitentiary for
lie for murder.
A million dollar sugar factory IL to be
built in the Fort Beiknap Indian reser-
walton. TO be finished next year. The
Indians will raise the beets.
William Lorimer, champion relay
rider Of the northwest, il dead at lewis.
town from injuries received in run
away accident which resulted in crush.
ing his skull.
The meeting Of the assessors OF the
state will be held at Butte on the 2lst
and ed Of January. The board OF com.
missioners Of Flalhead county will at.
tend the meeting.
A new map Of Montana has just been
issued by the general land office, under
the direction Of Commissioner Ballinger
which is said to he one Of the most com.
plete mere Of the state ever published.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin says
Although Amalgamatedo officials In Butte
know nothing Of the progress being
made to settle the smelter injunctio
suits, it is a fact that the company hat
already purchased number of farms
land has options on many more. 1t il
the general belief that final settlement
Of the ljtigation-is pending.
Attorney General Galen, for the STATE
railroad commission, has brought three
suits sgainst the Northern Pacific. One
is for violating the i6-hour law, one fol
violating the "dinky csboose" law. and
one for violating the commissions reg
ulation, prohibiting the collection O.
more than 10 cents for fares paid OF
trains. 1t is alleged the road charged
Is cents.
William Sampson, who few months
ago was an inmate Of the Cascade coun
ty poor farm, being crippled and de
pendent on the county for his meals an,
place to sleep, will soon find himself
comparatively wealthy. his attorne,
having received check for &7,784. go
the amount ofaa judgment secured By
Sampson for personal injuries received
while he was employed in the mine Of
the old Barnes-King Mining company a,
Kendall.
The body Of Hexekiah Roadebust, a
pioneer of Butte and one of the bes,
known old timers Of the camp. was founC
in his cabin at Rochester, where he liad
died unattended and in extreme pow
erty. Roadebush was at one time
wealthy, owning considerable property
including the Cora mine, one OF the big
copper producers OF Butte, and the
Roadebush springs. Several others o.
his claims have become valuable copper
mines-property which he let 60 for Q
song.
The management of the Chicago, Mil
waukee T. St. Paul railroad announced
Saturday that train service will be es
tablished January ~ to Marmath
Mont, thirty miles west OF Bowman. N
D., the present terminus Of the roads
western extension. While construction
crews are advancing westward from
Marmath, others are working eastward
along the Musselsi,ell valley. 1t II
thought that the two lii,es will be con