The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-20
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

BILLINGS. May 14.-The body of az
unknown man, who had been drowned
in the Yellowstone river, was found
this morning nea the Danford ranch,
on an island, The body had been car.
ried to the island by high water and
is supposed to be that of q stranger
who was drowned at Rapids ten days
ago by the o%verturning Of q boat.
M1ssoULA May 14.-Sherif Camp
bell returned today from Superior
with John McDermott, who was arrest.
ed At that place yesterday for the
murder of . teamster known as
"Curley DAHL" who has been employ.
ed in the construction work Of the St.
Paul road near there. McDermott is
also . teamster and had been en-.
ployed around Superior for the past
three or four months. He claims that
he killed Dahl in self defense.
HELENA, May 14.-aelena has been
visited by two distinct earthquake
shocks, one Tuesday and the other
last night, the last shock being severe
enough to throw one West side woman
into convulsions, and it made several
other people quite i'll. Houses rocked
violently and dishes ratified and pic.
lures became askew. Seemingly,
from the number of persons who
observed the quake, it was more pro.
nounced on the west then on the east
side Of the city.
BUTTE, May IA. - The board of
county commissioners entered a con.
tract this afternoon with Samuel G.
Hamilton, agent for the United States
Standard Voting Machine company,
whereby the county will secure 40 vot.
ing machines at q rental which will
amount to $50, $40 in four years, and
at the end of that time the machines
will become the property of this
county. This is done to avoid a
special election, which would be
necessary were the machines purchas.
ed outright, as it is provided by
statute that not more than $40, 900 can
be spent at one time by the county
commissioners, except by the approx
al of the Taxpayers, secured at a
special election.
RED LODGE, May 15.-Informa tior
reached Red Lodge this morning o.
the discovery of the body of Jack
Burke, an old time miner and pros
pector Of Cooke City, who was killed
by q snowslide two months ago
When found Burke was standing up
right with his back against q tree
Practically every bone in his bod!
was broken.
HELENA, May Is. Acting Gov
ernor Miles today paroled John Tenn,
from Chouteau county, who in lS9
was given q life sentence for murder
Martin Nordell, sentenced April, 1907
for one and q half years from G all att
county, and Peter Wells, sentence
for two and a halt years from Fergu
county.
HELENA, May 15.-Word was re
) ceived in Helena yesterdy OF the deaf
at Lanesboro, Pa, of Rev. Geore
.. Comfort, one of the best known of th
pioneer preachers of the Methodi'
! denomination in Montana, who ha
visited in the early days almost ever
church in the state, and who WI
. known far and wide as one Of Il
n most eloquent and persuasive preacl
: ers of his creed.
M1ssoULA, May 16.-Lynde Catlil
charged with misappropriat ing funt
d intended for the government land q
flee to the extent OF about $40, 90
waived his preliminary hearinglth
morning before United States Cor
o missioner Smith. A bond of $40
!. was furnished for his appearance b
!" fore federal grand Jury which will
;. called later in the year, either
II Butte or Helena.
10 HELENA, May 16.-On complaint
d. the B~utterick Publishing company
e. New York, Judge Hunt has made
Is order prohibiting the Anaconda q
Butte typographical unions from
any way interfering with the busine
OF the company or its agents in the
Is cities. The application for the iniu,
n. ton was made some time ago, and ,
decision was handed down today. 7
injunction Is Temporary, pending
final hearing.
BUTTE, May l~6.-Judge Bourq,
handed down his findings this mo-
ing in the case Of the state Of Nj
>. tana against the Hammond, Swift
~ Armour packing companies, in VIII.
he found for the state and fixed
az amount Of taxes due in each case. Z
a. state requires the wholesale dealers
pay q tax Of one cent per pound