The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18

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BILLINGS, Nov. Thames j. Hill
addressed the business men of Billings
yesterday afternoon at the Billings
club on the of Montana and
in his speech declared tb at land in this
valley was easily worth 5000 per acre.
BE demonstrated how it would pay in
terest of 20 per CEN annum on an in.
vestment of that sum.
HELENA, Nov. l4.-Mrs. Frank P.
Sterling, wife Of former Judge Ster.
ling, died in a store on Sixth avenue
today as a result of apoplexy. With
her husband and sons she was pre-.
pairing to start tomorrow for Califor-
mia, where the family was going to
spend the winter. Mrs. Sterling was
50 years old and had lived in Helena
about 30 years.
M1ssoULA, Nov. 15.-The bleached
skeleton Of an unknown man, the de-
caying bones of a monster bear, and
the twisted barrel of an old-fashioned
gun, mute evidence of q mortal com.
bat between man and beast years ago,
was discovered in a remote section of
the Flathead Indian reservation near
Dixon, a few days ago by a hunting
party. The skeleton of the man lay
close beside the bear, as though both
had gone down together in a terrific
death struggle.
HELENA, Nov. 14.-According to an
opinion handed down by Attorney
General Galen, Montana has no lieu
tenant governor and has not had since
the election of a successor to Senator
the term of State Senator Miles, who,
as president of the senate, was acting
lieutenant governor in the absence
from the state of Governor Norris,
expired when his successor was elect.
ed. AS the term Of Mr.. Allen does
not begin until January, the Office is
vacant. The opinion was given 10
reply to an inquiry from Governor
Norris.
HELENA, Nov. 16.-Peter Eyraud,
of Teton cnunty, who vas here last
week on his honeymoon, pleaded
guilty Saturday to illegal fencing
and was fined 800. His bride feared
the honeymoon would be interrupted
by q Jail sentence.
HELENA, Nov. 1G.-State Veterin.
arian NJ. E. Knowles, who returned
yesterday from Dawson county, where
anthrax had been reported, says there
is not a case of the disease in Mon
tana, the supposed cases merely being
swamp fever. The report that anthrax
was prevalent in Montana caused
great alarm to stock growers.
LEwIsTowN, Nov. Is. - All the
miners employed at Sam Gebo's
Spring Creek coal mines struck this
morning. Quite a while ago the
miners made a demand for an increase
in wages, and pending settlement con-
tinued to work on a temporary scale.
A few days ago representatives of the
United Mine Workers and the opera
tors met in Helena to adjust the
trouble here and at Roundup, and q
scale of Sl.2S per tor vas agreed to
on both sides.
HELENA, Nov. ia large delega-
ton Of the most prominent business
men of the city met at the Montana
clubrooms last night and pledged
themselves to support a suit to proven,
the sale of the 5000, 900 worth of bonds
authorized for the construction of a
waterworks system in the city. The
men who are behind the movement de
clare that the debt Of the city is nov
ther burden at this time. They also
declare that the election which au
shOrized the sale Of the bonds wa!
illegal. Already the Helena Water
works company has asked for an In
junction to prevent the sale of thu
bonds.
llCAiLEAAN I WI 0SVACuAAS COlll
, plete and in most instances official re
i" turns from the election of Nov. 3 sho;
that the republicans will control tn
Montana senate, II to 10, and tha
. the house is divided, with 36 dem
ocrats and 35 republicans, with tw
tires yet to be decided at the specia
e elections. The vote OF the minor PAL
ties practically complete gives til
socialists 5000, independents LEO
n and prohibitionists 1000.
Roll Call Of Next Congress.