The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-01
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
GREAT FALLS, March "A. - The
body of John Erickson, a crazed
ranch hand, who has for several days
been wandering about the hills in the
southern part of Cascade county, i'm.
bued with the idea that the officers
were looking for him and that a price
of $1,000 had been placed upon his
head, was last evening found near q
barn about ten miles from Belt, where
he had shot himself through the head.
HELENA, March 24.-Word was re.
ceived by officers of the federal court
today that the bill which allows q
Judge to punish illegal fencers by
either q fine or imprisment has passed
both houses and been signed by the
president. Before the passage Of this
law the Judge, in case Of conviction,
was compelled t o infict a sentence
carrying both a fine and imprison.
ment.
LIVINGSTON, March 24.-The double
track system on the Northern Pacific
railroad out of Livingston and over
the mountains has at last been com.
pleted and trains were started over
the track today. The construction
work which has been done by Cooke,
Deiks & Kinds, has cost more than
81, 600, 600, and taken two years to
complete, but it will be q great saw.
ing to the railroad by reason Of the
reduced grade, quickening the time
and decrease costs of operating.
HELENA, March 24.-Postoflce To-
spector McCrea, who is alleged in q
dispatch from Spokane to have op-
posed q plan for Frankhauser and
Mcdonald Q plead guilty, the under.
standing including the return of the
money the robbers were supposed to
have cached, arrived in Helena today.
He said that when the plan was pro-
posed to him he had said he would
consider it when the money vas re-
turned, but that the matter was re.
ferred to the department and any com.
promise on the basis suggested was
rejected.
BUTTE, March % After paying
all his bills, selling out his garage
and giving his wife the proceeds, j.
F. Kennedy, q we'll known automobile
man of this city, shot himself tonight.
He had sent his wife out to visit her
mother. When she returned she
found his corpse on the floor with q
note begging her forgiveness for the
act.
HELENA, March 2~5.-Judge Hunt
continued for the term the case
against George Frankhauser and
Charles Mcdonald, and excused all
the witnesses who have been held
here since Monday ia the hope that
the men would be recaptured. If taken
into custody now the men will remain
in Jail until late this coming summer
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held.
HELENA, March 25.-Judge Glen.
ents, who recently roasted Chief OF
Police Flannery in particular, and
the Helena police force in general,
has been answered by the city coun.
Gil, which, at last nights meeting,
adopted a resolution commencing the
work of the police department. Alder.
man Longmaid, who introduced the
resolution, declared that the attack
on the police department was an out
rage even if it did come from the
bench.
HELENA, March pa large mum
Der of applications have been received
by the state board of education from
persons who desire to succeed DR..
Craig a. president of the state univer'
sity OF Missoula. The board will meet
April l to elect his successor. w. +,
Harmon, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, returned today from
an extended trip to the east and found
the applications awaiting the action
of the board.
DILLON, March 25.--As a result OF
the big sugar beet meeting held here
Saturday afternoon, the entire com
munity has become greatly enthused
over sugar beet culture ia this valley
and the ultimate establishment of a
factory. The executive committee will
interview the farmers and induce them
to put in from one to five acres each,
will employ an experienced sugar bee,
man to come and superintend the
growing of the beets this year, look
after the marketing of the product in
the fall and attend to any other bust.
ness connected with the proposition.