The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
MONTANA BRIEFLETS,
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

HAMILTON, Aug. 27.-Sheriff W ard
of Ravalli county, has captured Chas.
c. Dunn, a notorious horse thief, at
the roadhouse of John Odell at the
foot of the Big Hole mountain. Dunn
was surprised by the sheriff while
asleep with W automatic pistols by
his side. He stole q horse belonging
to Wesley Swayze of Hamilton, Au-
gust 8. and vas tracked all over the
Big Hole country by Sheriff Ward.
HELENA. Aug. 27.-It was announc.
ed today by the Glass-Lindsay Land
company, which is retaining a large
body OF land under the Carey act, neal
Big Timber, that water will be de.
livered November l upon %, 500 acres
of land, and that families will be
located on the land. Under the pro.
ject ultimately 80, 900 acres will be re.
claimed.
M1ssoULA, Aug. BE. II. Becker,
one of the best known civil and con.
struction engineers in the United
States. dropped dead yesterday at the
west tunnel camp of the St. Paul pass
near Taft. His death was due to cere-
bral hemorrhage. He was a member
of the firm of Winston Bros. com.
pany, who are driving the great tun-
mel of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St..
Paul railroad through the mountains
at Taft.
HELENA, Aug. 2S.-Two personal
damage suits for $25 900 each were
brought in the federal court today by
Joseph G. Aliens and Jas. F. Andres
against the Northern Pacific Railway
company, for injuries which befell them
July % while working in the carshops
at Livingston. The handle of an air
motor machine injured the two men.
BUTTE, Aug. %. = Two or more
masked men held up the saloon of p.
A.. Lillis, at Divide, last night, COM
polling eight men to line up against
the wall with their hands above their
heads, while one of the bandits riled
their pockets. Two hundred dollars
were secured. This morning the
bandits returned, and a reign of
terror existed in the town, the people
being afraid to leave their homes.
HELENA, Aug. %. - Railroads of
Montana have granted the State Fair
association a rate of half fare for the
round trip to Helena during the State
Fair. This announcement has been
made by Secretary John w. Pace,
who is especially jubilant over the
willingness with which the railroad
companies made such large conces.
sions. This means that people from
any part of Montana a come to
Helena and remain for the six days
and return home after the week is
over, for one.half of what it would
cost them to take the trip to Helena
at present.
BILLINGS. Aug. 2S.-The second
coal mine to be opened by the St.
Paul railroad near Roundup will be-
gin producing in a few days. The
work Of laying track to it is already
completed. The first coal mine opened
has been closed down for repairs. 1t
is the intention to operate the mines
to full capacity, as they are the
supply point for the new railroad.
The capacity will be over $500 tons,
and TO produce 500 miners will be re-
quired. The mines are situated in
this county, but the coal is sent across
the Musselshell river in q tipple and
loaded in Fergus county.
HELENA, Aug. @.-One Italian sec
ton hand was ground to pieces and
another had his leg cut off a mile from
Wolf creek, on the Great Northern,
this evening. None of the local Off
cials know how the accident occurred
save that a crew was riding on {
freight train when it happened.
DILLON, Aug. 3O.-Jos. Shineber,
ger, the w%ealthiest mar in Beaver
head county. died early this morning
on his ranch at Red Rock. Mr.. Shine
berger was n OF the pioneers Of tn
state and one of the earliest settler1
in this district. He was known as 6
rancher, land owner and cattle an.
sheep raiser.
BILLINGS. Aug. 30.-Announcemen
has been made that q stucco plant viii
be erected at Bridger by eastern 6nan
ciers, together with State Senate
Glidden aud some associates at Bird
ger. The plant will cost $4,000 com
pleted and will be the third one cree,
ed In Montana. The gypsum fields G
Carbon county are the richest in tn
world, running 30 per cent pure.
MIssOULA, Aug. 3O.-The mangle
i! trunk of Alexander Freeburg, powde
foreman for the Winston Bros. con
. MANY Of Hall Cato was hronvht =,