The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-05
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

BUTTE, Jan. 2S,-John S. Doug.
herty, for thirteen years superinten-
dent of the Washoe smelter under
Marcus Daily, died today in Anaconda
of pneumonis, aged 81. The lifelong
friend and business associate Of D. j..
Hennessy, he followed the Butte
merchant to the grave in less then
"a hours. He leaves a widow and
five children, all residing in Ana.
conda
HELENA, Jan. 2S.-Andrew Nc.
MILAN, a Dawson county stockgrower,
was given "a hours in the county Jail
and a fine of $500 by Judge Dietrich,
in the federal court tod ay, for illegally
fencing $500 acres Of public land.
Mcmillan was indicted by the grand
jury which is now in session. He in
formed the Judge this morning he was
guilty and did not desire to bother
about an attorney.
BUTTE, Jan. 2s.-The fourth police
officer to leave the force is John
Wesson, who last night was dismiss.
ed on recommend alton of the trial and
examining board. Mr.. Wesson was
on trial for taking so from a woman
of the restricted district. Wesson's
offense was mitigated by the fact that
he returned the money, or rather,
offered it to the chief in the morning,
saying it was the woman's regular
+ fine.
= LEWIsTowN, Jan. 2S.-The speed
with which the contractors are clos
e ing up their work on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul was shown
yesterday when the first train owe
that line between Forsyth and Harlow
ton reached the latter town, the two
ends having been connected a few
days ago, and the track ballasted and
put in shape for traffic. All that now
remains to make a through line from
It Harlowton to the eastern termini is
to close up q small section between
k Miles City ard Forsyth, and this will
o be done by the end OF next week. In
a addition, the company can. by utiliz.
% ing the Montana Railroad branch
If between Hsrlowton. have through
i. communication over its w rails
from the east to Lombard.
10 HELENA. Jan. 20. -Despondent be-
!. cause he had been out of work, tired
n of life ana its responsibilities, Charles
ID Z. Stephens, a mason, shot himself a.
Is his home last evening in an attempt
" to commit suicide. The bullet entered
ye his head, but at IN early hour this
morning Stephens was still alive
although little hope of his recovery ii
Ientertained.
HELENE, Jan. 29.-According to
Ia Helena Insurance agent, d. J. Hen
messy carried a little over $3.50, 600 lif'
Insurance, This is distributed amons
ne half a dozen different companies
n, Two years ago Mr.. Heunessy mad
a application for a policy of 5000, O0O
m bur it was turned down. Last Jul,
in the application was resurrected, an
er after az investigation, it was decide
5, to insure Mr.. Hennessy. He wa
as considered a good risk.
o. HELENA, Jan. 29.-The state boar
IS OF pardons today approved the actio
On of Gov. Toole in extending executiv
clemency 70 James Compton, OF Bill
lings, who is now serving q sentenc
n there for violating the anti.gamblin
'er law. The state board of parole
'er paroled l.. o. Shotfner, serving a fv'
ma year term in the ~penitectiary for a
'es sault in the second degree.
-, BILLINGS, Jan. 29.-Workmen en-
ployed in sinking al artesian we
near the Billings sugar factory wei
greatly surprised this afternoon whe
- the drill encountered a fow Of gas
-. a depth of approximately 200 fee
The gas vas ignited by q match whi<
had been etruck by one O: the labo
ers. The .Aow is said to De compar;
lively strong, and the al agement
49, the sugar company states that if
-. develops saat it exists IN s%ufticie1
quantities i will be plpef, not on
to the factory, but also to :he city.
]ga HELENA, Jan. 29.-Twc suits fro
pra Chou,eau county and one from Silv,
ia Bow, all AGAINST the Grea: Northern