The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1908-05-01
STATE NEWS ITEMS
Interesting Happenings Which
Occurred During the
Week.

Occurred During the
Week.
Representatives Of the Amalgamated
Sugar Co. are looking for site near
Harlem for the erection of million dol
lar sugar plant.
The senate committee on public lands
authorized q favorable report on the bill
to establish the Glacier national park in
Flathcad county Montana.
Traffic on the Montana Central between
Cascade and Helena was resumed last
Saturday, the repair crews having laid
temporary track over the entire distance
washed out.
jefferson ("Big Jef'') OConnell, who
served two terms as sheriff of Lewis
and Clark county, died in Helena
April q after ten days illness of pneu-
monia. He is survived by widow and
several children.
At a meeting in New York of the
stockholders interested in the second and
third dams on the Missouri river, the re-
pairing the second dam was authorized,
and it was decided to actively push the
construction of the third dam near Wolf
Creek.
District Attorney Carl Rasch has re-
signed his position to resume the practice
of law, the resignation being announced
\ today. 1t was mailed to President
Roosevelt April Is, week ago today,
and becomes effective June l. James w.
Freeman of Great Falls has been recon-
mended by Senators Dixon and Carter
for the position.
Shot twice through the lungs by his
brother, Bert Francis, Henry Francis
was taken to Iewistown, from his ranch
near Moore, April %, in all probability
MORALLY wounded; while Bert Francis
was brought in by Sheriff Martin and
placed in the county Jail. The shooting
\ occurred at the Francis ranch, and
originated in some dispute over the use
of teams and division of the joint prop
erty.
Fred J. Garland, railroad man from
Edgerton, Ohio, aged 30 years, died
April %, in Great Falls as the result of
injuries received Tuesday evening at
Havre in car containing steel rails in
which he was beating his way west.
Another man, whose name is believed to
be William Beman, and who was a
brother-in-law of Garland, was killed
instantly at the time the latter was in
jured.
Further particulars regarding the death
of w. p. Turner, as result of being
shot by Fred Larimore at the Turner
ranch Wednesday, were given at the
coroncr's inquest held OH last Friday.
George Wackerlin, deputy sheriff, who
has returned from the scene Of the trag-
edy, brings word that the verdict of the
coroner jury was to the effect that death
was due to gun shot wound at the
hands of Fred Larimorc.
John Ostercamp a well-dresscd young
man of Cincinnati, beating his way to
the coast, had his life crushed out in the
Sheridan railroad yards April %, and
two companions, also of Cincinnati,
were 80 badly injured they were taken
to hospitals. The men were stealing q
ride in box car loaded with heavy steel
cables wound on spools. A bump in
switching dislodged one of the spools,
instantly killing Ostercamp and injurine
his companions.
A fire broke out in the kitchen of the
Busy Bee restaurant at Kendall..April %
and spread rapidly, completely destroying
the restaurant, Dan McDonald's saloon
and tailor shop. The extent of tn
loss is not known, but it will reach .
consi,' able figure. A waitress, who hat
room over the saloon, is reported t.
have been missing since the fire, anC
although it is expected that she will b.
; located, a message from Kendall say
there was some uneasincss about her.
The Northern Pacific Railway compan,
has posted a bulletin offering reward O
$500 tor the arrest and conviction of tn
; bandits who last week attempted to hol
up the North Coast Limited near Home
stake, Is miles east Of Butte. The author
', tiles will hold Rudolph Wenk, Paul FIJI
enius and Alfred Teasdell, arrested 9
the scene of the attempted robbery. TIL
men tell conflicting stories, especial
, Wenk and Filenius. The red flag wit
which Wenk tagged the train, togethe
with more dynamite and quantities Q
, soap, with which the men were to greas
the tracks, were found.