The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

BILLINGS, July Estate Humane
Officer Kennedy arrived in Billings
today, spending the morning looking
up a number of cases in the sugar
city. He will complete his work in a
couple of days. The visit of Kennedy
was requested by Chief of Police
Talgo, with whom is left the local
supervision of the humane work.
HELENA July %. 49, Three suits
against the Northern Pacific Railway
company sggregating COS. 900 were
started today in the district court.
The plaintiffs in the cases are the
heirs OF William F. Copenhaver,
engineer; William j. Bules, fireman,
and James F. Rowe, student fireman,
who were killed in an accident on the
road at Mace, Idaho, last December.
The boiler of the locomotive exploded
and three were killed.
RED LODGE. July 23.-The assessed
valuation of Carbon county, aside
from the railroad property, shows a
gain of more than s40O 900 over last
year. Real estate and improvements
show a valuation of q, 788, $40; person
al property, 81, 931, 1872 making a total
of g., G92, 592. With the railroads
added it will bring the total valuation
up to IS, 500, 900, and place Carbon
county in the sixth class.
HELENA, July pa case which in.
wolves an unusual point, and which
the supreme court will likely be called
upon to pass, has been started in the
justice court here. The question is
whether adisputant, Who has agreed to
accept the findings OF an arbitration
board, can subsequently bring suit in
court to collect a larger sum than was
awarded him. P. P. Smith, is the
plaintiff in action, and a blacksmith,
and he sues H. H. Ashley, a livery
man to collect sl69.50 alleged to be
due for shoeing horses. Smith re-
fused to accept the arbitration awards.
L~EwIsTowN, July 23.-Forty thous.
and dollars is the consideration
named in a deed recently fled with
the county clerk and recorder of Fer.
gus county, whereby the Montana
Ranch company, owned chiefly by r.
A. Harlow of this city, transfers about
1000 acres of land near the head of
Rock creek to Edwin Call and Rus.
sell Henry. The BARLOW ranch is one
of the finest in that section of Fergus
county, being what is known rs the
old Posey Elston place. 1t is said
there is no better hay and oats ranch
in the country.
DILLON, July 24.-Chicago capital
lists headed by Newell c. Knight have
just closed a deal for the erection of
an enormous reservoir some so miles
above Dillon. The water will irrigate
40, 900 acres of land extending from
Lima on the Oregon Short Line, down
to Dillon. Work of construction will
begin at once.
LIVINGSTON, July "a. The east
bound Burlington passenger train
was wrecked nine miles EAST OF here
yesterday afternoon None were in.
jured, although every coach LEFT the
rails and three OF them we're over
turned. The accident was dae to
spreading rails. A wrecking train
was sent out from Livingston and the
track cleared in time. for todav's rains
to pass on time.
HAMILTON, July 24.-Prepa atoms
are being made for q reunion of the
survivors battle Of the Big Hole in
Hamilton Sunday. August 9.-The
participants in the last great Indian
battle on the American continent have
selected the Rayalli hotel as the
meeting place, and speeches will be
made by one OF the veterans and
Senator Joseph Nj. Dixon in front
OF the courthouse, across the street.
BILLINGS, July 24.-Reports weri
received from the Grow agency las
night OF the terrible death by burning
alive of two young daughters Of Marx
void, an Indian employe of the gov
!, eminent. The children, aged two and
!, four years respectively, were playing
in = shed on some hay. and ignitet
the innamable material. Confused b!
. the flames, which spread around then
quickly. the bewildered children wer'
unable to get out. The father, wit
!. was trying to save the shed. was uu
. aware that the children were inside.
MIssoULA, July PA special t
the Missoulian from Stevensville says
VIM. Parson created q sensation her
today by protesting that he had muir
dered q man at Camp Cook, S. D,
six years ago. Parsons made hi
confession to Deputy Sheriff Daugt
erty. No one had ever suspected hi
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