The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-16
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

LEwIsTOwN, Sept. 1O.-Morris Bel
mont, who came here from Great Fall:
a few weeks ago and had laid plan:
to commit a series of robberies a,
rooming houses, only to be caugh,
redhanded the fret attempt, pleaded
guilty before Judge Cheadle and was
sentenced to two and one half years
in the pen.
BUTTE, Sept. 10.-A Miner dispatch
from Belgrade tonight, states that
"Kid" Royal, known as the most no.
torious horse thief in the northwest.
is o under arrest at Belgrade, his
capture having been effected at Man.
haitian this afternoon, after he had
escaped from three sheriffs and led
the officers Of Montana one of the
liveliest chases, leading two posses, a
month ago, a chase of more than 200
miles. The theft of some horses near
Manhattan led to Royals a~pprehen.
sion. He was captured without re.
sistance as he was attem pting to hur.
riedly leave Manhattan.
M1ssoULA, Sept. 10.-A special to
the Muscular from Plains says that
the coroner's inquiry into the cause
Of the Northern Pacific wreck of last
Saturday, when seven men were killed,
has been adjourned after a prolonged
session behind closed doors. Await
Ing the result OF the inquiry, Operator
Mitchell of Perma, and Dispatcher
Kelley are being held. Soon after
the wreck, several attempts were made
enraged foreigners in the employ
OF the railroad to lynch Mitchell.
This fact has been kept a profound
secret and only leaked out today.
HELENA, Sept IL. Misapprehen-
sion exists as to the recent VAGINA
ton order of the state board of health.
Secretary futile said today that it is
only necessary for children, teachers
and Janltors to present a certificate
showing that some time during their
lives they were vaccinated. No re-
vaccination is called for.
BUTTE, Sept. 11.-Thomas Driscoll.
a we'll known young miner employed
at the Never Sweat mine, was shot
twice early this morning and fatally
wounded, while in the act of attempt
ing to hold up Edward Mathews,
former county commissioner. Dris.
coll staggered to the home of his aunt,
declaring that he had been shot by an
unknown man, presumably a thug.
He said he remembered nothing of
the occurrence, as he was drunk at
the time.
BILLINGS, Sept. 11.-News reached
this city today from Sheriff Bachelor
of Carbon county to the effect that a
band of 35 horses, including the rid
ing horse of Judge Sydney Fox, had
been stolen by rustlers, who are now
fleeing with then to the Crooked creek
country, in southern Montana, with
the intention of dropping over Prior
mountains into the Crow reservation.
The horses stolen belong to forest
rangers with the exception of the one
belonging to Judge Fox, and were
taken from the Sage river range, in
which vicinity Judge Fox is camping. !
MIssoULA, Sept. 12.-Word was re-
ceived here today from Washington, |
D. c., that the district headquarters
OF the United States forestry service |
for the entire state of Montana and
adjacent portions of Id aho and Wyom-
ing would be established in Missoula
Nov. Is, under a district forester, with
a force of about fifty men.
MIsSoULA, Sept. H. This morn
ing the sealed verdict brought in last
night by the coroner's Jury sitting at
Plains to investigate the Northern
wreck Of Saturday morning
Sept. 3. was opened by Coroner
Seward. The verdict holds
G. A. Mitchell and Dis.
b. ]. Kelley to be criminally
responsible for the death of nine men
and finds former Chief Dispatcher f.
NJ. Ringer criminally culpable. The
railroad is also held liable.
BUTTE, Sept. l2.-Word has been
received here from Wisdom, to the
effect that q posse OF seven men and
a deputy marshal net with two we'll
known characters, Jack Mckay and
Mexican Pete, who we're being sought
the stage robberies in Yellowstone
park, and that n Of the posse was
wounded in the shoulder by q shot
fred by Mexican Pete, while Mckay
covered. The posse then with.
drew, not taking the chance of having
more killed by Pete, who was under
cover behind q tree.
BILLINGS, Sept. 1.-THE most des.
fire in Billings in years
n the point Of money loss oc.