The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-04-28
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA, April 19.-Fritz G arberst,
a bartender at the Black Eagle saloon,
committed suicide last night by drink.
ing two ounces of carbolic acid, his
dead body being found this afternoon.
He was As years old and belonged to
several local lodges.
BUTTE, April 19.-John D. Ryan,
directing manager of the Amalgam-
ated Copper company, stated this
evening that there would be no curtail.
ment of the copper output of the Butte
mines, as far as he was able to Judge
at the present time, and that the out
put Of the Amalgamated mines at the
present time is normal.
BUTTE, April 19.-Counsel for Fred
j. Bliss, complainant in the action
brought to close down the Anaconda
smelter, the largest in the world, for
alleged damage because of poisonous
eman ations from its stack. today sub.
mitted an offer TO settle a question of
damages by arbitr alton and to dispose
of the lands of the Deer Lodge valley
to the company through condemnation
proceedings.
HELENA, April 19.-Angus Cameron
for the past AZ years q resident of
Montana, died at St. Johns hospital
in this city yesterday. Mr.. Cameron
had been at the hospital since Jan.
uary, but was not seriously i'll until
within the last eight days. His home
Is at Lincoln, in the Blackfoot country
where he followed the occupation of
raucher and miner. He was % years
old at the time of his death.
HELENA, April Disappointing
Engineer II. N. Savage, of the recla.
nation service says that about 1000
men will be employed IN the various
Montana irrigation projects this
year. and that the total expenditures
will be approximately 90, 900, 900.
A shipment of five cars of mules
is o on it's way to Montana, having
been purchased by the reclamation
service at Kansas City, for use on the
Flathead and Blackfeet projects.
Work is to be started early this
summer on the 100, 600 acre project on
the Fort Peck alton, the final
location for the main. canal and the
topographic surveys now being made.
HELENA, April 20.-Fully equipped
for q stay of eight weeks in the field,
q party of Is surveyors under A. W.
Verharen left Helena on the afternoon
train for Bernice to make the final To-
cation survey for the Helena, Butte
Electric railway projected by the Mon
tana Rapid Transit company.
HELENA, April 20.-The number of
saloons which can do business in
Helena hereafter has been limited by
the passage of a resolution at the
wy SOudCAA LOU ASuu' Auc EcSO1u'
ton provides tn at the total number of
saloon licenses now in force, IS, shall
bethe MAXIMUM until the population of
Helena exceeds 1880 and that there
after one saloon license may be issued
for each 500 additional people.
HELENA, April 20.-Frank Miles, a
22'year old boy who had worked on
Butte and Helena papers assisting his
brother In the mailing department., but
who recently had been employed as a
cook and dish washer at Helena res
.taurants, committed suicide early this
morning by placing the muzzle of q
revolver in his mouth and discharging
he weapon. The bullet tore through
he brain and death was Immediate.