The river press., 1909-09-15
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few DAYS.

10 s''O 0Os . q" oOyOs
M1ssouLA, Sept. S.-While running
at rate of about Is miles an hour
No. 3 this afternoon ran into an open
switch In the east end Of the Missoula q
yards and crashed into switch en-.
gine, killing one man outright and
injuring another so that he died in
lees than two hours afterward, and
six men were more or lees injured.
Late tonight the report was circulated
that one OF the injured men was dying
from q broken spine and that be could
not survive.
DILLON. Sept. 8.-A second suit for
damages against R. M. Hodgens, the
we'll known Butte business man and
former banker. was begun today by
Mrs. Maud Jeffers, for s15. 900, as the
result Of runaway following the
meeting of Mr.. Hodgen's automobile
near the city. Benjamin Iliff, Mrs.
Jeffers' companion on q Sunday at.
ternoon buggy ride, began the frs,
suit, 1t too being for sl5, 600. Iliff had
his collar bone broken, and Mrs. JET.
fers sustained fractured wrist when
their buggy overturned and dumped
them into ditch.
HELENA, Sept. 8.-The attorney.
generals office today rendered an
opinion that county clerk and re.
corder must charge for the entire in.
strument in each case when filing in.
struments relating to water rights.
Otherwise the grantees might have
difficulty in proving the recording of
their entire instrument when dispos-
ing of lands and water rights. The
case arises in Teton county where a
ater compny uses blank form, leav-
ing names to be filled in.
HELENA, Sept. S.-The personal in
jury suit of Mrs. E. G. Cawdery of
St. Louis against the Yellowstone
Nation al Park transportation compa.
ny was begun in the district court to-.
day. Mrs. Cawdery, the wife of q
wealthy St. Louis business man, de-.
mands $50, 900 for injuries received as
the result Of a runaway in the park
on one of the company's coaches.
Her husband also seeks $4,000 for
medical bill he was compelled l.to pay
for his wife, following the accident.
Both cases will be tried jointly.
LIBBY, Sept. l0.-Burglars broke
into the A. N. L. Thompson & Co.
bank early yesterday morning and
blew the safe open. They succeeded in
getting away with all the money. One
safe which contained but the books
and valuable papers was not molested.
HELENA, Sept. 9.-L. J. Loundes,
deputy game and fish warden for Flat.
head and Lincoln counties, has ten
dered his resignation andl will take
up his residence in Oregon and enter
business there. Game Warden Aware
has appointed IS his successor S. F.
Ralston of Libby. Mr.. Ralston was at
one time state senatori from Teton
county.
HELENA, Sept. 9.-The water ques.
tion in Helena has been retired. The
council last night passed a resolution
to submit the proposition of the Hell.
ena Water Works company to the
people at q special election. Mayor
Edwards vetoed thel resolution, and
the council lacked one vote by which
to pass it over theiveto.
MILES CITY, Sept. 9.-While arrest.
ing James Smith Chief ofFPolice ack-
son came very near having to kill
Smiths partner, Louis Dempsey, who
rushed at the officer with sknife but
was stopped with his0hand raised by
the muzzle of his gun against his
heart. 1t was several minutes before
Dempsey could be made to lower his
knife and the chief was several times
on the point of firing.