The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-20
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

HELENA, Jan. 14.-Robert Dempsey,
noted as a government scout, Indian
fighter and vigilante figure, is dead in
Madison county, aged "a, according
to q Record special from Twin
Bridges.
BUTTE, Jan. 14.-Sherif O'Rouke
stated today that he will continue his
policy of arresting all violators OF
the anti-gambling law as soon as he
found that poker or other games of
chance were being played. He also
refused to permit any of the dance
halls to open, or allow saloon keepers
to have wine rooms or slot machines
in operation.
GREAT FALLS, Jan. Ia. T. Dry
den, a %switchman, employed in the
local yards of the Great Northern,
died this morning in Columbus hos.
pital from injuries received last night.
Dryden fell from the top Of a box car
upon which he was riding, and the
wheels of several cars passed over
him. His right arm and right leg
were severed from the body.
HELENA, Jan. 14.-Augusta, in the
northern part of this county, is be-
lieved to hold the record for cold
weather in the state this season. Ac.
cording to report received by Section
Director Young from that place, the
minimum during the week ending Jan.
10 was 81 below, on Sunday night,
ranging from that up to p below. In
addition to the cold weather, 16 in
ches of snow fell.
BILLINGS, Jan. lathe Billings
and Northern passenger train for Bill
lings, due here last night, and rum
ming nine hours late, collided early
this morning, head.on, with a freight
train at Foster, seven miles west of
Billings, but no one was seriously |
hurt, though several of the passengers
were shaken up. Both engines we're
telescoped and a caboose was demol-
ished, the engine crews escaped by |
jumping.
DILLON, Jan. IS. - Three young
men, all of whom we're reared in this
city and nor of whom is more than
% years of age, have been arrested
and sentenced to 80 days in the county
Jail on charges of vagrancy. All are
confirmed dope fends and declare they
became addicted to the use of opium
in the Chinese resorts of this city. AS
a result the sheriff and chief of police
have started to clean out all such
places.
KALIsPELL, Jan. 16.-L. H. Reed, |
jr., at the head of the Knapp's dray
line in this city, today stabbed him.
self to death with a pocket knife and
a hatpin during a period of temporary
insanity. He evaded the custody of
two nurses and locked himself up in a
bathroom. When the door was burst
in he was found dying.
BILLINGS, Jan. 16.-Alopzo Kill
patrick, Is years old, clerk in w. r.
Spencer's store at Laurel, was almost
instantly killed tonight at 6 o'clock by
ar explosion of gasoline and Mr..
Spencer was badly, though O ia.
tally, injured. Fitzpatrick went out to
the gasoline house with a lantern to
get some gasoline. He had just stepped
inside when the explosion occurred.
Mr.. Spencer was standing only q few
feet away.
HELENA, Jan. Acknowledgements
have been made at Hauser lake to put
another hundred men at work on the
rebuilding of the dam, making the
total force 500. AT present a gigantic
flume fifty feet wide, eleven feet high
and q fifth of q mile long is being