The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-10
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few DAYS.

ing the Past Few Days.
LEw1sTowN, Nov. 4.-The home.
seekers are still pouring into this sec.
tion, although the winter season is so
close at hand. Another large party
came in yesterday over the Milwa aukee
and that company will continue these
excursions through November and De.
cember, although it had intended to
call them of this month.
HELENA, Nov. g. After having
been out five hours the jury in the
Stony Hancock asssult case returned
q verdict tonight, finding him guilty
in the third degree and leaving the
punishment, which cannot exceed six
months in Jail and $3.50 fine, to be
fixed by the court. Hancock was
charged with shooting at q watchm an
at the Whitlatch. Union mill near
here.
M1ssouLA, Nov. 3.-George Bellew,
q son of Major Sam Bellew, was found
dead In the big plunge bath at the
Lolo Hot Springs, q health resort
about 40 miles west of Missoula, early
last evening. No one seems to know
how the accident happened. Together
with several companions Bellew was
swimming in the big plunge. He was
soon missed and search was made,
and the body was taken from the bot.
tom of the plunge.
MILES CITY, Nov. 3. - The Open
Range Sheep company of which Jerry
Flanagan Of Butte, is president, has
filed civil action against D. H. An
derson of Ekalaka, for the recovery
Of 100 head of sheep and the value of
the wool shorn off them last season.
The plaintiffs side of the case is th at
its sheep became mixed with the An
derson sheep on the range, probably
around some water hole, and were
inadvertently kept with the Anderson
band. There Is no intimation that
there was any criminal intent on the
part of defend ant.
HELENA, Nov. 5.-State Land Reg.
lister F. H. Ray is in receipt of an ap-
proval from Washington of a deed to
the state of Montana for 9,S75 acres Of
school lands in Chouteau and Teton
counties. This land is selected in
lieu of acreage in forest reserves TAX
en- by the fede al government several
years ago when the forestry reserves
were first created. The land is all
under lease.
M1ssOULA. Nov. An. p. Nelson,
bartender, was found guilty in the
police court this morning of assault
in the third degree and fined $15. Mel
sons offense Is somwhat peculiar and
one which the prisoner declared was
resorted in order to awaken a drunk.
en- man who persisted in sleeping in
the saloon. Nelson placed red pep.
per on the drunken mans face, some
of which fell into the mans eyes. In
defense Nelson declared that It was
his intention to place the pepper on
the fellows nose.
MILES CITY, Nov. 5.-Mrs. w. E.
Savage, wife of the former sheriff of
Custer county, shot herself this morn.
ing about half past nine and died in
about an hour. She had been i'll for
some time and was temporarily de.
ranged. Her husband had been watch
ing her carefully, but went to the cell
lar to fix the furnace. Their son
Eugene from q couch in another room
saw his mother through mirror go
to the bureau and get something, did
not know what, and shortly after
heard the shot.
MIssoULA, Nov. 4.-ShontIy after
midnight tonight man whose identity
has not been positively established
dropped dead in the Banquet restau-
rant on West Front street. He en-.
tered the eating house, gave his order
and entered into q casual conversa-
ton with another man who was sitting
at the counter. Before his meal was
served he suddenly fell from his stool
to the floor and expired, after giving
but q few short gasps. A physician