The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-29
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS

MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
BUTTE, Dec. 2l.-EiRhteen police
officers, recently relieved from duty
by order of Mayor Nevin, have filed
q petition in the district court for q
writ OF mand ate compelling the mayor
to reinstate them. Judge McClernan
will hear argument on the petition for
q writ of manda ate on January 3. The
basis of the action, according to the
men, will be that they cannot be dis.
charged without q trial before the ex-
aiming board.
MILES CITY, Dec. 2k-This morning
a telephone message can from Shell
heimer's ranch, between Rockett and
Powderville, stating that w. j.
Schmalsie had struck and killed Bell.
The sheriff was requested to come out
with the as Schmalsie wished
to give himself up. No other par.
ticulars are obtainable. Tom Bell
was an old soldier under General
Miles aud for many years had been q
sheep herder.
HELENA, Dec. 21.-1n an opinion
by Attorney General Galen to the
secretary Of the state stallion board,
it is held that there Is no provision of
law by which a man who brought dis.
eased stations into the state since the
passage Of tee act can be forced to
take them out. But the railroad is
liable under section IL of the act, and
the board has the authory to adver.
tise the unsoundness of the animals
or to use other mesns to let the people
know the animals are unsound.
CUT BANK, Dec. 21.-Don Corallo,
a Mexican rancher, fancy rider aud
all around border character, foreman
of the Devereaux ranch on the Black.
feet, was shot and instantly killed by
Dave Clair, another ranchman, for.
merly from Ell Paso, Texas, now an
employe on the "F' cattle outfit on
the Blackfeet Sunday evening. about
Is miles from Cut Bank. Clair came
to town and gave himself up to the
authorities, stating that the shooting
was done in self defense.
M1ssOULA, Dec. 21.-W. Brennan,
q Northern Pacific surveyor, died
while being brought &c Missoula this
evening of injuries received in the
woods hear Lolo Springs. Brennan
was engaged with q crew of men in
cutting down a large tree, when it fell
and struck q second tree, the latter
striking him on the head as it fell.
The injured man vas hurriedly start
ed to a physician by his companions,
but died a few miles from the springs.
HELENA, Dec. 22.-In an opinion
by the attorney general it 10 held that
trust companies and savings banks,
like regularly authorized banks, can.
not under the Montana statutes estab.
fish branches. The same opinion with
reference to banks was rendered re.
Gently.
HELENA, Dec. 22.-There will be no
more extortion practiced by Helena
lodging houses during state fair time
or when conventions are in session
here. The ordinance committee of the
| n,tv oTnroil hos hoor 1iuootn1 - I.n&x
an ordinance requiring all hotels and
lodging houses to publish and file
their rates. AT any time these rates
are raised the licenses will be revoked
aud the proprietors put out OF bust.
ness.
HELENA, Dec. 22.-Fifteen Helena
saloonkeepeers and b~artenders were
taken into custoday by deputy mar.
shals on indictments charging them
with having sold liquor to Indians
last week. Most Of the men are pro.
prietors, among them being one for
mer alderman, James Lissner. All
gave bail 10 the sum of $500 and were
released. 1t is understood that there
are seven ore yet to be arrested.
LEwIsTOWN, Dec. % The trial OF
j. w. Gass, jr.. on o charge Of muir.
der 10 the first degree, is on trial Ia
the district court. Gass killed Tom
King, a we'll known old timer, near
Stanford, some weeks ago 10 a QuarreI
that resulted over Kings act ia shoot.
ing Gass' dog. The defense claims
that the old man died of heart failure
induced by alcohol, the excitement OF
the fight and i%nfirmities, rather than
from Injuries received at the hands OF
Gass.
HELENA, Dec. 22.-J. H. Simpson
of Butte, who is squatting upon a