The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-30
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

- 00OhCS " UOSo0o0iS SuOtS sSOstS
From Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA, June 21.-A. F. Mcdonald
Of Custer county pleaded guilty in the
federal court today to illegal fencing
and was fined S25. He was charged
with having fenced 700 acres. He
made q lengthy statement to the court
which was at variance with that pre-.
sented by the prosecution, but Judge
Hunt said he would accept Mcdonald
statement and therefore imposed the
nominal fine.
HELENA, June 2l.-Telegrams re.
ceived here this afternoon announce
the marriage in Denver OF Miss May
Cruise Of this city, a daughter Of
Thomas Cruise, the Millionaire Helena
banker. and Henry NJ. Rae, state ser.
ator from Fergus county, and a broth.
er.in-law of John I. Drake, the Chica.
60 hotel, turf and grain magnate.
The announcement created surprise in
social circles.
RED LODGE, June 2l.-Four damage
suits for $40, 900 each for personal in
juries in the big mine disaster here
June 10, when eight miners lost their
lives, were settled out of court today.
The cases we're against the Northwest.
ern Improvement company, and we're
brought by Joseph Wood, Matt Her.
tin, Matt Kentell and William Lar.
ling. 1t is understood the company
paid $1,000 in each case.
BUTTE, June 2l.-Girard Albers,
aged IS years, residing at Dillon,
died at a local hospital in this city to.
day of blood poisoning. Mr.. Albers
is q rancher and while dipping sheep
at his ranch got some dirt into one of
his fingers and blood poisoning set in.
Mr.. Albers vas brought to the city
early this morning in the hope that
his life might be saved, but the poison
had circulated throughout his system
and he was in q dying condition when
taken to the hospital.
HELENA, June 2l.-The building in
the Prickly Pear valley, six miles
from Helena, which was originally
used by the Montana Wesleyan uni.
versity, has been taken over by the
Montana Deaconess society of the
Methodist Episcopal church. and will
be used for q Deaconess boarding
school, for children between 5 and IA
years old. The property is q valu-
able and desirable one, and will be
put in thorough repair this summer,
the school to be opened Sept. IA next.
STANFORD, June 2l.-Wm. Stoltz,
q carpenter of this town, was drowned
today as a result of an accident tina
occurred while he was crossing Dry
Wolf creek in a buggy while on his
way TO Barker. Stoltz was taking
Mrs. Knerr and her three children te
Barker, and in making a crossing o.
the creek, which is at present very
high, the buggy struck a boulder anG
turned over. Mrs. Knerr and the
children ali managed to get to the
bank, but Stoltz's body was appar.
emily carried down stream, no trace
of i, having been found by searching
parties.
HELENA, June 22.-The railroad
commission today issued an order 70,
a hearing to be held at Helena July s,
to consider the matter of freight rates
on packing house products and fresh
meats from Billings to every other
railroad point in the state.
GREAT FALLS, June %. - After
losing Sc, 900 as the result of ~specula.
tions in United States steel, Mrs
Lottie r. Noble, wife of Dr.. Charles
S. Noble Of this city, fled an action
in the district court against Paine.
Weber & Co. and the employees OF
. the local branch of that firm, the OBJ.
ject of which is to secure the amour,
lost, together with 81, 500 exemplary
damages.
M1ssoULA, June 22.-Mrs. Belle
Luderman Linton, wife of Ray V,
Linton Of Billings, died on a passen.
ger train this morning just as il
reached Missoula. Mrs. Linton was
on her way TO Tacoma for the benef'
OF her health, accompanied by bel
father and mother. The body was
taken from the train here to the Lucy
undertaking establishment, prepared
for shipment and sent back to Bill
lings, accompanied by the relatives
this evening
HELENA, June %. 1t was an,
nounced by officials of the Penwell
Ranch company in this city tod az
that lite Meagher county ranch prop.
erty has been sold to an Illinois syn.
dictate for 5000, 600. The company
was organized here a year g to