The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-13
MONTANA BR|EFLETS.
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.
BUTTE, Jan. 8.-A tale of startling
poverty was unfolded today in Justice
Foley's court when it was shown tina
when Daniel Leary's little son would
60 to restaurants to beg crusts OF
bread for himself and tiny sister,
Leary would take the crusts from him
and eat them himself. Leary was on
trial for failure te provide for his
family, and was convicted and taken
to jail. Drink was shown to have
been his undoine.
LEw1sTowN, Jan. S.-The Judith
Commercial company's store and
stock at Moore was largely destroyed
by fire this week, the loss being
roughly estim ated at around s35, 900,
with nearly as much insurance. The
blaze started late at night and made
such headway that when it was discov-
cred it looked as though the thriving
town was doomed, and an appeal to
Lewistown for aid was wired.
BILLINGS, Jan. 8.-William Smith,
engineer of the freight train which
collided with passenger train No. 16,
at Young's Point on September Is,
has been arrested charged with in
voluntary manslaughter, as a result
of the deaths following that accident
and a warrant has been issued for the
arrest of James Hickey, the conductor
OF the freight train, who is supposed
to be at Sheridan or Gillette, Wyom-
ing, and for whom an officer has been
sent.
BUTTE, Jan. 8.-One of the worst
snowstorms since 1887 Is sweeping the
western portion of Montana, accord.
ing to advices received by the Miner
today. At Garrison blizzard is rag
ing, and the temperature is 38 below.
At Missoula the snow is more than
two feet deep with indications that the
storm will continue for another "a
hours. Northern Pacific passenger
trains Nos. and 6, with two freight
trains are showed in on the Evaro
hill. where iOur cars of cattle are
threatened with freezing to death.
BUTTE, Jan. 9.-Butte was without
street car service until noon because
of a blizzard last night. Twenty -four
inches of snow fell this week. The
Great Northern train which left Hell.
ena at O'Clock last evening was
stalled fifteen hours in the noun.
tains.
HELENA, j an. 9.-Geo. L. Ramsey,
treasurer of the state democratic state
committee. fled with County Clerk
and Recorder Martin Doty yesterday
a statement showing the receipts, ex-
penditures and disbursements occur.
ring during the recent democr attic
campaign. The expenditures totalled
$14, ,569.12. This amount was collected
by means of subscriptions from demo-
Gratis in all parts of the state.
HELENA, Jan. 81. Z. Brindley,
Postal Telegraph company lineman,
and Jack Jarvis, Dawson county farm
hand. are the first known victims of
the blizzard now prevailing. The
former had both legs badly frozen
while working near Bearmouth, and
the latter was in pitiable condition
after q 25-mile drive into Glendive.
Livestock is reported as weathering
the storm In fine shape.
BUTTE, Jan. 9.-Because of the ex-
treme cold weather that has prev allied
for several days the mines of Boston
& Montana company have had to
close. The Great Northern has not
been able to furnish ore cars because
those in use between Butte and the
smelter at Great Falls are tied up
with the frozen ore in them. The ore
in the cars freezes so solidly that it
cannot be dumped on arrival at the
and the only way cars can be
unloaded at Great Falls is by mining
the ore over again.
MISsOULA, Jan.9.-At 2 o 'clock this
afternoon there we're seven passenger
trains standing on the sidetracks at
this place. OF these three were due to
arrive on the 7th, three yesterday and |
one early this morning. Four passen-
ger tr alma we're held ak sfafinns uask