The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

as Montana's delegate 10 the Lakes to
Gulf Deep w aterways convention.
which is to be held in New Orleans on
October Both.
HELENA. Sept. 14.-For q sum said
to be In the neiRhborhood of $40, 600,
the ranch of G. w. Fleming, the we'll.
known Montana horse breeder, was
sold yesterday to eastern parties. The
ranch is located near Elliston, about
30 miles westaof Helena. It IL consid-
cred one Of the best stock ranches in
the state aud comprises about 5000
acres Of fine grazing land.
HELENA, Sept. 14.-Announcement
has been made that Mrs. Peter Larson
will give . f~our-year scholarship At
Trinity college. Washington, to the
high school graduate in Montana that
best passes . test. The scholarship is
for q four-year course and is valued
at q, 1000. The terms and conditions
Of the gift will be announced later.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. l3.-Because
. coupling failed to work, George w.
Spitser, switch foreman Id the Great
Northern yards, was almost instantly
killed this afternoon. He had gone
between two cars to make the coupling
and was frightfully crushed when they
came together. He leaves q wife aud
children.
HELENA, Sept. 13.-The state rail.
road commission, which has been in.
speeding the Northern Pacific and,
Great Northern systems, will leave
Butte Sept. q for an inspection of the
Oregon Short Line, and on the com.
pletion will inspect the Butte, Ana
conds & Pacific. This will conclude
the inspection of the Montana rail-
ways.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. l3.-The Great
Northern company announce tina : the
contract for the cutoff on the line be.
tween this city and Belt has been
awarded to A. B. Cook & Co. About
% miles of new railway will be con.
structed, including q tunnel 1900 feet
long, and the cost will be in the neigh
borhood of q million dollars. The
change 10 made by the company so as
to lower grades for through traffic
from the Burlington system.
LEw1sTowN, Sept. l3.-County At
torney j. G. Huntoon came in from
Roundup, where he represented the
state at the trial of Contractor W. E.
| Wynne, charged with violating the
eight.hour law in the work of laying
pavements for the city. He was fined
800, the minimum, by Justice Martin.
This is the first case of the kind to
come up in Fergus county. The COM
plainant was NJ. Hornaday, an official
| of the Roundup labor union.
BILLINGS, Sept. l4.-Harvestiug OF
the beet crop will be delayed on account
of the recent rains, and it is likely the
beets will lose some of their saccharine
on account of the fact that they will
keep growing as long as the prev all
ing weather conditions continue.
HELENA, Sept. 14.-Peter Biusfelt
today instituted suit for IS, 600 dam
ages against L. c. Fredericks for In.
jury to reputation and false imprison.
ment. Binsfelt passed here as having
inherited q fortune in the east, and
obtained credit at numerous stores,
Frederick's among them. He had
Binsfelt arrested IN the charge stated,
but the prosecution was dropped, and
now the counter suit follows. Binsfelt
still processes 10 have the fortune.
BILLINGS, Sept. 14.-Not content
with confirming their love of festivities
to their W affair alone, Chief Plenty
Coos and several hundred Grow Indi.
ans are making arrangements to visit
Red Lodge and participate in the
Carbon county fair, which will be held
In the coal city next month. The red
men will have part in the racing
events, and will take their speediest
coursers, which they will match against
the steeds OF their pale face brothers.
They will also give their war dances
In the evenings, these events being the
features in which the wards OF the
government shine to best advantage.
HELENA, Sept. 14.-With q capital
of $1,000, 900 the Northwestern Metals
company fled articles of ~incorpora-
ton here today. The incorporators
are M. P. Hewett, Helena; Mrs. c. B.
S%tetson, widow of the hat msnufsc-
turer, and Percy F. Wood. of Boston,
While no one could be found who
knew about the company, it is believed
that 1t is the concern which holds op.
lions on much mining property in the
Little Rockies, and that it will pur.
chase the aseato NJ tho r j><1o DoolSo.