The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
MONTANA BR|EFLETS.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
TOWNSEND, Sept. 22.-Henry Ray.
mond, one of the oldest pioneers of
the state died here yesterday. MIR.
Raymond was Is years Of age and
native Of Pennsylvsnia. He came
west when q young man and in the
early sixties was engaged in mining
in Last Chance gulch.
BUTTE, Sept. 22.-By acquiring
"trip of land quarter of q mile in
length the Clearwater Short Line
Railway company, . subsidiary of the
Northern Pacific, has clear sailing for
$50 miles of right of way through the
Lolo country for the proposed trans.
continental cutoff of the Northern
Pacific.
VIRGINIA CITY, Sept. 22.-Arthur
Legree was sentenced by Judge Calla-
way this morning to ten years in the
penitentiary at Deer Lodge and the
sheriff has started to the institution
with him. Legree entered q plea of
guilty to q charge OF robbery, where
upon another case Of burglary was
dismissed. The Judge administered q
sharp lecture in passing sentence.
ANACONDA, Sept. 22.-Thel trial of
the suit brought BY Deer Lodge coun.
ty against former Treasurer E. J.
Nadeau and the United States Fidelity
and Guarantee company of Baltimore,
to collect the shortage due to the
George johnson defalcation, came to
a sudden close yesterday afternoon.
Attorney Rasch, who represented the
defend ants in the case, pleaded the
statute of limitations as applying to
81. 400 of the SS,625 which is short in
the treasury. The testimony ;of the
county officials and the records we're
taken, and the case was submitted to
Judge Winston without argument.
HELENA, Sept. 23,-The state board
OF examiners will permit no.deficits at
state institutions, and the law on this
point will be rigidly enforced, declared
Governor Norris today. The members
OF the board have just returned from
a visit to the reform schoolhat Miles
City, and to the agricultural college
at Bozeman. Both institutions are in
splendid shape aud are keeping we'll
within their appropriate
MIssoULA, Sept. 23.-Before 100 of
his school mates, Logic Anderson,
aged I! years, child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John j. Anderson. was killed atDnoon
today. During the noon recess at the
Hawthorne school the little fellow ran
into the street and attempted to clam
Der onto passing load of lumber.
The lumber was being carried in two
wagons and when the boy lost his
hold and fell to the ground the wheels
of the trailer passed directly over his
forehead. Death was instantaneous.
No blame was attached to the driver,
j. E. Randolph, and there will be no
inquest.
HELENA, Sept. 23.-The state board
of railroad commissioners toda made
an order directing thatl the Great
Northern and Milwaukee lines estab-
lish track connections1 and provide
facilities for Interchange of passen-
gers and freight at Judith Gap and
Lavina, where the respective lines
cross. The order is regarded as one
of the most important inl the history
of the commission, as it means the
making accessible of large territory
to all shipping centers of the state.
ANACONDA, Sept. 23.-An informa.
tion was filed In the district court by
County Attorney Trippett, charging
E. E. CuIvert of the Big Hole valley,
with grand larceny. A warrant was
served by Deputy Sheriff keenan,.
The charge grows out of q chsttel
mortgage on certain horses and cattle
given the Lsrsbee Bros. of Deer
Lodge to secure the payment of a note.
It is alleged that the note is unpaid
and that come Of the mortgaged cattle
have been disposed of or are secreted.
Culvert is q prominent ranch and cat.
tie man and until recently was road
supervisor. He was brought to this
city and furnished bail this evening.
HELENA, Sept. PA city has no
authority tn lew n tar 0f mOpo m an