The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

From Various Parts OF ne state.
HELENA, Aug. 9.-The county com.
missioners declared today the a
levy for this year. 1t aggregates 16
mills, an increase over last years
levy of a mill and a half. There was
an increase of a quarter of a mill on
the levy for state purposes, the anne
increase on the interest fund and an
increase of a mill due to q raise of
salaries Of county deputies made by
an increase in the number of deputies,
provided by the same act.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. 9.-Nathan Silk
wood, a Gallatin county pioneer and
veteran of the civil war, Vas found
dead in his cabin by men who we're
sent to bring bin to Bozemsn so he
could be sent to the Montana Soldiers
home at Columbia Falls. Silkwood
was 10 years of age and for q number
Of years had lived by himself in q
little cabin in BridRer canyon. He
was q prOspectOr.
HELENA, Aug. 9.-The case of the
St. Louis Mining and Milling com.
pany against the Montana Mining
company, involving q claim OF 81, 00O,.
00O. will 60 to the jury tomorrow.
Con Kelly made the closing argument
for the defense this morning and T. J.
Walsh began the closing argument
for the plaintiff this afternoon. The
trial Of the suit was begun June 81
and has been going on continuously.
1t is one of the longest trials that has
ever taken place in the federal court
here and has been, as we'll, one of the
most costly to the litigants.
LIVINGSTON, Aug. 9.-At q meeting
of the creditors Of the Kimberly Gold
Mining company, held in the Office of
E.. Nj. Niles, referee in bankruptcy, NJ.
j. Walsh was selected today to act as
trustee in bankruptcy and will admin.
istrate the affairs of the company un-
til the liabilities of the concern are
str aightened out. At q meeting this
morning a large number of the cred.
itors we're present and many more
were represented by attorneys. The
claims filed against the company ag.
gregate more than $500, 600. The bond
of MI. Walsh was fixed at S100, 900.
M1SsOULA, Aug. 10.-A special to
the Missoulian from Thompson, Mont,
says that Everett E. Walden, a ranch.
er near Thompson, rather than serve
as a juror in the circuit court. went
into an outbuilding back OF the
Thompson hotel yesterday morning
and fred a bullet through his brain,
killing himself almost instantly.
Walden was suffering from mental
troubles and had a morbid aversion
to appearing in public, at a public
gathering or where there might be any
strangers. He was summoned as q
juror, and leaving his home for the
town, went into the outbuilding and
killed himself.
BILLINGS, Aug. 1O.-What is said
by residents to have been the worst
wind storm in the history of the Vel.
lowstone valley during the last twenty
years passed ove Hardin and vicinity
Saturday evening, leaving destruction
in its wake. No one was killed nor
injured, so far as has been ascertained,
| h1lf h1S16SnOS u,nnn t0a1 10rr~ npo
broken to pieces and the resulting
damage to the little city and adjacent
farms is estimated at $40, 600 at least.
ANACONDA, Aug. lO.-Excitement Is
at fever heat regarding the Lost Creek
strikes. Aug Miller of Butte, is still
taking out ore running as high as 800
a ton, and is shipping q carload q
week. This morning word was brought
to the city that the Jameson brothers
have struck a rich lead on a claim
adjoining the original strike which
promises to be better than the first
strike. Every foot of ground for miles
around has been staked of and a large
force of men are engaged in the terri
tory prospecting.
MILES CITY, Aug. 10.-Wm. Ware,
who conducted a small general store
on Fifth street across from the North.
ern Pacific depot, shot himself twice
in the forehead last night and died at
midnight in the hospital. He left q
note explaining that he was in i'll
health, and another note Wills the
residue of his property, after his af-
fairs are settled, to a niece living in
Camden, N. j. 1t is the general opin.
ion that the act was due altogether to
i'll health consequent upon close con-
inement airy to the trans action
OF his business. His business aft airs