The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-02
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
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.
HELENA, May 25. - Helena mer.
chants fled articles Of incorporation
today Of the Merchants Delivery com.
psny, with capital Of s25, 900. The
idea is to have central delivery
station. thus reducing expenses.
The system has been in operation in
the East for some time. and is said 70
be successful.
! HAMILTON, May 25.-W. M. Hop.
per Of Stevensville has fled . suit In
the district court against F. Spooner
for 5000 damages. The complaint
alleges that Hopper purchased two
hogs Of the defendant which had the
cholera and that the disease WAS com.
muntcated to his hogs, resulting in the
loss mentioned above.
HELENA, May 28.-Under the agree.
ment made by the state board Of ex.
aminers with the architects selected
yesterday to design the wings for the
state capitol the plans will not be sub
mitted until June S. These will be
tentative plans and, II approved with
In go days, the full plans and,
specifications are to be submitted, /,
when bids will be asked.
BUTTE, May 25.-The case OF q. p.
Nebold, who lost 81, 900 in q poker
game and now sues the owner Of q
saloon, the owner Of the property and
her agent for its recovery came up In
Judge Lynch's court this morning.
Nebold was on the stand nearly all
morning and part of this afternoon
under severe cross.ex amin alton by
Attorney Mat Canning.
KALIsPELL, May 26.-At meeting
of boatmen employed by the Somers
Lumber company, held this afternoon,
it was decided to accept the terms Of
fered by the management several days
ago, and the Sommers plant will re.
sumo in full force tomorrow morning.
The men will receive an increase of Is
cents per day, together with q reduc-
ton in house rent aud the charge for
fuel.
LEw1sTowN, May 27.-A deal just
closed up is likely to awaken Maiden
from its long, sleep and make it what
it was for so many years, a lively
camp. A. M. Hotter and the Conrad.
Stanford company, owners OF the
old Maginnis mine, have just leased
hat property, once one of the best
producers in the state, to Messrs.
Badger, Trumbull, Caldwell and
Cooper, and they will begin opera.
hons on large scale about July 1.
They will enlarge the capacity of the
mill to 100 tons day.
BILLINGS, May q. . The Great
Northern Railway company's freight
will remain in this city.
The reported lease Of the Burlington
yards in the northern part of the city
has been confirmed by telegram re.
,eived by an official of the company
10 this city stating that on June l the
Great Northern will use the old Bur.
ington facilities and that the old de-
pot on North Twenty.seventh street
and Fifth avenue will be fitted up and
occupied In the future by that COM
oany. The telegram came from Gen.
.ral Superintendent Jackson at Great
Falls.
MIssouLA, May 27.-The Higgins
avenue bridge over the Missoula river
10 closed to traffic and has been closed |
,ince last night, when the mayor or.
Tered all traffic suspended. The river
lad risen very high and threatened
he safety of those who crossed che
bridge. The mayors order caught
about half the south siders on the
lorth side of the river and vice versa,
Ind there was much confusion and
,ood business for the hotels. The
liver is q raging torrent and It is
cared that there will be q repetition
Il the scenes of last year when all
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