The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-16
parcel In the foothills of the Snowies,
BUTTE, June 1.-THE election of

BUTTE. June 1.-THE election Of
John D. Ryan to the presidency of
the Amalgamsted Copper compsny,
and Ben B. Thayer to the head of the
Anaconda Copper company, was cele-
brated in this city by the prolonged
blowing of the mine whistles. The
deafening din continued for about IN
hour. all of the deep.toned sirens of
the hill joining. Within an hours
time more than 100 congratul a&ory
messages had been sent to Mr.. Ryan.
At Anaconda whistles at the Washoe
smelter and all over the city were
blown this afternoon, flags were
raised and the business men in gen.
eral predict prosperous year for the
city.
M1ssoULA. June 12.-While trying
to board moving train at williston
citation, % miles west of here, Edward
Soule, Northern Pacific workman,
fell under the trucks aud was go badly
injured that he died while being
rushed to the hospital at Missoula.
MILES CITY, June 1l.-Selma Carl
son, sheepherder, was drowned
Tuesday by riding horseback into
Pennel creek in the northern part of
this county. Carlson wore slicker,
and 1t apparently became entangled
about his head in the water when his
horse went under and caused his
drowning. Csrlson's home was at
Webster, S. D. He was eighteen
years old.
KALIsPELL, June l2.-Three men
we're drowned In the raging North
Forth about three miles above the
junction OF that stream with Canyon
creek, according to a telephone mes.
sage received here this afternoon.
The men, who were members of Mil
waukee railway engineering party,
are said to have been crossing the
river with one of the engineers when
their craft was demolished in the tor.
rent. The engineer managed to reach
the shore.
ANACONDA, June n.-By a com.
promise between the county attorney
and counsel for the defense, John
Berberick, who is serving out life
sentence at Deer Lodge and was re.
Gently granted new trial by the gu.
preme court, will on June 81 plead to
Q charge of manslaughter and take
Q sentence of ten years. Berberick is
serving life sentence and Frank
Carpenter fifty years for the killing of
John johnson at the Parrott ranch,
seven miles southeast of this city, on
Jan. IA, 1907.
BUTTE, June Ill. B. Sullivan, q
we'll known saloon ~ an of Butte, was
acquitted by a jury tonight of the
murder of Joseph Safer of this city.
Safer was shot by Sullivan Sept. S,
1908. and died two weeks later. The
defense set up by Sullivan's attorneys
was that Saier's death was not due to
the wound inflicted by Sullivan but to
defective surgery and medical treat.
ment.
GREAT FALLS, June 11.-John ST.
mon. German laborer, aged thirty
years, who has been employed at
Feiden's greenhouse near this city for
some time. made an unsuccessful at.
tempt today to end his life by wadiug
into Sun river and cutting his throat
with q razor. He made q buugling
job and after slashing his throat from
ear to ear and cutting, but not sever.
ing, the windwipe, found the water too
cold and waded to the bank. He was
seen in q few minutes by people from
a roadway near by, running about
with the blood streaming from the
wound in his throat and was soon
brought to the city and given treat
ment at the Columbus hospital.
Wealth From Butte Mines.