The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Oss~ss eeVVo VT UVe"S ~"
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened IN Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
KALIsPELL, May 12.-Local lumber
interests express much gratification
at the decision of the interstate COM
merce commissions Axing the differ.
ential for Montana lumber. It is
claimed the 2} cents reduction made
by the commission will make IN item
Of more than 100000 in the lumber
business Of this section this year
alone.
MILES CITY. May IA sale of
large clip has been effected here for
the highest price yet heard Of this
season. namely "a cents. The wool
was the property Of 81. B. Wiley,
cashier Of the First National bank Of
this city. and went to Boston house.
HELENA. May l2.-Fanny Schaad,
q Swiss girl, IS years Of age, who has
been In this country and in Montana
tor IL months, commenced IN action
In the district court Of this county
this morning against Henry Pfister, q
son Of q prominent Great Falls con-
tractor, for damages in the sum of
$1,000 In her complaint the plaintiff
alleges that July l, 1908, in the city Of
Great Falls, she wac the victim of q
criminal assault at the hands OF the
defendant.
LEwIsTowN, May 12.-Dr. E. K.
Nash, deputy state veterinarian, who
has been in the Flatwillow country for
some days. has completed his work
here. He came to look for horses
having CHAMBERS and found ten of
them in Flatwillow, and all were de.
stroyed. DR.. Nash believes 1t would
pay the state to REIN burse the owners
OF glandered horses that have to be
destroyed. Not only would this save
the heavy expense Of travelling about
to locate the animals, but it would
quickly stamp out the disease In Mon.
tana, as the owners would be glad to
report all cases.
MILES CITY, May l2.-Through the
enterprise of the Milwaukee Railroad
company, Montana is to have q good
exhibit OF agricultural and industrial
products a. the big fair which opens
In London this year. This informa-
tion is given by w. J. Kelley, divi.
sion freight and passenger agent of
the road, who states that the Milwau-
kee has secured space for q compre.
hensive exhibit of products from vari-
GUS places along the line of the Pacific
extension and Montana will be es.
pecially favored as being the biggest
opening for settlers at the present
time.
DILLON, May l4.-A big sheep deal
was made in this county this week
when Bell Brothers sold 10000 head
of sheep to Selway & Hample, q new
firm composed of Geo. D. Selway of
Dillon and j. E. Aample OF Butte.
The firm also leased the entire plant
of Bell Bros, consisting of II sec.
tions of land and all sheds and cor.
rails.
HELENA. May 13.-Hedley Smith of
this city was today awarded the con.
tract for the construction of the pro-
posed state Odd Fellows home, which |
Ia to be erected northwest of the city
limits. The building is to be erected
of brick and stone and will be modern
In every particular, commodiousness
being one of it's features. Work is to
begin at once.
ANACONDA, May 13.-Charles L.
Gustafson, who was burned Tuesday
noon at the substation of the Helena
Power Transmission company at the
Washoe smelters, died to night. He
was at his work on the switchbo ard
when In some way not accounted for
, current of 1000 volts was short.ci
'uted. A binding fash of electricity
vas the result, exploding q small oil
;ank, the contents OF which were
thrown over him. Gustafson's cloth.
ng took fire Immediately and he was
wrapped in flames.
LIVINGSTON, May 13.-In the rooms
If four people who were arrested here
yesterday by Chief of Police Donahue
IN the charge of shop lifting were
ound large quantities of merchandise
IT all kinds, including silk waists and
.owns, leather goods, souvenirs of
he Yellowstone Park, pocketbooks,
'erfumery and clothing of every de.
cription. In one trunk was found
1fty pair of new socks. It IL believed
hat the goods discovered were taken
It interv ais from the various business
houses of the citv and IL ia atatad