The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-18
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
| HELENA, Aug. 1.-THE Independent
Publishing company of this city was
made defendant in q libel suit brough,
In the district court today by Anton
Ntgey, proprietor of the Rislto mea,
market, opposite the city hall, who
demands damages in the sum of s5, ,OO0
and costs for an alleged defsm atory
and libelous article appearing in the
Independent In the Issue of Aug. 5.
The Objectionable article alleged sick.
ening odors came from the shop.
MILES CITY, Aug. 1.-THE Custer
county commissioners made the tax
levy today and 1t will be the highes,
In the history Of the county, 2oi mills.
Miles City will pay 29} mills and Eka.
laka 37i mills, Ekslaka's excessive
rate being due to the fact that quite q
number of people Of that locality, in
order to have q legal excuse for
avoiding jury duty, organized vol.
unteer fire department. forlwhich they
are taxed.
HELENA, Aug. 11.-Unable to ex.
tricate himself from between the brake
and the front wheel of a wagon at
tached to runaway team, John Ro-
gan, eight years old, was pumped and
bruised and his head was swung first
against the wheel and then the wagon
bed, last night at Fort Harrison, and
when picked up his skull was frac.
tured and his body was covered with
bruises. His life is dspaired Of. His
father is valley ranchm aniwho was
delivering produce at the post.
PLAINS, Aug. l1.-Out of debt and
no taxation for the fiscal year ending
April 81, 1910. is the record of the
local municipal organization. At the
last meeting of the council q resolu.
ton was passed and approved by the
mayor providing that no tax be levied
for this year and the clerk was in.
structed to so notify the county treas.
urer. This action was taken after
ascertaining that the revenue from
other sources tn an taxes would be am.
pie for all expenses. .ot'.'.
MILES CITY, Aug. 1.-THE deadly
disease of anthrax, which caused 90
much anxiety in eastern Montana last
summer by its existence in South Da.
kota and which the government veter-
inarians BY hard work suppressed. is
reported to have broken out again,
this time at Bowman, S. D. It is not
believed it will get past the Little
Missouri. It. is essential that all
ranchmen turn any cattle back coming
into Montana from South Dakota.
HELENA, Aug. ll.-Advice to
creditor to beat up his debtor was
given farm hand by County Attor.
ney Sol Hepner today. The laborer
took him at his word and severely
beat J. L. Maddox, valley ranch.
man against whom complaints have
been lodged before of not paying his
men. A little later the creditor re.
turned with the debtor and the county
attorney was informed that the wages
were to be paid and until they were
the farm hand would be the guest of
Mr.. Maddox, the latter proffering the
Invitation voluntarily, after having
been whipped.
- ANACONDA, Aug. 12.-The news
of the awarding of the contract to
build the monster dam six miles be.
low this city is the cause of consider.
able gossip on the streets this morn
ing. While the contract went to q
Butte man, the business men of the
city appreciate the magnitude of the
work. One hundred thousand dollars
In addition to Anaconda's already
splendid payroll should make things
lively here.
KAL1sPELL, Aug. ia subscrip.
tion list has been placed in circuls.
tion and $1,000 has already been
pledged toward fund to detrsy the
expense of boring test we'll for the
purpose OF ascertaining what under.
lies this region. It is stipulated that
The we'll shall be sunk within q radius
Of 25 miles Of KaIispell in the most
location. 1t is believed
that oil exists throughout this region,
u any tests previosly made showing
strong indications, and 1t is for the
purpose Of determining lthe question
hat q fund is being raised.
BUTTE, Aug. l2.-His right leg torn
off by the wheels of q Great Northern |