The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-30
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.

MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
BozEMAN, June 24.-The state con-
vention OF the Episcopal church of
Montana adopted the canon providing
for the pensioning of Montana clergy
or their widows after q service of 20
years. The fund for this purpose will
be maintained by voluntary contribu.
ions.
M1ssoULA, June "a. - Announce.
ment has been made At the Forestry
headquarters that contra acts have been
awarded for the fencing of the 20, 900.
acre national buffalo range on the
Flathead Indian reserv alton. The
contract involves 100000 pounds of
woven wire and 1900 pounds of
barbed wire and 10000 cedar posts.
HELENA, June 24.-Nine men are
in jail here as the result Of holdup and
q robbery which occurred at the
ranch of John Tobin near Birdseye,
eight miles west of here. Tobin was
attacked by two men while engaged in
building a sheep corral. He knocked
both men down when thirdlappeared
and covered him with q revolver.
The men proceeded to relieve, him of
his money, sl5, his watch and clothes.
M1ssoULA, June 23.-That at Missoula q
can easily prepare and serve $4,000
meals day during the big rush of
visitors that will attend the opening of
the Flathead reserv alton is the decis-
ion of the executive board of the
Missoula chamber of commerce at q
meeting. The committee having
charge of the sleeping arrangements is
not quite prepared to make a state.
ment yet, but 1t believed that it will
be necessary to erect temporary shell.
ters, either tents or wooden shacks, in
the center of the city.
BILLINGS, June 23.-ThesL ellow-
stone river is almost at record. bre ak.
ing height, and If the next few days
should be warm, it is feared that much
damage will result to property in the
lowlands. There was greater amount
OF snow in the mountains than has
been known for 80 years, and this,
coupled withcopious rains, has caused
the stream to rise to an alarming
height. The water was within two in
ches OF the highest ever known last
night. 1t has fallen some since, but
should the weather becomeDw armer, it
is believed the record will be exceeded.
HELENA, June 24.-An even half
thousand babies were born in Mon.
tana during May, according TO the
report OF DR.. Tuttle. secretary of the
state board of health. OF this mum.
ber 272 were males and 22s females.
Deaths numbered 3S4, the excess of
births over deaths being 116.
BUTTE, June 24.-While the Eagles
celebration was at its height tonight,
Edward St.Jean, an Eagle, awho came
to Butte from Anaconda to help cele-
brate, swallowed large amount OF
carbolic acid, death ensuing in the
course of two hours. ST. Jean retired
to toilet room in the rear of a saloon
just after the parade had passed the
place, and drained the contents OF
bottle of acid brought to him short
time previously by small boy.
HELENA, June 25.-Leaping, while
in his sleep, through the window of
his room In the Majestic hotel, George
Miller. q railroad contractor, fell
headlong the length Of two stories,
distance of about 40 feet to the floor
of the storeroom of the Champeny
Dry Goods store. That he was not
killed is q miracle, for Miller is a
heavy man, weighing 200lpounds, and
in his fall he crashed through heavy
one.half inch glass skylight, re-
inforced with wire screen, crashing
through the glass as If it were so
much paper.
BILLINGS, June 24.-The grating
OF an arm from one man to another
will take place in hospital in this
city should some unfortunate indi.
vidual come along from whom the
arm may be secured. j. G. William.