The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

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From Various Parts Of the State.
BUTTE, Aug. 3O.-In a very import
ant decision on the powers of county
commissioners, rendered by Judge
jeremiah J. Lynch this morning,
the action of the county commission
ers In ab%olishing all but two townships
ia Silver Bow county was declared
illegal, and the court held hat they
exceeded their jurisdiction 10 so doing.
LEwIsTOWN, Aug. 3O.-Sheriff Ed
Martin has just brought in from the
Musselshell section eight more Bulga-
rians, all being charged with violat.
ing the game law. There are now
sixteen Bulgarians confined in the
county Jail, one for shooting Deputy
Sheriff Mccall Of Milestone, and most
OF the others for violations of the
game law.
HELENA. Aug. 30.-Alleging that
he failed to comply with the desert
land act, District Attorney Freeman
brought suit against William Connor
tod ay to cancel patent to 100 acres in
this county. Conner bought a relin-
punishment from William. Thompson,
but failed to reclaim the tract, as the
law provides, it is alleged.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. 30.-The most dis.
astrous fire that has occurred ia Boze-
man for Is years started last night
and In two hours had burned the
Northern Pacific freight depot and
warehouses and destroyed a dozen
loaded box cars. The damage is esti-
mated at $50, 600. 1t il said that the
railroad company carries sufficient
insurance to cover the loss.
MILES CITY, Aug. 30.-G. M. San.
quist, Is years of age, a brakeman.
was killed today by falling under the
wheels of q freight train. His left
arm was u off at the shoulder and
there was a deep cut on the top of his
bead. Sauquist was placed on the
operating table, but died before any.
thing could be done.
DILLON, Aug. 30.-A serious cutting
ARRAY took place in the Centennial
saloon this morning which resulted
In the death of William Kohl, propri-
etor OF the saloon. A transient pain.
ter who gives his name as Charles
Warner, did the cutting. According
to those who had been in the saloon,
Warner had been making q disturb
ance in the saloon during the evening.
HELENA, Aug. 30.-William Will
liams, q we'll known Montana pioneer,
is dead after a rather protracted i'll.
ness, aged sc. He was a native of
Richmond, KY. and crossed the
plains from Missouri to Montana in
1854. locating It Alder gulch. His
occupation was that of a farmer and
he followed this after leaving Alder
gulch, in Deer Lodge county, his late
home being at Helmville.
Pony, Aug. 3l.-Judge W. S. Dun.
can, one of the best known residents
in southern Montana, died early this
morning of ptomaine poisoning fol-
lowing the use of canned cream. Death
ensued after an illness of nearly two
weeks.
HELENA, Aug. 3l.-James r. Dor
rity and NJ. S. Cowan were made de-
PENDANTS in a suit filed bv District At.
torney Freeman today TO cancel pat
ont tn 1apd sit,oto1 ~ %ho Clo,-o-
land district, which was secured for
reservoir purposes, but which, it is
commended, was never used for the pur.
pose contemplated by the law under
which it was entered.
QUITE, Sept. 1.-Wm. Sagriff died
yesterday from the effects of q dose of
carbolic acid. On Saturday last Sa.
grif lost his employment at the Butte
reduction works and became despon-
dent. He sat down on the side of the
bed and entered into covers alton with
his wife. Suddenly he drew from his
pocket a bottle of carbolic acid, and
exclaiming "goodbye," drank the
contents.
HELENA, Aug. 31.-Henri Martin,
arrested in Butte last January, was
found guilty by a jury in the federal
court today of having imported Philia
Martin from France for immoral pur-
poses. The jury was out two hours.
Sentence was passed Immediately and
Martin was given fifteen months at
Leavenworth and fined one dollar.
This was the last criminal case set
for trial. The cases tried this term
resulted in ten convictions, one disa-
greement, one dismissal and no &C.
quittals.
ANACONDA, Aug. 3l.-The report
that there was 40 epidemic of disease
among horses in the Big hole country