The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-28
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
BILLINGS, July 20. - That Nick
Gasca values the good right arm
which he lost at 1000 is shown by
the fact that he has filed suit to re.
cover Judgment for that amount
against the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railway company, which he
charges with being responsible for Its
loss. The action was begun in the
district court yesterday.
HELENA, July 20 Formal notice
that it has terminated it's leases in
Montana was fled by the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy Railroad COM.
pany with Secretary of state Yoder
today. The appoint of F. w. Klippel
as state agent was also revoked. 1t
is understood the Great Northern will
operate that part Of the Burlington In
Montana south from Billings.
BOHEMIAN, July l9.-Edwsrd Mccoy
was accidentally shot about 3 O'Clock
this morning at Logan, IS he was
getting of the train Pfter beating his
way from Whitehall. He carried q
revolver in his inside coat pocket and
this dropped out when he got of the
train. AS It fell it was discharged
and the bullet entered his right side,
coming out at the base of the shoulder.
He was brought here THE afternoon
BY DR.. Ragsdale and is not expected
to live.
BUTTE, July ia message was
received today by Postnaste Ma.
colin ellis from Postmaster General
Hitchcock, stating that President Taft
had changed his itinerary and would
visit Butte on his western trip, com
ing to this city after his visit at Salt
Lake, where he will address the Ma
tional Veterans encampment on Au'
gust 81. 1t is expected that President
TAFT will tour the Yellowstone Ma
tional park following his Welt here.
BUTTE, July TO- The Anaconda
Standard prints q rumor to the effect
i, that the Indian population OF the
Fathead reservation, for which reg
!. istr alton is now being made in Mon
. tana, has leaped from 1900 to $500
The Indians are entitled to the allot
. ment, and, says the Standard. and have
: taken almost all of the choice, vel
;. watered tracks. Some weeks ago l
was rumored that Indians 80 far q
Arizona we're being rushed into Mon
y tana, to take Flathead lands, q
y Flatheads. Recently q denial OF thi
~ story was sent out from Helena.
;c HELENA, July ia mining deal c
considerable magnitude has been cor
sumated here, Col. Thomas Crus
II purch asing the famous Belmont prof.
q. er,y in the M%arysville district. Tt
at Belmont adioins the Bald Mountain
the property which Col. Cruise is no
- operating so extensively and wit
splendid returns, and the inference
that the two properties will be opera
~ ed jointly. The Belmont is one
;, the properties which served to NAL
10 M~arysville famous as a mining cam
q. HELENA, July 20.-Judge Hunt
B. the United States court has granted
g temporary Injunction against the O
Is pheum Theater company of Californi
I'd from using that lame in its But
playhouse. The Orpheum movil
10 picture show of Butte protested gre
injury to it's business through this q
IA ton of the coast concern.
OF HELENA, July 20.-After q CORE
az pondence covering a period of month
r. the state railroad board has broug
90 about an agreement between t
'r- Northern Pacific and Yellowsto
'st Park railroad for a joint rate of %.
AT q ton from Bear Greek to Spokane
~ coal, as against 1920 as At preses
The new rate becomes effective Sept
ay and will permit Montana coal ope.
he tors t O enter q large consuming fel
HELENA, July 20.-Because the st,
has no funds available, its share
. the reward in the Tower Gruber Ha
ings case will not be distributed
this time. Attorney-G General Alb
~ J. Galen, acting for the state board
examiners, of which he is q memb
has addressed a letter to Peter Bre
o. OF Butte, representing some of
~ claimants of the reward, in which
says the board has deferred consid
alton of the latter until the rev,
or some portion of it Is available.
BILLINGS, July 20.-Two men W