The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-23
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS

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A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
BUTTE, June 15.-Evidently making
her plans with cool elaboration and
using every precaution TO hide her
motive, Miss Mary j. Benson beau
tiful young woman, prominently con-
nected in Butte, swallowed three
ounces of carbolic acid while alone in
a room she recently rented in the
Paragon block last evening and died
a half hour later.
BILLINGS, June IA. - During the
electrical storm yesterday forenoon a
man whose name could not be learned
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed, as was his horse, near Acton,
q new town on the Billings & North.
ern, 30 miles southwest Of this city.
Word was sent to Coroner Smith, who
left this morning for Acton to bring
the body to Billings.
MILES CITY, June lathe body of
A. E. Elliott who was drowned near
here eight days ago, has been re.
covered from the Yellowstone river at
q point forty miles from where be lost
his life. Elliott's hunting jacket was
entangled tightly about his head and
it is believed the entangled garment
caused his drowning when the boat
upset. Elliott was returning from q
fishing trip at the time he was drowned.
HELENA, June 15.-The Indictment
of r. W. Stewart, former supervisor
of the Jefferson national forest, with
headquarters at Great Falls. was made
public when the defendant was ar.
raigned. There are six counts, two
charging him with embezzlement of
S105. 10 and the other remaining four
with presenting fictitious accounts to
the disbursing agent of the service.
The accounts are all for small items.
Stewart declared that the Indictment
is the result of spite work.
STEvENsv1LLE, June 14.-The body
of j.. A. ]. Chapman, aged 80 years
was found yesterday afternoon in the
tunnel of the Clairmount mine in the
upper Burnt Fork, about ten miles
east of Stevensville. The body was
found by N. P. Staffonson, a rancher
residing on the Burnt Fork, who had
gone to the mine to see Mr.. Chapman.
The old gentleman was found sitting
between the handles of his wheelbar.
row and seemed to have expired
peacefully. Indications show that he
was on his way into the tunnel to
make a blast, for he had some powder
in the wheelbarrow and a fuse and cap
in his hand.
HELENA, June ia jury in the
district court here today rendered a
verdict awarding T. G. Lyndes slO,.
600 damages against the Northern
Pacific Railway company as a result
of personal injuries received in an
accident near this city several months
ago.
HELENA, June 15.-Fred w. Law of
Rosebud county pleaded guilty before
Judge Hunt ia the federal court today
to unlawful!y fencing 1860 acres of
land on Trail creek and was fined
800. Law was allowed to escape
thus easily because his case was not
an ated one.
BOHEMIAN, June 15.-Bozeman has
been having the hottest weather the
last two days that has ever been
known at this time of the year. The
thermometer has been at IS degrees in
the shade. Summer suits and straw
hats appeared today for the first time
on the streets.
MIsSOULA, June 15.-One of the
most unique roundups in the history
of the west started today at Roman,
on the Flathead reservation. The
Pablo herd of buffalo will be cor.
rallied and driven to the big stockade
at Ravalli, whence they will be loaded
on specially constructed cars, a num-
Der OF the finest specimens going to
Canadian national parks. Others of
the animals will be shipped to eastern
parts.
VIRGINIA CITY, June l5.-Louis
Weidner, aged 60, a well-known ranch.
er and trapper, vas instantly killed
with his team by lightning on Quak-
ing Asp creek, eight miles from here,
during q storm today. His seven
year-old son, who was in the wagon
when the bolt descended, escaped un-
harmed. The little fellow walked sew.
en- miles to Lauren before Weidner's
death was knOwn.