The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-03
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
BUTTE, Feb. PA suit to recover
$4,000 damages for an alleged libel
was begun in the district court yester-
day by Mrs. Anna B. Miller of this
city against the Independent Publish
ing company of Helena. The action
is based upon an alleged libelous
article that was published in the
Helena Independent Feb. 81, 1907.
The article objected to was tele-
graphed to the Helena paper from
Butte. and 10 quoted in the complaint.
HELENA, Feb. "a. Beneath an
over turned wagon, to which was at
tached team of frightened horses,
Ole Synnes, of the Bear Tooth, one of
the best known ranchmen in this
county, and noted as q crack shot,
trailer and hunter, was dragged to
his death yesterday afternoon in
Prickly Pear canyon, between Manila
siding and Wolf. Shortly afterward,
F. W. Beattie, q neighbor. found
Synne in the road, still conscious.
He was brought to Helena last night,
but died few hours later.
GREAT FALLS, Feb. 24.-Alfred N.
Daley, carpenter, who was brought
to Great Falls from Cutbank Monday
suffering from gunsho6 wound in the
back which he Is reported to have re.
ceived while attempting to escape from
jail at that place, died yesterda ay after
noon. The facts in connection with
the shooting of Daley are not known
definitely here, but it is reported that
he had been drinking heavily at Cut
bank and was placed in the jail there
by Deputy Sheriff Richards to sober
up. 1t is said that he was in
frenzied condition from drink and
after breaking some of the furniture
in the Jail, he managed to tear away
part of the window and climb through,
HELENA, Feb. 25.-The state board
OF railroad commissioners today is.
sued an order abolishing switching
charges for spurs at "a points in Mon
tana, along the line of the Northern
Pacific, which it is estim ated will ef.
feet a saving of from S25 900 to $780,.
600 annually to Montana shippers.
BILLINGS, Feb. 25.-W. S. Rey-
nolds. q we'll known stockman of this
city, was arrested here this evening
on the charge of grand larceny, the
specific allegation being that he stole
two horses belonging to Marks and
Chapple, horse buyers, who had the
animals in the stockyards of the Nor
thern Pacific Railway company, where
they were awaiting shipment to the
eastern markets.
HELENA, Feb. 25.-Benja njamin John
Phillips. father of B. D. Phillips, the
we'll known mining man and stock
raiser of Helena, died last evening at
the home of his son on Ewing street.
Mr.. Phillips has been in i'll health for
nearly twenty years and for the last
nine months had been under 1.-THE con-
stant care OF physician and nurse.
Mr.. Phillips was 70 years of age. He
was native of Wales and came to
Montana in 1865 and engaged in the
stock business. He lived in Fergus
and Deer Lodge counties.
BUTTE, Feb. 25.-Joseph Roller,
found dying beside the Columbia
Gardens street car tracks, in an
isolated portion of the city, late last
night, was murdered out,Iof motives
for revenge, according to officers who
have been working on ethe case all
day, and two arrests are expected
soon. These suspects arettwo men
whom Roller, in his capacity as
watchman for the Butte Mining com.
pany, prevented from stealing lumb ber.
The men at the time sworesthey would
get even with Koller.
HELENA, Feb. 27.-Suit for s15, 900
damages is demanded from the United
Missouri River PowerScompany in an
action filed today by Roger Hoag.
land, father of Mortimer Hosgland,