The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-05
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
BUTTE, April 2s.-John Morrison,
foreman of McBride's ranch, was
found by John Hamilton this morning
on the Pipestone road dead. He was
under an overturned load of lumber
which he had been driving to the Nc.
Bride ranch. The four.horse team
had run away.
KALIsPELL, April 2s.-A war; ant
was sworn out from Justice wallace's
court this afternoon charging w. T.
Price, an employment agent, with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
it being alleged that he sent men to
Belton, under assurances of employ.
ment on the Milwaukee surveying
crew, who were denied jobs when they
arrived.
BUTTE, April 2S.-Josiah Francis
Beck, aged Is, one of the most prom
inent of the pioneers OF Butte and
Montana, died tonight of Brieht's
disease. He came to Montana during
the early eos, attr acted to Butte by
the gold discoveries in the ravines
below this city, and was the fret, ,depu.
ty county recorder for this county.
Later, he became the first marshal of
Butte when a municipality was
formed.
MILES CITY, April %. - Emil
Bircher, a we'll known rancher of the
Pinehill country, was killed last
evening by his wagon upsetting while
hauling fodder. A horse jumped a
trace on rocky road and the team
got tangled up. Bircher's head either
struck a rock, or was struck by the
wagon under which the body was
found with the skull badly crushed.
son with him had the bones of his
left hand broken. The deceased was
born in Germany in 1858, and leaves
widow and eleven children we'll pro.
vided for.
HELENA, April 2S.-The state board
OF railroad commissioners today met
the representatives of the oper ating
departments of the various Montana
railroads for the purpose of comforting
upon the question of safety appliances,
having in view the protection of both
passengers and employees, As a result,
twas tacitly amicabty agreedito adopt
what are known as the interstate com.
merce commission rules and regula-
tions on the subject. The conference
also considered at some length the
question OF reporting delayed passen-
ger trains and arrived at an amic able
agreement upon the basis of five hours
that Is, the company is to report all
trains that far ahead of the schedule
at the various points.
BUTTE, April 29.-In little over
four years OF welded life, according
to divorce complaint 6led yesterday
afternoon, Geo. Wollman stole more
than S2O, 900 from his wife, Rosalie
Wollman. forged her name to notes
and mortgages. wrecked her health
and lost several thousands of dollars
which she had coming from her
fathers estate. and kept her in con.
slant fear of prosecution for fraud.
BUTTE, April 29.-Detective George
Parlin and Patrolman w. B. ] ackson,
two of the best known police officers
in Butte, were found guilty this AFTER
noon of violating the police regula-
tions of Butte and, under the findings
of the board of police commissioners,
will be dismissed from the force.
Officers Parlin and Jackson recovered
81, 500 stolen from Mrs. Mike Smith
by her husband of week. on the con.
dition that she give them $3.50, the
officers requiring the woman to sign q
formal agreement to that effect.
LEw1sTowN, April 30.-In the in
junction suit of r. Won Tobel az gainst
the city to prevent the city from open.
ing up third avenue through his resi-
dence property, Judge Henry of Liv.
ingston, before whom the case was
tried, has filed his decree against the
city and granting perpetual injunc.
ton. The. case will go up to the gu.
preme court on appeal.
GREAT FALLS, April 3O.-The pur.
chase of the Bingham ranch near
Adel, in this county, by the Wallace
Coburn Investment company of Hell
ena, has just been announced, follow
ing visit to the ranch several days
ago by Mr.. Coburn. The ranch con.
sists of 1920 acres on Hound creek.
1t has some of the most fertile farming
and grazing land in the county. and
in addition to being we'll improved, is
we'll stocked with cattle. The amount
Of the cDnSidarati0p has MT hooo