The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
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.
HELENA, July l4.-Louis Beaupre,
an old resident Of this city and oi
Montana, died here today at the age
OF 63. Mr.. Besupre was born in
eastern Canada in 1846. At the time
OF the Custer mass acre he was en-.
gagged In the business OF freighting up
the Yellowstone valley and was among
the drst to arrive on the scene after
the battle.
HELENA, July 14.-1n the distric,
court here today, Judge Henry oi
Livingston, filed his findings OF law
In the 90 called Helena police case,
involving the discharge of sergeant
and two patrolmen by the mayor.
Judge Henry holds that the mayor
exceeded his authority in disch arging
the officers and orders their rein
statement.
BUTTE, July l4.-City and county
authorities are agreed on q plan to
establish rock pile upon which va
grants may be put at work. They
hope this will discourage the alarming
influx of tramps into the city. Because
the labor unions would oppose the
rock when crushed will not be sold
but will be carted into the hills at
great expense and dumped as waste.
HELENA, July 14.-Dr. M. E. Know.
les, state veterinarian. is today in
receipt of advice from the Northern
Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound railro ads that hereafter
they will defray the expense of fur.
nishing disinfectants for cars used in
Interstate livestock shipments. For
merly the shipper was !compelled to
defray this cost, entailed because of
state board regulation seeking immu.
nifty from infected animal shipments,
BUTTE, July l4,-Addressing the
Anaconda cham ber OF commerce last
evening, E. p. Mathewson, superin.
tendent of the Washoe smelter, an
nounced that the policy of the COM
pany hereafter will be to employ Amer.
lean before alien labor. Mr.. Mathew
son also stated that the odious COM
pany store system had been aban.
doned in Anaconda aud that hereafter
be will see that the company discour-
ages the policy of merchants who re.
bate to the middle aud upper classes.
DILLGN, July 14.-A suit in which
lamages of 1000 are asked was
lied with the clerk of the district court
yesterday. Benjamin G.. Ilitf of Dill
on is the plaintiff and r. M. Hodgens
If Butte is defendant. About a month
ago, while Mr.. lift was driving with
Mrs. Jetfers in buggy north of Dill.
on, they met Mr.. Hodgens and a par.
y of Butte people in AMI automobile.
The horse became frightened and
overturned the buggy, injuring both
'Ass AsAA noN AAA % OCACIos
HELENA, July 15.-Thomas Grimes
IT Mitchell is in the city and states
hat he has just returned from Cas-
ade. He says that in his "a years in
Montana he has never seen such a
uxuriant growth of grass in both
lewis and Clark.aand Cascade coun.
les. On the Cascade ranch, blueioint
lay is upwards of three feet in height,
While there are crops of alfalfa as.
ured.
BILLINGS, July 15.-Given knock.
'ut drops, loaded into a hack and
obbed Of s105 by hisIacquintance of a
ew hours, was the fate of Al Snodon
Tho is now wondering just how it all
anne about, and Joseph Lamb, who is
Inspected of having committed the
obbery, is in the city Jail, having
zen taken into custody by Chief Tai
o last night.
HELENA, July 15.-Governor Nor.
Is today appointed Richard Moran
8 assistant state boiler inspector,
ice W. W. Mapes, resigned. The I
overnor also appointed 40 delegates
the national irrig alton congress- at I
pokane, headed by I. D. O'Donnell {
I Billings. and IS delegates to the I
ans.M Mississippi Commercial con. {
ress at Denver, headed by W. r. t
lien of Anaconda. '
MIssoULA, July l5.-In an effort to !.
vert landseekers to Canadian terri.
'ry, the Canadian Pacific compady !.
as q representative of its coloniza.
on department in this city who will !
tablish permanent headquarters in
issoula. It is the intention of the
anadian Pacific company to make an !
tive canvass of ranchers in this ter =
tory who have sold their Bitter Root :
'operty and are casting about for =
w fields, to furnish free transporta. =