The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

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Sullivan today stated that from the
assessments 90 far made BY his depu.
ties, he believed the total assessment
OF Silver Bow county for the year
1909 would be about s40, ,000, 900, or
nearly $4,000, 900 more than last year.
sTocKETT, June 2.-George Bud.
nash, q young man employed in the
Cottonwood Coal company's mine
here, was instantly killed about 10
o'clock tonight and John Zazilko was
badly hurt. The men were at work
loading rock where they were fixing a
parting in the mine, when the rock
above them came down.
DILLON, June 2.-W. A. call, who
returned yesterday from the noun
tains east and south of Dillon, states
that he was dumbfounded to flnd that
not only the small trees, but the larger
ones as we'll, in the two ranges are
either dead or dying. He was able to
find but three live trees. M. Call says
that he is unable to account for the
timber dying, as he could find no in
sects on the trees. He says that II the
affection continues there will not be a
live tree in either of the ranges within
year, which will mean q loss OF
thousands of dollars.
MIssOULA, June 2.-John Fawkes
was Instantly killed and E. M. Scott
had narrow escape from death q
mile east of Bonner tonight as re.
suit of gasoline speeder jumping the
tracks of the Northern Pacific Railway
company. The two men, who are in
the employ of Roberts Brothers, hold
the contract for laying rails on the
Northern Pacific cutoff near Bonner,
and were returning to that town after
q trip over the cutoff. From some
cause not yet known the speeder
jumped the track while travelling at a
rapid rate and Fawkes was thrown in
front of the machine. His skull was
crushed and he died instantly. &.
DILLON, June 3-Deputy Sheriffs
Gruwell and Ecwin went to Lima this
morning, and publicly burned on the
streets of that city several poker ia.
bles and various other gambling para
phernalia captured in a raid upon q
gambling joint there a few weeks ago.
HELENA, June 3.-State Veterina-
rian Knowles has been advised by A.
D. Melvin, chief Of the bureau of ami.
NAL industry, that stock consigned to
Montana points and originating at
points east OF the Minnesota Transfer
will be inspected there. Shipments on
the Burlington will be inspected at
Alliance, Neb., on the Milwaukee at
Marmarth. N. D., and onithe North
ern Pacific at Dickinson, N. D.
FORSYTH, June 3.-The body of 10.
seph Exer, who committed suicide by
jumping from the Yellowstone river
bridge near the Milwaukee depot at
this city. has not been found, and ow-
ing to the high waters it is doubtful If
1t will ever be recovered. Before
jumping in the river, Exer cleaned his
pockets of his trinkets and note book
was found which told his name and
also that he was tired OF life.
LIVINGSTON, June 3.-Yellowstone
National park was thrown open to
visitors this morning for the season
of 1909, and the train service over the
park branch was placed In effect today.
The first train leaving Livingston for
the park this morninglwas we'll loaded
with tourists. The managers of the
various transportation companies op-
Grating in the park state that the out
look for big business this summer is
very bright, and without doubt more
visitors will make the rounds than
ever before in the history Of the great
national pleasure grounds.
BUTTE, June 5.-Three hundred
days in Jail, the limit under the Mon
tana law, was awarded Frank Hooper,
q white slave dealer, today by Judge
MCGOWAN. In delivering sentence, the
court said he wished it was within his
power to inflict death, as such men
have sunk so low that the scaffold
alone can solve their problem.
HELENA, June AIN the federal
court today Judge Hunt summarily re-
moved from Office James S. Goodwin,
United States commissioner at Custer,
Yellowstone county. Goodwin was
appointed upon the recommend alton
of prominent residents, but is now un.
der arrest on q grand larceny charge,
horse stealing being the alleged Of
tense.
KENDALL, June 4.--This afternoon
Harry Bussey, the l4-year.old son of
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Bussey, was killed
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