The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-17
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.

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SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Nov. 10.-Rsilroad Com.
missioner Dan Boyle and Secretary
h. F. McLaren LETT today for Wash.
ington. D. c.. to attend q meeting,
November 16, Of the National Asso.
citation of Railway commits sioners.
The most important matter to be con.
sidered is the establishment of uni
form demurrage rules.
HELENA, Nov. 11.-With his head
caved In. the body of David Evans
was found this morning at East Hell.
ena near the railroad tracks by two
workmen who were on their way to
the smelter. The body1 was found
lying between the two tracks and at
the time it was discovered, the legs
were over one Of the rails. Deputy
Joe Smith lifted his legs of the track
and Immediately notified Coroner
Flaherty. 1t is presumed the man
was struck by train, while going to
the section house.
HELENA, Nov. 11.-Articles of what
is believed to be the largest concern
ever incorporated in the state were
filed with Secretary of State Yoder
today. This is the Big Blackfoot
Lumber company, of Missoula, CAPT.
talized at twenty. Ave million dollars.
The fling fee amounted to the tidy
sum of S2,68S. The company is au-
thorized to handle lumber, standing
timber, grain and -four, to own water
rights, to construct canals and bitches
for power and irrigation purposes,
and, in fact, to engage in any form of
industry.
HELENA, Nov. n.--John T. Ken
nedy. a representative of the Mime
apolis Drug company, must stand
trial for killing deer out of season
10 Fergus county in August, 1908. 1t
Is charged ia the complaint, which is
sworn to by the deputy game warden
OF Fergus county, that Kennedy killed
q deer near the mouth of Kings creek.
He was notified TO come to Montana
for trial, but wrote back pleading
guilty to the charge and agreeing to
pay Sl00 in settlement. His offer was
1ot accepted and he was notified that
a trial of the case must be had.
LIVINGSTON, November lI.-W. B.
Oolenty, former cashier of the First
State bank of Livingston, now en-.
yaged in the banking business at
Townsend, was arrested in this city
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Van
Fleet upon bench warrant charging
grand larceny. AS near as can be
earned, during the summer of 1905
0olenty went to Billings as agent of
} 0arrock, to dispose of the latter's
WOOL clip. The wool was sold to JUS
ice Bateman & Co. for the sum men,
Toned in the information, and Dol.
:nty turned over to Darroch all but
he $234.9O, claiming it as the full am.
'unt he received for the wool.
DILLON, Nov. 12-James McAllister,
! railroad contractor on the Gilmore
md Pittsbug railroad, fell under the
oilers of heavy grading machine
'erterday and was frightfully crushed,
leath soon ensuing.
BUTTE, Nov. ia. G. Abbey was
killed this morning by being run
lown by switch engine of the Great
Northern railway, as the man was on
lis way to work in the Tramway mine.
Abbey started to hurriedly cross from
me track to another, and in so doing
Tipped on the ice and fell on the track
N which the switch engine was ap.
'roaching. Before assistance could
each him he was instantly killed.
BILLINGS, Nov. 1l.-Attorney Gen.
raj Albert j. Galen, in beha of the
tate Of Montana, today began an &C.
ion In the district COURT here against
be Northern Pacific Railroad compa.
y, charging q violationsoflthe fellow
ervant law, it being alleged that
'reight Conductor A. P. johnson had
cen compelled to workt more than 16
hours onsa train between
lis city and Fromberg on October 10.
ohnson was on duty for 20 consecu.
We hours, according to the com.
laint.
DILLON, Nov. 1.-THE jury filed
ut of the jury room today and de-
ared it found Louis) Cundiff guilty
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