The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
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.
LEwIsTowN, Sept. IS President
J. E. Lane, of the Montana Lumber
company. has just sold 70 Mr.. Hey.
ward. IN investor from Illinois, 800
tract near the experiment farm for
$3.50 an acre, which 10 the high
mark for ranch land. Mr.. Lane har.
vested last month from 100 acres of
this land 5000 bushels of high grade
wheat.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. 18.-Charging
himself with the crime Of murder,
Wah Fraser, . Tennesseean. is pris.
oner In the Great Falls city jail
awaiting instructions from Cooksville,
Tenn, as to his disposition. Fraser
appeared at the police station yester.
day and Informed the officers that he
was wanted In Cooksville for killing
q man about five months ago. He
stated that he shot Q man the latter
part OF April or the arst of May and
had been arrested at that time and
afterward released.
HELENA, Sept. 16.-A writ of quo
warranto has been issued by the gu.
preme court on the application of II.
L. Jones, and is directed to Fred L.
Foster, at present holding the office
OF clerk of the district court of yell
lowstone county. The writ is made
returnable in 20 days. Jones and Nat
Carwile were candid ates for the office.
A tie resulted as the supreme court
decided. Then the county commits
eioners appointed Jones to the office,
but Foster refused to give up. holding
that he was to keep Office until his
successor had qualified.
M1ssOULA, Sept. l6.-District Judge
Webster has decided that the playing
Of the card game solo in q saloon is
an otfense against the law, even II it is
was not shown that the game was for
money, chips or other articles of value.
He Overruled a motion for arrest of
judgment, and sentenced Val Blind.
dauer to pay q fine of 800 for permit.
ting gambling in his saloon. The de-
cision upholds the opinion of Attorney
General Galen. An appeal will be
aiken to the supreme court.
KALIsPELL, Sept. 16.-Dr. w. T.
OF New York city has been
70 this city for several days and has,
n the interests of the American Bison /
society, of which he is secretary, sue.
seeded in purchasing 81 of the buff alo
rom the Conrad herd, and as coon as
he necessary fencing can be done on
he bison range, that was recently se.
ected from the Flathead Indian reser.
ration, the animals will be Grated and
shipped. The herd, which now COM
orises over 100 animals, was origi-
lally purchased from sthe reservation
lerd that was sold by Pablo to the
Canadian government, and the pas
ure will not be new to them.
BUTTE, Sept. 16.-Mrs. Sanders,
widow of the late former United States
senato Wilbur F.. Sanders, of Hell
ma, pioneer Of the northwest, will be
operated on in this city tomorrow for
,all stones. Her condition Is critical
Ind it is not believed she will re-
'over.
BOHEMIAN, September 16.-Flowers,
loats, rigs, footmen, horsemen,
,ands, beauty and grandeur made up
he greatest procession ever seen in
3ozeman when the grand parade was
leld here this morningl in connection
With the annual observance OF Boze.
aan's sweet pea carnival. The carni.
al came to close this afternoon af-
er two days of the greatest pleasure
esidents of Montana ever wished for
o the guests of Bozemsn.
KAL1sPELL, Sept. 16.-A man be.
eved to be connected with the recent
ank robbery at Libby was captured
arly Tuesday morning near the
rackerjack mine, 80 miles south of
libby. He was suspected by some
liners whom he met because of his
ctions and they decided to take him
, charge and turn him over to the ,,
uthorities. When searched he had