The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-06-23

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the brothers. absence he obtained the
gun and shot himself.
BUTTE, Jane 17.-Twenty -four hum
dred dollars is the amount asked Of
the Northern Pacific railway by W.
c. Wiley and John W. Neatly, be.
cause they were unable to take part
In the celebr alton Of Miners Union
day in this city, owing to the actions
OF heartless train crew who. IL 10 si-
legged, elected them from . Northern
Pacific train at Pipestone Syringe and
called them ''hoboes." The only
thing that will soothe their wounded
feelinRs.is . check for $1,000 each,
besides the payment Of 600, 20 pro.
vided by the Montana statute when
anyone 10 elected from train before
he reaches the destinat his ticket
calls for.
M1ssoULA, June 17.-Agnes Burke,
age Is, and Minnie Carr, age 16, run.
away girls from Spokane, were taken
into custody here today and are be.
ing held in the county Jail. The girls
came from Spokkne to Paradise sew.
eral days ago and last night succeed
ed in boarding freight train for
this city and were taken from the
train by officers. Word was received
tonight that the father OF the youngest
girl would come at once from Spokane
and take his daughter in charge.
BOHEMIAN, June 19.-Considera
excitement was caused in Bozeman
today when workmen excavating for
the found alton of the Lundwell build.
ing on Main street discovered gold.
Plainly visible particles Of the yellow
metal were seen among the materials
being dug away for the foundation.
A sample was taken from the diggings
and placed in one of the local show
windows.
HELENA, June 9.-Announcement
was made today that the state rail.
road commission will inspect all ms ain
aud branch lines in Montana during
the summer, expecting to complete the
work In the latter part of August.
During the course of the inspection
there will be meetings with the people
in different localities. for the purpose
of taking up complaints which have
been fled.
BUTTE, June 19.-Haspis Sirois
was killed at the Moon Light mine to-
day. Sirois, with John Sloan, was
coming up on the cage, when through
some unknown cause the cage got
away and ran up into the sheaves at q
rapid rate. 1t turned to one side and
Sirois was thrown of and dropped
down into the shaft, going into the
sump distance of about 1850 feet.
BUTTE, June l9.-An unidentified
body was found in the Jefferson river
about 2! miles west of Sappington,
the discovery being made by trainmen
on the east bound Milwaukee passen.
ger. I. is that of man about 40
years of age, and weighed about $50
pounds. He was we'll dressed and
there is possibility that he is VIC
tim OF foul play as the face is badly
bruised and mangled.
BOHEMIAN, June 19.-Mrs. Amos r.
Howerton was awarded $4,000 dam.
ages Friday by jury in the district
court for the death of her husband,
two years ago, from the Madison Riv-
er Power company and A. E. David.
son. The jury was out 16 hours. Mr..
Howerton was q carpenter and was
killed two years ago by coming in con-
tact with live wire while he was do.
ing some carpenter work at the sub.
station of the company.
MILES CITY, June 19.-During the
month of May 40l land Office filings
were made here and 80 far this month
there have been 351 filings, OF which
three.quarters at least. are home
steads. There have been as high as
100 alings at this Office in one day,
the land being for the most part in the
eastern part of Custer county. The
railroad agents are also very busy
and are running close race with the
government in the disposition of their
lands.
BILLINGS, June 19.-Angered by
his failure to cause the arrest of
Charles Pretz, whom he accused of
knocking him down, Howard Good.
man late tonight went to the home Of
Pretz and shot him, the bullet cutting
the jugulsr vein. Pretz ran into the
house and Goodman followed him,
shooting him again twice. Pretz
staggered out to the lawn, lay on the
grass and died without medical aid.
Goodman surrendered to the nolice