The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
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.
BUTTE, Feb 11.-Postoffice inspec.
tors here today found in the trunk of
Harry G.. Thomas, alias Ed. Peterson,
In Jail at Bismark on charge OF rob-
bing the mails, 1923 worth OF stamps
of all denomin ations, which the ofa.
Gers aver were stolen by Thomas.
HELENA, Feb. 1.-THE present PEN
itentiary hearing, which is being con.
Quoted by a joint committee from
house and senate, is not looking for
any crooked work or skullduggery,
according to one of the house mem.
bers, but 10 simply trying to determine
the best method by which the institu.
tion should be governed, and what
property the state should buy from
Conley & McTague.
CHoTEAU, Feb. 1l.-Heck Nc
Donald, formerly stage driver between
Collins and Choteau, was killed yes.
terday at Lowry, by a wagon falling
over cut bank on top OF him. A
man by the name of Burns, was
injured at the same time. Both had
been working for the Flowerree outfit.
DR.. Bateman of Augusta was sum.
moned to see the injured.man.
BUTTE, Feb: 13.-The police are
rounding up every fortune teller and
soothsayer in Butte, charging them
with vagrancy. The authorities are
making an effort to ridsthe city of this
class whose numbers appear to be
rapidly multiplying in Butte.
BUTTE, Feb. 13.-One hundred and
eighteen suits have been started in TIN
courts of Justice Egan and Foley "
the Independent Telephone company
against subscribers who have not paid
telephone bills, and more suits will be
filed as soon as the attorneys have
prepared them. The amount involved
will reach s5, 900 and perhaps more.
DEER LODGE, Feb. I3.-Albert L.
Moore was arrested by Sheriff Neville
at the gates of the penitentiary yes
terday, following the completion of q
four-year term for having raised
money orders while an emplOye of the
postoffice at Billings. Moore is wanted
to answer to similar charges at Dead
wood, S. d. He Is now in the Jail at
Deer Lodge, awaiting the arrival of
an officer from Deadwood.
GREAT FALLS, Feb. l3. - Justice
was speedy in the case of T. p. Cole
man, a boxcar robber, who was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by the
police and this afternoon, less than
20 hours later, had been sentenced to
two y ars in the penitentiary. Coleman
was arrested at the instance of Great
Northern special officers who had
traced to him the breaking open of
boxcars in the local yards, and the
theft of quantity of articles includ-
ing hams, bacon, whisky, cigars, and
other commodities which he has been
able to dispose of to various places
about the city.
HELENA, Feb. l3.-One result of the
murder of John Hancock, Jan. 13, is q
suit by the Whitlatch Mining com.
pany against Sheriff Nj. L. Higgins
to recover the value of the ore found
in the Hancock basement by the Off.
GERS when they searched the house,
and which is alleged to be portion
of that which Hancock and Samuel
Walker "high graded" when they
were leasing the mine last summer on
a roy atty basis. The plaintiff in the
action demands $1,000, the value of
ore, and in addition, $1,000 damages
and the costs of the suit.
LEWIsToWN, February 13.-Elmer
Hinton has been acquitted of the
murder of H. w. Mahany at Roundup
by jury after delibera ating upon the
case more than "a hours. The result
was not unexpected, as Hinton was
the only witness to the killing and q
rancher who took Hinton into custody
Immediately following the staying of
Mahany has disappeared. Judge
Cheadle scored Hinton and char
acterized his demeanor in court dur.
ing the time Mahany's wife and