The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10

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O'Connell, was arrested at the Great
Northern hotel last night just before
passenger train No. 236 pulled out for
Havre. on the charge OF ass aulting
Brakeman Corner, who put O'Connell
off the blind baggage when the train
was yet in the yards. During the
scufle O'Connell kicked the brakeman
10 the face and nearly knocked him
under the train.
HELENA, Aug. At. NJ. Dorland,
employed by the Great Falls Water
Power and Townsite company as q
line rider, lies ST. Johns hospital
with q gunshot wound in his groin,
received while inspecting the wires on
Beaver creek in the Big Belt noun.
tains. Dorland's horse stumbled,
and the jolt threw his gun from the
holster to the ground, causing it to
explode. While painful, the wound
is not dangerous.
MILES CITY, Aug. 6.-Suits for dam.
ages have been filed against the com.
missioners OF Custer county by John
Zielstra and Antoinette r. Lewis on
account of the commissioners cutting
wire fences belonging to plaintiffs dur.
ing their travels about the country.
The commissioners state that the
fences were strung across public high.
ways, thus being illegal Instructions,
and that they had q perfect right to
cut them.
BILLINGS, Aug. 6.-Mrs. p. E.
Blondin of AZ Custer avenue, made
q desperate attempt at suicide here to.
day, by drinking a large quantity Of
carbolic acid, following q quarrel
with her husband. She went out doors
and drank the poison. Her moan
were heard, and q physician was sum-
moned, and after hard work her life
was saved. Both the woman and her
husband were formerly in the employ.
ment of Yegen Bros. They have
made their home in this city for q
number of years, aud have a wide &C.
quaiutance.
HELENA, Aug. 6.-Because the
school trustees of district No. 81 in
Dawson county submitted q PROPOSE
ton to the electors to bond the dis.
trict for a sum in excess of three per
cent Of the taxable property. At.
torney General Galen holds in 40
opinion today that the entire proceed.
ings were void, and that therefore
they have no authority to reduce the
proposed bond issue to an amount
within the limit prescribed by law.
BUTTE, Aug. 6.-While screaming,
. hall. clad women rushed frantica ally
from corridor to corridor. calling up
on the iremeu to save their friends
and making weird efforts to drag thei,
belongings from the building. the fire
department fought q fierce blaze in the
Pennsylvania block from 3 o'clock te
p, S O'Clock this morning. That none
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repetition OF the Symons block dis
< aster was averted reflects high credit
. upon Chief Sanger aud his men.
LIVINGSTON, Aug. S.-Miss Ros,
Dodge. . milliner employed In tn,
Symons drygoods house In Butte, wa
. instantly killed yesterday afternoo,
' while In . runaway at Monmouth Ho
!: Syringe. The young lady wss GU
q riding with . party OF friends, whel
. at . point just outside of Monmouth
!. Hot Springs the team became frigh.
x ened and began to run. Miss Bodg
q at once jumped from the carriage an,
y struck on her head. Her neck wa
l. broken by the fall and her death wa
instantaneous.
- TWIN BRIDGES, Aug. From al
reports the grain crop In this sectio
OF Madison county has not sufere
greatly from drouth and the yield bid
K fair to come up nearly to the usua