The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS|
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

a Budget OF snort items
From Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA. Dec. l9.-1n the federal
court today Judge Rasch granted the
petition Of the receiver of the Helena
Waterworks company to sell the plant
to the city of Helena for $500, 600, or
such other cum as might be agreed
upon through condemnation proceed
ings.
BUTTE, Dec. 2O.-The jury 10 the
case against D. j. Reed, q stockman
aud race trackman, charged with a..
sault In the first degree on William
Cohen, known as babe" Cohen, this
evening in Judge DOMAINS court, re.
turned q verdict finding the defendant
guilty of assault In the second degree,
aud fixing the punishment At one year
In the states prison.
BIG TIMBER, Dec. 19.-Hearing Of
the famous water suit involving water
rights ii Big Timber creek has been
completed. The testimony taken GOV.
ers 10000 words and 240 rights are
involved. There are q plaintiffs and
26 defendants. Judge Henry of this
district being disqualified because Of
being an interested party, Judge Sid.
ney Sanner OF Miles City was called
In to hear the matter. 1t is expected
that judgment will be rendered come
! time next month.
LIBBY, Dec. 2O.-Going suddenly
~insane, Harry Bob, q rancher IN the
western part of Lincoln county, at.
tackled and severely wounded his
neighbor, Robert Wheeler, Sunday
morning, and then killed himself.
Wheeler was struck over the head
and stunned and then stabbed four.
teen times. BE may recover
LEw1sTowN, Dec. 20.-Nste Nc.
Cauley, one OF the pioneer stockmen OF
this state, died of pneumonia at his
ranch home near Forest Grove last
night. Mr.. McCsuley was one of the
early settlers of the Judith basin and
had smassed q large fortune, and in
addition to his large land and stock
%intereste, ~ q director of the First
National back of Lewistown. Recent
~ he purchased q valuable tract Of
land ia Florida.
BIG TIMBER, Dec. 20.-Bert Rose,
convicted here In the district court
yesterday OF assault in the first de-
gree, committed June l8, on Miss A.
Whitney, when the prisoner tried to
rob the lady and because she resisted
tried to kill her, was this morning
sentenced to ten years in state prison.
Judge Henry briefly addressed the
man and in effect expressed his regret
that the law did not impose q more
severe penalty for the offense of which
Rose had been found guilty.
HELENA, Dec. 2l.-Forty.saven frue
bills were found by the federal grand
jury which reported to Judge Rasch
this afternoon after being in session
ten days. About IS cases in all were
presented before the grand jury, the
bulk of them being whiskey cases for
the selling of liquor to Indians and
the Introduction of it upon reserva-
lions. 1t is also understood that q
number OF fencing cases we're consid.
cred, but if any Indictments we're re.
turned, they were not made public to.
day.
HELENA, Dec. 20.-Governor Norris
is busy working on his biennial mes
sage to the legislature, which will
convene here January 2, for q sixty
day session. The rough draft of the
message 10 now practically complete,
and the message. in its entirety, it is
understood, will be about 5000 words
10 length. The governor, however,
will reserve Q number of important
subjects, notably those of conserva.
ton and employers liability, for q
special message to be submitted later
in the session, commissions which are
investig ating these subjects not being
able to report prior to the opening of
the session.
HELENA, Dec. 20.-Unable to reach
an agreement after being out 81 hours,
the jury 10 the $52, 900 personal injury
suit of Nellie S. Arnold of Missoula,
against H. F.. Samuels Of Wallace,
Idaho, was discharged this morning
by Judge Rasch in the federal court
and the trial of the second personal
injury suit involving the same parties
was resumed. Mrs. Arnold sued in
the first suit to collect damages for
injuries alleged to have been received
In a runaway ear Wallace, in May,
1907, the complaint charging that the
runaway occurred through the care.
lessness of Samuels in driving the
team.
HELENA, Dec. 22.-When the legis-