The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS|
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.


From Various Parts Of the State.
GREAT FALLS, June 21.-An action
has been fled in the district court here
by Louis Vasby against the United
States Gypsum company, q corpora.
ton, and Charles Okermsn. in which
the plaintiff seeks to o s25, 600
damages to his person. for injuries
which be alleges be sustained while at
work in the compsny's properties 1t
R~iceville.
HELENA, June 21.-After q tempest
ia q teapot, Mayor Frank J. Edwards
narrowly lodged prison walls yester.
day afternoon, when he was placed IN.
der arrest. but was not locked up in
jail, because the order by Judge Glen.
ents calling for the reinstatement of
Police Captain Bailey Was not car
ried out. A settlement was effected,
however, after the mayor had been
placed under arrest between the at.
torneys for Officer Bailey and the au.
thorities.
MILES CITY, June 2l.-F. w. Thomp.
con has been brought to Miles City
suffering from . r~attlesnske bite in
his arm. Thompson while looking aft
er cattle on Powder river lay down to
sleep beside q big cage brush. A rat.
tier vas under the brush and nailed
him. Thompson started to ride into
town and on the way in filled up on
whisky. He reached Pine Hills after
about SO. mile ride on which he became
80 drunk that he fell OF his horse.
He is getting along ell right now and
is perfectly happy.
HELENA, June 21.-Not q little in.
terest is manifested in livestock circles
of the state over the decision of the
district court of Sweet Grass county in
the case of McAllister against Knowles
and Parker, the defendants being the
state veterinarian and a deputy, re.
sp~ectively. McAllister brought suit
TO recover damages for loss OF sheep
alleged to have been due to dipping
prescribed by the state officials. The
court in essenc held that the deaths
were due to the eating of poisonous
weeds rather than the dipping process.
GLASGOW, June 20.-A regular old.
fashioned Kansas hot wind has been
blowing here all day today and the
region has been badly scorched all
through this section. About noon the
thermometer ranged from "a to 100 In
the shade. This part of the country
was visited last week by a good rain,
but today's hot wind, 1t is believed,
has put q permanent check on the
crops and damaged them beyond re.
pair. Even with the most favorable
season from this on the farmers can.
not expect as good a crop as last year.
Some Of the new settlers have become
considerably discouraged and are
talking of moving back east, for they
had planned on this falls crop for
this winters maintenance.
BUTTE, June 21.-Wyoming reports
tonight state rain il urgently needed
to save the dry land crops in all sec.
lions of that state. Grass is fairly
burning upon the ranges and water ia
so low in the creeks that fish are dy.
ing by thousands. Warm March
winds melted the snow in the noun.
tains which normally runs off during
June.
LIBBY, June 22.-The main building
of the John p. Wall department store,
carrying dry goods and clothing de-
%partmeuts, was burned to the ground
yesterday. The fire also destroyed
the adjoining building owned by VIM.
Klenitz, in which Allen & Moorehouse
conducted q butcher shop. The loss
is estimated at $4,000, partially COW
cred by insurance.
HELENA, June 22.-Lazy Boy, a
Blackfeet Indian, was placed on trial
in the federal court today on the
charge OF having murdered his wife
November % last, on the Blackfeet
reservation. A jury was secured this
forenoon and the taking of testimony
began this afternoon. The trial of the
case will probably last several days.
The killing is alleged to have been the
result of a drunken spree at Lazy
Boys home.
BOULDER, June 22.-While the fam.
lily was seated at the dinner table last
night a murderous attempt was made
to blow up the house OF Westie VIII.
superintendent of the Elkhorn
Mining company. The dynamite was
placed under n end of the building
and the force of the explosion rocked
building from cellar to garnet.
One end of the house was blown out,
but fortunatel no one was injured.
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