The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.

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SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Feb. 17.-Faul Fusz, one
OF the most prominent confederate
veterans of Montana, died yesterday
In st. Louie, according to word re.
ceived here. Mr.. Fusz was for many
years in charge of the Bimetallic Min
ing company at Phillipsburg. but Of
late has been living in St. Louis.
VIRGINIA CITY, Feb. 17.-Msx Lau.
terbach, one of Madison county's
biggest sheepmen. was In the city
Tuesday on . business mission. He
states that his hocks are wintering we'll
a. he has plenty of feed, having pur.
chseed 800, 900 pounds of oats q few
weeks since. he believes that oats at
Sl.25 hundred, the price they are
selling at In the Ruby valley, is much
cheaper feed than hay ut prev ailing
prices, and there is much more nour-
ishment In grain.
KAL1sPELL, Feb. 17.-Specimens of
peacock copper, gray copper and other
sulphide ores taken from the Jumbo
mine near Dayton on Flsthead lake,
have been sent to an assayer In Hell.
ena, and other specimens to Butte and
Spokane In the expectation that they
will show rich content in copper and
silver. The mine is virtually the first
one opened In that region and has at.
tracted much attention by the reports
of its progress.
MILES CITY, Feb. 18.-Reports from
the ranges coming In from parties who
have been over portions of the county
recently continue to support the asser.
tions heretofore made that there have
been as yet no losses either general or
significant but that the prolonged per.
iod of cold weather and snow 10 exact.
ing its usual toll of aged and weak
cattle and sheep.
GREAT FALLS, February 17.-While
playing around the cooking range in
the kitchen of her home at Stockett
this morning Bertha, the three.year.
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Carlson, became enveloped 10 flames
and was fatally burned before her
mother could get to her assistance.
The child was poking the fire with a
stick and the flames spread from the
stick to her clothing. She died In
terrible agony within a few minutes.
BILLINGS, Feb. 18.-The evidence
for the prosecution in the case of the
Billings chamb ber of commerce gainst
the Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy
Railroad company, which is being
heard In Billings before the interstate
commerce commission, concluded It's
testimony last evening. The allega.
tions m ade by the chamber of COM
merce are that the Burlington rail-
road has q high and discrimin alive
rate against the Billings jobbers, and
In favor of the Omaha dealers to
Wyoming points out OF Billings.
RED LODGE, Feb. 17.-John O'Brien,
single and about 26 years of age, was
frightfully manned and bruised at the
entrance of a mine at Washoe, near
here, last night. He died four hours
later at the hospital at Bear Creek,
where he was taken for treatment.
O'Brien was driving q horse drawing
q train of care and near the mouth OF
the pit he slipped and fell, the five
cars passing over his body.
HELENA, Feb. l8.-It is reported to.
day that there are twenty one persons
suffering with small pox At the House
of the Good Shepherd Ia Kenwood and
apprehension is felt in the city lest the
disease become generally prevalent.
So far this month only two cases Of
the disease have been reported to j.
S. Tooker, secretary of the city board
of health, and both have been put
under quarantine. The report of
sm sllpox at the House of the Good
Shepherd, however, caused the county
board of health yesterday to Issue q
warning to all persons In the city to
become vaccinated and II this advice
is followed the possibility of the dis
ease becoming widespread will be
greatly diminished.
HELENA, Feb. 18.-In an opinion
given today by Attorney General Ga.
len 1t ia held that the time q convict
spends in an insane asylum, while he