The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-02
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, Oct. 26.-The Northern Pa.
ci6c Railway company today filed q
petition for rehearing in the case
wherein T. A. John "a plaintiff and
the carrier defend ant, from Silver
Bow county, mor generally known
ss the "pass case" John sued the
railroad for damages and was award.
ed s25, 200. despite the fact that he was
riding on q pass containing an express
waiver of claim for damages. The
court held that the granting OF passes
without legitimate considerable was
violative Of the law, and affirmed the
judgment.
HELENA, Dot. 26.-The act of the
seventh legislative assembly creating
a board of park commissioners as q
department Of the city government in
cities of the first class, and providing
for their appointment by the COVER
nor, was declared unconstitutional in
q supreme court decision delivered by
Justice Holloway.
LEwIsTowN, Oct. 27.-The passage
of immense traction engines through
the city has caused 20 much damage
to the cement crossings that the city
council has decided to take action in
the natter and City Attorney Coleman
is preparing an ordinance which will
make it necessary to secure permits
to run these engines through the
streets In future and then it will be
under the supervision of the street
commissioner.
HELENA, Oct. 26.-Father Victor
Day was given a hearing in the jus.
tice court today on the charge OF hav.
ing violated the quarantine regula.
lions. BE was called to East Helena
September %, to administer extreme
JUNCTION to a girl who was dying Of
scarlet fever, and not having time to
secure a permit, went to the quaran.
tined house without securing one. As
he was leaving, he was upbraided by
q neighbor, Mrs. F. r. Rossburg.
who subsequently swore to a CON-
plant for his arrest.
GREAT FALLS, October 26.-While
driving q hack In Boston heights to-
night, Fred Cullen, manager of the
City livery stables, was seriously in
jured and is likely to die. Cullen
drove out of an alley 10 the dark,
when the handles of the hack doors
caught on 9 guy wire of an electric
light post, upsettiug the cab and
throwing Cullen between the cab and
the post, breaking his right arm in
four different places from the elbow
to the shoulder, fracturing the collar
bone, crushing in his shoulder blade
and fracturing the skull at the base of
the brain.
GREAT FALLS, Oct. 26.-After being
hurled from q horse which became
frightened by q recklessly driven at.
tomobile and being left in an uncon-
scious condition along the Sun river
road for nearly twelve hours Thomas
Quinn, q we'll known rancher of near
Sun river, a picked up by q ranch.
er who was on his way to the city
here this morning and brought to the
Deaconness hospital. 1t is believed
that his skull 10 fractured, while he
has a compound fracture OF the collar
bone. All that Quinn knows abou,
the accident is that he vas riding
along the public highway when, with
out warning, his horse was struck BY
an automobile which carried no lights
and he was thrown to the ground.
BOHEMIAN, Oct. 27.-Under Sheriff
George Battenfelder left this morning
for Deer Lodge with two convicted
forgers. The first was Robert Pur
year, who created a diversion by at
tempting to escape after arrest ant
who pleaded guilty before Judge
Stewart yesterday. The other wal
Theodore q. Benike. arrested fol
forgery at Belgrade, and who also
pleaded guilty.
MILES CITY, Oct. 27.-Justice Gibt
decided this morning to hold Georgt
Brock, charged with stealing ani
killing . calf belonging to Osca,
Broaddus, for the district court, tn,
hearing having taken place Tuesday
afternoon. Two brothers OF Brock
were arrested with him, but the evi