The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-24
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS|

MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 16.-The wool
sales in Great Falls we're brought to
an end this afternoon when the 1900.
pound clip of G. q. Pierson was cold
to James Bsteman and Jos. Streng,
they being tied on the price offered,
16f cents. 1t 10 estimated that more
than two million pounds OF wool have
been disposed Of here this season.
LIVINGSTON, Aug. 16.-Word was
received from the remotest portion OF
Yellowstone park THE morning that
the Lake hotel, one of the beautiful
large hotels of the transportation
company in the park, is threatened
by forest fires.. The hotel was com.
pleted q couple of years ago at q cost
of 600, 600. and is one of the finest
structures devoted to tourists In the
park. 1t is located 100 miles from
the railroad and is the point farthest
distant reached by the tourists.
HELENA, Aug. 16.-Iuasmuch as the
Flathead Indian reserv alton has been
abolished, an Indian or any other
person desiring to hunt or fish within
its former bounds, is required fret to
obtain q license. This is the essence
of an opinion rendered today by the
attorney generals Office in response
to q query on the subject from the
state ish and game warden.
HELENA, Aug. 16.-Governor Norris
will not be able to attend the confer.
ence of western governors this week.
On the day set for the conference the
governor will be with the board of
engineers on the reclamation projects
In northern Montana. The Sun river
and the Milk river projects, which
will reclaim 600, 900 acres of land, also
contain 30. 900 acres OF state lands,
and the state is vitality concerned in
the action of the board of engineers.
BUTTE, Aug. 16.-In q writ of re.
view received by Judge Lynch upon
the petition of W. E. Wynne, former
chief of police, Mayor Nevin is
charged with permitting politics to
govern his management of the police
department., comforting favors upon
several members Of the department,
and allowing privileges to others.
P. S. ellis and Jere G. Clifford, the
two democratic members OF the police
commission, who heard the recent
charges preferred by the mayor
against Wynne, we're alleged to have
been tools of the executive and to
have been Influenced by their politi'
cal connections with the mayor. Back
pay amounting to SO, 33O.l s is sued for
by Wynne during the time he has been
Ousted.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 16 George V,
on the charge of stealing ar automo.
bile and causing it to be destroyed, in
company with a deputy sheriff called
on Clerk of the District Court Harper
today and was issued a marriage
license to wed Cleo McGreoty of this
city. The marriage was later per-
formed by Justice Race.
HELENA, Aug. l7.-Henry Aware,
state fish and game warden, has re-
ceived a report from J. E. Clifford,
deputy for Powell county, telling OIL
the arrest and conviction Of Joe Mil.
Ter and Duncho Freno, on the charge
of hunting ducks out OF season. They
we're fined 800 each. Miller serving
his out.
HELENA, Aug. 16.-Frank D. Leni'
han, husband of the plucky woman
who drove the stsge across the main
range of the Rockies from Silver &c
Lincoln until her husband could se.
cure bail, was giving q preliminary
hearing before Justice L%anghorne this
morning, and at the conclusion of the
hearing was bound over to wait the
action of the district court on a charge
of horse stealing. Lenihan's bail was
fixed at $3.50, which he furnished.
BILLINGS, Aug. l6.-Suit for dam
ages in the sum of S25 900 was begun
in the district court today by Winnie
Hutton against Albert Dudley, a stock
man of Rosebud county, on account
of alleged breach of promise of mar.
riage. The plaintiff, according to the
complaint, resides with her parents in
the vicinity of Hardin and for a long
time prior to May 10, 1908, was &C
Quainted with the defendant, who is