The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-22
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few DAYS.

ing the Past Few Days.
M1ssOULA, June 15.-Frank Reed,
who was struck by James h. Blair for
maligning the American flag, while ex-
plotting 1. W. w. principles on the
street corner, was fined $50 yesterday
afternoon in the police court, and
Blair, the soldier, was turned loose.
Reed refused to pay his fne, although
he had funds with which to meet it,
accepted the other alternative and &C.
cepted q 25 day jail sentence.
BILLINGS, June 15.-Hailstoues were
piled up to a depth Of two feet In many
places in fields and along the sides oil
the road leading from this city to Law.
ina this morning as the result OF the
storm of yesterday afternoon. Such
was the report brought here to.
day by John w. Cook formerly OF
city, but who now resides or q farm
about miles north of Billings.
HELENA, June 15.-After being
found guilty of larceny in a justice
court today and sentenced to 80 days
10 jail, two Missoula boys, Charles
Branaud and E. A. Davis, received
their liberty on a suspended sentence.
The boys stole two pairs of shoes from
a Northern Pacific freight car. They
said they have never been in trouble
before and that they we're not afr aid
to work.
HELENA, June 15.-Wearied OF con-
tinually losing money through cashing
of bad checks, and estim ating their
losses last year at SIC, 1000, hotel men
of Montana have determined that here.
after they will vigorously prosecute
all check artists, this decision being
reached at the meeting here last even.
ing of the Montana Hotel Mems as.
ISOLATION. A special meeting of the
association will be held at Billings
Sept. Is.
LIBBY, June 15.-The ferry boat
crossing the Kootenal river here cap
sized in midstream at 400 o'clock this
afternoon with six people on board,
three of whom were drowned. A few
moments later the train of the capsized
ferry pulling on the cable caused it to
break, sweeping q number of people
on the bank into the river. John Null.
linex and Theodore Wall were killed
and several badly hurt.
HELENA, June 15.-While John w.
Farmers life was slowly ebbing away
here and his friends at the bedside
knew death was only q matter of
hours, Farmers friends at Washing.
ton, D. c., were securing for him the
appointment of surveyor.general Of
the Helena land Office. The official
notification came an hour after Farm
er died. The appointment came on
the recommend alton of Senator Dixon
and Carter.
KAL1sPELL, June ia large tour.
ing car owned by F. Y. Low, manager
for the Northern Idaho and Montana
Power company, lies at the bottom of
the Flathead river at the Holt ferry
crossing, and Mr.. Lows 2~.year.old
son is dead as the result of the car
running of the ferryboat into deep
water. Low, his wife and little
daughter were rescued by the ferry
men.
GLASGOW, June 17.-Peter Cringen.
who has been in custody of the officers
for some weeks to answer concerning
the death of Chas. A. Geesey, was
brought before Judge Tattan and
pleaded not guilty to a charge of MUIR
der. Criugen 10 accused Of having
struck Geesey on the head with a club,
on the streets of Mondak, f%racturing
the skull, death resulting about 40
days afterward. Both men we're from
Dawson county.
BUTTE, June 16.--Although his body
was the medium for the passage of 50,-
600 volts OF electricity, Teddy Gould
still lives, and may ecover He was
caught this morning in the powerful
current, while working on q tr ans
former at the Butte sub-station of the
Electric Light & Power Co. this morn
ing. He went to show q fellow.work-
man something about his work, and
pointed q screwdriver at the transform.
er, which carried the current. Fripht-
full burns resulted from the shock.
BILLINGS, June 16.-While suffer-
ing from q temporary fit Of insanity,
John F. Maisr, . farmer neal this
city, this evening after tieing his stock
In . stable set fire to the structure and
to his house. Officers found the man.
lac holding a Of his children across
. block while he was attempting to de-
capitste the little one. Maiar abau.
doned the child, and picking up a pitch.