The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-11-09
MONTANA BR|EFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
BOHEMIAN, Nov. 2.-Word was re-
ceived today that T. Menard, John
Fuller, Ed. Mcdonald and John Keif.
er, all of this county, have been
awarded damages aggregating about
q, 100 for q delay of one week in the
transportation of their cattle to the
Chicago market by the Northern Pa.
cific. The case was tried in q Mime.
apnlis court. The cattle were shipped
after Christmss last year. 1t is said
that the animals nearly starved.
GLENDIvE, Nov. 2.-Dr. D. J. Dono.
hue, democratic nominee for represen.
tstive OF Dawson county. intended to
end his campaign in a blaze of glory.
Instead OF that, however, he wound it
up with a big bonfire, composed of
equal parts of gasoline and sutomo-
bile, while he and some of his demo.
cratic colleagues stood in q chilly
group out upon the Dawson county
prairie, far from civilization, and
watched his %, 900 Velio car go up In
smoke.
BUTTE, Nov. 2.-The Butte mines
are still paying about q ,0OO.O 900 q
month in wages to miners and EN-.
ployes around the mines. That doesn't
look like much of q curtailment so far
as labor and wages are concerned,
although the production of copper has
been curtailed about Is per cent. The
wages paid by the Anaconda company
alone amounted close to $500, 900 in
Octobe No. and besides the Anaconda
there are the North Butte, East Butte,
Butte and Superior, Butte-B allakla-
va, Butte Central, Butte-Alex Scott
and a number Of smaller operators
employing in the aggregate a large
number of men. Taking advantage OF
the curtailment of production, the
Anaconda company is doing q lot Of
new work and atively the work
ing force has been reduced very little. |
BUTTE, Nov. 6.-Mystery surrounds
the shooting of Ronald Forholtz, al
young brewer, near the corner of Mon.
tana and Porphyry streets at l2:45
o'clock this morning. Although he is
probably fatally wounded from the
bullet which passed through the left
side Of the abdomen, Forholtz will
give no details of the aft air to his
relatives and the police.
TOWNSEND, Nov. 5.-Another pion-
eer Of Montana in the person of Peter
Molyet died at his ranch near Canton
yesterday. In 1867 Mr.. Molvet came
to Missouri valley, where he has since
made bic home. Up to a few years ago
Mr.. Molyet had accumulated consider
able property, but of late years has
been unfortuna ate in his investments
and died a poor man.
HELENA, Nov. Sin q forecast is.
sued today by Chairman ]. D. Waite
of the republican state central COM
mittee, be claims the election of Pray
and the republican state ticket Tues.
day next by majorities Of 5000, and
also claims the legislature will be re.
publican. The forecast asserts tha at
on joint ballot the republicans will
have 81 votes aud the democrats Al.
The sen ate, it is claimed, will be two.
thirds republican.
HELENA, Nov. 5.-Joseph Oker, |
deputy state land register, and AL
Hubbard, clerk in the state land Office, |
have returned from Townsend, where
yesterday they conducted the most sue.
cessful land sale in the history of the
county. In all 1880 IL acres were
sold, the amount realized being Sl44,.
1872. Is. This Is gu average of sll. 76
an acre. The highest price bid was
1923 for a quarter section, J. S. Smith
OF Helena being the purchaser.
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