The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-05
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

ALL OVER The STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
BUTTE, December 30.-The striking
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
swttchmen who we're out in sympathy
with the local members Of the switch.
mems union, returned to work in the
Northern Pacific yards here this
morning. As the Great Northern
men went back several days ago the
situation is now normal. The North.
ern Pacific men went back in recogni.
tion of the ultim atum announced by
the officers of the various lines con.
cerned In the strike that the men who
walked out would be given till noon
yesterday to return to their places.
HELENA. Dec. 30.-No matter how
long the extra session of the legisla-
ture lasts, the members who live along
the lines OF the Great Northern in
Montana will not have to walk home.
Yesterday the pages distributed among
the Legislators complimentary passes
good for the year 1910. The passes
were accompanied by the compliments
OF 1. Parkey Veazey, attorney for the
Great Northern in Montana. The
passes were given in accord ance with
the custom of the roBd in renewing
otf-year passes.
BUTTE, Dec. 3O.-Suit was instituted
in the district court this morning
against the city Of Butte by Attorney
Breen and Hogevoil, in behalf of q
large number of northwest side resi-
dents, who object to the special as
sessments which have been levied
against their property, owing to the
grading which has been done in that
vicinity during the last two years.
They ask that an Injunction be issued
restraining the city from collecting
the alleged unjust taxes, and that the
city be summoned into court on an
order to show cause by what right it's
officers have levied such assessments,
it being claimed that the laws of this
state are being violated.
HELENA, Jan. l.-Mrs. Chris John
son, the wife of Swedish rancher
living in the valley a few miles below
Helena, was found dead in a we'll this
according to word received
here. 1t is believed the woman was
Respondent and committed suicide. No
details have been received.
DEER LODGE, Dec. 3O.-Shirley I.
J Johnson, yardmaster in the Milwau.
kee yards, was killed today. He was
caught between two cars of lumber
and his head crushed. He leaves
wife and two children, who came to
Deer Lodge about week ago.
BOHEMIAN, Dec. 3O.-A mes sage was
received here last night from Sap
pington conveying inform alton OF the
death of Nobert Pogreba, section fore
man at that place, as q result of be.
ing struck by an eastbound passenger
train. Progreba was walking along
the track close beside the rails, and
owing to his partial deafness, proba.
bly, was unaware of the approaching
tr ain from the rear.
HELENA, Dec. 31.-Thos. J. Walsh
Of this city, has been selected as
spokesman of the National Wool.
growers association to present the
matter of reduction of grazing fees
on forest reserves to Forester Pin.
chot at the next annual meeting of the
association held January 6 at Ogden,
Utah. 1t Is probable that the Mon.
tana sheepmen will attend the meeting
In a body, leaving Butte over the
Oregon Short Line the afternoon of
January s.
GREAT FALLS, Dec. 81. Quick
work was made of the case of John
Johnson and Peter Guss today in the
district court and within "a hours of |
heir arrest the two men had been sen.
;enced to terms in the penitentiary.
The pair had been arrested yesterday
BY Great Northern special officers
charged with the theft Of nearly TOO
pounds of brass and copper from the
'ailroad yards which they dis posed
If to junk dealers. They we're ar
aligned in court this forenoon on q
'hsrge OF grand larceny, entered pleas
If guilty and each was sentenced to
wo years. imprisonment.
HELENA, Jan. John Wren, ar.
'ested on the Blackfeet Indian reser-
alton by Deputy United States Mar.
hal Haigler, has been brought to
Helena and lodged in Jail. Wren is
Illeged to have stolen 10 horses and
8 suspected of being connected with a
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