The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28

bridge construction and repairing
crew employed by the Great Northern
was arrested by Sheriff Collins force
yesterday and brought to Great Falls
and place in the county Jail. The
men, OF whom there are IL, are charg.
ed with stealing a valuable dog. The
dog was the property of Oscar Hamil
OF Cascade, and he values the animal
at 500. Mr.. Hamil missed the dog
and suspected the bridge crew of steal
ing it. The crew was engaged in
bridge work near Cascade and q war.
rant to by Mr.. Hamil before
Justice Briscoe OF Cascade was served
on the men by Constable Doan.
POPLAR, Sept. 22.-John Shoulder,
a laborer, vas robbed and brutality
murdered last night. He was employ
ed by the Great Northern and had a
bunk under the carhouse. About mid.
night men in the section house across
the track heard cries. One of them
looked out and saw q man run away
towards q neighboring bunk house.
Fastening towards the carhouse they
found Shoulder in an unconscious con.
dition. He had been badly beaten on
the head with q piece of iron, which
was found nearby. Robbery was
evidently the motive. 1t is said the
man had sl25 on his person a few days
ago and yesterda y he drew his pay of
$50 from the Great Northern.
ANACONDA, Sept. 24.-The DAILY
Bank & Trust company today an.
nounced it will no longer honor wal.
rants drawn in payment of city in.
debtedness. The bank alleges that the
city has passed the legal limit of In.
debtedness and 10 insolvent. The
Anaconda National bank authorities
also state that they would not accept
city scrip.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. 24.-Timothy
E. Healey. Cascade county pioneer,
staunch and active democrat, mayo r
OF Belt, prominent lumberman, banker
and manufacturer, died 1t the Colum.
bus hospital in Great Falls this morn.
ing, after suffering with pneumonia
for only four days. Although MIR.
Healey was taken Ill last Monday, the
attack did not assume q serious phase
until Thursday morning.
M1ssoULA, Sept. 23.-When he re.
fused to comply with the demands of q
masked nan who entered his store at
St. Regis last night, to turn over the
contents OF his cash drawer, Thomas
Cussick, q we'll known character of the
Occur d'Alene district, was shot
through the breast and will probably
die from the effects of the wound.
The holdup mar made his escape after
lodging shots which Mr.. Cussick
sent after him from his own revolver,
GREAT FALLS, Sept. 24.-One of the
largest real estate deals made in Cas-.
cade county for come time was closed
today, when Joseph Vandendress, .
capitalist of Antwerp, Belgium, pur.
chased the Bingham ranch of 5000
acres nea Adel. the purchase price
being 80 per acre, or csc, 1000. The
deal was one Of the quickest ever made
In the history Of the state, only "a
hours being consumed in the transac.
ton. The property vas sold by Wal.
lace Coburn. who held an option 90.
cured only q few days ago.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. 24.-Announce.
ment was made here today OF the open.
ing of Ii, $780, "a acrss of land on the
Fort Shaw reservation under the Car.
ey act on Oct. % by the Great Falls
Land and Irrigation company, which
Ia composed OF q number of Chicago
capitalists who are heavily interested
in that section. The land will be on.
ened by drawing and registr ations
will begin on Oct. % at a place to be
designated later. The tract OF land is