The river press., 1910-08-31
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS|
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
LIBBY, Aug. 23.-The town of Troy,
18 miles west of here, has been threat
ened by q forest fire for the past two
days and is still in danger. About $50
men have been endeavoring to check
the fire and have 1t partly under con.
troll at this time although II q wind
starts up it might be disastrous.
BUTTE, Aug. 23.-The Anaconda
Copper Mining company has brought
suit against the Butte & Balaklava
Copper Mining company, asking dam
ages in the sum Of q, 800, 900. and al.
leging that ore of that value has been
taken from the plaintiffs property
through the workings of the Balak-
lava mine. The complaint alleges
seven causes of action. and relates to
the Mountain Chief and Right Bower
lode claim.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 23.-For rob.
bing man OF %, Charles L. Shaw
must serve 10 years at hard labor in
the state penitenttary At Deer Lodge.
District Judge 81. 81. Ewing decided
that such should be Shaw's punish.
ment this morning aud imposed Q sen.
teuce that staggered the young fellow.
Shaw was one OF the men who last
week held up and robbed Joe Wild, q
sheepherder, in the Great Northern
railroad yards in this city.
HELENA, Aug. 22.-Dr. Emil Starr
and E. D. Nash returned from Az.
gusta tonight and bring the news that
both the forest rangers, Price Town
send and E. Thiel OF the Lewis and
Clark reserve, had pressed practically
all the residents of the town into the
service of fighting the fire which start.
ed on the head of Moose creek and is
forcing its way down the creek in the
direction of Augusta and was already
within few miles of Sun River Hot
Springs. Every available person
was called upon to aid. All the cat.
tlemen who have cattle on the foothills
have started to rescue their herds.
HELENA, Aug. 23.-The most severe
arraignment defend ant has received
from the court since Judge Carl Rasch
succeeded Judge Hunt was administer.
ed this morning to Barry Stephens.
convicted last evening Of having sold
whisky to an Indian at Cut Bank.
Stephens was sentenced to serve four
months in the county Jail and pay q
fine of $3.50. Judge Rasch declared
that It was apparent that any man who
went to such town as Cut Bank, Dor.
dering on an Indian reservation, and
opened saloon, did 90 with the de-
liberate intention of viol ating the laws
of the country relating to whisky ped
ding.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. 24.-Instead of
praying for rain the city council and
county commissioners have purch ased
200 pounds OF dynamite and are hav.
ing it exploded on the hills east of the
city in hopes of starting a storm.
BUTTE, Aug. 24-Deer Lodge,
Mont, city OF 5000 people, and this
division point of the Chicago, Milwau.
kee & Puget Sound railway, is burn.
ing. An appeal for aid to Butte says
the city is surrounded by fire and ap-
pears doomed. Chief Sanger of Butte
will go on special train with all the
fire apparatus at his command.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 24.-Peter j.
Rooney, who has been employed az q
switchman in the local yards of the
Great Northern, died this morning at
the Columbus hospital as the result of
injuries received last evening while he
was at work. Rooney was coupling
two freight cars and was caught be.
tween them and crushed terribly about
the hips. A number of people wit.
messed the accident, and they notified
the Columbus hospital at once and an
ambulance was soon on the scene.
HELENA, Aug. 24.-That John w.
Salten berger, the stenographer now
held In the county Jail for forging and
passing check for $6, 500 is insane,
is the opinion reached by ply ysicians.
DR.. Max Barbour, county physician,
has examined Saltenberger and is
convinced he Is insane. Dr., Cosnor.
also held at the county Jail on a for
gerry charge and reputed to be an able
physician, has been closely observing
Salten berger and is likewise convinced
the man is insane.
BUTTE, Aug. 24.-The restaurant
and milk men who we're arrested last
week by Inspector Cosgrove of the
city health Office on warrants sworn
to by City Physician Carl Horst,
charging them with the sale of admit.