The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
MONTANA BRlEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few DAYS.

What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Dec. 14.-Word was re-
ceived today announcing the sudden
death in Toledo, Ohio, of Maurice
Sands, q prominent pioneer merchant
of this city. His body will be brought
here for burial.
BUTTE, Dec. 14.-The concentr ator
and mill of the Basin Reduction com.
pany, at Basin, was attached today
for $l45, 600 BY the State Savings bank
of this city, in connection with a suit
for that amount, involved in one of
the Heinze loans from the bank, prior
to the collapse Of the United Copper
corner.
HELENA, Dec. 15.-F. H. Ray, reg.
lister OF the state land Office, has sub.
mitted to Governor Norris some most
interesting Statistics in connection
with the business of that department
during the fiscal year just closed. The
statement shows that the state has
title to $3.50. 165 acres, of which 2,449,.
134 acres are under lease. During the
year. the land sales held in ten coun.
ties resulted in the disposition of 49,.
339 acres, for which the state realized
%, 733, 172. This record exceeds the
best previous showing by $1,000 acres
and 81, 955. $50 in q monetary compari.
sou.
BUTTE, Dec. 16.-Torn into shreds !
and ribbons, and mangled beyond
recognition, the remains of q man,
believed to be M. S. Fogarty of Butte,
were found on the tracks of the Ore. |
gon Short Line north of Armstead.
The head and face we're crushed into
q bloody, shspeless mas.
DILLON, Dec. 15.-Last night &C.
Cured the death Of of one OF the city's
most highly respected and one of the
county's best known sheepmen when
James Paxton passed away at his
home here. His death had been mo.
mentarily expected for some weeks.
He had been i'll several months with
diabetes.
BUTTE, Dec. l6.-John Hopkins was
found guilty of manslaughter and bis
sentence was fixed at one year in the
penitentiary by the jury in Department
l of the district court late last night
after five hours elaboration. Hopkins
was charged with the killing of Eric
Hamry, q one-armed woodhauler, in
the Swiss.American saloon in the
Pittsmont addition on the night of
Ian. 26, 1909.
BOHEMIAN, Dec. 15.-The city ordi-
nance here imposing q heavy license
on travelling merchants will come to q
test in the courts in the near future.
DR.. G. D. Pons, an eye specialist from
Salt Lake, was arrested yesterday, it
being alleged that he was selling op-
tical goods without q license. In the
court of Judge Ellis DR.. Pond was
fined 800, from which decision his at.
torneys appealed.
HELENA, Dec. 17.-Announcement
was made today of the resignation of
G. E. Dutton, general agent of the
Great Northern In this city. Mr.. Dut.
ton has been with the Great Northern
as agent and general agent for %
years. He resigns to look after priv
ate interests.
ANACONDA, Dec. lip. .Bader
shot and killed himself yesterday at.
ternoon with q 22.caliber rifle, at his
residence. 7l9 East Third street. He
is believed to have been temporarily
insane with pain. Bader had been Ill
and vas suffering constantly from
head aches.
BUTTE, Dec. 17.-Chas. D. Reed, q
we'll known cattle buyer in Butte, is
on trial In Judge DOMAINS department.
OF the district court on a charge Of
assault in the first degree for shooting
and nearly killing William Cohen, q
young miner, on the 18th of last Az.
gust, and probably for the first time
In the varied history Of Butte crimi-
nal courts, the well.used and often
abused "unwritten law" 10 pleaded in
defense.
HELENA, Dec. 16.-In the biennial
report OF Attorney General Galen,
just published in book form, that ofa.
Ger renews his advocacy Of . law
creating the Office Of state sheriff; and !
also expresses the opinion that the
attorney generals present salary IL
too small and should be increased,
"but. as this subject has heretofore
been called to attention, I have moth
Ing further to say upon IT,"
BUTTE, Dec. 17.-William Flynn
committed suicide by swallowing two
ounces OF laudanum In bis home tod az. /