The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few DAYS.

ing the Fast lew Days.
GREAT FALLS, July 14.-John Nor.
gan the nine.year-old son of George
Morgan, who resides On the Tender
foot. about IS miles south of Great
Falls. was instantly killed by his elder
brother Joe. The two boys had been
hunting together, and upon returning
home the elder started to unload the
rifle to put it away when it was dis.
charged in some manner.
BUTTE, July 12.-As an aftermath
to the accident of a few weeks ago,
when two men were electrocuted in the
yards of the Butte Reduction works,
Matt Sokolick, as administrator in the
estate OF Paul Sokolich, toda y brought
suit for $50, 900 damages from the Mis-.
souri, River Power company. 1t is al
legged in the complaint that the acct.
dent by which Sokolich cam to his
death was due to the carelessness of
the defendant in allowing one of the
poles to become damaged by weather,
so that a wire carrying $500 volts
became connected with the guy wire.
GREAT FALLS, July l3.-Themas
Jaat, an old.time resident of Belt, COM
mitted suicide there this afternoon by
hanging, the deed being done in his
bedroom at his residence. Jaat, who
was engaged in the dairy business,
started out to make some collections,
and it is supposed that he became de.
spondent over business reverses. He
locked himself in his room and after
tying a towel over his head hung it
on a hinge and, kicking q chair out
from under him, slowly strangled to
death, being dead when found.
HELENA, July 13.-About 800 men
are now employed on the Hotter and
Hauserlake dame of the United Mis-.
souri, River Power company and con.
GREETING is underway on both projects.
Caissons are now being built at Hau.
erlake and will shortly be sunk, it be-
ing the intention to complete the foun.
dstion by the pneumatic process. The
low flow of the river is q considerable
aid to rapid progress and the contra &C.
tors say that everything is proceeding
satisfactorily.
KAL1sPELL, July l3.-The worst day
for forest fires in the Flathead re.
gions was eclipsed today when west.
erly winds spraug up and famed the
sleeping coals into surging flames
from the western to the eastern side
OF the Nathead valley. On all sides
smoke is rolling up and from the roofs
OF buildings here many places in the
forest can be seen spouting out black
and yellow billows which are caught
BY the upper winds and swept across
the valley In huge banks.
GREAT FALLS, July l3.-Johu Blum
OF Belt vas struck by lightning q short
distance from that place last evening
and instantly killed. He and l3 other
men were on their way to the Frank
Polutnik ranch, where they had been
engaged a. harvest hands. and were
overtsken by Q heavy electrical storm.
The entire party sought shelter under
. large tree. which was struck by light.
ming, and all we're rendered unconsci.
ous. An attempt was made to resus.
citste the Blum boy. but to no avail.
He leaves . widowed mother and a
large number of scqustntances to
mourn his loss.
HELENA, July 14.-Game Warden
Aware today received reports of eight
arrests for game violations. Two
WAr0 At R0uldar Tho Rr0ilooko h.o