The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-13
MONTANA NEWS.iBRIEFLETS

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A Budget Of Readable Short items
From Various Parts Of the State.
RED LODGE. July Sword reached
this city this afternoon of the total
destruction OF the roundhouse and the
only two locomotives of the Montana,
Wyoming & Southern line which con.
meets Bridger with Bear Creek. The
fire, Of unknown origin, occurred at
Belfry headquarters Of the road. This
burning OF the engines puts the road
out OF business temporarily, at any
rate, for the engine ordered some time
ago has not yet arrived.
LEwIsTowN, July 5.-Considerable
surprise was occasioned here yester.
day by the receipt of the news from
Kendall that the Bsrnes.King had
closed down. It IL understood that
this is to be permanent, but there is .
report that the company may make
an arrangement with the North Moe
casin for the re-opening Of that prop.
.erty, in which there are large ore
bodies. the ore to be treated at the
Barnes-King plant.
ANACONDA, July 5.-Thos. French
died yesterday morning at his home
on East Third street from injuries re.
ceived in an accident while returning
from the funeral of Mrs. William
Parrot at Stuart last Thursday after.
noon. How 1t happened Is not known.
but be fell or was thrown from the
hack which he was driving, near the
Norton ranch, and the wheels passed
over his chest, breaking three ribs
and p%uncturing the lungs, and it is
thought that he sustained other inter-
nal injuries.
GREAT FALLS, July 5.-Alex Fan.
daney of Clear Creek, was struck by
eastbound passenger train No. 236
this eide Of Cascade last night while
walking down the railroad trnck from
the residence of his father and mother,
where he had been spending the day,
to the railroad station, and killed.
His skull was fractured and his arm
broken in two places. he was brought
to Great Falls in the baggage car,
dying when within three miles of the
city.
HELENA, July ga company was
incorporated today to take over 5000
acres OF Spokane ranch, containing
all the land In the property north of
the Canyon Ferry road. The company
Is to be known as the Fairview Farm
company. 1t has an authorized CAPT.
t%alization of $50, 900, but only $50, 900
will be issued.
GREAT FALLS, July 5.-Represen.
tative men from the Catholic popula.
ton of Great Falls gathered in the Of
fee of L. M. Mcdonnell last evening
to discuss plans for a great home
coming reception to be rendered Bish.
op Matthias G. Lehman when he re-
turns to Great Falls. Bishop Leni-
han has been travelling in Europe dur
ing the past four months, during
which he visited Pope Plus X.
ANACONDA, July 5.-Another big
land deal is pending in the Big Hole
basin which means the consolid alton
of several of the largest ranches of
the valley under the management of a
syndicate. In outline it is a combina.
ton of the Bales & Jones properties,
the Joe Toomey and the B. Garfield
ranches and the Welcome & Peck.
I'VE holdings into the control of one
company to be financed largely by
Spokane and eastern capitalists.
There are about 18, 900 acres involved,
with a consideration of nearly $500.
600.
BUTTE, July 5.-There we're 63 per-
sons taken into custody by the police
between Saturday and this morning.
Six persons we're charged with being
drunk, and a great majority were
charged with creating q disturbance
by fighting. The prisoners were
brought into court in divisions of II
each, and at the rate of progress be-
ing made, due to the fact that a large
number OF the persons are foreigners
and either require Interpreters or are
very slow in making themselves under.
stood. it is a question il all cases will
be disposed of today.
Two Violent Deaths.