The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27

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William Cobell in the federal court
this morning when he withdrew his for.
mer plea of not guilty and entered q
plea OF guilty to the Indictment charg-
ing him with stealing a neighbours
horse on the Blackfeet Indian reser-
walton.
HELENA, July 2l.-The war depart.
ment has ordered plans for a regi.
mental post at Fort William Henry
Harrison. Az soon as the plans are
completed the work OF enlarging the
post will be- commenced and the de-.
partment will endeavor to increase
the capacity Of the fort by at least two
companies each year until the post is
capable OF accommodating q full regi-
ment. AT present the post is known
as a battalion post, ating
four companies of infantry. When
the post is made a regimental post,
there will be accommod atoms for Of.
icers and men of q full regiment or II
companies.
LEWIsToWN, July 2%l.-Judge Bras.
sey last evening held s. A. Suffer for
trial on the charge of numbering Thos.
Burke, the Maiden mining man, at
that camp on June "a. In announcing
his decision the court said that no
more cowardly, cold. blooded, brutal
murder had aver been committed in
Fergus county, an old and respected
citizen having been shot down from
ambush without q chance to defend
himself. At the opening of the session
j.. A. Coleman made q motion for the
discharge OF the defends ant and when
1t was overruled announced that the
defense would offer no testimony.
BUTTE, July 22.-Louis S. Cohen,
the bold thief who stole two diamonds
from the Legs jewelry store Saturda y,
lost all of his boldness this morning
before Judge Donlan, when he en-.
tered q plea of guilty and begged the
court for q lenient sentence. He was
given two years in the Deer Lodge
p~enitentiary.
LIVINGSTON, July Pas q result
of a holdup and shooting, perpetr ated
by two unknown men in a cheap lodg.
ing house on Park etreet, Sam Gray,
q laborer, lies at St. Luke's hospital
at the point Of death. Gray, with two
other men, was occupying q room to.
gether when they were awakened by
two masked men who entered their
room, and demanded their valuables.
Two of the men Immediately handed
over what they had, but Gray resisted.
A moment later q of the men placed
q revolver against his breast and
fired. The bullet entered just above
the heart and passed directly through
his body.
HELENA. July 23.-Gold ore run.
ming $40 to the pound wss brought In.
to Helena by w. E. Farlow operating
In Jefferson City district, Is miles
from Helena. Fsrlow brought in 100
H~OO~0 W SOO sAN0 VITO 0oV 00yo 10
has two tons In eight. Much excite.
ment prevails in the district.
BILLINGS, July 23.-The Northern
Pacific depot at Park City was de-
stroyed by fire today entatling . loss
of about $4,000. The origin of the
fire 10 unknown. The agent made bic
home In the upper story OF the build.
Ing, and his personal effects we're de.
stroyed. The burning Of the structure
carried away all telegraph lines en-.
tertng the place 80 that communities.
ton with places west of the city IL dit.
ficult.
HELENA, July 23.-While swimming
10 the Broadwater plunge this after.
noon M. Ferguson Of Cotton, Wash,
was drowned. He was about IS years
old and the fact that be sank without