The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.

MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Jan. 27.-The Fort Shaw
Indian school is to be abandoned.
according to inform alton received by
Governor Norris and Attorney Gener.
al Galen while in Washington, and
they were informed that the state
could use the tract of TAO acres as an
agricultural experiment station.
This was the report made by the gov.
ernor and the attorney general to the
state land board, and 1t was advised
that the congressional delegation had
promised its support to the proposi.
tion of establishing new station at
Fort Shaw.
BUTTE, Jan, 26.-Csrrie Nation to-
night descended upon the California,
the biggest beer hall in Butte, owned
by Mayor Charles P. Nevin, and de-
manded to see the mayor. That Of
fetal, however, had been apprised Of
Carries intended visit and had van.
ished from the Office. Mrs. Nation
viewed the interior of the big resort,
denouncing the bartenders in vitriolic
language, in which she expressed her
great regret at not being able to meet
Butte's mayor in his Office.
LIVINGSTON, Jan. 27.-Sheriff
Harry McCue has returned from La
moure, N. D., with fourteen head of
stolen horses. For two weeks the
sheriff was in that vicinity rounding
the animals up, and the first Of the
week made the shipment over the
Northern Pacific. The animals were
stolen in the Shields river valley and
sold to Charles Mason, horse buyer
from Dakota, who was arrested sever.
al weeks ago and who has since been
arrested on a second charge. Thur
low Kenney of Shields river, was also
arrested on the same charge and is
now out on bail.
HELENA, Jan. q Governor Nor.
ris has directed Henry Neill, state
land agent. to report to him any un-
serveyed townships in the state which
it is advisable to ask the government
to speedily survey and to withhold
from entry until the survey is made
and the state has had the opportunity
to make selections. The order is be-
cause of the fact that the state loses
sections l6 and 36 in national forests,
and it has the privilege of taking up
lieu lands outside of the reserves.
HELENA, Jan. 27.-There was re-
volver duel at an early hour this
morning in the Northern Pacific yards
between w. H. Clausen and Harry
Brown, special railroad guards, and
about ten unknown men. Forty shots
were exchanged and it is said that one
of the unknown men fell, arose and
fell ag ain, being carried away by his
companions. No report of the affair
was made to the sheriff or the CHIEF
of police. Special Agent Keown ia
here investig gating, and it is said
that he has clew to the identity OF
the men.
BILLINGS, Jan. 27.--A. w. Ken.
nedy, q Northern Pacific switchm an
was this evening crushed to death be-
meath the wheels of Northern Pacific
locomotive near the roundhouse ir
this city. Kennedy was coming from
the swicthmen's quarters, and blinded
by the headlight of one engine, failed
to see that he was getting in the way
of second engine which was backing
towards him. His chest was grounc
to q pulp. the head being nearly sew
cred from the body.
KAL1sPELL, Jan. 28.-A protes
was presented today to the county
commissioners against the paying
out of any county funds for the de-
fraying of the expenses of q delegate
to go to Washington to present the
griev ances of Northwestern Montana
in reg ard to forestry administr atior
or reservation Withdrawals. It was
signed by F. c. Spannuth and 4(
others.
MILES CITY, Jan. 29.-There are
sixty cars sidetr acked at Fallon, con
tanning q colony OF Bulgarians, with
their goods and chattels, who are 60
ing to settle on the track on the north
eide of the Yellowstone which will bt
irrigated by a corporation which has
taken out the water right and is build
ing q ditch from the river near Fal