The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-07
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
LEw1sTowN. Nov. 3O.-Many Ju.
dith basin. farmers have decided to
put in crops of fax next season, the
experimental crops having demon
strated that this seed can be most sue.
cessfully grown here. Flax brings in
Minneapolis now about two dollars
and sixty cents q bushel and the aver.
age yield Ia the basin, in ordinary
seasons. is about l6 bushels. This
makes it more profitable than winter
wheat, even with q yield of forty bu.
shells for the latter grain. S. S. Hob.
son will have in q field of two hun.
dred acres OF fax and there will be
several larger fields devoted to this
seed.
BARLOwTON, Dec. 1.-The Meagher
County Fair association of this place,
upon figuring up its business, find
that the association is nearly $500
In the hole. just what action will be
AIKEN by the association on the mat.
ter is not yet known. A meeting for
this purpose will be called by its
stockholders In q few days. This is
the first year that the fair association
has held q fair, and 1t was very I'M.
fortunate on account of the disagree.
able weather at that time.
MARTINsDALE, Dec. l. Reports
from the different ranches and cattle
outfits near this city are to the effect
that wolves are in this section OF the
Musselshell country In great numbers,
and that considerable stock is being
killed every light. 1t Is also said that
the deer in the Belt mountains are be.
ing diminished in great numbers by
the work of the wolves. Many of the
ranchers are Offering q neat bounty on
every wolf killed.
HELENA, Dec. L. The attorney
generals Office has rendered an opin-
ion addressed to the county commits
sioners of Madison county, holding In
effect that such officials are entitled
to a mileage of ten cents while travel.
ing to and from their legal residences
to the seat OF government on official
business. It was held heretofore that
they were entitled to fifteen cents q
mile, but this decision is re versed uu.
der the later statutes.
HELENA, Dec. 1.-The big game
season which ended in Montana yes
terday was the most successful of re
cent years in the amount of game
killed, according to reports received
by the game warden's Office. Game in
nearly every part of Montana save
the burned over areas was much more
plentiful than in years past. While
no report was kept of the hunting &C.
cidents, it is said more men were &C.
cidentally shot this season than ever
before.
LEWISTOWN, December 2.-Charles
Lansing has been brought to Lewis.
town from Roundup where he was ar
rested on the charge Of passing worth.
less checks. He cashed several drafts
on Butte and Lewistown banks at
Roundup. The banks claim they are
forgeries. Other instruments calling
for thousands of dollars we're found
on him when be was arrest ed. Lans.
ing insists that he is innocent of crime
and claims to be a wealthy man.
BUTTE, Dec. 2.-Patience has ceased
to be q virtue with officials of the
Butte health department. DR.. Horst,
as q result of the continued spread of
the measles epidemic this morning
made the statement that arrests would
follow In all instances where parents
concealed cases, and that physicians
who attended these cases would be
made at once amenable to the same
law. All the officers of the health de-.
partment have been kept on q high
lope for several days past investigat.
ing cases Of measles which have been
concealed, but reported by neighbors.
BUTTE, Dec. s. Charles Lucas,
boilerm aker's helper, has begun suit
for $40, 600 against the Chicago, Mil.
Waukee e. Puuet SOnnd Railwav com.
pany, for injuries sustained by being
caught by q aywheel and hurled
through space.
SWEET GRASS, Dec. 3.-During q
drunken saloon fight here. Chris Mack,
Q laborer. was kicked and beaten to
death. Two N~orwegisns are In jail
charged with the crims. An inquest
is being held today.
HELENA. Dec. 81. r. Cunning.
ham, insurance commissioners, today
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