The river press., 1910-08-17
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS.
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
BOzEMAN, Aug. 9.-The automobile
owners of Gallatin county are work.
ing for county organization which
shall work for legislation just to auto
mobile owners aud drivers of other
vehicles, and shall also work for good
roads. At q preliminary meeting H.
L. Casey was elected president and
John Dawes secretary and treasurer.
BILLINGS, Aug. 8.-With four bull
let holes in his body Merrick Starks
is Q patient in the CITY hospital and
George Allen who did the shooting is
being souRht without success by Off.
cers. The shooting ARRAY occurred in
the restricted district early this morn.
ing ss result OF attempts OF Starks to
act - peacemaker between Allen and
another man who were about to en-.
gage In fistic encounter. All men
we're colored.
BozEMAN, Aug. 8.-A dangerous
fire started in the G Gallstin forest last
Saturday night. near Bear lake, about
IL miles southeast OF Bozeman, and .
force Of 30 men was rushed to the
scene Sunday forenoon, and the fire
gotten under control early last even
ing. The showers, which followed
later in the evening, ended it.
ANACONDA, Aug. S.-Using large
knife to clash her throat, Mrs. Ksth.
crime E. keenan,, while temporarily
insane this morning entered the wood.
shed in the rear of her house and cut
her throat from ear to ear. Death
came rapidly. The body was discov-
cred two hours later by her son. The
knife was found clutched in the
woman's hand and her body was lying
in pool of blood.
HELENA, Aug. $40 secure data
on the diseases Of coniferous trees in
Montana, George D. Hedgecock. path.
ologist In charge of the forest. disease
survey, arrived in Helena today from
Washington, D. c., to spend about .
month In the state, determining the
extent and nature of the ailments Of
the forest. The result of the investi-
CATION will shortly appear in q bull
letin to be issued by the department
of agriculture.
M1ssOULA, Aug. 8.-Frank McClel.
Ian, a rancher living near Drummond,
was held up by two masked men in
true western style as he was on his
way home from town at 10 o'clock last
night. Both of the bandits were arm.
ed with revolvers and jumped from the
roadside, grasping the bride of Nc.
Clellan's horse and covering him with
their guns simultaneously. They Sc.
cured watch and a few dollars in
change and ordered the victim to
"hike' and not look back. McClel.
lan's description of the robbers is un
satisfactory to the officers and no clue
has been discovered to lead to their
identity.
HELENA, Aug. 9.-Charged with hav-
ing violated the federal quarantine, G.
E. Peters was brought in today by De.
putty Marshal j. H. Haigler from
Lodge Grass, on the Crow reservation,
and lodged in the county Jail. 1t is
charged that about year ago Peters
broke the quarantine existing in Wy.
oming and brought 1000 sheep in
Montana.
LEwIsTowN, Aug. 9.-All the flo.
ancial support required for the con
struction of big farmers elev ator at
on.Philbrook has been rendered
the farmers of that place by local cap
italists, s. S. Hobson. F. r. Warren,
j. D. Waite and W. D. Symmes, and
the plant will be in operation next
season or earlier.
BUTTE, Aug. 10.-Peter Bruno and
Vincent Price, two campers, arrested
several days ago for neglecting to put
out fires at their camp on the Little
Bouldtr river, were arraigned late
yesterday afternoon before United
States Commissioner c. N. Davidson.
They entered pleas of not guilty and
will be tried some time during the au.
tumn. H. G.. Baker of the Missouri
River Power company swore to the
complaint. Both of the defend ants
are we'll known Butte miners.
| RuJJNcS Anp 1O-Pv dr;nl>;,r
almost half pint of whiskey with
strychnine William H. Clanton, an
| old time farmer and stockman residing
near this city, committed suicide.
There is little doubt that financial
difficulties led Clanton to commit sui.
eide. 1t is said he was heavily in debt
in two eastern concerns who had been
supporting him in the stock business.
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