The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23

tried in the district court today be-
fore Judge Sydney Sanner, the North
ern Pacific railroad was found guilty
of violating the 16-hour law Of the
state Of Montana, which provides that
no employe of railroad may work
more than 16 consecutive hours. The
case was fled by Attorney General
Albert ]. Galen and was tried to test
the validity Of the Law.
HELENA, Feb. 18.-In compiling
the allotment Of funds for school chill.
dren OF the state, as published recent.
ly, w. E. Harmon, superintendent Of
public instruction. based his figures
upon the returns of the school census
as returned to that Office by the coun.
ty superintendents. Az compared
with the came figures for the preced-
ing year, this shows . gain Of more
than 5000 pupils for the s,ate.
BILLINGS. Feb. 10 His body crushed
almost in two by the couplings OF two
freight cars, Bennie Hoffbauer, .
switchman, was instantly killed here
this evening in the Northern Pacific
yards. Hoffbauer was engaged in
making coupling and 90 the knuckle
was working hard he was standing In
the middle Of the track for the moment
trying to get ready for string Of
cars which was being backed up. An
oncoming car crushed against him,
pinning him between the two cars.
BUTTE, Feb. 19.-Running wild
down the mountain, gathering speed
with each succeeding mile until sparks
6ew from the wheels and the brake
sheos screaming out inability to stop
the thing of iron and steel In its mad
rush, two Great Northern engines and
II cars, forming an extra freight
train which started down the long In.
cline from Mountain junction. crashed
into the rear end of Great Northern
passenger train No. 237 in the local
yards last night, almost totally de.
molishing the dining car "Chewah"
and injuring three members OF the
freight crew. Flames completed the
havoc wrought to the dining car soon
after the collision, aud it was almost
totally destroyed by fire.
MIssoULA, Feb. 20.-In fire which
broke out In barn belonging to the
o. w. Perry company at noon today
four horses we're burned to death and
the barn with all its contents fell q
prey to The Aames, the total loss am.
ounting to something over %, 900. The
origin of the fire is generally believed
to have been from an overhe ated stove
10 the upper part of the structure.
GREAT FALLS, Feb. 2O.-After lin.
gering along for several months and
at one time having nearly recovered
from the effects of his wound, Edward
Baker,a sheepherder, who was stabbed
In the Anaconda saloon on the even.
ing of November 20, died at the Dea.
coness hospital last evening. Baker
was As years of age and had been EN-.
ployed in this vicinity for long per-
iod as q sheepherder and ranch hand.
MIssOULA, Feb. 20.-Wm. Oliver,
head of the contr acting firm which is
now building the new county court.
house in Missoula, was made defend
ant today 10 q damage suit for $40, 900,
brought by L. N. Lundy, formerly
employed as q carpenter on the build
ing. The complaint, q volume in
length and record.breaker in its ar.
ray OF minute detail, claims that the
plaintiff fell through the scaffoldiug
upon which he was working and sus-
tanned injuries to his leg, hack and
foot.