The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.

NUN ana bkIttLEIS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
GREAT FALLS, Feb. 10.-Chsrles
Fuller, the former Belt saloonkeeper
who had been arrested come weeks
ago charged with violation of the
gambling law by conducting q game
of "black jack" and who several days
ago entered plea of guilty to the
charge. late yesterday afternoon ap-
peared before Judge Leslie and was
fined 900, which he Immediately paid
and his bond was released.
BUTTE, Feb. 9.-At q meeting of
the state board of examiners this af.
ternoon the bond and contract with
Kain & Sons for the granite for the
capitol wings was submitted and ap-
proved; as we'll as the modified con.
tract with Gagnon & Co. who are to
do the work. All preliminaries are
now dispensed with, and 1t is up to
the contractors to get busy.
MILES CITY, Feb. 10.-Northern Pa.
ctfic train number one struck an empty
coal wagon belonging to Charles Kline
and being driven by Charles Piper
about nine o'clock this morning at
Leighton boulevard crossing, demol.
ishiug the wagon and throwing the
driver about thirty feet. The wagon
box was knocked clear of it's running
gear and scattered along the track.
LIVINGSTON, Feb. 9.-Police Judge
Francis F. MacGowan died here yester.
day after an illness extending over q
year, although be was confined to his
bed but few weeks. Judge Mac.
Gowan was a native of New Bruins.
wick and was IS years of age. He
lad resided in Montana more than 81
years and was regarded as one of the
ablest lawyers in this part of the
state.
MILES CITY, Feb: lO.--J. A. Auld,
receiver at the land Office, has received
more definite information concerning
the colony which is taking up the land
along the ditch being taken out of the
Yellowstone at Fallou and says they
| are Poles, each vi whom mas At least
81 900 or 1850. They will build
regular town and they will live much
IN the same manner as they did in
their native country.
HELENA, Feb. l.-Wm. II. Say, a
pump man employed at Hauserlake
dam. was electrocuted yesterday. The
pumps were being dismantled when he
accidently grabbed hold of two brass
bolts which completed the circuit.
Death followed instantly.
HELENA, Feb. 1l.-Twenty thous.
and acres of land embraced in the
Spokane, the Warren and the La
Chappelle ranches, few miles east
of Helena are to be cut up and sold
to settlers in units of l6O acres, was
the announcement made here today by
Lewis Penwell, upon his return from
Chicago.
BUTTE, Feb. I1.-Chris Asek was
struck by fall of rock while at work
on the 9th floor of the 1000 level of
the ST.. Lawrence mine. As he was
struck he fell backward onto q pick
and the weight of the rock carried him
down so that he was impaled on the
sharp steel. A hole was made almost
through his body, and be lived but a
few hours.
LEWIsTowN, Feb. 12.-The steady
advance in the price of good farm
lands in the Judith basin ;was demon.
strated today. when E. A. M ang, who
halls from Aberdeen, s. D., cheerfully
paid $50 an acre to become the owner
of the John Hoseman ranch of 32O
acres on the Rock creek bench, near
Moore. This is the highest price ever
paid for ranch property in the basin.
VIRGINIA CITY, Feb. 12.-Thomas
Jones, miner who came here from
Butte about two months ago, was
found dead this morning In front of
cabin on Cover street, where he had
been batching with three other men.
Many peculiar circumstances have led |
the officers to believe it is q case of
murder, and pending an investig alton
Ernest Epiett and q man named Nc
Donald, two of the men who occupied
the cabin. have been placed under ar
rest.
DILLON, Feb. 1.-Two large live.