The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
MONTANA bRIEFlETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few DAYS,

What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, June 28.-The passing of
sentence on Charles, Mitchell and
Walter Peterson, convicted in the
federal court of cattle ealing on the
Blackfeet Indian reserv alton, was
deferred by Judge Rasch today until
he passes on a motion for a new trial
that will shortly be made. The de-
PENDANTS went to their homes on the
reservation last night.
GREAT FALLS, June 28.-Butte won
the chief honor of the day at the oath
meeting of the grand commandery of
Montana Knights Templar tod ay when
B. E. Calkins was elected grand COM
mander. While the selection of a city
for the next meeting will not be made
until several months later, knights
here tonight state that Butte probably
will be the place of the next meeting.
BUTTE, June pa mar giving the
name OF H. A. Terry, claiming to be
the slayer Of Police Captain John
Sullivan of Spokane, Jan. S, 1911,
surrendered himself to Police Chief
Jerry Murphy tonight, acting upon
the advice of q lawyer whom he had
seen. Murphy's story is such as to
impress the Butte officers that be is
the unknown assassin of the Spokane
officer. Terry is not disposed to be
%loquacious and he would not 90 into
details concerning his alleged deed.
BOHEMIAN, June 29.-Word was re.
ceived from Glasgow toda that what
are believed to be real chinch bugs
have been discovered in fields near
Glasgow, Valley county, Montana.
The information does not state the
extent to which they are found nor
the damage done so far. Professor
Parker of the biology department of
the college and experiment station,
left for that place and will investig ate
conditions. The chinch bug has never
before been found in Montana,
though it is estima ted to cause an
annual loss OF 500, 900, 600. In the
Mississippi valley.
BUTTE, June 3d.. P. Thomas. ad.
ministrator of the estate of Mary
Thomas, has brought suit against the
Milwaukee road asking $685. 600 dam
ages for the death of his daughter,
who was killed in an automobile acci'
dent July %, 1910. A train struck
an automobile carrying the girl as the
the machine was crossing through
cut.
FORSYTH, June 28.-Lloyd William
of Miles City, q representative OF a tel
company Of Chicago, was brought be
fore Judge Ed Adams today, being
charged with peddling without license
A fine Of 800 and costs was imposed
1t is understood the company will
} fight the case, the law having beef
passed at the last session of the legis
lature imposing a license OF 800 pc
> quarter for peddlers.
+ LEWIsTOWN, June 30.-An informa
ton was filed direct today charging
, Frank Laverdure with murder. TIL
defend ant was arraigned and PLEADED
not guilty. He will be tried earl.
I next month. Laverdure is charge
with killing Pete Wells near Gras
. Range over a year and a halt age
q but it was not suspected by the officer
4 that q crime had been committed unit
q year or more after Wells death.
h HELENA, June 30.-A meeting OF tn
q board of directors OF the Montan
State Fair was held yesterda y in tn
~ permanent exhibit rooms on Fulle
avenue and many details concernin
~ the 1911 "best ever" fair were worke
out. The meeting was attended b
v every member but one and all th
h directors present reported that ther
would be an increased demand for e.
n hibit space from their counties, ind
eating that there would be a create
display OF Montana products this yet
than ever before.
a DILLON, July 1.-The Rev. s. l
Hooker OF St. James Episcop'
4 church of this city, has been appoin
Il ed archdeacon for the diocese of Mo-
tana by Bishop Brewer to assist hi
r. in his work In the diocese. NJ
K Hooker has left for Billings and oth'
- cities in the eastern part of the sta
to assume HE new duties.
D. HELENA, July IL. G.. Locke
J. Bozemsn, today succeeded j. Fra,
re- Gone OF Stevensville, ss United Stat
y surveyor general for the district
% Montana. Mr.. Locke has been In Il
y Office for several days fsmiliarizi,
" himself with the details and there "
no formality when he took charge Ii
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