The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
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.
BUTTE, Sept. 19.-An,one Donatla,
troubled with incessant pains 10 his
head. last night placed q revolver
against his temple aud fred q bulle,
into his brain. He had told friends
that If the pains did not cease be
would kill himself.
LEw1sTowN, Sept. 10. - Thomas
Jones, employed at the McRea ranch
at Moore, was shot and perhaps
fatally wounded by r. A. Bacon, fol-
lowing a neighbours quarrel. The lat
ter, with his son, Allie Bacon, was
brought here by Sheriff NJ. r. Woods.
No charge has been made against
them, pending the result of the shoot.
ing.
MILES CITY, Sept. 19.-Ernest
Thomas, of Malone g. Thomas, WOOL
growers of Miles City, whose ranch
is in Dawson county was brought to
Miles City hospital last night, having
been shot in the breast by Q home.
ste ader named Chatham during q row
over q reservoir cite 90 Redwater.
chatham and Morton had filed on land
upon which Thomas had constructed q
reservoir and Thomas sought to have
the land segregated under the reser.
voir site law.
HELENA, Sept. l9.-Preparations
for the ninth annual Montana state
fair, which opens here next Monday
morning, are further advanced than
was any previous fair at the same
time. More exhibits are being in
stalled, more horses are on the
grounds, and all of the preliminary
work. which sometimes in the past vas
still undisposed of on the Sunday be.
fore opening day, is all out of the way.
twenty-five out of twenty.nine coun-
ties in Montana will have exhibits
here this year, and eight of these
counties are o installing their coun.
ty collective exhibits.
HELENA, Sept. Pop. B. Moss, the
Billings banker, will resist the attempt
of creditors to have him declared a
bankrupt. A demurrer to the invol-
untary bankruptcy petition, recently
filed in the federal court, was fled by
Mr.. Moss through his attorney, o. F.
Goddard.
BILLINGS, Sept. 20 w. G. Baker
Of Hardin, was killed by a train near
Huntley, the body being found by Sec
ton men. 1t had been dragged 300
feet and was terribly mutilated, parts
being scattered along the track for
nearly the distance mentioned. When
the clothing was searched his watch
was found in a pocket and still run.
ming.
M1ssoULA, Sept. 2O.-More than $50
eminent Masons are gathered here for
the sessions of the grand chapter of
Royal Arch Masons of Montana,
which is meeting 10 Missoula for the
first time in twenty years. The morn
ing session IA occupied chiefly with
routine business and by an address
by the grand priest, who suggested
lines of progress for the welfare of the
order ia the state.
GREAT FALLS, Sept. 20.-Alleging
that it vas through a fraud that the
csse of Jay II. Chenoweth, who is
suing the Great Northern road and
the Anaconda Copper Mining com.
pany for $50, 900 for injuries received
while in the employ of the latter com.
pany, al brought up in the district
court and not In the federal court, the |
attorneys for the railroad yesterday
succeeded in having the case trans.
ferrad to the federal court.
MILES CITY, Sept. led. O'Con. |
nor of Edge Hill, met with an accident
yesterday which cost him q leg. While |
moving a threshing outfit from one
farm to another he stepped to the
gangplank to adjust part OF the mech.
anism of the engine and in doing so
made q mistake. His leg caught in a
gear and was completely severed mid.
way between the ankle and knee. Am.
putation was necessary to within three
inches of the knee.
Diarrhoea is always more or less
prevalent during September. Be pre-.