The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-15
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.
GREAT FALLS. Feb. S.-While try
ing to start a coal fire with nothing but
kerosene as kindling, Paul Mason OF
this city was frightfully burned by an
explosion which followed. He was
taken to the Columbus hospital for
treatment, but is burned so badly tina.
there is little hope of his recovery.
BILLINGS. Feb. 9.-The city council
passed al ordinance limiting the mum.
Der of saloons in Billings not to ex-
coed one to every 1000 inhabitants OF
the city. The measure becomes effec-
tive In 80 days, but after that time the
council may grant liquor licenses to
hotels of more than rs rooms. A
somewhat unusual feature of the stu
alton was that the ordinance was fav-
ored by the liquor dealers, as we'll as
ministers and citizens in general.
LEw1sTowN, February 9.-The city
council last night declared its inten-
ton of continuing the policy adopted
two years ago of fixing the maximum
number of saloons in the city at those
then ia e~xistence-18. On the present
basis of population this is a saloon
for every 222 people.
BOHEMIAN, Feb. I0.-Confronted by
an officer just when she imagined her.
self to be free from the clutches of the
law, Mrs. Sarah Hunt, alias Marie
Brown, al arrested ia the p~ostof6ce
he reby Deputy Sheriff Bull last even.
ing on information furnished by the
authorities at Blackfoot, Idaho. The
woman Is charged at that place with
grand larceny, the ex act nature of the
charge not being known here.
BOHEMIAN, Feb. 10.-Believing that
reciprocity would work against the
prosperity of this community, aud of
the state in general. the board OF trus.
tees OF the Bozeman Chamber of Com.
MERGE sent the following message to
Senators Carter and Dixon and Rep.
resentative Pray: I'VE urge that you
use your influence to prevent the ratifi-
cation Of President Taft's Canadian
reciprocity treaty. It's ratification
would disastrously affect the market
Ing OF Gallatin valley wheat, oats and
barley in both the eastern and Pacific
coast markets."
HELENA, Feb. 9.-Ira M. Booth,
convicted in the federal court OF the
larceny of q colt on the Fort Peck
reservation, was sentenced by Judge
Rasch this morning to serve six
months in the county Jail and to pay
q fne of 300. The colt was valued a,
S25. Booth commended he had raised
the colt. The government commended
that the animal belonged to an Indian
named Bear6ghter. Both men claimed
the animal and they agreed that If it
had scars from wire cuts on its legs it
belonged to Bearfighter, and II it didn',
it belonged to Booth. A committee OF
ranchers was appointed to examine
the colt, but before the examination
was made the colt disappeared from
Booths field and has not since been
seen.
HELENA, Feb. 1.-Two years in the
federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan,
was the penalty imposed by Judge
Carl Rasch this morning on Joseph
Pain, the Flathead half-breed Indian,
who was tried and found guilty three
weeks ago In the federal court for the
murder of another half. breed Indian,
near Dixon Mont.
TOSTON, Feb. 10.-W alter Wilkie, q
bartender, while fishing through the
ice in the Missouri river this after.
noon, broke through and was drowned.
A companion heard his cry for help
and saw him carried under the ice by
the swift current. The body has not
been recovered.
MIssOULA. Feb. 1.-THE Missoula
Street Railway company was made de.
fend ant in a personal damage suit to-
day by George Singer, who was struck
by a a or the Higgins avenue
bridge, Jan. 7 last. Singers left
knee was broken, while the horse he
was riding was killed. He asks $l5,.
100, of which $3.50 is for the horse.
Motorman Miner 10 made q co-defen.
dant.
HELENA, Feb. ll.-Fears Of leprosy
in Montana, entertained by some ply.
siclans, have been d~issipated by word
OF the result of an examination OF
skin taken from the supposed leper
that was made by experts in the Army