The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-02
. sheep belonging to Link Wilson ia

The fleece covers an area of 8x5 feet,
or 40 square feet. and the staple aver
ages about four inches in length,
possibly longer. A price of II cents
per pound would mean 1857 to Mr..
Wilson for the coat of this single ami.
NAL.
HELENA, July 28~.-Alleging sixteen
violations of the 16.hour law,
providing that railroad employees
shall not be kept on shift for u longer
consecutive period than 16 hours, suit
was begun in the federal court today
against the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound railway by the govern.
ment. The penalty of $500 fixed by
law is demanded for each violation,
making q total of q 5000.
BOHEMIAN, July 2S.-Preparations
for enforcing the pure food law passed
by the last legislature are under way
here. According to the bill the state
board of health is given the response
bility for its execution and to that
end the state college here is authorized
to fix up a laboratory for making the
tests and analysis of the foods offered
on the market. The law is modelled
after the national pure food law and
the local officers will cooperate with
the federal authorities in running
down az ulterers, etc.
KAL1sPELL, July 29.-In response
to advices that a fire had broken out
at the very edge OF the town of White
fish, Warden Boorman left tonight for
Columbia Falls, where he will pick up
patrols there, If the Second Creek fire
Is under control, and proceed to
Whitefsh. The fire Ia said to have
assumed serious proportions at three
O'Clock, q stiff wind making it difficult
to fight, and valuable timber of the as.
ISOLATION is in the vicinity.
, BILLINGS, July 29.-Six cars of fat
cattle will be loaded In the local yards
of the Northern Pacific Railway com.
pany tomorrow morning by Charles
O'Donnell and forwarded to the pack.
ing house of Frye.Bruhn OF Seattle.
The cattle were fed principally on beef
pulp, 1t is understood, in the pens a,
the sugar factory and they are said
to be exceptionally large and in fine
condition.
> GREAT FALLS, July 29.-Five year.
! in the state prison was the penalty
Z imposed today by Judge Ewing in th'
. district court upon Daniel Beeton
charged with burglary in the first de
gree. Beeton was arrested for break
r ing into the house Of Mrs. Deutrille
in Belt, In the night time. He enteret
. . plea of guilty In the district cour
9 not even asking for the appointment
Q OF an attorney to defend him.
y LEwIsTOwN, July pa genuin'
a sensation vas caused here last nigh
9 by the sudden disappearance OF w. E
Maston, q promoter, who came here
couple of months ago with q projec
\. for building residences for lot owners
b He had gained quite q foothold an,
10 had eight houses In course OF erection
le in this city. His scheme called TO
payments from time to time, and
n was supposed he was getting thing
d in shape for q killing.
% HELENA, July 29.-Louis Pera an
his wife, Louise Pers, Italians, livin
n at Havre. were convicted in the fed
!, eral court today of having sttempte
Ie to impress the wife of q neighbol
Mrs. Mary Percora. into white slay
'. cry. Sentence will be passed Monday
- The verdict of the jury found Per
10 and his wife guilty on the first couu,
e This charged the couple with havin
transported Mrs. Percora to the stat
of Washington for immoral purposes
BOHEMIAN, July 3O.-Prof. r. S