The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
MONTANA BRlEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, March 7.-After 81 Smith
had shot George Shank, during a sa.
loon row at Marysville tonight, Will
Pumping, brother in.law Of Shark,
chased Smith through the town, firing |
at him a. almost every step. None OF
the shots took effect, and Pumping
was disarmed. Smith was locked up
in the town Jail. Shaak's wounds are
no. serious.
LEwIsTowN, March San infor.
nation will probably be filed this week
against Peter Wells, a half breed,
charging him with the murder OF
Frank Laverdure at Grass Range over
q year ago. Wells has been held in
the county Jail ever since the icquest,
a month ago, and during the past few
days considerable evidence of import.
ance has been secured by the officers.
BOHEMIAN, March AFTER a search
of four years Arthur Charles Thiery,
wanted here on the charge of embezzle.
ment. alleged to have been committed
in 1907, is under arrest In San Fran
cisco. AT that time Mr.. Thiery was
ticket agent for the Northern Pacific
at this point, and he is charged with
having taken about $1,000 of their
money for his own use.
HELENA, March THE state board
Of railroad commissioners has brought
about a very material reduction in the
rate on household goods from Helena
to Glasgow and all intermediate points
on the Great Northern. W. F. Red.
field lodged q complaint with the com,
mission respecting a charge of 81 cents
q hundred on such q shipment, and
the matter was taken up with the car.
rier, with the result that an amend.
ment to the tariffs was secured, max.
ing the rate q cents.
LEWIsToWN, March 8. - With a
capital Of 500, 900, the Lewistown
Alfalfa Mill company has been in.
corporated here for the purpose of
building an alfalfa mill in or near the
city this year. The directors are w.
J. Winnett, w. II. Tobin, A. Hoge-
land, o. W. Belden and l. Nj. Hoben-
sack of Lewistown.
HELENA, March lO.-Concrete 10 the
Hauserlske dam has been laid from
one eide of the river to the other, and
it is now anticipated that the huge
structure will be completed and the
plant put in operation by June first.
This dam, $50 feet long, Ill feet high
exclusive Of aashboards, and 81 feel
wide at the base and built of solid
concrete, will soon stem the Missouri's
flow and and Helena people will be
able to indulge in aquatic sports this
summer.
HELENA, March 9.-The attorney
general today rendered an opinion
to the effect that o railroad compan,
may haul free seed grain for settler:
who were drouth sufferers last sum
mer, this being in futherance OF public
> policy to assist the unfortunate ant
furthermore that q carrier is author
lied to make certain discriminat alton
under the recent supreme court rul
ing.
= HELENA, March 1O.-Two more bill
. passed by the recent Legislature wer
i sapproved by Governor Norris to
day, while several others were give
his sanction either late yesterday 0
today. The bills to meet d%isapprovs
h were H. B. 395, authorizing the issv
" ance of free transportation by con
mon carriers to certain state officials
and H. B. No. 2S3, increasing the sa
ot aries of penitentiary officials.
- BUTTE, March lO.-Because of dii
10 tinguished bravery ''under fire" 81
al employees of the Anaconda Mimi
company yesterday were signally no,
ored. Each was presented with $50
by Mr.. Ben B. Thayer, president
I'd the Anaconda company, who spoil
feeling!y OF n o that the 81
had displayed in removing powde
re from q blazing magazine in the Grs
lle Rock mine six weeks ago.
KAL1sPELL, March l0.-Joe Sicot
rs q Canadian Frenchman en- route wi
is his family from Montreal to the coat
he shot himself over the heart tonig
lip with q .22.caliber revolver on q Gre
em Northern train nea this city. Befo
attempting to make away with himst
ne Sicott endeavored vainly to kill Rol
he Murie, and in firing at him shot E.
w Drummer, q travelling man, throuI
90 the jaw.
tly PLAINS, March l1.-Due, it is |
the lieved, to dependency caused by p,
tn entail opposition to his marriage,
B, JOhnsOn. IS wears of ACE. comm