The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
MONTANA BRIEFlETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
BUTTE, Jan. 26.-A first and q con.
solidated mortgage was filed with the
clerk and recorder here for a very uu.
usual sum by the Oregon Short Line
Railway company to the Central Trust
company OF New York. The mortg 2
is for the sum of sI50. 600, 600 and the
principal will be due so years hence,
in 1860.
VIRGINIA CITY, Jan. 26.-M. L.
Morgan, o of the big horsemen of
Madison county, states that stock of
all kinds Is wintering nicely. The
snow has blown off from all ridges
and feed is good. While the winter
is not worrying stockmen sny, the
gray wolves are proving q serious
menace. These pests are multiplying
rapidly and are doing an immense
amount Of damage to stockmen of his
section. The wolves do not seen to
bother cattle 80 much, but have killed
q number of young horses, mostly
yesrlings and two.year.olds.
HELENA, Jan. 26.-In an opinion
given today by Attorney General
Gslen to the county commissioners of
Gsllatin county, It is held the county
commissioners cannot make any extra
allowance to the clerk of the district
court for extra work. The clerk re.
quested such an allowance on the
ground that there was work In his of.
fee outside regular duties and, while
be was entitled to two deputies, he had
only one and that the arrangement he
proposed would cost the county less
than another deputy.
LEwIsTowN, Jan. PA fire origi-
mating in the bskeroom OF the Lewis
town bakery this morning caused a
loss of many thousands Of dollars
and for a time hreatened the First
National Bank block and the Imis-
lund block. 1t was not until noon
that the blaze was under control and
then the bakery was Quilted, while the
Trades and Labor hall, in the base.
ment, was full of water and debris.
The Knights of Pythias hall, on the
second floor, was badly damaged.
M1ssoULA, Jan. 16.-Game Warden
Aware and Deputy Mccormick re-
turned tonight from q chase acros
the reservation after the men who are
supposed to have shot some of the
animals in the Allard buffalo herd.
They were successful in running down
two men, who are in the hands of the
Sanders county authorities. There
are other arrests to be made and Mr..
Aware said be would give out no
names until the Sanders county people
are ready TO proceed.
HELENA, Jan. 2S.-Jerry WEIGH,
formerly auditor of the Montana Rail-
road company, with headquarters at
Helena, has been appointed auditor OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound, with headquarters at Chicago,
according to word received here.
HELENA, Jan. 27.-The magnificent
residence of Mrs. Peter Larson, situa.
ted on the east side of town, was pur'
chased today by Fairfield Conrad, sou
of w. G. Conrad, from Mrs. Larson,
The price was $4,000. Mr.. Conrad
will remove here from Great Falls tc
become connected with the recently
:, established Conrad Trust and Savings
bank.
BUTTE, Jan. 29.-Samuel Smith, tn
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Smith
crashed into q big bob sled Will
coasting last night, dying of his in
. juries this morning. Sammie collidet
Q with albig bob sled going at q terrif,
0 pace, and he vas picked up bleedinl
and unconscious. The boy was coast
f ing by himself. He had sledded dow
the hill alone and was coming u
e dragging his sled behind him when b
: was struck by one of the many coas,
- ers. All the child's ribs were smash
ed.
e HELENA, Jan. 27.-According to q
q opinion rendered by Attorney Genera
Galen today, the legislative invest
eating committee engaged in probin
the Carey land scandal cannot comps
q special agent in the field service
\. OF the general land Office to appea