The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-09

ment to actual cash value, which
would give the required valuation and
at the same time comply with the state
law. and it Is understood that the
north end of the county will then petit.
ton for az election upon the division
question, with Eureka as the county
seal of the new county.
RED LODGE, Aug. 3.-Returning
from a dance with an Austrian girl at
II o'clock last night, George Turner
was set upon by three Austians.
Turner shot Charles Lenki, one of his
assailants and his rival for the hand
of the girl. Turner was arrested SIM
ply for carrying concealed weapons
and paid a fine of $50.
RED LODGE, Aug. 3.-Mrs. L. E.
Duell, wife of q Red Lodge creek
rancher was today held to the district
court in bonds of $4,000, for trial on a
q charge of assault in the first degree
for shooting In the leg and seriously
wounding a city lad who persisted in
fishing on the ranch when ordered off.
The shooting occurred a month ago,
and the wounded youth is still in the
hospital with q rifle ball in the mar.
row of his knee.
HELENA, Aug. 4.-The suit of the
Kellogg.Mackey company and the
Broadw ater- Pepin company, an action
to recover for certain goods furnished
the hotel when it was opened sew.
eral years ago, has been appealed to
the circuit court of appeals at San
Francisco by the plaintiff. The case
went to the circuit court once before
or the pleadings and the judgment Of
the Montana court in favor OF the
defend anti was reversed. The case
was then tried on its merits and judg.
ment again entered for the defend ants
MILES CITY, Aug. AT q meeting
OF the land owners under the Miles
City canal and irrigating ditch, w.
b. Jorda an of St. Paul, owner of the
ditch, stated il the water users desired
to purchase the ditch all needed re.
pairs would be made and the land
would be sold to them at S25 per acre
for water rights for 7, 704 acres, or a
total Of $242, 900, and that be would
take all the bonds that the purchasers
might issue at par. The land owners
resolved to accept Mr.. Jordan's prop.
osition, provided he secured a judicial
determine alton of the priority of his
water right to the extent OF 10, O0O
miners Inches.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. Awhile in the &C,
of feeding her pet pigs some corn, Mrs
Harry Nelson, living three miles south
OF Salesville, was struck by lightning
last evening and for q time her life
was despaired Of. The bolt struck the
woman on the back Of the head. travel
ing down the back and coming out O
the shoes. The clothes were scorchei
the shoes were torn to tatters. Medi
|. cal aid was quickly summoned ani
after working over Mrs. Nelson two
hours the woman regained conscious
ness. Her face is badly scorched ant
swollen, and it Is possible she may b.
crippled for life.
LIVINGSTON, Aug. 5.-The Yellow
stone park branch train ran into
washout near Emigrant at $50 las
, night, the engine and two baggag
= carr being derailed. The washou
' was caused by q cloudburst. Accord
. ing to reports here no one was serious
' ly injured. The train carried abou
300 Yellowstone park tourists.
CASCADE, Aug. 5.-The city official
today went over the situation reg ard
=, ing putting in city waterworks with {
0 B. McCulloh OF the engineering firm
Swearingen & McCulloh of Gree
g Falls. The conference was for til
y purpose of closing up a number OF d,
r tails so as to enable the engineers t
). complete plans for the present system