The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-17
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.
MILES CITY. May 9.-The county
commissioners have taken action to
increase the pay Of road supervisors
from q SO per day to $500, when at
work on county roads, the remunera.
ton to be for their eervices only and
not to include teams or any other
item.
MIssoULA, May "a damage suit
against the Northern Pacific Railway
company in which Stella Anderson ia
the plaintiff, asking s4O, 1000 for the
de ath of her husband, Charles Ander.
SOD, was commenced before Judge
Webster of the district our here to.
day. Charles Anderson was q switch
man, and met his death in an accident
in September. 1909.
KAL1sPELL, May 9.-The bodies of
two young sons of Peter Eimen and
Douglas Smith OF Creston, aged il and
IA years, respectively, were recovered
in the pond at Jessup's mill yesterd ay
after a search lasting since Friday
afternoon In which every inch OF the
pond was dragged. The boys are be.
lieved to have slipped from the logs
while fishing.
LIVINGSTON, May 9.-Arrangements
were made by Livingston business
men to build q $50. 600 alfalfa mill here.
A. L. Walker of Oklahoma City will
have an interest in the new mill and
Ia one of the promoters.
BILLINGS, May "a train loaded
with beet workers arrived in the city
last night from Lincoln, Neb. 1t con.
sisted of twelve coaches and in the
contingent were nearly 300 men,
women and children. Many OF the
families brought their household
goods and will make their permanent
homes in the valley.
BUTTE, May lO.-Twelve thousand
children of Silver Bow county were
guests OF former United States Senator
Clark at the Columbia Gardens this
afternoon in celebration of Arbor Day.
Trees we're planted and exercises
held. Mr.. Clark had special trains
and carriages convey the children
from remote points in the country,
while in Butte he turned over his street
car system to the youngsters. At the
senator's gardens everything belonged
to the little ones for the day.
HELENA, May Gone of the largest
placer mining dredges ever installed
in Montana has started to work at
Lake Sewell, at the mouth of Maybe
gulch, 20 miles from Helena. The
dredge vas built by the Magnie De.
velopment company, at q cost of $780,
600, and has q capacity of 1900
cubic yards a month. This is the
first dredge eve put to work on the
Missouri. 1t is considered likely that
other operators will enter this part OF
the Montana field. The California
dredging ground has been largely
worked out.
BUTTE, May 11.-While knocking
boards off an ore chute, a piece Of
timber flew and hit Oscar Kivis>o, q
miner, on the head and killed him,
The accident happened in the Noun
tain Con mine.
M1ssoULA, May 1.-THE Univer'
sity of Montana's track and field team
won the second annual state intercol'
legiate meet from the agricultural col
lege of Bozeman and the school Of
mines of Butte. The meet was a walk
away for Montana, which secured more
points than the other two contestants
together.
HELENA, May 10.-A state encamp
ment OF the second regiment, Nationa
Guard of Montana, will be held herr
at Fort William Henry Harrison dur
ing July, 1t is announced by Adjutan1
General Phil Greenan. The encamp
ment will continue ten days. It viii
take the place of the national encamp
ment at American lake, Washington
abandoned by the war department thiI
year on account OF the mobilization O
the troops on the Mexican border.
BILLINGS, May l0.-That the Vel
lowstone river and tributary stream
are slowly rising and with the con
tinuauce Of warm weather will 500
be at q high stage and may work con
. siderable damage to farms which Ii
. In the lower lands along their oours
! IL reported by parties who have bee
t visiting east of Billings. 1t is sal
0 that there ia no immense amount Q
9 snow In the mountains OF the yellow
stone national park and in the Bear
tooth and Shoshone forest reserves.
. GLEND1vE, May 1.-THE people {