The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-17

fected the organization of the North
ern Montana Forestry association, to
fight forest ires.
BUTTE, May 12.-John T. Hooper,
q painter and paper hanger, committed
suicide yesterday afternoon by send.
ing q bullet into his brain. Despon.
dency because of il; health was the
cause.
BILLINGS, May 11.-During the last
three days as many defendan ts have
been arraigned in court here and fined
for drinking intoxicants on trains.
Two of the offenders were taken from
the Red Lodge train and the other
from the Great Northern. The officers
declare they will break up the practice
if possible and the judge has indicated
that be will impose heavy fines upon
all persons found guilty of violating
the new law.
BUTTE, May 13.-As q result of
former Mayor Charles p. Nevin ignor-
ing the metropolitan police law and
summarize ousting thirteen police off.
GERS of different political faith, the
city of Butte will have to pay the
officers salaries for which no service
was rendered for q period of about
two years, according to q decision
rendered today by District Judge J.. B.
McClerman. The decision involves
the payment OF %, 963. 06.
GREAT FALLS, May 13.-Within 40
days after his claim for go, 900 had
been allowed by the Anaconda Mining
company Of Belt without q trial, John
Ledlack died here today from the In.
juries which he sustained In the com.
pany's mine two years ago. The sum
given Ledlack was one of the largest
claims ever paid in this county.
HELENA, May 13-The calend ar was
called in the federal court today by
Judge Carl Rasch, and cases set for
trial, beginning May rs. Only civil
actions were set. Judge Rasch directed
notice to be given the census enumera'
tors charged with padding the census
last year to appear IN court next Sat.
urday for arraignment.
KAL1sPELL. May 13.-Discovery OF
q shirt entangled in a log boom at the
Hunt.Hollister mill two miles below the
soldiers home at Columbus Falls,
leads to the belief that Pat Powers, an
old soldier who has been missing from
the soldiers home for several days. Is
drowned in Flathead river. Several
garments identified as belonging to
Powers were found on the bank near
the home.
HELENA, May 12.-For the first time
in the history of the Northern Pacific
one of it's boxcars in the Helena yards
is tied up by q writ of attachment,
The writ was issued in the suit of J,
T. Jones, who seeks to ecove S1l7 al
legged to be due for services rendered
Jones was discharged by the company
aud alleges he vas not paid what was
due him when he was laid of. The
constable who served the writ has
placed the car in custody of Yard
master Kennedy.
BUTTE, May 13.-District Judge M
Dolan announced in court that for the
purpose of investig ating alleged graft
in the aft airs of the city and county
officials q grand jury will be drawn
next Tuesday, and will be made re
turnable May %. Many JUNIORS are
in circulation concerning the aff airs
of county officers, one to the effect tina
the steel beams used in the new $780,
900 court house, now in course of con
struction, are many thousand pound
short of the contract specifications
The alleged shortage in the affairs o
the city officials also will come in fol
investigation.
BOHEMIAN. May 14.-Not in year.
have the prospects been brighter TO
bountiful crops in eastern Montana
Soaking rains, which visited tn
Gallatin valley and the Yellowston'
country the past few days came jus
at the right time and, barring unpre
cedented frosts OF damaging hail
storms, bumper crops will be the ordeI
throughout this section of the state.
M%IssoULA, May 14.-Just as he de
scended from his engine at the compile
ton of his run, John Curran, enginee
on the Northern Pacific, was struc|
by the casing around the safety valv
and almost instantly killed. The cas-
. ing around the safety valve had work
ed loose in some inexplainable name
. and had slid over the valve. Whe
the valve blew off it threw the meta
= cover into the air. and in desccndin
It struck Curran.
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