The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-16
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ployes and employers agree has seri-
ously handicapped building opera
tons and the progress of the city, an
nouncemen! was made today that all
We labor unions will soon be affiliated
with the American FEEDER alton of Labor.
This will make the city one Of the most
thoroughly organized labor cities in
the northwest.
BUTTE. Aug. 10,-Wm. BENEFITS,
aged u, was drowned tonight at Lake
Avoca, a pleasure resort just south OF
Butte. Miss Gertrude Brody clung to
the overturned canoe and was rescued.
a number Of boats were about the
scene, but failed to locate Bennet.s in
the dark, and it was an hour before
the body vas taken from the water.
According to the girl Bennetts gave
one yell and then went under.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. lO.-During
the past week % government engineers
have arrived on the Sun river irriga-
ton project and have been placed at
work preparing for the early com
mencement of construction work upon
that undertaking. The Great Northern
is pushing its construction work on the
Sun river line, which will deliver the
material to be used on the reclamation
project. Eleven sub.contractors have
camps established and it is expected
that trains will be running into Au.
gusta by November /.
LIBBY, Aug. 10. - Lincoln county
will not be divided and there will not
be any general raise in the assessment
Of property as returned by the county
assessor, according to the action OF
the board Of county commissioners,
sitting as a board OF equaliz alton.
Previous to the meeting notices had
been sent to all the property
In the county that their assessments
), would be raised to the full cash valu.
alton, the action being part of a plan
presumably, to raise the valuation OF
; the property sufficiently to permit of
the division OF the county under the
new county division law passed last
: winter.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. II. - Upwards OF
So, 500 is the amount reported raised
by the finance committee of the sweet
pea carnival to pay the expenses OF
! music, advertising and other small
items. The committee is highly era.
titled over its success as not q single
refusal to contribute to the finance
: fund OF the carnival is reported. This
Is $500 more than was raised last year
: and it is believed nothing stands in
: the way Of making the coming carni.
: val. August 20 and 80, the best ye,
9 held.
SAND CoULEE, Aug. n.-Axel Larry
" and his mining partner were csugh,
) by falling rock today in the Carbon
5 company's mine, and but for the fac
e that the rock buckled and formed 8
e sort OF root over them, both would
a have been killed. Lsrry's right arm
< was horribly mangled and his part
ner's right hand was mashed. Ittool
9 four men to lift the sections of the rocl
that formed the root above them.
BOHEMIAN, August 12.-Swimminf
about in q pit with steep sides and cry
ing desperately for help, Percy A
II Allen, q structural iron worker, i
supposed to have drowned at the Heb
q gen dam from sheer exhaustion, q
there was no n in earshot to hell
him. No one Is blamed for the fatali
ty. as 1t was evident that the man sim
l. ply fell into the pit containing 10 fee
T. Of water. Such was the substance Q
e the verdict OF the coroner's jury.
:. BUTTE, Aug. 1.-THE saloon O
II Cabry & Buckley on North Mai,
a street, was held up by two maske,
bandits early this morning and 30 me,
compelled to elevate their hands Will
the robbers vent through the cas-