The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA, Dec. l 8-State Auditor
ard Insurance Commissioner Mccoy !
today appointed Bert L. Hawley of
Butte, deputy commissioners OF incur
ance. Mr.. Hswley has for fourteen
years been a timekeeper with the Bos-
ton & Montana company at Butte.
BILLINGS, Dec. l9.-EiRht cars OF
lated steers were shipped this week
from the Billings sugar factory by
Charles O'Dounell and associates to
the Pacific coast. They are the fret
of the 1911 beet pulp fattened stock to
be shipped to market. They go to the
coast, which is now taking nearly SO
per cent OF the stock shipments from
this city.
HELENA; Dec. l9.-Charges we're
preferred against Police Judge Lin
coin Working by the city council last
night, and he was cited to appear be-
fore the city council January 4 to
show cause why he should not be re-
moved from Office. II is charged that
Judge Working wac derelict in the
matter OF collecting fines, allowing
irresponsible persons to go on their
own recognizance after being sentenced
to pay fines.
BIG TIMBER, Dec. 19.-Four murder
Inform atoms have been filed in con.
pection with the recent murder OF
Deputy Sheriff Brannin at Melville.
Besides the information against Mel
Jewell, the alleged slayer of ths Of
fcer, other informations were fled
against Wait Waymire, Duncan Nc.
Donald and G. W. Ricketts,. Word
was received yesterday hat Melon.
aid is in Jail at Spokane and Way
mire at Colfax, Wash. They are
wanted on charges Of having aided
in the escape of Jewell.
BOHEMIAN, Dec. 2O.-The mildest
winter to date in 20 years in the 6 ALA
tin valley is shown by the government
records keep at the experiment station
of the state college here.
HELENA, Dec. 2O.-As delegates to
represent Montana at the good roads
convention 10 be held at w a%shington,
January 1917, under the auspices of
the American Automobile associ alton,
acting Governor W. r. Allen today
appointed E. P. Mathewson of Ana.
conda, w. B. George of Billings and
P. N. Bernard of Kalispell.
BOHEMIAN, Dec. 20.-Accordlpg to
estimates of seed farm representatives.
more than 1000 acres of Gallatin
county will be devoted next year to the
raising of peas for seed. The industry
was begun last year and proved profit
able. 1t is predicted that peas will
become the leading crop here.
BOHEMIAN, Dec. 2O.-Because they
we're compelled to give up their berths
in a Pullman sleeper to longer distance
passengers, John Keller and wife and
j. Clark of this city, threatened suit
for damages and we're today presented
with q check for $500, settlement with
out suit. The party was enroute to
St. Paul last fall and lost their berths
to q show troupe bound for Chicago.
The Pullman company paid also the
attorneys fees.
HAMILTON, Dec. 2O.-Yesterday P.
W. Jones and son, H. G. Jones, did
a bit of fancy advertising for the Bit.
ter Root, which should prove as efec.
tive as it is unique. Sixty eight pota.
toes which weighed 135 pounds were
shipped by these gentlemen to St.
Louis, No., each tuber being wrapped
with q paper which read, "Jones' Big
Spuds, Grown in the Bitter Root VAL
ley" On Tuesday the same men
shipped carload Of potatoes to Butte,
each one weighing from IA to 20
ounces.
HELENA, Dec. ia telegram was
received at the United States mar
shal's Office this morning from For.
sythe to the effect that Alex Francis
broke Jail there last night and es.
capped. Francis was arrested by the
state authorities on the Lame Deer
Indian reserv alton in southern Mon
tana and taken to F%orsythe. Then it
was decided to permit the federal ~
thorities to fret press a charge OF
horse stealing against him. His hear.
ing before the United States commits
sioner was set for tomorrow.
Relief For Rocky Boys Bunch.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The com.