The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-11
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,

ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
KALIsPELL, Jan. So. A. Ford, q
young man. q member of Company H
OF the Montana national guard, who
has been working for Lieut.. Marquis
Doering, q member of the same com.
pany. is missing from Doering's cabin
In the woods nea Flathead lake and
nothing is known Of his whereabouts.
Ford returned Saturday from work,
left his x At the cabin and was not
seen again.
HELENA, Jan. 5.-An important
principle was laid down by the
supreme court today when it held that
the surface OF an unpatented mining
claim, used for other than mining pur.
poses, and possessing q separate and
independent value for such other pur-
poses, can be taxed. This was the de-.
cision of the court in the Ease of w.
S. Cobban against Charles E. Meagh.
er as county treasurer of Silver Bow
county. This opinion, prepared by
Justice Smith, sfirms the district
court.
HELENA, Jan. 5.-The railroad com.
mission OF Montana received word to.
day from G. S. Fernald, general at
torney Of the Pullman company, to the
effect that where the lower berth rate
charge in Montana is 81. so, the charge
shall be $l.25. Where the rate for the
lower berth is S1.75 or more, the up
per shall be 20 per cent. less. The
new rates become effective Feb. l. The
matter was taken up with the company
by the commission when the interstate
commerce commission announced its
rates.
HELENA, Jan. ga meeting of the
clerks and recorders OF all the couu-
ties in the state will be held in Helena
Jan. II, at the same time the commits.
sioners and the assessors meet here.
1t has been stated that the assessors
and clerks will endeayor to have the
present legislature provide for the
submission of a constitutions al amend.
ment to make the term of Office of
county officials four years instead of
two years. The commissioners, as
SCISSORS and recorders will probably
meet in joint session.
LEw1sTowN, Jan. News was re.
ceived here today Of the tragic death
of Harry Lynch, q brother of Mike
Lynch, manager of Thomas Cruse's
interests in this section, and a nephew
Of Colonel Cruise of Flat Willow.
Lynch was on q load of hay when the
team a away. He was thrown of,
receiving injuries that proved fatal.
HELENA, Jan. 7.-Secretary Yoder
is the temporary custodian of q check
which will eventually find its way to
the state treasurer, which came as the
result of filing with him an amendment
to the articles OF incorporation of the
Oregon Short Line Railway company
today. The amendment is an extern
zion of the corporate existence Of the
company for 100 years. The fee there.
for amounts to s., 0e2. so.
HELENA, Jan. 7.-Frozen to death
in Johnny's gulch, near Raiders burg
Broadwater county, was the final fate
of J.. P. Grove, colored prospector
and mining promoter, who q decade
ago sold thousands of dollars worth
of mining stock among the darkies OF
the south. When Grove returned to
Helena after the stock selling trip, be
came In a special car, and brough,
with him a wife and a carload Of
stockholders, some Of whom were
never able to rustic enough money to
get out of Helena after they had once
landed.
MIssoULA, January What is
thought to be the largest judgmen,
ever granted in the. local district
court, Sl4O, 900 was obtained today by
the Fidelity Trust company againt the
Kansas City Commercial company.
This company, which took over VIVA
had been paying placer property or
Cedar creek. struck q barren reef las,
season and went into the hands of
receiver. The company spent $3.50, 0N
in establishing q dredging outfit
Today's decree includes an order o
sale.
BUTTE, Jan. Civilian Cuedel
hofer was burned to death In his csbil
. here. Two miners attempted to rescu'
him, but he fell against the door ant
they we're driven back by the heat
Cudelhofer lived On q mining claim t,
prevent some other person from gain