The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-26
MONTANA BRIEFlETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

ing the Past Few Days.
GREAT FALLS, April 19.-By PROMPT
action, after discovering that one of
the piers carrying the front wall of
the Stanley block, On First avenue
south, had been badly cracked by the
weight on it, John J.. Mussleman
saved the $50, 600 structure from a bad
wreck. 1t took a force OF men work.
ing all last night to prop the front end
and all today to build supports under
the wall to ave it.
MILES CITY, April 19.-Reliable in.
formation has reached this city that It
ia the intention of the Northern Pacific
company to complete its branch line
from Mott, N. D., to Miles city the
coming summer. The line will be
what is termed the Fergus Falls divi.
sion and when completed will reduce
the distance between Wadena and
Miles City from 585 to 555 miles, or
nearly an hours run for passenger
trains.
FORSYTH, April 21.-George Harris
was found guilty Of manslaughter for
the killing OF T. A. Cotton. harris is
s. years OF age and his victim was 81.
Both, we'll known stockmen, were
neighbors and had quarreled over a
fence. The killing of Cotton followed
a gun duel between the " men, in
which it appears Harris was the az.
gressor.
BELT, April 21.-William Malm.
berg, aged IS, q bartender by trade,
committed suicide in his room above
the Oriental saloon in Belt last even
ing by firing q .38 caliber bullet into
his brain. A few minutes after Malm.
berg went to his room q shot was
heard. He al found lying on the
side of his bed with his clothes on and
he was still alive. Mslmberg lived for
As minutes but never regained con-
seriousness.
HELENA, April 21.-Discovery of q
case of clinical CHAMBERS and q few
cases of tuberculosis among livestock
shipped into Montana recently that
had certificate showing them to be
free from disease, has reused the state
livestock sanitary board. 1t is now
considering the latter of refusing to
accept all certificates except those of
federal authorities.
GREAT FALLS April 2l.-John ME-
hels, q bridge carpenter, employed
on q new trestle being built at Stock
EFT to take the place of one blown down
about q month ago, was Instantly killed
yesterday afternoon by falling from
the top of the ~trestle, where he was at
work. He and some other workmen
were placing q forty foot stringer
when he lost his balance and fell back
wards. In falling he struck a six by
eight timber, about 40 feet below,
swapping the same in two and bounc.
ing off to the ground a little over fifty
feet further. Miehels came here from
St. Paul about ten days ago.
GREAT FALLS, April 22.-Wm. H.
Fitzgerald, 10 years old, seeks to re
cover through q lawsuit $4,000 dam
ages for alleged injuries which he
AYERS were sustained by an assault
committed on him March 4 by George
. Boomer. Fitzgerald has just got ou'
of the hospital. Both are expressmen,
BUTTE, April 22.-After consulta'
. ton with County Attorney Walker
this morning, Judge Donlan officially
announced that a grand jury would
be called about May 10 for the pur
e pose of investig ating the city ani
county fairs and officials. Judge
) Donlau said this morning he would
. instruct the grand jury to indict an!
official who in any way violated hi
4 oath OF Office.
# MIssoULA, Apply 2l.-What is be
lieved to be the first conviction under
the Donlan white.slave law in Mon
tana, has resulted in the case of Ed
- gar Paillett, arrested here about
=. month ago, and whose tri al has bee
in progress in the district court tn
u past two days. The jury vas out bu
II q few minutes when it returned q vel
dict of guilty and imposed q sentenc
a OF five years In the state p%enitentiary
BILLINGS, April 22.-Her head q
most severed from her body by q
~ awful cut in her throat, the mammal
=. form OF Mary May, colored, was fouu
n in the room OF the little shack whic
re she has been occupying this afternoo
be by neighbours who had failed to 81
in her about as usual and who visite
the place. That she was murdered
q most horrible manner was shown /
the condition Of things in the roo
=, mhouo tho lifo1ooa ho6v lov