The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-25
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.

MONTANA Bk|EFlE1S.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Jan. 18.-Attorney General
Galen in response to q query from the
state board of railroad commissioners,
gave an opinion on the long and short
haul clause. The commission asked
if the constitutional Inhibition against
charging more for q short than a long
haul applies exclusively In the same
direction, and it is held that it does
not.
GREAT FALLS, Jan. 18.-F. j. Cul.
len. a. administra tor of the estate of
Frederick Hartzock, who was killed
on Central avenue on March IL, 1910,
in q collision between the hack that
he was driving and q street car, today
started suit against the Great Falls
electric properties for $40, 900 and
costs of the case. The complaint al.
leges negligence on the part of the de-.
fendant, and the case will come up for
q hearing at the next term of district
court.
TOWNSEND, Jan. l8.-One OF the
worst accidents In the mining indus.
try of Broadwater county was caused
by an explosion in the Heating mine
In the Radersburg mining district at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon. Six for.
mer Butte miners lost their lives and
we're seriously injured. The explosion
occurred on the 2OO.foot level and it is
thought it vas the result of the ignit-
ing of seven boxes of powder.
HELENA, Jan. 18.-The seat of Sen.
ator Dearborn, democrat, of Granite
county, in the senate of the Twelfth
assembly is no longer in jeopardy.
The committee on privileges and cleo.
lions today heard the contest institu.
ted by w. I. Power and found that
Dearborn vas elected by q plurality
of nine votes. The recount of the 16
precincts in the county gave Dearborn
432 votes and Power 423. In all pro-
liability the committee will recommend
dismissal of the contest.
GREAT FALLS, Jan. 10. Thomas
Tucker of Cascade, was arrested to.
day on q bench warrant issued by
Judge Leslie, on the charge of stealing
cattle from one of the large outfits
operating near Cascade. The pris.
oner vas brought to Great Falls,
where his bond was fixed at 81, 900,
which be failed to give, and az q con.
sequence be was locked up in the
county Jail.
BUTTE, Jan. 19.-Suit against the
Butte Electric Railway company in
behalf OF Mrs. Emma Coutts, asking
$40, $50 damages, owing to the alleged
injuries received last October while
riding in one of the defendant cars,
was instituted today. This suit re-
calls one of the most peculiar acct
dents that aver occurred in Butte.
Mrs. Coutts al riding in a South
Butte car, on October 20 of last year,
and just as the q was opposite the
city hall on Broadway, it q over a
piece of pipe, which protruded and
tore through the car, striking the
plaintiff, knocking her unconscious
and breaking a rib.
GREAT FALLS. January 21.-Perry
Kennerly, q halfbreed Indian who re.
sides at Browning on the Blackfeet
reserv alton, and who is said to be an
attorney at law at that place, was ar
rested today by Deputy United States
Marshal Haigler charged with taking
intoxicating liquor on the reserva.
ton.
HELENA, Jan. Ex-Governor Norris
has issued q proclamation establish.
auS q AuoI ooVAu OK o1uSo uORS AGOuI
the state of Oregon, the counties OF
Asotin, Garfield, Columbia, Walla
Walla and Benton in the state OF
Washington, and the counties Of Nez
Perce, Idaho, Canyon, Washington,
Owyhee and Latah in the state OF
Idaho. Dogs in those sections are
reported to be afflicted with rabies.
GREAT FALLS, Jan. 2l.-L. j. Co.
burn, arrested q few days ago on the
charge of forging two checks on which
he received $35, appeared before Judge
Leslie in the district court TODAY and
pleaded guilty to the charge. Coburu
asked that he be given as email q SEN
tence % possible and it was ordered
! that he be confined in the state peni
Tertiary at Deer Lodge for q perioi