The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-31
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

SHORT ITEMS Of NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
GREAT FALLS, May 25.-The Mon.
tana Farm and Land company today
purchased from the J Judith Basin Land
company approxima tely $1,000 acres
Of land near Spionkop, for which it
gave a consideration Of s247, 600.
HELENA, May 25.-During April
there we're 32s deaths In Montana and
6O8 births, the excess of births over
deaths being 279, according to the
monthly report of the state board OF
health, just issued by DR.. T. D. Tut.
tie, secretary of the board. Violence
caused the death of more persons than
any other given cause during April,
the number being q.
BILLINGS, May "a. - A chain of
alfalfa mile Is to be located in the
Yellowstone valley in the near future
as the result of work accomplished by
Dr.. w. x. Sudduth during q visit of
several weeks in the middle west.
This announcement was made BY him
on his return to this city.
LIVINGSTON, May 24.-J. Edwards,
q rsncher living near Cooked ale, eight
miles west of here was startled today
when his collie dog laid at his feet a
human skull. The skull is believed to
be that Of Charles Peterson of Toston,
whose bones minus the skull, were
found near Edwards farm last Novem.
Ger. The skull contains several gold
teeth, which it is believed will estab.
lish its identity. Peterson, who has
relatives In Jefferson, was evidently
murdered. Coroner Wears Is conduct.
ing an invistig alton.
HELENA, May Pr. M. Reichel,
former United States commissioners at
Malta, pleaded not guilty in the fed.
eral court today to the Indictment
charging him with embezzlement and
forgery. His bail was reduced from
81, 500 to $4,000. 1t is not known when
he will be tried.
MIssoULA, May 26.-The police
have prosecuted a fruitless search
along the banks of the Missoula river
and in the waters of the stream i'm.
mediately west of town for some trace
Of q man who, 1t is said by Peter
Agostine, was assaulted and pushed
into the river at an early hour yester-
day morning. The only trace of the
man Is a hat picked up by Officer
Lease near the scene of the alleged
crime.
BUTTE, May 2e.-Ed. Morrissey.
chief of city detectives, has been
, found guilty by the police board o.
charges filed against him, the prece'
dent in the Swede Murphy case being
followed. The charges were neglect
of duty, in allowing Irregularities al
the polls, allowing gambling, and al
lowing the saloons to remain oper
, election day.
HELENA, May. 26.-It is reported
here that labor unions OF the state
are considering the natter of invoking
the initiative to have enacted the EN-
ployers' liability act that failed o
> passage before the legislature las
! winter and another for tn
+ establishment OF q state printery a
the capital which will do all the state
9 county and city printing OF Montana
Before definite action is taken tn,
matter will be laid before the conven
o ton in August at Missoula Of tn
> Montana Federation OF Labor.
MILES CITY, May pa Milwaukee
employe named White, tried to hurr.
:, his breakfast fire today with kerosene
- The ear exploded and Whites hous
was burned down. He and his six
year-old son are at the hospital o.
t. account of serious burns. Mrs. Whit
saved their baby by smashing tn
g window with an X and tossing tn
e little one outside.
3, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, May q
ALI records for high prices Of ra,
d state land were broken at the auctio
sale held here yesterday by Assistan
State Land Register Joe Oker. On
l. tract of raw land sold for Sl08 pc
acre. A total Of s2lS 900 worth Q
= lands was disposed Of.
It BUTTE, May 27.-The south Butt
postofice was entered this mornin
'e and robbed of some 5000, In sdditio
to books of postage stamps. The ger
a eral store Of D. G. Charles, In tn
same building, vas also entered an
s. goods to the value Of Sl85 taken. I'll
robbers have been captured at Mis-