The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-18
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ton concerning molestation Of stock
have been widely posted by Secretary
L. r. Barnett.

'AoA SO0SOTAAuk WOlCStotAOu VI stOCh
have been widely posted by Secretary
L. r. Barnett.
LEW1sTowN, Oct. 14.-The right of
way men Of the Great Northern are
working swiftly to secure all the right
OF way for the Great Northern's new
line and will soon have everything
closed up between this city and the
Judith river. The dispatch with which
things are being put through indicates
that the company intends to get to
work on the grading this year, but it
is certain that 1t will not be delayed
longer than early next spring.
BUTTE, Oct. 14.-Patsy Kelly, a
17.yesr-old resident of Walkerville,
had q narrow escape from death late
yesterday afternoon. He al riding
q horse on West Silver street when
the animal became tangled up in some
high power wires which had fallen
during the storm, and the horse was
almost instantly killed by the shock.
Kelly felt the current and jumped, his
life being savsd by the heavy leather
saddle upon which he sat.
BUTTE, Oct. IA. A number of
Butte's most prominent citizens suf-
fered the humiliation of arrest by
patrolmen yesterday for violations of
the city ordinance relative to keeping
the sidewalks clear of snow and slush.
As q result OF the campaign instituted
yesterday by the mayor and chief of
police more than 300 warrants for the
arrest of property owner In the city
were filed and placed In the hands of
the policemen on the various beats for
service.
HELENA, Oct. 14.-Alleging that j.
j. Hindson and William Nj. Dolliver,
q majority of the board of county
commissioners, for the purpose of
deriving benefit and profit for them
selves, awarded to William Holbrook,
the highest bidder, the contract for
the care Of the INDECENT and poor Of
this county, William Steuwe, the
lowest bidder for the contract, applied
to the district court today for q wri,
of mand ate to compel the commission
ers to show cause why they should not
be compelled to rescind the Holbrook
contract.
HELENA, Oct. l6.-An investigation
OF the records of the court house dis.
closed the fact that the claim under
which Paul Albertson Of Butte, OBJ.
tanned a deed to the state fair grounds,
was decreed by the district court ir
1897, to be subsequent and subject to a
claim under which the state obtained
Its title. Lawyers here say that AL
bertson's deed cannot be sustained In
court.
| LEw1sTowN, Oct. 16.-The sale O
} stock this eason will bring at leas
, $500, 900 in cash In Fergus county, tn.
} shipments this season being heavier
than usual, while stock cattle are
bringing the highest price paid In 81
years. Shipments will continue RICH
along into November and the grower|
are cleaning up more closely than FOL
some years past.
HELENA, Oct. 16.-Thst Montana il
| in the public eye throughout the coun
try Is perhaps best indicated by tn
E stream of queries received by j. Il
. Hall, commissioners of the bureau o
3 agriculture, labor and industry. TIL
i letters of inquiry regarding Montan,
e average two hundred . week. For tn
2 week just ended the total number raj
to POP, Commissioner Hall has mad
q compilation OF these inquiries b,
: states. This shows that the bulk @
them are from residents of the grea
> farming states of Iowa, Illinois, In
y diana, Pennsylvania and Minnesota
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