The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-21
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
ROUNDUP, June l3.-The body OF
Elmer o. Nelson wal found In q coulee
near here late yesterday afternoon. A
note addressed to his mother, found
on his body, stated that be was going
to commit suicide. He ehOt himself
in the right temple with . revolver.
The only reason that could be assign
ed for his rash act is that he cold 81
horse, the money for which be lost in
gambling. In the note which he left
he asks his mother for forgiveness and
warns his brothers against gambling. !
ANACONDA, June 13.-About l 10000
tone OF copper ore from the mines At
Butte are received at the Wasboe
smelter every day in the year. To
treat this immense amount OF ore,
1000 tone of crushed lime rock and
about 1000 tons Of coal and coke are
required. Taking into consideration
the custom ore and the supplies. other
tn an coal and coke, . combined ton.
mage of $4,000 IL brought to the
worlds greatest smelter 1855 times .
year.
HELENA, June l2.-Alleged land
frauds in western Montana, it is be.
lieved, occasioned the calling of the
federal grand jury which was empan.
neled here yesterday. While a mum.
Der OF witnesses are here to testify in
minor cases, between 80 and 40 per.
sons from western Montana. chiefly
Hamilton aud Missoula, are also here
as witnesses. No clews are obtainable
80 far to the identity of the defendants
or as to the nature of the frauds.
BUTTE, June 14.-Warden Frank
Conley of the state ~penitentiary and
one Of the most prominent prison
officials OF the northwest, has been
made defend ant in q suit for 600, 600
brought by Dram Stephens, a former
convict, who is alleged to have been
implicated in the last attempt to break
out, ia which Guard Robinson val
killed and Frank Conley severely
stabbed and wounded.
HELENA, June 14.-The transfer of
control of the United Missouri River
Power company, which owns the great
Hauserlake and Canyon Ferry dams,
to the Amalgamated Copper interests
was announced by former Governor
Hauser, head of the power company.
The purchase practically gives con.
troll of water power development in
Montana. The properties are con.
servatively valued at $l5, DOC, 600.
HELENA, June 13.-That the federal
grand jury now in session here was
called to Investigate how former Off.
cials of the Bitter Root Valley Irri-
cation company acquired lands for
the company under its big ditch, is
the report brought over by Witnesses
from Hamilton. The names Of three
Chicago men and one Montana man
are mentioned Ia connection with the
pIOOCS ouus ~ loulCVA1CAVo 0AO AS
turned, it will be against them, it is
said.
GREAT FALLS, June A.-The de.
cree il the Sun river water rights ad.
Indication case was signed by District
Judge Leslie here yesterday. The de-
cree adjudicates all existing water
rights In the Sun river valley and
fixes the amount of water to which
each of about $50 appropriations ia
entitled. The government is nov en-
abled to begin the expenditure of g.
,, 287, 900 appropriated by congress foz
the continuation of the irrigation
work.
4 HELENA, June l4.-Major Martir
Mag,nnis returned to Helena yester'
: day after spending the winter IL
= Pas adena, Cal. Major Maginnis vii,
, leave in q few days for St.. Paul
!, where he goes to attend the reunion O.
q the famous Fret Minnesota volun
teers, the regiment in which he achiev
= ed his great war record. The eur
vivors Of the First Minnesota will
a meet At St. Paul, June %, the occasio,
being the fftieth anniversary of tn
departure of the regiment for the ielt
OF action, in which it vas destined t,
n become q of the famous, If not th'
most famous, bodies Of troops which
took part in the conflict of the civil
war. Major Maginnis entered tn
= regiment as a sergeant and wa
mustered out as q major.
\. Whooping cough is not dangerou
d when the cough is kept loose and ex
pectoration easy by giving Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t has bee1
d used in many e%pidemics Of this dis
ease with perfect success. For sal
n by all dealers. +