The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-05
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS

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A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
BUTTE, March 2S.-W. A. Roberts,
who was charged with the killing OF
r. c. Vyrholz, and found guilty OF
murder IN the second degree, was sem
fenced to IL years in the penttentisry
by Judge D%onlan, the jury having
fixed his punishment.
GREAT FALLS, March l7.-John Nc
Master, q farm hand and . pioneer
here, was found dead this afternoon
near the stockyards on the west side.
Coroner Vidal viewed the body and
pronounced death due to natural
causes. McMsster vas we'll known
through this section.
HELENA, March 17.-Mrs. Martha
Beckett died last night At the Thor.
oughmsn ranch, near Cascade, &C.
cordiug to q telegram received this
morning by her son, w. j. Beckett.
Mrs. Beckett was "a years old. The
body will be brought here tomorrow
for iuterment in Forestvale cemetery.
GREAT FALLS, March 28.-Desth
raced with az automobile between
Chotesu and Great Falls yesterday
and death wou. The automobile was
bringing to this city the five year.old
son of Mrs. and Mrs. A. B. Jones of
Choteau, for an oper alton for appen.
dicitis, but the little fellow died mid.
way between Sun river and Great
Falls. the body arriving here about 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
HELENA. March 2S.-Word was re.
ceived here today of the finding on
the Missouri river IA miles below
Townsend of the body of alter Will
key of this city. who vas drowned at
Toston, February 20. Search was
made for the body but unavailingly.
MILES CITY, March 28.-Deputy
State Veterinarian Cheney has re-
turned from the lower Yellowstone
country, where he found 1t necessary
to destroy 80 head Of horses because
of CHAMBERS. The horses belonged to
q contractor named Hoy, who came
from St.. Paul. and has been working
on the government ditch and other
contracts.
HELENA, March 28.-The commits
sion of William Lindsay of Glendivt
as United States marshal of the dis
trict Of Montana, succeeding A. w
/. Merriield, was received at the FEEDER
. al building today. Az coon as Mr.
q Lindsay takes the oath of Office an'
j, files the required bond, the commits
eion q will be turned over to him
and he will then become marshal.
LEw1sTowN, March ga Telegram
!, has been received here announcing th
death in old Mexico of Carl Ander
- SOP, OF Lewistown, but giving no par
ticulars. Mr.. Anderson was, up t
last year, q we'll known business ma
of this city. He became interested /
4 Mexican lands and went to a localit
south of the city of Mexico with othe
Montana men and engaged in grow
ing sugar cane.
r.. LEw1sTowN, March 29.-Suits &c
damages aggregsting sl0,650 hav
been brought here by stockme
against the Chicago Milwaukee
, Puget Sound railway by seven stocl
men who allege that their shipment
from Judith Gap to Chicago last Oc
10 ober we're delayed beyond q reason
able time and that the cattle wei
bruised aud injured through the su'
den starting and stopping OF the ira
while the proper stops for feed ar
at watering we're not made.
HELENA, March 29.-The most ir
portant gold strike made in the cou
a. try tributary to Helena since the di
es covery of the Drumlummon has be-
made in Dry gulch, four miles sou
10 of Helena, according to reports
circulation today. Sam Fleming 81
Dan McEachren, who have been d
e. veloping a claim In Dry gulch ha'
struck q vein on their property that
ninety feet wide and carries values q
eraging S12 a ton. The vein was ca
10 fully sampled and the sample sent
ne the East Helena smelter while anoth
WI sample al sent to a local ass
office. The returns from both We
the same.
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