The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
BILLINGS, May 18.-Miss Hutton, q
Bardin girl, was given . s25. 900 judg-
ment in the district court against AL.
bert Dudley, who "a charged with
seduction under promise of marriage.
Dudley, who is q stockman, did not
| defend himself and is said to be in
Arizona.
MILES CITY, May 17.-Ray Warner
died today OF injuries sustained by
being thrown from a wild horse be
was Attempting to ride yesterda y.
twenty-five years ago Warmers
father was killed In exactly the same
manner. Warner lay on the prairie
seven hours before being found.
KAL1sPELL, May Is. - His head
crushed and otherwise injured, Chas.
Powers. Great Northern brakeman,
met almost instant death Tuesday
when he was knocked from a box car
while passing a bridge west of Eureka.
He was hurried 70 the hospital at
| White6sh but succumbed before reach.
ing assistance. He leaves 9 wife and
brother in Columbia Falls.
KAL1sPELL. May 18.-The county
commissioners have authorized the
issuance of a warrant for co. 900 in
payment to the Flathead Fair asso.
citation for grounds adjoining the
city which was formally taken over
by the county under the provisions Of
the Grub law. BY this arrangement
the county holds the title to the fair
grounds, being 40 acres, and the as
ISOLATION conducts the fair, relieving
the latter OF q heavy burden of taxa
ton and interest.
HELENA, May 17.-Herman Bensler,
q sheepherder, was struck and instantly
killed by lightning near the Beattie
sheep ranch in Brosdwater county
during yesterdays storm, according
to news received here tonight. Ben.
sler's dog also was killed. Bensler
had just started to work, having been
acquitted in Helena Monday OF an
assault charge, after remaining in
Jail for II days awaiting trial.
HELENA, May 18.-H. K. Kelly,
recently q registry clerk in the Bill
lings postofice, has been indicted by
the United States grand Jury on the
charge OF stealing s2,224.60 from the
malls. 1t is alleged that Kelly opened
two letters containing currency.
DILLON, May 18.-What was thought
At first to be q case of murder, through
the finding OF the body OF John Thoma
q we'll known Horse Prairie rancher
with the top Of his head blown of, de
velops tonight to have been q case o
suicide, because OF uurequited love
he got into bed, placed q rifle agains
his head and touched off the trigge
with q ramrod.
HELENA, May 18.-One of the big
gest mortgages eyer filed in Lewis ant
Clark county ia the mortgage of tn
Great Falls Power company to tn
Baker Trust company, trustee, fo1
$l5. 900 900. The instrument filed to
day contains Al printed pages. Th
instrument will also be filed in Cas-
cade and Jefferson and Silver Bo,
counties.
LEWIsTowN, May 19.-Frank Allen
a rancher in the Grass Range district
was brought in by Sheriff Wood
yesterday, charged with first degre
assault. Allen and a neighborin
rancher, Thomas Wise, have ha
trouble over a fence and Wise threa,
d, ened to tear it down, although warne
by Allen not to do 30. He wen
q ahead. however, and Allen is allege
: to have shot him in the leg.
KAL1sPELL, May 19.-The city cour
! Gil has ordered another special elee
= ton at which the lately enacted Sur
' day closing ordinance will be result
mitted to the people. A petition suff
GENTLY subscribed was presented t
council Monday evening asking fo
reconsideration of the ordinance b.
cause OF alleged drastic provision
! which forbids the operation of tt
moving picture shows on Sunds,
t The matter is meeting with stron
opposition from the churches.
y MIssoULA, May 17.-What prom
Uses to become q sensation was spruu
here this evening when q promine,
hotel man, James A. Walsh, was q
a rested on . charge OF attempting
bride q juror of the district court In
q case against the Chicago, Milwauk'
& Puget Sound and the Northern P,
cato Railway companies that has BET
in here for soma davs