The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS|
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

n 6uoget OF SnOTt 'Io'''S
From Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA, Aug. 22.-All bids for
water bonds to the amount OF 4 y OOO,
which the city ad vertised to sell last
night, we're r, ,cted and the council
voted 10 read vertise for bids, the same
to be opened Sept. %, 1911.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 22.-Tbe body
OF George Hobertine, q miner, was
found In q prospect hole near the
Whip-poor.will mine on Carpenter
creek near Neihart yesterday. The
indications are said to point to sui.
eide, although some are inclined to
believe that Hobertine mel with foul
play. Sheriff Collins was notified
last evening by G. b. Goodman OF
Goodman siding, and spent today To-
vestig ating the case.
HELENA. Aug. 2l.-The ordiu alton
OF the Rev. Father Victor Day, vicar
general of the diocese OF Helena, as
domestic prelste, in accordance with
the appointment made by Pope Plus,
June 10, was celebrated with impress.
sive ceremony at the Cathedral OF
| Sacred Heart this morning. The
cathedral was crowded during the
ordination.
KALIsPELL, Aug. y -The preva.
lence of bears in Glacier National
park this season has proved a nui.
sance to many camping parties, some
| of whom have been compelled TO move
nearer civiliz alton by the depreda.
tions of the beasts. While the ami.
mails are harmless when unmolested,
they are persistent in ransacking the
tents, stealing bacon, berries and
other viands, and the lack OF fire
arms has rendered the women OF the
parties generally timid.
HELENA, Aug. 22.-Two suits we're
filed in the federal court tod y against
the Milwaukee, which Is charged with
having violated the Is hour law, in
that it compelled q rain crew running
between Three Forks and Harlowton.
to work over the limit. Ten viola.
lions are charged and the penalty de-
handed is s5, 900. The other suit is
az ainst the Great Northern which is
charged with the violation Of the
safety appliance law. A penalty OF
800 is demanded.
HELENA, Aug. 23.-Olson & John
son, q Missoula firm of contr actors,
were today aw arded the contract by the
state board of examiners for the con
struction of a new dormitory and
school building at the institution for
the feeble minded at Boulder. Their
bid was 1000. The next lowest bid
was 500, 900.
SHELBY, Aug. 23.-At a meeting OF
the farmers of this vicinity, held here
recently it was decided to build a
farmers elev ator at Shelby, and a
meeting is called for August 26, to
consider plans and to complete the
details of organization. The action is
necessary to take care of the crops OF
the vicinity.
HUNTERS Hot SPRINGS, Aug. 22.-
Chief Justice Brantley, speaking be-
fore the sixth annual convention of the
Eastern Montana Bar Association
assembled here, outlined plans for
simplifying the method of appealing
cases to the supreme court Of Montana q.
In his address Chief Justice Brantley
declared that there was altogether toe
much fred tape" In the present pro-
cedure in making an appeal.
HELENA, Aug. 23.-Twelve bottles
whisky, and n. Coger, claimant, were
made defend ants In the action institut'
ed in the federal court today by Assis'
tant District Attorney G. S. Ford.
brought for the purpose of determin'
ing whether the town of Hardin, Vel
lowstone county, is Indian country
within the meaning OF the statute pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor. The court
is asked to issue an order requiring
the claimant to show cause why the
whisky should not be forfeited to the
government.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. 23.-Ga llatin val
ley potatoes are selling on the Local
market at $3.50 per 100 pounds and
that ia the lowest price this season
Two months ago potatoes sold here al
$500 per 100 pounds, a price unpre'
cedented within recent years. The
early high price is explained by the
fact that there was an unusual scarcity
of old potatoes. and consequently
when new potatoes came in the big de