The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-13
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
BUTTE, Dec. 7.-Forcing Mrs. P. j.
Clifford to march ahead of him from
her husbands store. Galena and J ack.
con streets, to the Clifford apartments
on the floor above, q masked holdup
man showed Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
into q small closet, turned the key
and piled chairs against it. Then he
leisurely ransacked the house and
store and is supposed to have secured
at least 5000 in money, a watch valued
at $50 and two checks.
BUTTE, Dec. 6.-That Rev. J. r.
Hedberg, who recently resigned his
pastorate In Butte and left that place,
is wanted here on q charge OF obtain
ing $500 from q Bozeman party
through fraudulent mesns, Is the in
formation given out by the sheriff's
Office last evening. Rev. Hedberg vas
pastor of the Swedish church at
Butte and left there ten days ago.,
leaving behind q soiled reputation.
BUTTE, Dec. 6.-Rosa rio Reggo,
aged AZ, an Italian grocery store
keeper, was found dead near the
Northern Pacific depot yesterday and
last night the officers we're working
upon the case in the belief that MUIR
der had been committed. An autopsy
developed that Reggo had been hit on
the bridge of the nose, causing q hem.
orrhage that resulted In death.
II HELENA, Dec. 6.-Holding that the
parading of persons, in large or small
numbers, back and forth in front of g
person's property constitutes q nui'
sance that is abatable by Injunction,
the supreme court today, in an opinion
by associate Justice w. L. Holloway
reversed the Judgment of the district
n court of Cascade in favor OF the de-
r fend ants in the labor case of Louise
S Iverson against Louis Dino and othel
members of the Hotel and Restaurant
Employees union, No. lOl.
LIBBY, Dec. S.-Deputy Game War
u den Ralston says that during the pas
:, few weeks he has made q total of 3!
arrests for violations of the gam,
laws. Several arrests have been made
3 in Lincoln county and others ar.
d likely to follow.
!. MIssoULA, Dec. S.-President G. A
Duniway, of the university of Mon
tana, has received q communica tiol
q from State Superintendent of Instruc
ton Harmon to the effect that the stat
% board Of education would not rene,
le his contract for another term. Hi
Re present term expires September l
It 1912. DR.. Duniway would not common
upon the boards action.
It HELENA, Dec. 8.-Chsrged with in
p Producing liquor on the Fort Peck In
dian reserv alton In Valley county
le c. L. Smith. station agent of tn
= Great Northern at Poplar. and L. L
Brick, the licensed trader at ths
point. were recently arrested by Der
uty Marshal ]. h. Hsigler. The .,
rest has caused . sensation at Poplar
the defendants being among the moi
n prominent residents Of that town.
-, BUTTE, Dec. 8.-While his con
IS panions stood nea him. Archie J
Morrison, q lineman in the employ {
the Butte Electric and Power compan,
was electrocuted yesterday moruin
y near the Butte reduction works. Ri
body stiffened with the violence of Ii
" voltage, estimated at 1000 volts, II
strap about his waist creaked an
, flashed fire and held him in q band
death. His hand had caught the boil
He unconsciously clutched at the vii