The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-22
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

LEWISTOWN, Nov. l4.-Millard
Harmon, up to q year ago night mar.
shall here for ZONE years, shot himself
through the head, and although he is
still alive his death Is expected at any
moment. At fret is was supposed to
be q clear case of attempted suicide,
but later inquiry seemed to show that
the shooting was accidental.
HELENA, Nov. 14.-In an opinion
to Governor Norris. Attorney General
Galeu holds that 1.-THE state of Mon.
tans has clear and absolute title !
to the state fair grounds, and that the
claims of Paul Albertson OF Butte
thereto are without found alton" The
attorney general says whatever rights
Albertson had we're foreclosed by
decree of the district court of this
county.
FORT YELLOWSTONE, Nov. l3-Se.
we're snowstorms have brought thous.|
ands of elk down from the mountain
peaks In Yellowstone park. but the
animals are still within the park
boundaries, feeding on the plains.
The government is feeding the animals
small quantities of hay. The snow is
over four feet deep, but as yet none of
the elk have died. At the northern
entrance Of the park there are at least
100 hunters waiting for the storms to
drive the animals out of the park.
GREAT FALLS, Nov. 14.-Charles
F. James, for IA months a mail carrier
in the postofice of this city, was ar.
rested at l o'clock this afternoon on a
warrant obtained by postoffce to-
spector A. G. Graf charging him with
opening letters, after the United
States detectives have worked for six
months in an effort to apprehend him,
and at the same time secure evidence
sufficient to produce In court. More
th an six months ago James was sus.
pected of opening mail and the govern.
ment officers were called into the case.
HELENA, Nov. 14.-More interested
than members of the Montana bar in
the appointment of a successor on the
federal bench to Judge Carl Rasch,
are about one hundred men, charged
with various crimes, and bound over
by United States commissioners to
await the action of the federal grand
jury. No grand jury a be impaneled
until a judge is appointed and quail.
ies. This, it is expected, will be
sometime next month, shortly after
congress wen F~orty.eight pris.
oners are held in the county Jail here
awaiting the action Of a grand jury.
A few of them have been in custody
since last June, and, as is to be ex.
pected, they are not in the most pleas.
ant frame of mind.
BOHEMIAN, Nov. 15.-J. D. Mccain.
man, aged 80 years, a pioneer and one
OF the best known old time residents
of the G allatin country, died yesterday
at his home on West Maine street,
death being due to infrmities of old
age.
GREAT FALLS, Nov. 14.-Journey-
men plumbers employed in the shops
of the Collins Heating and Plumbing
company and Boyd Bros. have gone
out on q strike upon the refusal OF
those to agree to o demand
for an increase in pay from s6 to 81
per day, for a half day Saturdays on
full pay and recognition of the union.
KALIsPELL, Nov. 14.-Louis Darrah
q Lost creek farmer, was shot and
seriously wounded by r. L. Westholm
while hunting near his home with
Westholm and other friends. Darrah
was mistaken for q deer. the ball
SCATTERING his ankle. He was brought
to the Sister of Mercy hospital, where
physicians say amputation may be
necessary.
GREAT FALLS, Nov. 14.-Charles
Polette, proprietor of the American
bar, was today found guilty in the
court of Justice Race after q jury trial
OF ceiling liquor to q minor and was
fined 500 and costs. 1t was proved
that Polette had sold liquor to Harley
Hampton, a 4.year-old boy. Fred
Bielbar, proprietor of the Burlington
bar, will be tried on a similar charge.
The prosecutions were brought about
by Deputy Humane Officer Dehart.
LEwIsTowN, Nov. 15.-Floyd A.
Bacon, a we'll known Moore rancher,
was YESTERDAY found guilty of an as.
sault in the third degree. He was
charged with first degree assault for
shooting Thomas Jones, a ranch hand,
last September. 1t was pretty clear
from the evidence, however, that
Bacon, who Is an old man, was pro.
voked into the shooting by Jones.
HELENA, Nov. 14.-As q result OF
the conference held here between the
creamerymen and dairymen of Mon.