The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS EpoM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

SnOHI JeMo Of NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
MILES CITY, June Histories tia
keep coming in indicate that the storm
Of last Thursday resulted in much
damage. Three horses we're killed a,
Wibsux, one on Cedar creek: three
persons stunned in different localities:
wires were put out of commission here
and q lumber shed damaged at Terry.
MIssoULA, June 8.-James A.
Walsh, q hotel nan of this city, who
was arrested some days ago on a
charge Of having attempted to bribe
j. P. Monahan, q juror in the case in
the district court, was yeeterd ay bound
over to the district court for trial after
his hearing before Justice Dyson. The
defendant was released on his own
recognizance.
AAEAAGWNA "A JULIO Os"AOu mO0LDS 10
the county Jail and q fine of two
hundred and fifty dollars was the sen.
tence imposed by Judge Carl Rssch
this afternoon on William Edw ards of
the Blackfeet Indian reserv alton,
charged in two counts with having
stolen horses last year on the reserve.
To another indictment charging the
same offense Edwards two days ago
pleaded not guilty.
HELENA, June 9.-The law revised
by the last Legislature relating to the
carrying Of concealed weapons,
''within the limits Of any city or
town" applies solely to incorporated
cities or towns, and is not applicable
to unincorporsted towns or camps,
advises Attorney General G allen today
to County Attorney Crum of Forsyth.
BUTTE, June 9. - District Judge
Donlan today held the first session of
Juvenile court in Butte, In conformity
with the recently enacted legislation.
The court room was filled with crying
and pleading youngsters who wanted
q chance to do better. Halt q dozen
lads and several erring girls made up
the lot OF offenders.
BILLINGS, June 10.-The second
drowning Of q mere child within four
days occurred near Red Lodge today,
when the boy of Oscar Schiller was
drowned In an irrigation ditch. The
child was sitting on the bank of the
canal when the earth caved, throwing
it into the water. Life was extinct
before the body could be taken from
the ditch.
HELENA, June 9.-The appearance
Of q taxpayers name on the city tax
rolls OF 1910, does not qualify him TO
vote at a special election, but the rolls
must show that he has actually paid
his taxes for 1910. Attorney General
Galen today advises a Helena man,
June 26 Helena votes on the question
of issuing S400, 600 worth of bonds
with which to acquire the plant of the
Helena Waterworks company.
GLEND1vE, June 10.-Hec Newman,
who has charge of immigrant cars ar.
irving here, states that over 100 cars,
loaded with all sorts of home.making
merchandise, have 80 far been unload.
ed at Glendive this spring. Under a
conservative valuation of 81, 500 per
car, this would mean $3.50, 900 added to
Glendive c%ounty's wealth from that
source alone.
BUTTE, June 12.-T. l.. King of
Minneapolis, has purchased the ranch
Of Peter Walton, In Powell county,
for Sill 900. The property embraces
7,400 acres and is one of the best
ranches In that part of the state. The
farm will be divided into small tracts
and disposed of to colonists.
BUTTE, June 1l.-Eight thousand
persons attended the opening day Of
the Butte aviation meet and Witnessed
thrilling flights by Eugene Ely, who
scared over the continental divide,
1900 feet above the aviation field.
Ely did not ros the topmost pima
Gle of the lofty range, yet the honor is
Ely's of being the first birdman to
cross the backbone of the continent.
BUTTE, June l2.-John E. Enright,
popularity called Jack Enright and
widely known in Montana, Idaho,
Utah and over the entire northwest,
died yesterday afternoon at St. James
hospital, where he was taken Thurs.
day as the result of q fall from Q
street car. Prior to the fall, which IL
said to have aggravated the ailment
he suffered from tumor on the brain,
which is given b the cause of death.
Enright wal one OF the old.time gam.
blers Of the northwest and had many