The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-21
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
BUTTE, June 15.-Julius Anderson,
aged fifty, a roofer, fell q distance of
fifty feet from a building on which he
was working on Mercury street, and
sustained injuries which resulted 10
his death q few hours later.
BUTTE, June 15.-Because of the
fact that he vas unable to make an
seroplane flight Tuesday at the avia.
ton meet In this city, disappointing q
crowd of about 10, 900 persons, Eugene
Ely announced last night that he
would give $1,000 of his proceeds from
the meeting toward the establishment
of a tuberculosis hospital for Butte
miners.
HELENA, June lathe jury in the
federal court which has been trying
the $50, 600 personal injury suit OF NJ.
Sokolich against the United Missouri
River Power company, returned q
verdict in favor Of the defendan nj this
morning. Sokolich sued to recover
for the death of Peter Sokolich, killed
a year ago near the Butte Reduction
works by q live wire of the defend ant
company.
MIssoULA, June 14.-In q ferry DO at
accident on the Missoula river near
Bandmann ranch, a few miles up the
He'll Gate valley from Missoula, this
afternoon, John McCloskey was
drowned and q fellow workman had q
narrow escape with his life. The two
were employed at the Bandmann
ranch and had been sent across the
river in the ferry to bring back load
of brick. When part way across the
river the ferry broke loose from its
cable and started down the stream,
which Is now very high.
HELENA, June 15.-In the federal
court today John L. Thompson of
Plains pleaded guilty to selling whis.
key to Indians. He was sentenced to
80 days in Jail and to pay a fine OF
800.
LEWIsTOWN, June 15.-County At
torney G. ]. Marshall has filed an in.
formation direct charging Orwell
Sweet and Chris Crowell, homestead.
ers in the Cat creek basin, in the east.
ern part of the county, with grand
larceny. The men are supposed to
have made away with stock belonging
to the Cruise and Power outfits.
HELENA, June 15.-Six indictments
we're returned by the federal grand
jury which reported to Judge Carl
Rasch this afternoon. Only OF
these six Is of consequence, and it was
not made public. However, in view of
the fact that it is known this session
of the grand jury was convened for
the express purpose OF probing the
aft airs of the Bitter Root Valley Irri.
CATION company, it is surmised that the
indictment o made public makes
certain former officials of the company
defend ants on charges of land frauds.
HELENA, June 17.-Pleading guilty
to the unlawful fencing of 1900 acres
of land in Meagher county, the Foster
Ranch company was fined 800 by
Judge Rasch.
HELENA, June 17.-At a meeting OF
the executive committee Of the Mon
tana Pioneers association, held at
Helena today, it was decided to hold
the annual meeting Of the association
in Butte, August 16 and II.
LIVINGSTON, June loan ordinance
prohibiting Livingstonites from allow.
ing dandelions or thistles to grow
within the city limits was passed to-
night by the city council. Anothe,
ordinance prohibits lounging or loaf
ing at street orner was also passed
HELENA, June l7.-President Elliott
of the Northern Pacific, has offered
two special cups valued at $3.50 each
one for the best display Of Montana
grown oats and the other for the besl
pen OF hogs, at the coming state fair
Vice President Slade will offer a sill
yer cup of the same value for the best
display of Montana butter.
HELENA, June l9.-Another S25(
silver trophy cup for the Montana
state fair was announced yesterda l
following the receipt Of a telegram q
the state fair Office from Griggs, Coop
er & Co., of St. Paul. The cup is t,
be offered as q special prize to tn
best display OF vegetables by an,
county or individual.
MILES CITY, June 19.-Twenty.o on
carpenters from South Dakota arrive,