The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-01
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETSl
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

From Various Parts Of the State.
CLANCY, Oc,. 23.-J. H. Coburn, q
brakeman on the Great Northern rail.
way. lost his life yesterday while
jumping from the engine Of his train
at the depot here. He lost his footing
and fell on the track. The engine
passed over him, crushing his ribs,
ooe of which penetr ated his lungs.
He leaves q wife and two children at
his home 10 Great Falls.
HELENA, Oct 24.-Dr. n. G. Furbay
OF New York, who was recently elected
state superintendent Of the Montana
Anti-Saloon league, is here and has
opened an Office. The purpose of the
organization which be represents Is to
enforce existing liquor laws, and to
secure such additional liquor legisla.
ton as is deemed AIRY and can
be enforced.
BOHEMIAN, Oct. %. - The crushed
and msngled remains Of Voca Blan.
oncs, q machinist at Trident, were
brought to Rozsman yesterday for
interment in the Bozemau cemetery.
Death was due TO the grinding OF the
unfortun ate mans body in the great
cogwheels OF the Trident ement plant.
Blanonca was oiling the giant differ
tial cogwheel which operates the rock
crusher of the factory aud in some
way lost his balance.
GREAT FALLS, Oct. 23.-The Rev.
William Smith, claiming to be %
years old and o former presiding
elder in the African Methodist church,
Is in the custody of the police here,
charged with vagrancy. He claims to
have preached among the colored
people 10 all parts of Montana and
says he was at one time permanently
stationed at Helena and later at Butte.
GREAT FALLS, Oct. 23.-J. j. Muir.
ply, the ranchman accused of being
guilty of stealing more than IS head
OF horses from Robert Plath, in the
Sun river country, vas bound over to
the district court today after q hear.
ing in the court of Justice W. q.
Stafford. He failed to get sureties on
q $1,000 bail and vent to Jail. DR..
S. j. Hinkle, charged with being a
partner of Murphy in the theft, is now
az alleged fugitive from justice, his
bond for $1,000 having been declared
forfeited. He is being sought by the
officers, and it IL claimed they have q
good clue as to his Whereabouts.
BOHEMIAN, Oct. 24.-Claiming to be
responsible for the introduction of
Turkey red wheat into the Gall attn
valley, j. N. hurry Of Wichita, Kan,
is now visiting this county. About
20 years ago Mr.. hurry sent a bushel
of Turkey red seed to his cousin, j.
GOWN, who was farming then near
Salesville. The results were q revela.
ton to Mr.. Gown and to his neigh
bors. Fabulous prices we're paid for
small amounts of the seed and within
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every part of the valley.
LEwIsTowN, Oct. 25.-Five head
ache pills caused the death of the two.
year.old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Voyle David of Moore, yesterda az at.
ternoon. The little girl ate the pills,
unknown to her mother, and who had
been using them to relieve q headache.
Death followed a half hour after the
pills had been eaten and medical aid
proved OF no avail.
HELENA, October 24.-Governors. |
United States senators and represen.
In congress of Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North and
Dakota and Minnesota in let.
sen out today by Lewis Penweil, |
of this city, president OF the North.
Development league, are in.
vited to attend q conference to be held |
at ST.. Paul December 20, when the
governors special train"
from a trip through the east.
MALTA, Oct. 25.-Attorney John A.
and J. w. Brayton narrowly
escaped drowning last night at Lake
Bowdoin by the capsizing of q boat.
They were hunting and at nightfall in
deep water when the accident occurred. |
Tressler was rescued with difficulty
aud carried to the club house, it was
time before he was resuscitated
and could be brought to Malta.
GREAT FALLS, Oct 24.-Charged
the wholesa ale theft of coal from
he Great Northern yards and retail.
ng the stolen coal, ]. T. Dowell, a
,olored barber, and Warner Almendi,
white boy II years of age, we're ar
'ested today. Almendi, it is said,
admitted that be had been engaged for
some time in loading coal from cars
nto a wagon, mostly at night and
hen delivering it about the city. He
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