The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-04

ma back and e ned il to his broth
er's corral. Officers had been looking
for the man for a year.
BOHEMIAN, Dec. 29.-Prof. Robert
A. Cooley. state eutomologist. and the
bug expert of the Montana Experiment
station, is preparing a bill which will
appear IN his annual report , be is.
sued in a few days and which he hopes
to have introduced into the Legislators
this winter, prohibiting the manufac.
ture IN Montana Of any adulter ated
or mis- branded Insecticides or fungi.
cides.
BUTTE, Dec. 3O.-According to the
records of the district court, the year
1910 has been productive of more di.
vorce suits than any previous year in
the history of the county, while the
marriage licenses have averaged
about the same. During the IL months
now almost completed, a total of 234
divorce actions were filed with Clerk
John j. Foley, and the total number
OF divorces granted will possibly *.
coed these figures, rs many started
last year were heard in 1910. The
marriage license book shows that 6S8
licenses have been issued since the
first OF the year, 80 thai the expected
average of three marriage licenses for
every divorce was not realized this
year.
HELENA, Dec. 3d.. B. McDer-
mott, state coal mine inspector, has
filed with Governor Norris the report
of his department for the period from
October 81, 1905, to November l, 1910,
which shows that the production 10
that time amounted to SSH, 925 IONS OF
coal. For the calenda ar year from
January l, 1910, to January l, 1911,
Mr.. McDermott estim ates tina. the pro
duction is 5000, 900 tons, thus irdicat.
ing a very healthy increase this year
as compared with Its predecessor. For
a biennial period, this ia by far the
greatest In the history of the state,
the increase being 81 per cent over the
preceding two years.
LEWIsTOwN, January 2.-George
Hickey, an old man arrested at
Roundup for forgery, he having
secured about S35 on two checks, will
serve two years in the penitentiary
for his act. He pleaded guilty when
arraigned before Judge Cheadle and
| oaixo1 70 he ao1tonoo1 NJ anna
BILLINGS, Jan. IAN unsuccessful
attempt on the life of Mrs. Emily But
ton was made early this morning,
when an unknown mar fred at her
with 9 revolver from q distance of
about 10 feet. The bullet plowed a
furrow across her right cheek, making
a slight wound. After firing at the
woman, the stranger sent two bullets
after Frank Smith, who was escorting
Mrs. Button home.
BUTTE, Dec. 3l.-David Willard,
member of the jury panel in Judge
DOMAINS department of the district
court, was complained against today
+ by Joe Colombo, q butcher, for re-
!, ceiving the of three calves
be knew to have been stolen. BY the
aid of q search warrant the meat and
, hides were found on Wizards prem.
} Uses.
MIssoULA, Dec. 3l.-At a meeting
of the board of county commissioners
' here today it was decided to make ar
engagements with Warden Frank Con-
ley of the state prison at Deer Lodge
for the employment of convict labor
) in Missoula county, work to be start.
ed within a few days, in reducing the
heavy three-mile grade of the county
road just east of Clinton, in the He'll
Gate valley.
BUTTE, Dec. 3l.-Exactly 100 men
have been killed in the mines of Butte
, during the past two years, according
to the report of Coroner Harry Dav-
export covering his term OF office.
Two hundred and seven deaths came
under his attention during 1909 and
100 during 1910. He held l07 investi-
. cations last year aud 95 inquests as
compared with 81 Investigations and
q "a inquests this year, or 1859 inquests
. altogether.
. HELENA, Dec. 3l.-Christian Yegen.
one of the most prominent residents OF
Billings, former state senator from
Yellowstone county, owner of q string
of banks in Montana and having other
extensive interests, was taken into Gus
, tody today IN a charge of illeg ally
= fencing 1,460 acres OF land in Yellow
: stone county. Mr.. Yegen vas i'm
m~ediately arraigned, waived the read
ing of the Indictment and entered q
plea of not guilty. His bond, fixed il
t the ann of $500. WAS furnished this at