The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-07
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.
MILES CITY, May 29.-John Whit.
beck, . ranchman on Pumpkin creek,
was struck by lightning last night
while fixing q stovepipe. The bolt
came down the chimney and cut q cash
in Whitebeck's eide, broke two toes
and smashed glassware and crockery.
BUTTE, May 29.-Phil c. Goodwin
was late Saturday afternoon made de.
PENDANT in two suits filed by the city OF
Butte, seeking to recover money Good.
win is alleged to have received while
acting 90 city treasurer. The amount
OF the two actions is o., 727. 70. which
is claimed to be interest received by
| Goodwin on city deposits in the Silver
Bow National bank from May. 1905.
to May 1907. During his first term Of
office, Goodwin is alleged to have re-
ceived s4,471.62, and in his second term
@, 256. 10.
GREAT FALLS, May 29.-Hsrry
F%urrow, aged 20 years, of Cascade, is
in the county Jail, and Miss Rosette
Ship cannot be found by either the
sheriff or police, 90 the result Of al
alleged kidnapping case, in which
Furrow, who is the girl's uncle, is
accused of taking her away. The girl
lacks but a few days Of legal age, aud
so far the officers have been unable to
locate her. Should she evade them till
next Saturday, she she will be her own
mistress and may then laugh at the
officers.
BUTTE, May 3l.-Brooding over the
fact that her brother is in the county
Jail awaiting trial for attempting the
life of Chief Of Police Quinn, Tikla
Niemi, q Finnish girl, aged %, com.
mitted suicide by swallowing four
ounces of carbolic acid at the room
ing house which she conducted.
GREAT FALLS, May 81. - Mrs.
Louisa Iverson was denied her ap.
plication for q aiming order
against the local hotel and restauran,
walters union. She states the union
injured her business by maintaining
q picket. The picket was resumed
following the decision.
MALTA, June Hilary Farb, {
young homesteader, who lived thir
teen miles south Of Malta, committed
suicide yesterday morning. He wat
81 years old and q son OF j. A. Farb
The young man was respondent owe
q love aft air. He came here from
=. Chicago this spring. A coroner's 10
= quest will be held today.
HELENA, May 81. - The suit G
= Annie Mitchell against the Grea
Northern to o damages for in
juries to her ranch on Sand Coule
creek, in Cascade county, caused b
the overlooking of ~ of the defend
4 ants culverts, was dismissed as Gel
tied today. The suit vas begun tw
years ago, the plaintiff asking dan
!. ages to the amount of 81. 044.
i HELENA, June 2.-Nearly a millio
dollars "a spent by the state OF Mo-
q tana during the quarter ending Ma
81, according to the quarterly repo'
OF State Treasurer Esselstyn. This
s. the highest sum ever disbursed b
n Montana in one quarter since 1t b
came q state. The Legislative sessio,
and the construction OF the capitt
wings are the reasons ascribed.
LIVINGSTON, June l. - Robert
Sweazey who was burned at the stal
s. May Is by Mexican bandits becau'
Il. he refused to give up money whie
~ they knew he had, was a railroad ms
90 in this city twenty years ago and lie
y. Livingston in 1892 to go south. H
or mother and sister are we'll known
Montana.
H. M1ssoULA, June IA grewsou
find was made in the Missoula river
81 mile below Nine Mile and % mil
west OF Missoula at moor tod
~ While Joe Baker, who resides at Nj
". Mile, was fishing along the stream
81. discovered the naked body of a m
to. floating near the shore, and by t
he aid of q pole and a piece of wire
It. succeeded in pulling it to shore, whe
}" be tied 1t fast. The coroner was no
TIA fed and made q trip to the scene th
* afternoon by automobile.
- MILES CITY, June 2.-From Bak'
Ismsy, Fallon, Ekalaka, Knowlt
and far.off Carlyle the clans ha
gathered in Miles City to battle ov
Ity county division among themselves
. hearing which the county comm