The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
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.
HELENA, May 23.-JudRment in the
the sum of 5000 was entered In favor Of
the government and against the Chi.
csgo, Milwaukee & Puget Sound rail.
waylin the federal court for violation
OF the hours of service law. The de.
fendant confessed judgment. There
were nine violations of the act mall,
q penalty OF 800 being imposed for
each one.
HELENA, May 24.-Orders will be
issued in q few days establishing q state
and federal quarantine against the
counties of Fergus, Yellowstone and
Musselshell, on account of cattle scab.
This action will be taken on the econ
mend alton OF DR.. r. H. Treacy, one
OF the federal inspectors. While the
number of infected cattle compared to
the whole number of head In these three
| counties is small, and the cattle could
be cleaned 10 a very short time, because
the stockmen have made no attempt to
clean up the orders will be issued.
HELENA, May 23.-William Morris
an ~l8-year-old grocery clerk, was shot
and probably fatally wounded by a
highwayman who accosted him on
North Rodney street shortly after II
o'clock tonight. Morris was returning
home when q masked man stepped
from behind a tree aud commanded
him to throw up his hands, leveling q
gun at him. Morris, thinking that
one of his friends was trying to play a
practical joke on him, laughed and
started to pass on. As he did So, the
an fired twice, one bullet entering the
young mans chest and coming out un-
der the shoulder.
HELENA, May 25.-The ~postofice at
Marysville, 20 miles from Helena, was
broken into early this morning, the
safe blown open and clamps and money
aggree ating $500 taken. The robbery
was not known until the postmaster
went to the Office this morning.
BUTTE, May PAL. A. Phelan and
Ed Sylvester were found guilty of
conducting q poolroom and each was
fined 800 in police court. They gave
notice of appeal to the supreme court.
The conviction of the two men follows
q police compaign to break up book
making on the races. Phelan and
| Sylvester were grabbed in q police
raid.
HELENA, May PA Montenegrin
sheep herder, whose name could not
be learned, late this afternoon climbed
one OF the steel towers which support
the h~igh-tension Great Falls-to.B UTE
wires of the Great Falls Power CON
pany, grabbed hold OF one of the wires,
completing a circuit which sent 100, O0(
volts through his body and fell dead
to the ground.
BUTTE, May25.-Fire totally destroy
ed the Empress theatre, q Sullivan
and Considine house, early this morn
ing, the loss being placed at $50, 900
covered by insurance.. The cause Il
unknown. but it is thought that tn
electric wiring or the stage started th'
flames. Manager w. J. Swarts ant
his wife were asleep at the time anG
made their way to safety on the fir
ladders.
M1ssoULA, May 24.-Because h
did not want to be q witness at tn
trial of his father, who is under In
dictment for burglary, Arthur Shell
, horn, a boy IL years old, this morr
: ing shot and killed himself. A
! caliber revolver was used, the she
passing through the forehead an
lodging in the brain. The TRACED
occurred in a bedroom Of the Shell.
horn residence, a ive-year.old brothe
. OF the victim being present. Accord
ing to the younger child, Arthur pull
ed the trigger twice before the explt
sion occurred.
: Struck Natural Gas.
C KAL1sPELL, May PA flow of ma