The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-25
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
LIVINGSTON, Sept. 1S.-John Cor
bett was found dead IN q fat near
here today. Death is believed to have
been caused by exposure. Coroner
Vickers is investig ating the case.
Corbett is a tesmster and was we'll
known in Park county.
BILLINGS, Sept. leone thousand
bushels of onions on one and one-half
acres OF land is q crop just harvested
by F. A. Wolf, who is ~cultivating q
tract on the Huntley project. The
onions are OF the Yellow Globe variety
and Mr.. Wolf estimates that he has
more than one load which will average
more than two and one half inches in
diameter.
POPLAR, Sept. 19.-The Fort Peck
Indian fair which will be held at Pop
lar the first five days of October,
promises to be the largest one OF It's
kind ever held. Pathe, the moving
picture man will be here every day OF
the fair to take moving pictures OF all
the interesting features and events.
Louis W. Hill, of the Great Northern
railway, ia arranging to have the fair
widely q advertised, and a very large
attendant is expected.
BUTTE, Sept. l8.-Gambling para
%phernalia valued at several thousand
dollars was burnt up by Chief Jerr,
Murphy this afternoon on the recently
purchased city property on Harrison
The gambling stuff had beef
piled up 10 the assembly room of tn
city hall for some time, and this after
noon it was loaded into w of tn
city's wagons and carted to the sout
side. There we're two roulette wheels
q crap table, one faro table and sev
eral poker tables in the outfit, and a.
OF them we're destroyed this afternoon
Chief Murphy and the police judge re
naming until the last vestige went u
In the flames.
LIBBY, Sept. 1S.-The developmer
OF the Kootenai falls by the Kootens
Power Construction company mean
the employment of approximately loo
workmen In Libby permanently, Il
construction of a large paper mil
woodworking plants and the establish
ment OF other industries, according t
Joseph A. Coram, the Boston capita
let, who has just been here on bushes
in connection with the project.
MIssoULA, Sept. 10. With h
parents rushing from North Plat
Neb., as fast as steam can carry then
Robert Bart Cary, athletic director
the University of Montana, died at
early hour this morning at st. Pa
rick's hospital. Death won out aft
an heroic effort on the part OF DR.. v
E. Shea to fight of the grim reap
until the arrival OF Cary's parents.
BUTTE, Sept. 20.-Stealing enoue
bricks to build q good sized hous
thieves tunneled q pile OF buildiu
material in front of the new Vadna
building, 265 Esst Park street, sou
time Wednesday night, and haule
away 5000 OF the best pressed bricl
After completing their job the Dol
robbers covered up the end OF the pi'
with boards, and the loss was NJ
noticed until yesterday morning.
LEwIsTowN, Sept. 20.-A crew {
surveyors has just pitched camp O
Dog creek, the other side Of Hilgel
and is believed to be working for th
Milwaukee on 9 new extension nortl
ward into the Christina region. Their
is one report to the effect that th
surveyors might be working for th