The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
MONTANA BRIEFLETs.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

0uU~l N.Vv - IN
ALL OVER THE STATE,
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
GREAT FALLS, June 26.-While, his
brothers looked on, unable to proven,
him, Arnie Hagan, "a years old jump.
ed from the wagon bridge into the
Missouri river tonight and was drown.
ed. He was q bridge carpenter for the
Great Northern, The body has not
been recovered.
BUTTE, June 27.-Nels johnson q
Swede section worker at Melrose, in
return for q few drinks, yesterday,
held up q tin can as q target for q
hunter shooting up and down the river.
The second shot missed the can and
plowed though Johnson's left hand.
He was brought to Butte last night
and treated at the emergency hospital.
KAL1sPELL, June 27.-Failing to
uCCO VIC "oIuAOR "a AooV "0lA u Oil
No. q, q man walking on the track at
Highgate was struck and almost in
stantly killed. Positive identification
OF the man has not been made. A
check issued for work in q construc-
ton crew was found bearing the name
of W. Steward, and an inscription on
a piece Of paper referred to q home.
stead near Waller.
MIssOULA, June 26.-Because his
wife in England refused to join him in
his new home in this country John
Holmes, aged 81, attempted to end
his life with q razor this morning
on a Northern Pacific freight train
near F%renchtown. Only the fact that
the train stopped at q water tank saw
ed the mans life otherwise be would
have bled to death.
HELENA, June 26.-The trial of
criminal cases will begin here in the
federal court Monday. July 8. A few
cases were set for trial this morning
by Judge Bourquin and q venire of IS
names was ordered drawn, able
July 8. The venire was drawn Of
citizens from the following countless:
Lewis and Clark, Powell. Jefferson,
Broadwater, Gallatin, 'Meagher and
Park.
GREAT FALLS, June 27.-Company
G, the branch of the state militia
which was organized here several
weeks ago, is q thing of the past on
the order of Gov. Edwin L. Norris
issued just before be started to the
Baltimore convention. The work Of
mastering out the members of the
company ended today, Qusrtermaster
j. h. Tucker taking charge of the
equipment and shipping it back to
Helena. The cause of the company
being mustered out. with honorable
discharge being given to all the
men, was due, according to Capt.
E. L. Sutton of the company, to the
opposition of the union labor peo-
pie of the city. The men, he de-
~clares, we're afraid to take active part,
lest it injure them socially or in bust
ness.
MILES CITY, June 27.-WiIlie Horkan
20 years old, was drowned Wednesd ay
in the Tongue river near Garland.
He was driving cattle across the river,
and his horse fell with him. Charles
Sims lost his horse by drowning, and
nearly lost his life at the same time.
KAL1sPELL, June CSC. A. Lykens
of Talley Lake, came into town tod ay
with ten bear hides, the result of three
weeks trapping near his homestead.
Mr.. Lykens says the bear we're never
more plentiful than this season. He
had four brown bear, one grizzly anc
five black bears.
HELENA, June 28.-Acting Governor
W. r. Allen today issued q proclaim
alton Offering a reward OF $500 for th'
arrest and conviction of the person Of
persons who robbed and murdered J
NJ. Ballard, q brakeman on q Northern
Pacific freight train, June IS, near Dc
Smet. The Northern Pacific has offer
ed q reward of $500, making a total o
$500.
BUTTE, June 2S.-After fining sever
gamblers $40 each for playing poke
in Fscher's saloon, Police Judge Boo
her reversed his decision after reading
q supreme court ruling In the case Q
the state against Duncan, In which th
court ruled that to secure q conviction
in . card gambling case money as vel
as chips and cards should be intro
duced as testimony.
HELENA, June PA forest FIR
broke out in the scrub timber alonI
the Missouri river q few miles mort
OF Helena today and this afternoo