The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-22
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

- 0S~oSS
From Various Parts Of the State.
BUTTE, May ii The body Of Chas.
Freebnrg, q miner, aged about 40, was
found on the sidewalk in front OF q
Center VILE lodging house last night
with his neck broken. Freeburg had
been drinking and was out of work
aud a belief prevails that he commit
ted suicide 10 q momeot OF despon-
dency by leaping headlong from his
room on the second story.
HELENA, Mao 14.-Between so and
60 cases will be laid before the federal
grand Jury which will be impaneled
here By Judge George NJ. Bourquin
the last week in May. The matter of
calling the grand jury was preached
in court today by District Attorney j.
w. Freeman. Most Of the Eases are
az ainst defendants charged with boot
logging and white slavery.
BUTTE, May Is. - Col. Timothy
O'Lesry, former city attorney OF Ana
conda, died there today. aged 66. He
was born in Ireland, cam to America
as q boy aud served throughout the
Civil war In a New York regiment,
retiring as q lieutenant colonel Of vol
unteers, and took part In the Fenian
raid into Canada as q major. He has
been q prominent attorney in Helena
and Anaconda since 1889, most of the
time in the latter city. Death ensued
of heart failure.
BozEMAN, May l3.-Every passen-
ger on day trains throughout Boze.
N an this summer is to be presented
with a bouquet OF sweet peas, the city
flower. In addition to this it Is prob
able that the dining cars will be pro-
vided with sweet peas grown in this
city and bearing neat cards calling at
tention to the annual sweet pea carui-
val.
BILLINGS, May l.-A train load OF
more than 500 beet workers has ar
rived from points 10 Nebraska and
| will be taken to various places in the
local district where they will be EN-.
ployed during the present season.
The history of the last few years has
been that q majority of the workers
have remained in Montana and Sc
cured homes of their own or have
leased lands and ceased working for
wages, SO that it lie necessary each
spring to import a practically new
contingent.
KALIsPELL, May 1.-THE body OF q
man which had lain 10 the water for
some time was discovered by a boy
fishing in Bad Rock canyon, FIathead
river, near Columbia Falls. The
body was dressed in two suits Of un.
derwear and heavy WOODEN trousers,
but without other clothing. There was
a tattoo design upon the right arm.
The body is so badly disfgured that
Identification will be difficult.
HELENA, May l4-Tom Perisich
pleaded guilty to the charge of gamb l-
ing 10 the district court today. Judge
| Clements imposed q fine of Sl0O.
Perisich is the owner of a saloon in
which, it is alleged, q gambling game
was being conducted Saturday night.
The game was in progress 10 a room
above the saloon aud in a raid II meo
we're placed under arrest.
HELENA, May 14.-Eot until Mon.
tana shippers have been given an op-
%portunity to be heard will the inter-
state commerce commission take action
on the compromise o: the Spokane rate
case. Chairman G. A. Prouty Of the
interstate commerce commission has
given assurance OF this IN q letter re-
ceived from him today by R. L. Varney
traffic manager of the Retail Mer-
chants association of Montana, with
headquarters here.
BILLINGS, May ii Declaring that
the fund of $50. 600 secured last Decem-
Der for q two years publicity campaign
is not sufficient to carry out the work
in the most effective manner, the ways
and means committee of the local
chamber Of commerce has decided to
make strenuous efforts to secure add.
tional subscriptions, and estimates
that 500, 600 can be expended annually
in exploiting the state and community
resources to good advantage. The
city will be divided into districts and
committees will start at once on the
work of soliciting subscriptions from
business concerns and individuals who
did not pledge financial assistance in
the former campaign.
Will Inspect Montana Projects.
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