The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

imperiled the plant of the Mason
Lumber company, causing damage of
several hundred dollars. G. A. An
derberg who was operating the stove,
sustained burns, and his condition Ia
precarious.
BOHEMIAN, March 6.-Interest in the
commission form OF government for
| cities is to be stimulated in this city
by Q meeting in the city council
rooms tomorrow evening. Bozeman
IL to vote on the commission plan on
April l and those who favor an affirm
alive vote then have called the meet.
ing. 1t Is expected that plans will be
laid for inaugurating q strenuous
campaign in favor of the change.
Public sentiment at the present time
seems about evenly divided, with the
opposition gradually gaining in
strength.
BILLINGS. March 7.--For the pur-
pose of getting option on a number
of farms in this vicinity, W. F.
Yohuka of Ritzville, WASH, is in
this section inspecting lands and
gathering statistics On crop yields.
He declares that the lands which are
| offered here for 500 an acre cannot
be duplicated in the irrigated sections
of Washington for less than three
times that amount, and that the crop
yields here are fully as heavy. he
predicts that real estate throughout
the valley will double and treble in
value within the next five years.
BOHEMIAN, March 9.-Three cars
carrying lO2 elk passed through
Bozeman last night on their way to
Thompson Falls and Stevensville,
where they will be used to stock the
range in that vicinity. The elk were
rounded up outside of the Yellow
stone national park line, and we're
loaded at Gardiner and moved by
special train.
HELENA, March 9.-By it's decision
tOu0y al VIC C000 VI VIC oV0VO Vi VXOo
tana against Billy Gemmell of Butte,
the supreme court holds that in all
only thirty days of betting car be
held in the county of Silver Bow
within the year. The ruling of Judge
Donlan, who held the information
made in the district court by the
county attorney of Silver Bow county
was insufficient. ia reversed and Judge
Donlan will now hear the charge
made against Gemmell of betting on
races after the legal limit OF 80 days
had expired. ,
HELENA, March 9.-The tax case
suit of the La France copper company
against Jefferson county will probab-
ly soon be disposed of. A stipulation
was filed in the federal court today
by which the county agrees to accept
If paid bsiore May, 1912, the sum OF
Sl7, 500 in full settlement OF all taxes
due it. II not paid before that date,
it ia agreed that judgment may be
entered ia the suit in favor of the de-
fendaut.
TWIN BRIDGES. March Ill. r
Lyons, representing q Chicago firm
was In this part of the state for severa
days last week looking for hay TO-
shipment to Chicago. Mr.. Lyons sait
that straight alfalfa was the kind o
hay most desired, and that for thi
class OF hay be was paying from 90 tt
IS so according to quality.
HELENA, March l0.-A clash be
tween the state and federal authoritie
with regard to the immigration law
was precipitated when Attorney Gen
eral A. j. Galen, appearing as attor
ney for Hyoms Matsumara. q Japan
ese, applied for and secured from th
district court a writ of habeas corpus
which prevented the immigration OF
icials from carrying out their plan
for the deportation of Matsumara te
night.
DEER LODGE, March II. - J. F
Kelley, a we'll known Butte milkmar
proprietor of the Crescent cremerJ
was today brought to trial in Dee
:. Lodge for selling cattle suffering frol
tuberculosis to Mr.. Jensen of TIL
: county. Mr.. Reilley pleaded gull.
, to this charge and vas fined s75 an
costs. Yesterday eight Of the 16 tube
cular cattle sold to Mr.. Jensen vel
killed by Deputy State Veterinaria
c. a. Stevens, In company with loo
veterin arisns, and the disease wa
found to exist in each, and was 9;
hibited to those interested in De-
Lodge.
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