The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-17
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS|
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
KALIsPELL. July 8.-The Flathead
county grand jury called by Judge j.
E. Erickson in June was empanelled
today. Two special charges involving
alleged extravagant expenditures by
county commissioners and mism 40.
agment OF the county poor farm no.
der the administr alton of Superin,end-
ent W. 81. Lester, were delivered by
Judge Erickson to the jury bes ides q
general charge embracing all infrac-
lions of the law.
GREAT FALLS, July 9.-In the sight
of . score of children playing in the
street, Olaf Anderson, a tailor until
recently employed by the Reichel
Leidholm & Green Co., at 3 O'Clock
tod y at the corner of Fourth venue
north and Fifth street, placed q re.
volver to his head and pulled the
trigger, killing himself instantly.
Anderson Is said to have been insane
a nd just before he ended his life he
threatened to kill J. T. Green, who
saw him at the postofice and tried to
induce him to return tt work.
LIVINGSTON, July 8-Miss Nancy
Goodman, q sister of Mrs. Frank
Rodder ofthis city and we'll known
in Livingston, Is without q husband
and E. F.. Confarr. a local jeweler.
Ia out about $500 worth of diamonds,
as the resultof IN alleged game worked
by Harry L. Ross, who represented
himself to be a wealthy resident OF
New York aud owner of a $55, 600
piece of property ia Los Angeles.
Frank Rodder q Livingston mer-
chant, also lost about $500 through
Ross, who has disappeared.
HELENA, July Sin his secluded
cabin in the Seven-up Pete mining
district, 40 miles from Helena, John
g.. Watts, the hermit prospector of
that district, passed away during the
last part of January or the early
part of February. His death was un-
known by his neighbours and his
body was not found until July 1, when
some miners peeped into the window
of his cabin and saw what appeared
to be a body In the bunk. They made
an investig alton, and to their horror
discovered that it was Watts and
that be had been dead for several
months. Mr.. Watts had mined and
prospected in the Seven-up Pete dis
trict upw ard of 30 years. He was 70
years of age, and had no e latives in
this country so far as known.
HELENA, July 9.-FinaI DEGREES in
favor OF the government were entered
by Judge George NJ. Bourquin today
in the federal court IN wv suits
against Arthur Granger, to cancel
rights of way and reservoir suits in
Valley county and one suit against
Albert Melz, to cancel a right of way
and a reservoir site in Chouteau couu-
ty.
GREAT FALLS, July 9.-Joe Streng
the we'll. known Boston wool buyer
representing Eisemann Bros, is in
this city recovering from the effects
of q stroke of lightning which nearly
caused his death hear Power, in Teton
county, several days ago. The bolt
struck within q few feet of Streng,
knocking him down and rendering him
,,~1~-en;o,, f~u n tom honuo
M1ssoULA, July 9.-That there are
89S, 600, 600 feet OF fire killed timber in
the national forests of field district
No. l, which is suitable for logging
and which can be reached for the pur-
pose of logging, was this morning
given out at the district headquarters.
The figures are q result Of q very
close investig alton carried on ia each
forest.
MIssoULA, July 9.-Mistaken for q
burglar, six-year-old Donald Cromwell
son of an instructor in the manual
training school, was shot through the
abdomen 10 be was entering his home
at 10 o'clock last night. The bullet
was fred by Walter Smith, a hired
man, who was In charge of the house
while the family was away. The boy
was said to be dying in the hospital at
l O'Clock today. In a statement made
to the authorities Cromwell's parents
declared the shooting was accidental.
Good Roads Convention.
ANACONDA, July 9.-The Montana