The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-14
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
LIBBY, Feb. 7.-Charged with horse
stealing, two men giving their names
as David Gale and Andy Hawey, have
been arrested at Volcour by q deputy
sheriff from Fergus county. The men
were employed in the Nash tie camp,
where they were located by the Fergus
county authorities and the deputy was
sent to make the arrests. .
GREAT FALLS, Feb. IA. Beck.
stead, the former Hsvre ranchman
and capitalist, arrested in Caldwell,
Idaho, several weeks ago, charged
with fling a false statement With the
First National bank of this city for
the purpose of extending his credit,
toda waived preliminary hearing and
was bound over o.the district court.
HELENA, Feb. AS a result Of be.
ing kicked by q horse Saturd az night,
Joseph Abel, aged 1S years, died here
today. Abel was putting the horse up
for the night when the animal kicked
him in the stomach. The boy did not
think the injury was serious and, after
joking about it, paid no attention to
it, but q few hours later he began to
suffer intensely, became unconscious
and never recovered consciousness
again.
BOHEMIAN, Feb. IA donation of
s 1000 has been received by the college
from eastern aaxseed buyers. This
money is to be used in the work of
promoting an interest in the growing
OF fax in Montana. Although the de-
tails as to what will be done with this
SUN have not been worked out, it is
part of the general plan to use some
of the fund to back an automobile
tour of the state. Personal investiga.
tions in regard to the fax industry
will be made and instructions in FAX
growing will be given.
GREAT FALLS, Feb. 7. - George
Colman, who was arrested by the po.
lice q couple of weeks ago and who is
suspected of having perpetrated q
number of small b%urglaries in the city
during the past three months, was to.
day committed to Jail for four months
after pleading guilty to the larceny of
several articles which were found in
his effects after his arrest. The au-
thorities expect to be able to connect
him with the burglaries before he
shall have completed the serving OF
his present sentence.
BUTTE, Feb. In q row supposed
to have started over q woman, John
Swanson, q miner, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded by Martin John
son, q saloon proprietor this morn
ing. johnson, who is in custody,
denied that he intended to shoot
Swanson.
LEWIsTOWN, Feb. 9.-The first sta
ton out of Lewistown on the Great
Northern's new road will be named
Stavely, in honor of r. S. Hamilton,
the station being on the Hamilton
ranch. Hamilton could not be used,
as there is already a town of that
name in the state, and the one selected
is q family name with the Hamiltons.
BOHEMIAN, Feb. D. Considerable
fear has been felt locally for the safety
OF the winter wheat crop In this valley,
owing to the recent spell of warm
weather. 1t was feared that the
warmth of the sun had been enough to
start the termination process and that
the cold which Is sure to follow would
ruin the stand of wheat.
HELENA, Feb. 8. - Alleging her
former husband is eleven years in
arrears on alimony he was ordered to
pay, Louisa M. Jensen of Fergus
county, formerly Mrs. Louisa NJ.
Richards, filed a petition today on the
strength OF which Judge J.. Miller
Smith issued an order for Frank II.
Richards to appear and show cause
next Saturday why he should not be
punished for contempt. Mrs. Rich.
ards obtained q divorce in December,
1900, which provided Richards should
pay her $50 q month as alimony.
None has been paid since February,
1901, it is alleged.
GREAT FALLS, Feb. 9-Whether q
native of Japan who claims to be q
naturalized citizen of the United States
can be allowed to register and vote in
Cascade county is q question which is
now confronting County Clerk and
Recorder Lee Dennis, and the latter
has referred the matter to John Speed
Smith, Observation-Disclosures examiner
at Seattle, for solution. Today a
certificate from the justice of the peace
at Naih art was rocoi ved show;no that