The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-12-11

, MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Dec. 4.-The combined
statements of the five Helena bank.
show the largest aggregates in thu
history of financial institutions in thi,
city. The total deposits, $40, 267, 53s
give an average of more than $500 pc,
capita. while the com bined resources,
Sl3, 537, 1873 is an average of almost ST.,
600 per capita. The total avail able
cash il "a, 2lO, OLA and the average re.
serve Is greater than 40 per cent.
KAL1sPELL, Dec. 5.-Late last nigh,
a jury decided that George W. Burton
was guilty of murder in the second
degree. He shot Fred Long at the
ranch Of the later near Whiteish
late one night. Burton was arrested
after 1t had been ascertalned that
he had been absent from town and
had previously had trouble with Long.
He claimed entire innocence until yes
terday when he took the stand and ad-
mitted the killing, but claimed self de-
tense.
HELENA, Nov. 5.-There died today
at her home on Benton avenue one of
Montana's pioneer women, Mrs. Mary
r. Hotter, wife of A. NJ. Hotter. Her
death will be mourned as sincerely by
scores outside of her immediate fami.
ly as by those connected with her by
blood. For almost bali q century
Mrs. Hotter had lived In Helena and
during all those years she has been
not only q helpmeet to her husband
and a loving mother 20 her children,
but she was q friend of those who had
no other, sympathetic with those In
trouble and eve ready to give not
only money, but her time and her
labor to those whom she could assist
In any way.
HAvRE, Dec. 4.-Charged with bring
ing Miss Myrtle Anderson from Kan.
sas City Mo-, for immoral purposes,
Claude G. Watson, q prominent land
locator and real estate dealer of this
city, will be arraigned before United
States Commissioners W. B. Piper
tomorrow. It Is alleged that Watson
after persuading Miss Anderson to
come to Ravre for the purpose of FL
Ing on public land, compelled her to
Sign a REIMBURSEMENT to the land,
take quarters in q hotel and Q life of
shame and prostitution, from which
he derived q benefit of SO from every
IS taken in. Watson was arrested
November % as he was leaving for
Canada, and was lodged in Jail in de.
fault of IS, 1000 bond.
HELENA, Dec. 6.-The fnancia al cam.
paign statements Of the democratic
and progressive state central commit.
tees were filed late yesterday after.
noon with Martin Doty, county clerk
and recorder. The progressives had
50, 669.35 to spend on the campaign,
according to their statement, and the
democrats expended $40, 1852. SO.
HELENA, Dec. 6.-The biggest cere.
monal session in the annals of AL
geria temple, Ancient Arabic Order OF
the Mystic Shriners, was held here
last night at the Auditorium, when
between 400 and 500 Shriners initiat-
tied nor than 125 novices, the largest
class that has been taken across the
burning sands. A parade preced-
ed the session., and q banquet, still
continued at ar early hour this morn
ing, concluded it.
HELENA, Dec. 6.-Beginning Sun.
day the Great Northern will extend
the service of trains 237 and 23S from
Great Falls to Lewistown. This will
give the Helena travellers the option OF
going to Fergus county by either of
two routes. It is declared by rail.
road men to be the first step in the ex-
tension of q train service that eventu-
ally will start at St. Paul and end at
San Francisco, Helena being on the
main line.
MILES CITY, Dec. 6.-Manager
Kelly of the grain elevator At Plevna
vas killed this afternoon by being
caught in a fywheel of q gasoline en-
CINE which he vas starting. Kelly
was alone in the engine room and it
was probably 20 minutes before the
accident was discovered. Someone
entering the building found his body
entangled in the wheel, which was re.
volvine at q terrific rate. The engine