The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-06
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
BUTTE, Oct. 31.-Johunie Neslis,
aged IL, was ground to death under
the wheels of q Butte, Anaconda &
Pacific ore train at 3 O'Clock yester.
day afternoon while on his way to his
mothers home in Whisky gulch.
HELENA, Oct. 3l.-Ninety dry farm
ers of Montana who took prizes In the
non-irrigated division at the state fair
this year, are in receipt of personal
checks, accompanied by letters from
Louis W. Hill, chairman of the board
of directors of the Great Northern,
who offered a total OF Sl,157 in cash
prizes to winners In this division at
the fair. OF the total amount offer.
ed by Mr.. Hill, he was called upon to
pay out $3.50, there being no contest
ants in the classes covered by the
balance.
BUTTE, Oct. 3l.-Judge William
Clancy, aged seventy, famous as the
big Heinz judge during the memoir
able copper war between F. Augustus
Heinze and the Amalgamated Copper
company, died last night OF injuries
caused by q fall down stairs, result
ing in a blood clot upon the brain,
Clancy was known IN early life as the
boy mayor OF Edna, Mo-, where,
later as county attorney, he sent sis
county officials to states prison. He
became famous in the early Missouri
history in his prosecution of ''ta2
dodgers"
TWIN BRIDGES, Oct. 3l.-The N. B
Keeney company OF Leroy N. Y, whit
had contracts 10 this part of the stat
for growing seed peae, has cleaned VI
the crop by shipping the last thre
cars from Laurin siding. The bes
crop so far reported was that of 0
II. Junrod, owner OF Silver Spring
ranch near Sheridan. According tt
the threshers Mr.. Junod's crop yield
ed forty.six bushels, which based on hi
contr act price for the peas will ne
him something above sixty dollars q
acre. Farmers are anxious to Gig
up contracts for growing peas mex
season and it ia probable that tn
acreage vii be greatly increased.
BOHEMIAN, Nov. IA campaign 10
q classification of Montana grains ha
been ~inaugurated whereby our grower
q get q fair rating instead OF sell
ing grain q or more grades belo'
what the big markets cell it for. It
q plank in the political platforms thi
fall and q plan will be worked out b
the experiment station for making
fair and effective.
HELENA, Nov. ii Judgment again'
the Helena Taxi company in favor {
the Conr I'D. Stanford company fe
Gil, 1874. So was entered in the distri'
court here. The complaint alleged tt
money had been expended N behalf
the Taxi company by the Conra'
Stanford company during the curre'
year from January to October. II
Taxi company stood on its demurre
when ordered by the court to answ'
instanter, and Judgment was accor
log entered.
LEWIsTOWN, Nov. 1.-The proper
sought by the Milwaukee as a 81
f. the new depot to be erected wi
the completion of the road from til
cisy to G.aat Falls will cost the raj
way q total OF s43, 85S under the awa'
made by the commissioners appoint'
to ~appraise the value OF the groui
sought to be condemned, G. M. Ston
e. S. Smith and A. W. S.oddard.
this sum, r. G. jackson. is awardt