The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS|
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

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From Various Parts Of the State.
ANACONDA, January Is Peter c.
Erickson, u native OF Norway and q
resident of Butte for many years, fell
through the roof u portion of the
converter building aud was Instantly
killed.
K%AL1sPELL, Jan. 16.-Resolutions
indorstng George H. Grub Of this
city, q member OF the legislature and
prominent attorney, were passed by
the K%alispell Bar association al .
hastily arranged meeting. as successor
of Federal Judge Carl Rasch OF Hell.
ena. The resolutions, which set forth
Mr.. Grubb's qualifications, will be
forwarded Immediately &c the presi.
dent.
BUTTE, January 16.-The county Of
Silver Bow began q sutt 10 the dis.
trict court Yesterday against the city
of Butte to e%njoin al alleged proposed
sale of the new $4,000 court house
building on account of delinquent
%sprinkling taxes. The amount sought
to be collected by City Treasurer Dan
Shovlin was 81, 741.
HELENA. Jan. 16.-Under a decision
by Judge Hunt Diminishing the appli.
cation of the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company for 40 Injunction, Ca
latin county may proceed with the
sale of los, 600 acres of land 90 which
last year the axes were unpaid, the
company alleging the board of equal.
ization, 10 raising the assessment from
81 to So an acre, discriminated against
it as compared with the assessment on
other lands.
HELENA, Jan. 16.-Saloon men and
~bartenders who sell liquor to Indians
will receive scant sympathy from
Judge Hunt. All such should be
punished severely, be told John
Swan, a bartender in a saloon at Cut
Bank, who pleaded guilty today TO
selling liquor there September 9 last.
Six months in the county Jail and q
foe of 500 was his sentence. John
Peterson, indicted on u similar charge,
alleged to have been committed the
same day at the same place, promptly
entered q plea of not guilty when he
saw what Swan received.
WHITEFISH, Jan. 15.-After having
been blockaded since Saturday by
snowslides in the vicinity Of Java and
Summit. the Great Northern is re.
ported cleared tonight and it il ex-
pected to move all snow bound trains
before morning. The rotary snow
plows and large crews of men are
working night and day clearing away
the slides as fast as they come down.
One slide yesterday buried the track
fifty feet deep. Nine overland pas.
senger trains stalled 10 the snow on
the east slope Will be liberated to.
night if nothing happens.
HELENA, Jan. 17.-One of the meth
DDS by which the state board of health
intends to enforce the pure food law
is to make purchases ia stores, and if
the goods are defective or short
weight, proceedings against the mer.
chant selling them will be started, &C.
cording to DR.. T. D. futile, secretary
of the state board of health.
BUTTE, Jan. l6.-Marco Medin, q
we'll known business man of this city
was fined 800, the limit for having
sold three bottles of beer TO A. G.
Elrick, another we'll known citizen of
Butte, which was later served 70 Mae
Sesdorf, q minor in Elrick's apart
ments at . midnight party, Medin
himself ~partaking of the liquor.
Medin was tried by q jury subpoenaed
by the socialist Police Judge Booher.
BUTTE, Ian. 17.-Harry Burns was
the victim of an attempted assassina-
ton last night while standing under q
bright light before the saloon on
North Wyoming street. The would.be
murderer shot from the darkness and
a soft.nose bullet found Judgement in
Burns left thigh, inficting q serious
wound. Burns Is II years of age and
the police believe the shooting was the
result OF q quarrel with associates.
BOHEMIAN, JAN. II. - Gallatin
boosters will gather at the Bozeman
hotel here on Tuesday January %, to
celebrate the many victories Of agri-
cultural products from this county
during the year just closed. It is ex.
pected that the gathering will number
about 250. The splendid collection of
silver cups, medals, premiums and
other trophies which have been won
by the Galatin growers during the
year just closed will be or exhibition
at the banquet table. Later this col. /
lection will be taken to Belgrade,
Manhattan. Three Forks and other