The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10
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.
MISSOULA. Jan. IA blizzard IL
sweepiug over western Montana from
the northeast. Snow is falling rapid.
ly aud Is drifting before q strong
wind. The mercury fell twenty de.
grees in five hours today at Bloss-
burg on the continental divide and
extreme cold is reported al Garrison.
The storm is moving rapidly west.
ward. Three feet of snow has fallen
ut Lookout, the summit of the North.
ern Pacific line in the Bitter Root
range.
MILES CITY, Jan. 2.-The Calvin
Investment company has effected the
sale of 5000 acres of land on Rosebud
creek, about twelve miles from the
mouth. from the Ball Ranch company
to Henry Mitchell, the price OF the
land being approximately s45, 900.
About 365 tons of hay, q large, we'll
built, eight.room frame house, big
barn, sheep sheds and other improve.
ments are included in the deal.
BOHEMIAN. Jan 2.-The county treas.
urer of Gallatin county was served
with an Injunction this morning at the
instance of the Northern Pacific rail.
way forbidding him to dispose Of any
OF the land belonging to the railway
company in Gallatin county or to
take any further steps TO collect the
taxes which became delinquent on the
Both of last November. The dispute
ia on the assessment of the agricul-
tural, grazing and tim Der land $ owned
by the railroad within the limits of
Gallatin county, which amounts to
about los, 900 acres. These were as.
sessed by the county authorities at al
average q of 81 per acre. The
company objected t o this assessment
before the county board of equaliza-
ton as excessive.
RED LODGE, Jan. 2.-B. M. Rod.
gers, q wealthy timber contractor re.
siding here and having large interests
at Idaho Falls, Idaho, has brought
suit in the district court against the
Northern Pacific for 81, 900 damages
for the loss of q trunk checked as
baggage out of Butte last April. The
trunk is said to have contained valu.
able wearing apparel belonging to the
plaintiff and his wife.
BUTTE, Jan. 3.-John Ritter, an
old miner, drank laudanum and was
found in a dying condition in the
Braund house. Death ensued before a
ply sici an could reach his side. He
left q note authorizing the proprietor
of the Braund house to draw his
months wages, which were due, and
i pay for his funeral expenses. The
note directed the giving Of whatever
emained of his wages over to ''his
old pal, who lives acros the street,
RED LODGE, Jan. z. - DR.. S. M.
Souders, company physician here, has
been sued In the district court for
damages of $4,000 by E. V. Jukano.
vich, a coal miner, for alleged nal.
practice. The plaintiff in his com.
plant charges the ply sician with the
responsibility for the loss OF az eye,
which, following treatment by DR..
Souders, was removed by q Butte
physician.
GREAT FALLS, Jan. 2.-Notwith.
standing the order recently Issued
that the lid should be fastened down
in this city as to gam bling, there
have been persistent rumors for the
last SO hours that the first day of
January gambling was resumed,
black jack being started in at least
two of the places where gambling had
recently been stopped. There have
been hints, too, that the police are
planning a raid to round up the
gamblers unless they desist.
HELENA, Jan. 2.-In order to en-
able him to dispose of as much crimi.
nal business as possible before he
leaves for Washington January Is,
Circuit Judge Hunt, sitting in the
federal district court here, Instructed
the federal grand jury which assem-.
bled here today to report to the court
each morning on the indictments
found the day before. Almost q hun.
dred cases will come before the grand
Jury, over seventy of the defend ants
being confined in jail here.