The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03

The second new town will be Rebel.
ing, ten miles west OF Simms, aud the
fifth and last stop OF the line will be
Gilman. two miles east of the presen,
townsite of Augusta.
HELENA, June 28.-william aill,
committed ia 1910 from Fergus county
on q charge OF horse stealing, had his
sentence reduced by Acting Governo,
Allen today from seven to three years
Hill has q wife and two small children
dependent upon him, and prior to shis
trouble bad always borne q good repu-
tation. Seven jurors who sat in his
case and the county attorney who pro-
secuted him signed the application TO,
q pardon.
HAvRE, June 28.-In the trial oil
Peter Wagner, charged with the MUIR
der OF Albert D. Pratt, which has beer
In progress here for more than q week,
the jury this morning brought ia
verdict OF not guilty. Though evil
dence was introduced intended to show
that the bullets which killed Pratt were
fired into his back, Wagner was &C.
quilted on his plea of self-defense.
The case, which aroused much interes,
here, was stubbornly contested.
WHITEFIsH, June %. -Percy J. Ridge
and W. V. Gilchrist, two Great North.
ern flremen, were drowned about 8
o'clock this morning when their boa,
capsized near the center Of Whitefsh
lake. 1t may possibly be that there was
n other person with them who ia not
known, as there were three fishing out
fits Ia the boat when 1t was recovered.
CASCADE, June pa. J. Ste pheus,
q barber, was shot in the right side
yesterday by q man said to be r. L.
Pittm an, as the result of an alleged
gambling game In the Mint saloon.
Stephens was attended by a physician
and has since been in seclusion. It is
reported that Stephens refused to file
an information against Pittman since,
it is claimed, to have done 80 would
have involved others and also dis
closed the condition concerning the
game when the trouble came about.
HELENA, June 29.-Because there
is no money with which to pay jurors
and Witnesses, owing to the failure OF
congress to pass the appropriation
bill, Judge Bourquin in the federal
court Cancelled the order for q venire
/ of Is names that was to constitute the
trial jury panel and Cancelled the set.
ing of cases. Following the session
before last of the grand jury many de-
PENDANTS remained in Jail because
there was no Judge before whom they
could be tried. This time they must
remain in Jail because there is nc
money with which to pay the ex'
penses of conducting the trials.
GREAT FALLS, July 1.-William b,
w alters and B. Torrey OF Miller, s
D., have purchased the Bower Bros
ranch of 8, 760 acres southwest O
Judith Gap In the Judith basin. The
reported purchase price Is 5000, 600.
BUTTE, July with a bullet hole
through his heart and his skull mashed
to q pulp, the body of Clarence Ack
aret, a trapper 81 years OF age, was
found wrapped in a blanket in the
bottom of a we'll on his claim one mile
from Divide yesterd ay. The discover.
was made by a sheriff's posse whicl
went to the place to make q search TO
the missing mat on the authority o
the county commissioners.
BUTTE. July 1.-The Butte Miners
union Saturday accepted the three
year contract with the operating com
panies, which provides for an increas
in wages, contingent upon the price Q
copper. The vote count for the recen
referendum election, completed at
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, shove
that the proposition to accept th
contract carried by a vote of 1888 t
1,101. The miners will receive pay fo
June on the basis OF 81 q day, an
this scale will continue to be ia fore
as long as the price OF copper is ]
cents or better.
GREAT FALLS, July 1.-The Mi
waukee company will ship three bride
( gangs to this city this week and wi
start them to work on the west end
the line 1t ia building between bel
and Lewistown. One will be campo
at Belt creek, one at Rogers coule
= and one at Box Elder creek. The,
: are two large bridges to build on th'
, end OF the road. The bridge over Be
creek Ia 200 feet high at the highe'
point and the one at Sage creek is l;
feet high and 1000 feet long. All tt
bridges will be built Of steel and q
~culverts of cement.