The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
LEw1sTowN, April 4. - Charles
Murphy and Charles Halpin, arrested
at Moccssin recently on q charge Of
burglary, we're yesterday held for
trial by Justice Foley, who fixed their
bonds at 81, 500 each. The men are
charged with having broken into the
Moccssin express Office.
ANACONDA, April 4.-One of the
most notable cases eve tried In Deer
Lodge county is being heard before
Judge Galloway. The matter at issue
involves every rsncher who uses the
waters of Warm Springs creek, the
industries of the city and the water
supply of Anaconda. This case first
came up 10 1905 and has been on every
court term since, and for one reason
or another has been continued.
HELENA, April 3.-For stealing a
steer last August on the Blackfeet
Indian reservation, belonging to the
Floweree Cattle company, John B.
Connolly was sentenced by Judge
B%ourquin today to serve W months
in the county jail. Connolly 10 q
years old, and because of his youth
and the fact that he has served two
months 10 jail, be was permitted to
plead guilty to petty larceny.
HELENA, April 3-Converted to the
belief that fresh air is q tonic for all
bodily ills, w. M. Biggs, who re-
turned this week from California, to-.
day announced that he will give sixty
acres of land at the head of Lawrence
street to be used for q nine.hole golf
course, two tennis courts and a chill.
dren's playground. A number of Hell
ena citizens have already agreed to
organize a country club to carry out
the plan.
LEwIsTowN, April 4. Spring
freshets are reported all W this
section as q result of the warm
weather of the past few days. Spring
creek, which runs through this city,
went on the rampage for a short time
yesterday, overlooking the banks in
some cases and carrying out several
wooden bridges. A telephone mes
sage stated that q man named Nc
Carthy, engaged in hauling timber to
a railway construction camp, was
drowned ia attempting to ford Spring
creek, several miles from town. Two
other men who we're with him escaped.
HELENA, April 5.-R. j. White, a
Missoula contractor, has filed q petit
ton in the federal court to be declared
q bankrupt. He gives his liabilities
Is S97, 900, bis principal creditors be-
ing banks, among them the Wallace
National bank of Wallace, Idaho.
His assets are given as $50 1880.
BELGRADE, April Awkward Har-
kins, wounded by Robert Richie
Sept. 3. 1911, died today. He had
lain 10 a Belgrade hospital since
Ricthie found Hsrkius, q hobo, asleep
in his barn and shot him. A jury sent
Ricthie, who ia a we'll known business
man of Belgrade, to the penitentiary
for the act.
GREAT FALLS, April 5.-Two years
in the penitentiary at Deer Lodge was
the sentence passed upon William
Simmons, who, in the district court
today before Judge j. B. Leslie,
pleaded guilty to q charge Of grand
larceny. Simmons, together with
John c. Kelley and Charles Holloway
members OF Company G., Nationa
Guard Of Montana, was arrested by
the police several days ago charged
with the theft Of a trunk from the plat
form of the Great Northern depot.
MILES CITY, April 4.-The Security
Bridge company of Billings wat
awarded the contract today for the
construction of three bridges which
will be erected by Custer county at ar
aggreg ate cost OF about Sic, 900. Ont
bridge will be constructed across tn
Yellowstone river at Miles City, on
across the same sire am at Fallon ant
the third across Powder river at it.
mouth, where it joins the Yellowston'
river.
GREAT FALLS. April Awhile en-
deavoring 10 board westbound pas
senger train No. 235, while it wa
moving, THE afternoon, Jos. Klemick
q tailor. was thrown beneath thu
wheels and 90 badly injured that
was necessary to smputate his RICH
foot about six inches above the ankl
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