The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-14
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.
GLASGOW, Feb. 8 An unidentified
dead man was found in the loft of the
house 90 the Thos. Barton homestead,
near Whately, about elk miles east OF
Glasgow. The mao had probably
been dead for q month or more. but
the body was we'll preserved on &C.
count Of being frozen. There was
nothing on the body to give any clue
to the mans identity.
HELENA, Feb. 6.-Compsny G Sec.
ond regiment, national guard OF Mon
tana, OF this city, has been mustered
out of service by Adjutant General
Phil Gr.ensn, because it failed to
come up to the required stands ard. In
| the regiment there are now II COM.
panies, placing it on q war footing.
go that the local militiamen have no
opportunity to r~eorgannize the com.
pany.
J HELENA, Feb. 6-Helena was visit
ed by another serious and stubborn
basement fire at midnight. Flames
we're discovered at the basement of the
Helena Packing and Provision com.
pany, In the heart of the business die.
trict and despite the fact that five
streams Of water were poured into the
basement the fire attained much head
way, practically wrecking the meat
company's building and destroying
the furniture store OF j. A. Doughty
adjoining. The loss is estim ated at
$40, 900 covered by insurance.
BUTTE. Feb. MARY McKeon, as
Keen, has begun suit to recover dam
ages in the sum of $50, 600 on account
of the death of the deceased, who, it is
said. was run into by an engine. The
suit is against the Chicago, Milwaukee
and Puget Sound Railway company.
KAL1sPELL, Feb. 7.-Judge E. K.
Cheadle of Lewistown, the defeated
candidate of Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon
for the federal judgeship, may be
urged as the leader of the progressive
republican forces in this state, and re.
ceive the endorsement OF local pro-
gressive republicans as candidate for
governor, is the assertion of prominent
republicans here.
MILES CITY. Feb. 6.-Loss of 200
| hoo1 ~ ooft1o uo1,,oA hotuoon RI NM
and $1,000, is reported to have been
suffered by John Ramer in the Mizpah
country. The cattle had wintered all
right until q warm rain came q few
days ago, which was followed by four
days with the temperature II degrees
below zero, and the entire bunch was
wiped out.
LIVINGSTON, Feb. 7.-Livingston
residents will vote this spring on an
amendment providing for the Sunday
closing of saloons following q petition
for the initiative presented to the
council. The petitioners we're told
that the people would vote on the clos
ing law in April. Local temperance
organizations are planning on q great
campaign and may put q candidate
for mayor in the field.
HELENA, Feb. 6.-The state railroad
commission today notified the traffic
departments of all railroads operating
In Montana that it will not approve
the new western classification to 90
into effect February Is. but that the
old classification, known 10 SO, will
continue IN effect in this state on intra-
state business. The new classification
makes l, 700 changes, the rates being
advanced In 900 cases and reduced in
800. the general effect being an I'D.
vance.
ANACONDA, Feb. - Thirty.four
pupils in the Powell county high
school at Deer Lodge have struck.
Prof. J. A. Nelson, an eastern man,
athletic director and science instruc-
tor. was asked to resign Saturday by
the school board, and the pupils re.
tall ated by deserving the class rooms
Monday morning. Yesterday nor to-
day the stu alton did not clear. despite
threats of parents, the principal and
the school board. The young people
assert tina they will remain out until
Mr.. Nelson is reinstated.
To Prevent Intimidation.