The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-17
MONTANA BRlEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
GLEND1vE, April 10. Andrew
Christy Long, 66 years OF age, was run
owe by Northern Pacific train No. 3 at
Wibaux and his body literally cut to
pieces. Mr.. Long was driving to bis
ranch and was evidently thrown out
on the track.
BUTTE, April 10.-More than 200
people are homeless and two solid
blocks in South Butte are ~smoldering
ruins, with q property loss estimated
at $3.50, 900, as the result Of a fire dis.
covered yesterday noon in the Cam
pana Feed compauy's warehouse, cor
ner of Iron street and Nevada avenue.
A cigarette, thrown In q chute where
boys made a practice OF hiding to
smoke, is the cause assigned for the
confederation, which promised to
sweep the whole southern portion OF
town.
BOHEMIAN, April 1O.-During a brief
visit in this city yesterday afternoon
President Lewis Penwell of the North
western Development league an
nounced that the league would give
q prize of SIS, 900 gas tractor blowing
outfit to the producer Of the best
bushel of wheat in the United States.
President Penwell was enthusiastic
in speaking of the prospects OF the
land show at Minneapolis In Novem'
Der, al which the outfit is to be award
ed and which is under the auspices of
the league.
HELENA, April 12.-Chairman Sam
v. Stewart of the democrtic state CEN
trail committee, has announced the APP
pointment of Seth Maxwell Of Helena
as secretary of committee, to succeed
the late Finlay McRae.
M1ssOULA. April 11-Announcement
was made at the forestry headquarters
here today that an appropriation OF
$500 had been made from the fund
set aside for the relief of the sufferers
of the 1910 forest fires to cover the
expenses of removing 81 fire victims
from their unmarked graves ia the ST.
Joe forest to Q lot in the cemetery at
St. Maries, Idaho. During the ter
rible days of the fire it was impossi-
BILE to do Otherwise than to bury the
l~dS,o - tbo fouosta VChopo tina man
tell before the blaze.
HELENA, April 11.-Charged with
using the mails to defraud, r. G. Boyer
has been arrested by the sheriff OF
Carbon county At the request OF the
United States marshal of the district
of Nebraska and will be taken &c
Omaha by a deputy United States
marshal. 1t is alleged that Boyer
wrote letters to Nebraska residents
Offering to sell them quantities OF
elks' teeth, suitable for the manu-
facture OF buttons and pins, for the
sum of Sl.75 each. but the teeth
were but limitations, carved from wal
rus tusks.
BUTTE, April ID. L. Lane, con
victea a few days ago OF a statutory
crime, as this morning sentenced b!
Judge Donlan to fifty years in tn
%penitentiary with hard labor. Ian
is 81 years of age and this of cours
meat that with all the good conduc
time allowed by law, unless pardoned
he will never leave the prison wall
alive.
HELENA, April l3.-In the fedora
court today Judge Bourquin foun
that the charges of Irregularities
the conduct of his Office brougl
against c. e. Biggs, United State
sustained. In the Ease OF John "
James, commissioner at Anaconda
the court found the charges were nc
sufficient to ARA n action.
HELENA, April -. - Pharmacist
found guilty of illegally selling drug
and narcotics will have their licens
o ny tuo etdto OOoIO VI PAo
macy. A resolution announcing tn
hereafter that this will be the polio
of the board was adopted at its met
ing here this week. The board deci
ed to take q hand in Investigations
ferret out the persons who are suppl
ing drug fends with the dope"
KAL1sPELL, April Is. - The cot
vest and necktie of George Carols,
Kalispell barber, were found tied
the railing of the steel bridge over t
Flathead river, three miles west
town. In the pockets were found t
mans gold watch and some none
HE hat was between the bridge III
bers nearby. Gareis' room was unit
cupied and the last seer of him he y
going towards the bridge. 1t is