The river press., 1912-06-26
MONTANA NEWS BRlEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
KAL1sPELL, June l8.-Judge j. E.
Erickson of the district court has sum-
moned grand jury to convene here
July g. This is the second instance OF
the calling Of grand jury In this
county. The former occasion was at
the time OF the creation Of Flsthead
county out Of Missoula county, when
the several county officials became in
volved in q graft scandal.
HELENA, June 18.-Thirty-seven
book firms have submi,ted bids to the
State Text Book commission to furnish
text books to be used in the fret to the
eight grades. inclusive, in the Mon.
tsns schools, for period of five years.
No contr acts will be awarded until the
latter part of this or the fret of next
week.
HELENA, June 17.-C. E. Kumpe,
state bank examiner, has rendered his
esign alton to Governor Norrie, to
take effect Aug. l. Governor Norrie
has accepted 1t and appointed Fred E.
Hoss, who has been . deputy in the
Office for number OF years, to I'LL
the vacancy. Mr.. Kumpe resigned to
accept q position in private employ.
ment.
KALIsPELL, June 17.-approximate-
ly IL, 500 acres of agricultural lands
within the Blackfeet National forest,
more than 80 farm units, will be made
available to entry through the classic.
cation OF lands in the North Fork
country. The work of classification is
now complete, except the surveying Of
rights of way for the government trails
and roads. A crew Is now engaged
in this work, which will be completed
by the fret Of July.
WISDOM, June 17.-Atter lying for
twelve days in his cabin, Is miles
northwest OF Wisdom, suffering from
q broken hip, Denis Smith, more than
10 years ol age and prospector for
halt century, was brought to Wisdom
today and will be sent to Dillon as q
county charge. A week ago Thursday
he was caught in cave In in his pro.
spect and with difficulty made his way
to his cabin, where he lay ever since.
Saturday the Wunderlich brothers
were passing by the cabin and were
hailed by the old man.
BILLINGS, June 17.-More than p
600 acres Of public domain filed upon
by actus al settlers in one day and more
than 5000 during the six, was q record
made at the United States land Office
during the week just closed. 1t is
understood tha the number made on
the one day mentioned was the great.
est since the Office was established
here, barring occasions when special
tra acts of land had been thrown open
to settlement. The home-seekers are
from all parts of the country and in q
majority of intances will take posses
sion of their homestea ads at once.
HELENA, June 19.-John W. Tins.
ley, held in the county Jail on forg-
cry charge, committed suicide in his
cell yesterday morning by hanging
himself with small cord. Tinsley
was born In Townsend and has q
mother living in Harlowton, it is
said.
| KAL1sPELL, June 19.-Stretched up
on his back in an alley between First
and Second streets, where he had ap.
parently lain down to sleep of intox-
icstion, ames Macarthur, a we'll known
brick mason, was found dead by Pa.
trolmsn Gibbs. He was on q spree.
HELENA, June l8.-Thousands oi
acres of public land lying in Granite,
Deer Lodge, Silver Bow and Beaver.
head counties we're Withdrawn June IL
on account of the presence of phos.
pilates, notice to this effect being re
ceived this morning in the Helena
land Office.
HELENA, June 19.-Albert Huntley
was brought back from Cascade in the
custody of Deputy Sheriff Duncan tc
face charge OF horse stealing. Three
weeks ago he rented horse from the
Sillvers' stable, and then ''faded
away" finally being located at Cas-
cade.
HELENA, June 18.-George W
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state living at Dupuyer, was indicted
by the last grand jury on six count:
charged with selling whiskey Dec. p
and March 81 to Indians at Dupuyer,
Magee came in this morning for ar.
raignment, but court is not In session
!, here nor will it be until next Monday
He is out on bonds.
LEw1sToWN, June l9.-Lyman Carl
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