The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-30
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.
M1ssOULA. Oct. 22.-The body of
Thos. Ccl bet', bi other " James J.
COrbett OF Missoula. has been found
in the hills rear Thompson Falls. T!
Coroett, VINO bad been superintendent
OF several lumber camps. wandered
away into the mountains August Is, |
1912, while temporarily derapged.
GREAT FALLS, Oct. 21.-While be.
ing brought to this city to the Deaco-
ness hospital for treatment, Mre. |
Sarah E LarRent, wife OF John Lar.
gent, one OF the early pioneers OF
Montana, died on q Great Northern
train between Vaughn and this city |
this evening. Death was due. to heart
trouble. Mrs. Largeut came TO Mon.
tana In 1869.
GREAT FALLS. Oct. 2l.-Mrs. J. b.
Dunrad, wife OF the pastor OF the
Methodist church at Stockett, was ter
ribly injured toda in q runaway, by
which she a hurled against q barb
wire fence. Her face was terribly cut
by the wire, which cut through both
cheeks, IN q manner which may cause
her death. although there are chances
Of her recovery.
CULBERTsON, Oct. 21.-The Great
Northern pay a aud supply train,
| uuoot h0,,r6 met m Aoat h~,-A I~c~l
freight train In q head-on collision on
a curve on Calais hill, one mile east
of Calais station on Fort Peck Indian
reservation, at noon today, both
travelling at high speed. Fireman
ODER Is missing and his body is sup
posed to be in the burning wreckage
of SON cars ditched on the freight
train. -Four trainmen were badly in
jured and we're taken to the Willis
ton, N. D., hospital
HELENA, Oct. % The Montana
State fair established q record this
year in the payment of cash prizes.
The value of the cash awards aggre.
gated s13,504. OF this amoun s1l,.
948 20 came from the treasury Of the
state fair itself, aud the figure Is the
largest so far 10 the history of the
Institution. The rem ainder OF the
total we're cash contributions donated
by individuals or associations as
special prizes.
HELENA, Oc,24. Lewis Davis, brother
Judge Joseph Davis OF this city,
was found dead ia his cabin in Oprir
gulch near Avon this morning. He
had been murdered. His hands were tied
behind his back with strong cords, his
head was crushed and everything
pointed to the crime having been care
fully planned, the murderers locking
the cabin door after the deed vas COM
mitted. The condition of the dody in-
dictated the deed had been committed
days ago.
BUTTE, OF 24.-Robbers yesterday
afternoon stole q 1000 pound safe
from the ruins of the Thomas block,
43 So West Park street. Hundreds of
people saw four men with a team
laboring to get it loose from the de.
bris and then skid the safe upon roll
lers into the alley. Others saw the
team dragging it down Dakota street,
thence west on Park street and finally
west on Galena street. There trace of
it was lost. The crowd watching the
operation thought the men had been
ordered to remove it.
BUTTE, Oct. 24.-Among the suits
that will be tried In the federal court
this week is an action wher in the
United States is the plaintiff and IS
head of cattle are the defend ants.
Technically, the cattle are under ar.
rest and their present jail Is q pasture
in Northern Montana. The cattle
are branded A K, were confscated by
Collector of customs John Bair, near
Wildhorse lake, close to the Canadian
line. They had been driven on Uncle
Sans domain by some one 10 Cana a
on September 80 last. A complaint
asking for the forfeiture, condemna-
ton and sale of the cattle was filed
by District Attorney James Freeman.