The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-14
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

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A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
KAL1sPELL. August 6.-With the
of John NEWMAN, the 24~.year-o old
rancher who was mysteriously shot to
de ath about midnight July % in the
barnyard of his home near Big Fork,
the authorities believe their quiet
search for the slayer Of the young
farmer is ended.
BILLINGS, August 6.-Coal mine
operators of the Bear Creek district
have complained to the local chamber
of commerce that they are having
difficulty in securing reasonable rates
to various points OF the Great North
ern railroad. They ask that the COM
mercial organization assist them in
getting things adjusted sasisfactorisl.
BILLINGS, August 6.-The shipping
OF wild plums in immense quantities
is al unusual industry which will be
engaged in during the next few weeks
by q of the wholesa ale fruit concerns
of this city. An arrangement has
just been perfected with q large mum.
Der of residents Of the territory east Of
here for the delivery of plums and it
Is estimated that fully 1900 crates
will be handled.
HELENA, Auguat 5.-S. W. Lang
horne sr., justice OF the peace and q
man who has occupied many public
Offices duriug his lifetime OF Is years
was arrested this morning on a charge
of assault in the third degree upon an
~11-year-old girl. He was tried this
afternoon in the police court and
found guilty. BE gave notice OF ap.
peal. Judge Langhorne protests he is
innocent, the victim of q little girls
Imagination.
DEER LODGE, August 6.-Announce-
ment was made yesterday of plans for
the enlargement of the Deer Lodge
shops by the Chicago Milwaukee &
, Puget Sound road. The channel of
, Mill creek will be changed to allow
for the improvements. The creek now
flows over property recently purchased
by the company. Work will be push
ed rapidly: The chops will have
double their present capacity.
GREAT FALLS, August 6.-What is
declared to be the largest converter
has just been blown in at the Boston
& Montana smelter in this city and it's
. operations will be most carefully OBJ
served for some time to decide if such
: q monster furnace is really a success
= and will effect q saving in smelling
. operations.
HELENA, August Jack Peterson
of Cut Bank convicted of selling whis-
key to an Indian there last September,
8 was given a year and q day in Leaven'
e worth prison, fined $500 and costs Of
q the case, by Judge Bourquin in the
federal court. George W. Magee, q
y lawyer and q prominent citizen of Du'
puyer, Teton county, was placed or
e trial on a charge of selling liquor &c
Indians there.
Il GREAT FALLS, August IA re-
quest that strikes the city as novel but
one that is of decided Importance hat
reached Great Falls through the col
% umns of one of the local papers, wher
q a committee of women residing or
ranches asked that rest rooms be ar
ranged for those who come to the city
y Many times the distance covered is
p great one, the trip often times made
'e in heavy lumber wagons. The womel
ask the cooperation OF their city sis
tiers in an effort TO have some place
fitted up in connection with come o
the department stores, where . woman
can 20 to brush up and make hersel
p%resentable before getting out on tn,
streets to do her shopping and market