The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-10
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
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.
GLASGOW, July 3.-steve Morris, q
land seeker, from Alvs, wyo., was
struck and killed by lightning about
40 miles south Of this city Sunday
night. he and his companion, ]. a..
Nevil, were on their way to Canada,
to take up land, and stopped at the
W. A. Twitchell ranch to camp for the
night. A violent storm came up and
In their efforts to keep their tepee from
blowing down Morris held the center
pole and Nevil held the tent Aap. A
bolt Of lightning struck the pole, kill
ing Morris instantly, and stunning
Nevil for several hours.
HELENA, July 2.-Funds now being
available with which to defray the ex.
penses of holding trials, Judge George
M. BourQuin ia the federal court today
ordered a venire drawn Of go names
%returnable July Is, when the trial of
criminal cases will begin. The men,
bers of the trial jury panel will come
from the counties of Lewis and Clark,
Powell, Jefferson. Broadwater, Gal.
latin, Meagher and Park. The most
important case set was that charging
Max Fried and Sigmund Saslak of
Butte with white slavery. They will
will be tried July Is.
GREAT FALLS, July 4.-Paul Fitz-
gerald and Lorenzo Fontaine, each
nine years old, passed today in the
city jail as the result of being caught
early this morning In the act of bur.
glsrizing the Gerspach-C Charters
store. They had carried out several
rifles and ammunition and told the
officers they had planned for Q hunt
ing trip today. They will be turned
over to the state humane officers.
BILLINGS. July 4.-Decomposed al
most beyond recognition and with the
flesh entirely gone from the right leg,
the nude body of John Loeffeiman,
who disappeared from his ranch on
Blue creek several weeks ago, was
found today in that stream by children
who were playing on the bank. It is
believed the body had been lodged in
q drift further up the creek and was
carried down by recent freshets.
BUTTE, July 4.-Agnes G. Fitzpat-
rick, wife of T. J. Fitzpatrick, stsor-
ney at law at Dubuque, Iowa, and a
member of the credentials committee
for the Elks convention at Portland,
died at 10:45 last night at q point near
Harlowtown, on the special Elk train
from Dubuque to Portland. A dizzi-
ness and sinking spell came at seven
o'clock and gradually weakening, she
passed away surrounded by her hus.
bands friends.
HELENA. July A. The Montana
freight tariff, based on the Spokane
rate which has been in the courts for
many years, did not become effective
July l, as predicted by the carriers.
A special permit Is required from the
interstate commerce commission to
print the lev tariff, which is now in
hands of the printer. As soon as it
10 approved the rates will become ef-
f~ective. The Montana tariff reduces
rates IN classified and commodity
goods, the largest reduction being on
the latter. The cut ranges from seven
to Is per cent.
KAL1sPELL, July Cat the business
meeting this morning of the Montana
grand lodge, Benevolent and Protec-
tive Order Of Elks, J. W. Walker of
Kalispell, was elected president of the
order and Missoula was selected for
the next meeting place. The meeting
was the largest convention Of Elks
ever held in Montana.
GREAT FALLS, July 6. - General
Superintendent Charles o. jerks today
announced that President Gray of the
Great Northern railroad, after look
ing over the situation in this city,
authorized the beginning at once of
the work of building the freight house
which the company has been contem-
plating for some time. The building
will be so by 600 feet, part one and
part two stories in height.
HELENA, July 6.-Livestock ship.
ments from eighteen states were made
into Montana during May and June,
according to figures compiled by State
Veterinarian Knowles. There were in
all 40 importstions, all but q very
few being of stock belonging to set.
tiers. In these two months LOSS head
of horses and 1874 head of cattle were
| shipped in,