The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-16

W as shot TO death TUESDAY nlgnt Oy
George Mace In the latter's lodging
Mace vas released from GUS
tody, the jury holding him blameless
for the shooting the old man. as they
did not believe the evidence would
justify prosecution.
LEwIsTowN, Oct. 11.-After listen.
ing to James F. Briggs recital OF the
duel between himself and his wife near
Grass Range q few days ago in which
Mrs. Briggs was killed and hearing Q
number of witnesses including the son
and daughter of the defendant by two
previous marriages., the coroner's
jury returned q verdict declaring
Briggs acted in self defense and that
the killing was not %felonious.
HELENA, Oct. 11.-F. W. Norton, in
charge of the Montana work OF the
general land Office at Washington,
has arrived here to assist q. G.
Cullom, chief of the fourth field divi.
sion, in disposing OF as many pending
cases az possible. There are pending
In all about 200 homestead and
desert land cases. The special agents
force in this state is not as large "a it
should be, owing to the smallness OF
the congressional appropriation.
Consequently it will not b. possible
to dispose Of all the pending cases
this year.
HELENA, Oct. I2.-One of the chief
features of the Montana exhibit at the
Minneapolis land show will be q dis.
play of the biggest potatoes grown in
the state. j. A. Shoemaker, secretary
of the state fair, tod y sent out postals
to the Is exhibitors at the state fair
who had the finest potatoes, asking
them please to donate IL OF their big
gest spuds for the Minneapolis dis.
play. Checks of premium winners at
the fair have been made out, and will
be mailed the first of the coming week.
BUTTE, Oct. 1.-Two masked ban.
dts tonight entered the Harris Broth.
ers' saloon in Meaderville and lining
up 20 men against the wall rihed their
pockets OF 1920 and overlooked $50.
Disguised with the amount of their
loot the desperadoes peered out the
door and grabbed three men entering.
The sum total found on the three adj
ditional victims was just the price of
three beers, Is cents. The outlaws,
expressing their disgust by means Of
oaths, backed out q ear door and
disappeared.
HELENA, Oct. l2.-The state live.
stock sanitary board has arranged
with several of the perfectly reliable
firms manufacturing hog cholera
serum to keep Q large supply on hand
for distribution to state swine growers
and, upon application to the state
secretary of the board, stating the
number of hogs to be vaccinated. the
weight, etc., . sufficient number OF
doses will be Immediately forwarded,
accompanied by bill, which must be
paid Immediately IN arrival Of the
serum, the sanitary board acting
solely in the capacity Of distributor.
HELENA, Oct. 12.-"Wilson day
will be observed In Montana by the
democracy of this state Thursday,
October 81, and T. M. Swindlehurst
q chairman Of the democratic state cen
. trail committee, requests that every
q Wilson club. every democratic club
and all democratic organizations ar
range some kind of Q Wilson program
for that day. The plan is to have
y public addresses delivered In every
- city and town In the state, and /,
> every precinct outside the larger
!. places. Woodrow Wilson will sens
y a greeting to the democrats of Mon
= tana that day by telegram, which vii
be Immediately sent out by the Stat
central committee.
IF EUREKA, Oct. LAP. j. Scum,
o prosperous farmer residing six mile