The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.


What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
WA1rEFIsH. July 17.-Miles Parks
the eieht.yesr-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Parks, was drowned short
~ after dinner yesterday BY falling of
q dock in the Whitefish river, where
he was fishing with his little brother.
The water where he fell was only
five feet deep and the body was easily
recovered.
HELENA, July 17.-Beginning a
campaign for s~tricter enforcement Of
the pure food and sanitary laws
through out the state, the state board
Of health this week. after goiug over
the inspection reports Of local health
authorities. announced the cancella-
ton Of IL licenses Of places for the
public display and sale OF foods, IN.
I'll such places have been brought to
the standard of cleanliness. The
places closed by the order include q
butchering company, q bakeshop, 9
hotel and q dairy in Butte.
LIVINGSTON, July Nv arden Con-
ley Of the state prison at Deer Lodge
returned today from the upper Vel.
lowstone valley, where he laid out
camps for the SO convicts who are to
work in Park county building roads
this summer and fall. The convicts
will arrive here July "a and remain
until the ground freezes. Warden
Conley ia enthusiastic about the road
work, and says that the highway
which Ia to be q part OF the park-to-
park road when ini shed will be one
of the finest in the country.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, July 49,
James N. Sosherlin, brother of r. N.
Sutherlin, editor OF the Rocky. Noun.
tain Husbanman of Great Falls, died
here Wednesda y at the age of 70years.
He'was born in Copper cou nty, Mo-,
and crossed the plains to Montana
first in 1864, returning the same year
re-crossed in 1865 with an OK team and
loads Of merchandise.
GREAT FALLS, July 19.-F. Zerlist,
parole officer of the federal peni-
Tertiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. to-
day announced the parole OF E. W.
Thompson, q young mail carrier. sent
up from here for the theft of register
ed mail. Thompson was sentenced
to one year and one day and had serv-
ed about six months.
THOMPSON FALLS, July 19.-At
the state land sale today conducted by
Joseph Oker, deputy register of state
lands, 4,720 acres were sold for $685.
775. as, an average price of S20.28 per
acre. The highest paid was $3.50 per
acre, which is the highest price the
state has aver received from acreage.
More than a hundred land buyers
were present from all parts of the
country and Mr.. Oker 10 greatly
pleased with the results of the sale.
BUTTE, July 19.-Owen McCaw,
proprietor Of the saloon at SO East
Park street, the license of which was
revoked by Mayor Duncan Tuesday
after three convictions for allowing
gambling in his saloon, last nigh,
told q reporter how gambling had
been openly carried on in his saloon
for q month after he had paid S25
week to q widely known court practi'
toner for promised protection from
the police and city administration
Earlier in the day he told his story
to the mayor and city attorney. H.
l.. Maury, and Mr.. Maury says he has
asked the county officials to file 9
complaint charging extortion agains
the ''go- between,' who ia reported
to have left the city last evening.
HELENA, July 20.-The time limi
set by Governor Norris for calling 9
special session of the legislature te
enact q direct primary bill expires
today. The call for the special session
was to have been issued by the COVER
nor when q majority of both house,
had signed an agreement to pass
direct primary bill drafted by a com
mission named by the governor. 4
majority of the house members signed
but only twelve OF the fourteen pledge
necessary from the senators were se
cured.
ANACONDA, July 20.-During q
, electric storm here this afternoon
lightning struck the main smoke flu
= at the Wsshoe smelter. A large 90O
. air pressure pipe was broken an
bricks few In all directions. For
= length OF about fifty feet the top cave
In and also part of one side. Th
heavy sulphur smoke poured all owe
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