The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS|
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts of the State,

- 000ASS VI 0O0U0Ot0 oO0VS ut0m0
From Various Parts Of the State.
BILLINGS, Nov. 12.-What is said
to be the best yield of AJAX reported 10
Yellowstone county during the season
just closed is thai of Jesse Marsh, who
is farming in the vicinity OF Hysham.
From 81 acres OF irrigated land
he secured 1910 bushels, or az average
Of mor than "a bushels per acre. The
crop was sold for $1.40 per bushel,
bringing . gross return of S3,4l8.
BILLINGS, Nov. l2.-Despite the fact
that winter has scarcely begun and
that grass is etill plentiful on the
ranges. IT is reported that antelope
are becoming . pest to the farmers in
certain sections of Yellowstone and
Sweetgrsss counties, psrticul srly in
the Lake Basin and Valley Creek Ter.
ritories, for the eason that they are
making iuroads upon the fora &c which
the farmers and ranchers have pro.
vided for their stock.
BILLINGS, Nov. 12.-The county
commissioners have fixed upon Deem
Der 2 as the time for considering
the petition for a special election to
determine the question of the creation
OF the proposed new county Of Still
water. The petition bears the sigma.
lures Of approximately 80 per cent OF
the total number Of residents of the
territory which 10 embraced in the
county, and it is believed there is no
question about the formation of the
county.
M1ssoULA, Nov. III. c. Burke,
one OF the best known stockmen of the
west, who was n of the founders OF
the Chicago stockyards and who was
a partner of "Big Ed" Corrigan in
the building and operation of the
Hawthorne and several other we'll.
known race tracks at Chicago. died
here Of heart failure suddenly this
morning. Mr.. Burke has suffered
from asthma for thirteen years and
came to Missoula two years ago on
account of his health.
M~1ssOULA, Nov. 12.-Temple Grady,
q we'll known young man OF this city,
had q narrow escape with his life
while attempting to rescu q mar
whose identity has not yet been estab.
lished, who deliber ately walked into
the south channel of the Missoula
river q short distance above the Hig.
gins avenue bridge, and committed
suicide. The man was seen to walk
into the stream by persons crossing
the bridge, and when the alarm was
sounded, young Grady ran from the
bridge to the river bank and plunged
into the stream to the rescue. He
reached the mar easily as he Is q
strong swimmer, but was suddenly
taken with q cramp in his right leg
and was himself rescued with difficulty
by James Duncan, his companion.
LIVINGSTON, Nov. l2.-The body OF
William Chenette, a pioneer resident
of the Shields valley, was found in the
road today near Clyde Park by school
children. Chenette evidently was kill.
ed In a runaway. Around his body
were twisted the lines and near by
stood the team and wrecked wagon in
which Chene had left his home a
short time before. Chenette was form
erly a resident of Livingston.
BUTTE, Nov. 12.-Mrs Maude
Jones and Iher daughter, Genevieve,
we're arrested by Butte police this
morning, charged with being the ban.
dts who held up and robbed Fred
Ureck of a purse containing about $50
and a watch and chain valued at $50
early Sunday morning. The police
are convinced that the women have
been responsible for several holdups
that have occurred in the city during
the past several weeks. The police
further allege the women have worn
mems clothing and that they have
participated in many of the saloon
holdups that have been pulled off
here at the rate OF three a week.
MILES CITY, Nov. 13.-George
Boggs, who is in this city from Ekala-
ka. reports the death of George Goss,
aged sixteen, who was another victim
to be added to the large number who
each year are killed, and usually by
come friend, through being mistaken
for q deer. Goss vas out hunting
accompanied by relatives. He be-
came separated from his companions
and entered some underbrush. While
prospecting around for game or find q
way out his friends saw the brush. NOV.
ing and shot at what they thought was
q legitimat ate object.
GREAT FALLS, Nov. 13.-That Cas-
cade county fax straw will be used to q