The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10
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.
HELENA, Jan. 3~.-According to the
annual report of the State Coal Mine
Inspector J. b. McDermott, one nan
was killed during the past year for
every 223, 107 ions of coal produced in
this state, and one man was injured
for every 5000 tons produced. There
was one fatal accident for every 290
men employed, and one serious injury
for every rs men employed. The coal
production of the state for the past
year amounted to 1913, 1907 tons, as
against 900, 246 tons 10 1910.
HELENA, Jan. ga boy and q girl
In each county of the state that raises
the best agricultural produce this sea-
son will be given q free trip to the
Montana state fair, lasting n week.
At the state fair the winners from each
county will compete for substantial
cash prizes. A school children's CON-
test was decided upon at the meeting
here yesterday OF the board of direc.
tors of the state fair, and q committee
to take charge Of it was appointed.
HELENA, Jan. 4.-Joseph Sweeney,
Montana pioneer, and q we'll known
resident Of this county, died Tuesday
evening following an operation for
blood poisoning. The funeral will be
held Friday morning from the Cathe-
dral of the Sacred Heart. MI.
Sweeney was 70 years of age at the
time of his death, and had long been
one of the highly esteemed residents
of this county. He came to Montana
As years ago and engaged in the
ireighting business, and at one time
was foreman for Col. G. A. Broad
water. Twenty years ago he located
on q ranch in upper Ten.Mile, and he
has since been following the stock
raising and ranch industry.
HELENA, Jan. 5.-Eight indictments
we're returned by the federal grand
jury when it made its first report to
!, Judge Hunt. True bills were returned
against two former employees of the
Great Falls postofice, one against q
Flathesd man charged with counter.
feiting, another against an alleged
horsethief, and the remaining four
against persons charged with boot
Logging.
HELENA, Jan. 5.-Rev. c.. L.. Bo'
t ward has announced that S40, 900 Of
!. the 10000 which he is engaged If
raising for the Montana Wesley au
8 university is assured. The first oflth,
past month Rev. Bovard set $40, O0(
as the amount which he desired t
have secured by the first of the new
=, year. BE is Q couple of hundred dol
= lars ahead of that mark now, ant
consequently 10 one of the hsppies,
y men In the state. His aim is for
a greater Montana Wesleyan.
e BUTTE, Jan. 6.-John Laird, on
of the most notorious box car robber
Operating In the western country, an
- going under some half dozens sssume'
h names, this afternoon pleaded guilt,
to robbing . box car of the Chicago
le Milwaukee & Puget Sound railway, q
le $500 cigars, kid gloves and variou
D. other articles, and was sentenced I
"a Eve years in the ~penitentisry.
LIVINGSTON, January s. Will
,e standing In the door of the cab OF hi
st engine at Groveclif, fifty miles frol
e here. tonight, r. F. Richardson,
we'll known Livingston engineer
!. slipped and fell to his death. Whe
found q few minutes later Richardso
was dead, with his spine broken. Tt
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