The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-12-25
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

From Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA, Dec. l6.-At about 7:O5
O'Clock this evening two very distinct
earthquake shocks we're felt at Marys-
vile, Bald Butte, Bald Mountain and
Jay Gould, mining camps about Is
miles from Helena. No shock was
felt IN this city,.
HELENA, Dec. 1.-THE hearing of
the application of Mrs. D. A. G..
Floweree to be made special admins.
t ratrix of the estate of her late
husband, and for an allowance of
1850 q month from his estate, came
TO q close last evening, and Judge j.
Miller, before whom the hearing was
held, denied the application and fixed
the allowance of $3.50 q month.
HELENA. Dec. 16.-Dr. W. F. Cogs.
we'll of Wilsall, Park county, was
elected secretary OF the state board of
health at a meeting OF that body TO-
day. The position pays 8 $1,000 per
mum. DR.. Cogswell has lived In
Park county many years, and for
many years served as county health
officer. II was largely on the efficient
record be had made in that position
that he was selected by the board.
BUTTE, Dec. ia lone bandit,
masked and armed with a sawed-oh
shotgun, walked INFO the saloon of
Fisher & Anderson, just outside the
city limits OF East Park street, forced
SO men playing cards to elev ate their
hands and crowd into q back room.
Then, surveying the situ alton, utter.
ing q number OF oaths, apparently
cursing q confederate for failure to
show up at 9 rear door, he turned and
fed from the scene.
MILES CITY, Dec. 17.-Edwin L..
Earling has returned from a trip
through the Golden valley, where he
was looking after the matter of grain
shipments in the interest OF the Mil.
waukee railroad. There is such a de-
mand for cars for transporting grain
this year tut OF eastern Montana and
western North and South Dakota that
the presence of alert railroad officials
Is necessary to keep the supply Of cars
adjusted to the actual needs of each.
WEsTMORE, Mont, Dec. 17.-R. B.
Hendricks. station agent of the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound
railroad, committed suicide yesterday
by shooting himself through the head.
III health prompted the deed. Hend-
ricks hailed from the Twin cities.
M1ssOULA, Dec. 18.-M. H. Greene
of Seattle, a civil engineer in the en-
ploy of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
Puget Sound railway, was Instantly
killed yesterda y near Garrison. He
was struck by the westbound Colum.
bian, one of the railroads transcon.
%tinental trains.
HELENA, Dec. 1S.-James Wilson,
jointly indicted ia January, 1909,
with B. B. Phillips on q charge of
conspiring to defraud the government
out of public lands, was arraigned in
the federal court this morning. He
waived the reading of the Indictment,
and entered a plea of not guilty. The
case will be tried 10 the spring, it is
understood, at Great Falls. q.
HELENA, Dec. lS.-Compensation
tn rpa ~ 1ot%1o ,1o,IA..,a TO-
tuberculosis and of horses slaughtered
for dourine, are recommended in the
report of the state livestock sanitary
board and of State Veterin arian M.
E. Knowles, that has been presented
to the governor. The legislature is
urged to establish q hog cholera
laboratory because the disease is on
the increr ase throughout the state.
BUTTE, Dec. 18.-Headed by Chief
of Police Jerry Murphy, two squads
OF officers last night paid q flying
visit to Meaderville in two large
sight. seeing motor cars, Simultaneous.
ly raided three places where gambling
was going on, arrested IA alleged pro-
prietors of the games and brought
back with them to the city hall several
faro and roulette %layouts, all the side
paraphernalia and between 81, 900 and
81, 900 in cash. Those arrested were
taken to the county Jail to be held un-
der bonds of 81, 900.
ROUNDUP, Dec. 17.-William James,
confessed ~incendiary, was sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary by
Judge Piersen, sitting in the district
court here. On August 30 James,
who claims to be possessed of a mania
for firing buildings, set fire to q busi-
ness building in Milestone, near
Roundup. The fire spread rapidly
and consumed almost the entire bust.
ness section of the town. While the
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