The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-26
MONTANA %BRIEFLETS.

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SHORT ITEMS or NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Juhe 2O.-J. E. Monroe,
professor Of chemistry aud physics 10
tie state normal college At Dillon
since the institution vas organized,
has been selected a. acting president,
succeeding DR.. 81. 81. Swain, who re-
signed at the recent meeting OF the
board Of education.
CUT BANK, June 20.-The electors
of Cut Bank defeated the water works
franchise proposition by q most decis-
i've vote and declared Ia favor of q
municipality owned water works and
electric light system. There were only
II votes cast, only freeholders who
we're otherwise eligible voting at this
special election. But two votes we're
cast in favor of the water works and
electric light franchise proposition.
The town of Cut Bank will now pro-
coed to advertise for q sale Of bonds
to cover the cost of lighting aud water
works system.
HELENA, June 2O.-Erick Landin, q
saloonkeeper of Dupuyer, Teton coun-
ty, yesterday pleaded guilty before
Judge Bourqutn in the federal court
at Butte, to II counts charging him
with selling liquor to Indians and was
sentenced to serve Is months in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth,
and in addition to pay q fine of $3.50.
Landin has been in trouble several
times before on this same grounds and
two years ago was given q Jail SEN
tence of six mouths for bootlegging.
GREAT FALLS, June 18.-All build
ing operations and construction of
public works In Great Falls are prac-
ticslly at q %standstill as q result OF
the teamsters' strike and what has
developed into virtually q lockout
upon the part of the builders ex.
change in consequence. Following a
number OF conferences of the builders
exchange, of which all lumber aud
material concerns are members, the
material houses today discontinued
the sale Of material to be used within
the city.
GREAT FALLS, June 22.-The
mysterious irebug who has been re-
sponsible for four bad fires in one
particular district in this city during
the past three weeks made two more
unsuccessful attempts at igniting
stables containing q number of horses
and only failed in his fendish effort
by q failure of his apparatus to work
properly.
HELENA, June 22.-Text and supple
mentary books that will be used in the
graded schools Of Montana from the
fret to the eighth inclusive were adopt
ed today by the state ext book com
mission. Between 100 and $50 books
we're adopted and contracts for their
use for five years were entered into.
The contracts we're fairly distributed
among the thirty bidders.
GLASGOW, June 22.-In the distric,
court here Norman St. Clair, charged
with the theft of merchandise from the
Coleman Hardware store, entered his
plea of guilty to the Information filed
against him. and vas sentenced to
two years and elk months In the state
penitentiary.
BUTTE, June 22.-Smoke clouds
from the week-old volcano ia Alaska
r hanging heavy over Butte today
and If the wind continues from the
northwest. the atmosphere will be dark
for q week or ten days. This con
dition extends all over Montana, as
telephone enquiries from the street
car Office, the local weather bureau,
ascertained this morning at Missoula,
Anaconda, Great Falls, Helena, Bill.
lings, Livingston, Bozeman and Pax
son Falls.
HELENA, June 22.-Three-fourths OF
the total number OF persons owning
stock in q Montana corporation mus,
agree to make the stock of the com.
pany assessable, before action a. be
taken to assess the stock of the com
pany, according to q decision of the
supreme court rendered yesterday il
the suit of Edwin G. Smith against thu
Iron Mountain Tunnel company. Th.
suit was brought to prevent the di
rectors OF the company from selling
the stock OF the plaintiff for the de
linquent assessments against it.
CHoTEAU, June 22.-Following two
days of one of the most bitter count,