The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-30
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

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ing the Past Few Days.
BOHEMIAN, Ocs. 25.-Bobsleds have
been in evidence during the pact "a
hours following the heavy snow here.
The thrashing had just secured another
start when the snow came, bringing
another period Of enforced idleness.
The seed pea growers are the large
sufferers IN the present stormy
weather. Before the snow fell some
of the best yields Of the season In seed
peas were reported.
DILLON, Oct. PA sensational
battle between Sheriff Gosman,
with two of his deputies, and q couple
of highwaymen in the northern part OF
this city this evening resulted In the
fatal wounding Of n of the bandits
and the probable loss of 9 leg by
deputy John Martin, who was shot
three times. The other highwayman
escaped In the darkness, but the
officers are hunting him and the
0utuOElulCS VI JULIET ClulC6 uoSC OCCu
notified to be on the lookout for him.
BILLINGS, Oct. 25.-Reports from
eastern Montana are that the crops in
which the farmers are now engaged in
harvesting aud threshiug are by far
the heaviest 10 the agricultural history
of that section. The thrashing was
delayed by wet weather but no damage
resulted. 1t is reported that wheat
grown on non-irrigated lands is Weld.
ing from 20 to 40 bushels per acre
and that the returns from fax are
very large. One field showed q yield
of 80 bushels per acre and it Is be.
lieved that mark has never been tx.
celled in this state.
BUTTE, oct. 2S.-Sixty days in lail
at Helena and q fine OF 800 each vas
the sentence passed upon Joseph Tells
Fred Wood and Fred Walking Eagle
in the federal court Yesterday. The
men were found guilty OF taking liquor
on Indian reservations. Robert Ross
also charged with b%ootlegging, plead
ed not guilty and his trial was set TO,
November Is.
HELENA, Oct. 25.-Monsignor Victor
Day left last night for Belgium, where
he will arrive November IL, to speni
five months In that country securing
%colonists, who will be brought to Mon
taua and located on the Waller proiec
near Great Falls. Monsignor Da.
was In Belgium last year and interest
ed . number OF Belgians, with tn
result that 81 families are now on th
way to this country. They will b
mel In New York by Mousignor Day
BUTTE, Oct. 27.-Told that his Iii
would be the toll II he made On outcry
A. o. Williams, aged q years, cler
at the Milwaukee yard Office, was bel
up at lilo o'clock this morning viii
checking csrs At the 'Y" near th
Centennial brewery and robbed {
OPS. It was the most daring holdu
in months. While robbing their viz
tim with two guns leveled at his heai
q Milwaukee engine passed throug
the yards s%ilhouetting the men an
Williams with his hands aloft. Stey
pic. aside the robbers are though
to have jumped on ne engine sn
escaped.
LEw1sIJTr IN, Oct. 25.-What We
probably the most successful land sa
eve held ia Montana came to q cl0l
today. The foosings have not y
been completed, but apprOximst el
48,O0O acres were so.1 for q total
. close to $780, 900, with the initi'
payment running up we'll toward $500
600. The average price will probab]