The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

ID
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 22.-Roy Mar
tin, a twelve year boy, step.son OF r.
G. Doolittle of this city, was drowned
yesterda y 10 Sun river, q few miles
west of this city. BE aud three other
boys were out berrying, and the Mar
tin boy attempted to wade across the
The river, which he believed to be
shallow. He got into 9 deep place
and as be couldn't swim went down.
None Of the other boys could swim
and could not help him out.
HELENA, Aug. 22.-Peter Martin,
who Monday announced he had fallen
heir to q, 1000, 600. today was taken to
the Warm Springs asylum after q
board Of b. siciaus had examined
him and found be had Exclusions Of
grandeur and immense wealth." Mar.
tin is 81 years old and has lived in
Montana Is years. His neighbours
insist that no matter what his mental
condition is, he actually did receive
5000 from the east a few days ago.
LEwIsTOWN, Aug. pa essa age
from Benchland notified Coroner Creel
that A. j. Ely, q rancher SO years OF
age, had committed suicide by shoot
ing himself. Ely ono engaged in a
fight with his half brother, in which
the deceased was permanently Grip
pied. He sued his brother for SIC, 900
damage but lost, the jury considering
him the q in the wrong. Later his
wife secured q divorce, and litigation
over land followed. Ely was not con-
sidered of very sound mind.
DEER LODGE, Aug. 22.-The Pion-
eers' society took up the movement
for a state maintained home for needy
pioneers, inaugurated by the Sons
and Daughters society, and advanc-
ed it by adopting a resolution of en-
dorsement and adopting a committee
to draft a bill contemplating estab-
lishment, equipment and maintenance
of the home and to urge its age at
the next session of the legislature.
M1ssoULA, Aug. 24.-Ronan, a
prosperous and growing town 10 the
territory that formerly was embraced
within the Flathead Indian reserva-
ton, suffered q severe loss by fire.
Practically the entire town was wip.
ed, out all but two stores and 9 few
residences being saved. Figures
available tonight would indicate tina,
the loss will reach half q million dol.
lars, of which amount only about hall
is covered with insurance.
BILLINGS, Aug. 24.-Some of thu
farmers of this section are negotiat
ing with local wholesale concerns TO,
the sale Of their bean crops. They re
port that the acreage planted to thi,
crop last spring was particularly larg'
and that the yield will be the heavies
on record. Experience has proved
that the Yellowstone valley is especi
ally ad apted to the culture Of the com
NOR navy bean, and net profits O
nearly 500 an acre have been report
ed by some Of the growers.
MIssOULA, Aug. 24.-William Law
renee, q corporal in Company M
Fourteenth infantry, stationed q
Fort Missoula, was fatally shot b
Massie Calhoun, q ranchman livin
near the fort, late tonight. It is sal
that the two men engaged in a quar-
rel on the q going to the fort an
left the car just outside the militar
reservation to settle the dispute wit
their fists. Calhoun suddenly pull,
ed a gun and shot Lawrence who wa