The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-08
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.


What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, May 3.-The last OF the
Montana census fraud cases, sprung
from an overweenipg desire of certain
Montana cities to show q lusty growth
IN the decade ending 1910, was dis
posed OF today when L. N. Allen, in
dicted for padding the census rolls
at Missoula, pleaded guilty In the fed
eral court. Judge Bourquin sentenced
him to serve "a hours in Jail and to
pay q fine of 500.
BOHEMIAN, May 2.-It has been snow
ing steadily for "a hours here and the
snow is about II inches deep on
the level. This is the third heavy
snowstorm to visit the G all attn valley
in the last three weeks and the con-
family recurring precipitation Is prov
ing q serious setback to the farmers.
1t will probably be May Is before the
ground is broken for spring crops.
KAL1sPELL, May 2. - The nine
churches of this city and the county
high school will be asked to contribute
more than 81, 400 to the city treasury
delinquent taxes, according to the
determination of the city council at q
special meeting. The taxes heretofore
have not been collected and the ad-
ministration has decided to compel
these institutions to pay the same as
others.
ROUNDUP, May 3.-Close to a hun
dred power blowing rigs are in opera
ton in Musselshell county, according
to an estimate made by President
Carroll Of the Commercial club.
Several rigs are in operation in the
Lake Basin country, north OF this city,
one operator reporting that be has
contracts sufficient to keep his rig In
operation all summer. Much of the
land now being broken is to be
SEEDED TO d1X.
HELENA, May 3.-The discovery
that a recruit attached to G company,
Fourteenth infantry, had smallpox,
led to immediate issuance of an order
quarantining the entire company for
a period of two weeks. The company
was hustled out of the barracks and
sent into camp on the Fort Harrison
reserv atiou, half mile from the post
buildings.
HELENA, May 5.-Henery Peterson,
charged with taking a letter from the
Malta postoface which did not belong
to him, entered q plea of guilty in the
federal court today and was sentenced
to 80 days In jail and pay q fine OF
500. Peterson, who at first entered a
plea OF not guilty, testified that the
trouble was q case of too much mother
iI-law. but after his sentance tod az
his wife said it was a case of another
woman.
BUTTE, May Ex-senator Edward
Cardwell, 81 years OF age died yester.
day morning at the home ranch uear
Cardwell, Jefferson county, after q
lingering illness. Senator Cardwell's
death vas momentarily expected for
days and close friends stayed with him
until the end came. When the news
reached Butte many were the express.
ions OF regret which we're voiced by
pioneers who had known him init
mately for years.
HELENA, May 5.-Llewellyn Bently
Is years old, was drowned yesterda,
afternoon in Hauser lake and hi
body recovered this morning. Th'
boy, with a cousin. e to the lax
yesterday morning to fish. In tn
afternoon he vas padding a raft abou
in the lake aud, it not moving fas
enough, he jumped into the water tt
swim ashore. He was a good swimmer
but it is supposed he was takeu with
cramp and drowned.
CONRAD, May IA monkey wrench
and q cold chisel told the story OF
all break at Conrad this morning
which had given liberty to six prison
ers, some of whom were held for tn
county aud some for the city courts
The work had been done by cutting
the hinges from the doors some tim
Friday night. The officers at ono
started search, but late this afternoon
none Of the six prisoners liberated hs'
been apprehended. How the men 60
the implements that gave them freedor
ia as yet unexplained.
ANACONDA, May 5.-John Jarvi,
Finlander 26 years of age, employe
at the French Gulch mining camp
committed suicide today. He has bee
hreatening to take his life for abor
q month and this morning, while hi
wife was At the neighbours, he took
shOa laco md nnttinu n lion aho,