The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
MONTANA %BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Jan. 17.-Suit has been
brought In the district court by the
Great Falls Water Power company to
Gov from this county $500 taxes
paid under protest. The company al
leges it's property In this county was
assessed e22. 600 in excess to its true
cash value.
LIVINGSTON, Jan. 18.-When q film
caught fire here last night In q local
thester. and 400 persons in the house
started 10 . wild rush from the exit,
Mrs. f. Powers White, wife of the
owner Of the theater, jumped on the
stage and loudly began to sing
America" averting a panic.
KAL1sPELL, Jan. 1911 the depre.
dations of deer among the farms of
the outer sections of the valley con.
tinue. projection may be sought from
the state game warden, according to
residents of the Half Moon district
today. The orchard of G. l.. Barnes
is reported totally destroyed and
many other orchards and haystacks
are being badly damaged by the ami.
mails. The deer not only pluck the
twigs of the fruit trees but gnaw the
bark.
HELENA, Jan. 18.-Reclamation of
1900 acres of land on tn north side
of the Glass-LipIsay pr, ject lear Big
Timber having been perfected to the
satisfaction of the government, q
patent to this tract was received today
from Washington by G. R. Davies,
secretary OF the Carey board. As
fast as the project is settled, the state
will Issue deeds to the settlers.
M1ssOULA, Jan. 17.-Mayor ]. M.
Evans spoke at the university assem-.
bly, hall today on the subject of Presi.
dent Duniwev's retirement. He con.
demned the university administration
as it is carried on by the state board
of education. The mayor laid the
responsibility for the condition of
aft airs at the door of the governor.
He declared that the only thing left to
do was for the friends Of the univer.
sity and other state institutions to rise
up in arms against ''the evil OF the
political system that is sapping the
life blood especially of the univer.
GREAT FALLS, Jan. 1.-THE Great
Falls police today secured the convic-
ton of William Evans on q charge of
conducting q black jack game and
Evans paid q 6ne of 800. The con.
viction was brought about by the ar.
rest of Evans and the grabbing of a
jack pot upon a table. Back OF the
police in the prosecution was County
Attorney Greene, who had declared
gambling shall be driven out. The
result Of the Evans case has been q
sad shock to the gamblers.
LIBBY, Jan. l9.-Dan Lacharity, a
we'll known young man OF this place,
was found dead in his bed last night
by his father, and it is supposed that
he had committed suicide by taking
poison. No reason had been given
for bis dependency.
BUTTE, Jan. 19.-Not since the in
terment of the late D.. A. Hennessy,
nearly four years ago, has there been
such an outpouring of citizens to pay
q last tribute of respect as at the
funeral yesterday of Thomas S. Kill
gallon, the we'll known pioneer mining
man, who died at Wallace, Idaho.
HELENA, Jan. 19.-Every apartment
in the Electric block that vas 'unoc.
cupied Wednesday night between 8
and IL o'clock was visited by burg.
lars, who took away with them money,
jewelry and wearing apparel. The
value of the plumber Is estima ted q,
between 5000 and $500.
LEWIsTOWN, Jan. l9.-Louis Blod.
gett, the we'll known rancher of the
Judith river, is in the city on business
and says that 18 surveyors in charge
of Engineer Jackson are now camped
on his ranch and that the crew is a,
work cross-sectioning the new lint
between Lewistown and Great Falls
1t looks, from this, as though the Mil
waukee has selected q route between
this city and Great Falls.
BOHEMIAN, Jan. l8.-George Deans
one of the old time residents of tn
north end of Gsllstin county wa
found dead yesterday morning in
secluded spot near the lboundar lin
between Gallstin and Broadw ate
~countiea. Deans had started TO