The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETSI
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

From Various Parts Of the State.
BILLINGS, March 1.-THE continu-
ance Of winter has caused some OF
the stockmen to fear that the supply
of hay may nos hold out and every
ton available is being purchased from
the farmers. The price, which was
S5 to 81 q few weeks ago. has gone to
S12 SO aud the demand is strong at
that figure. So far there has been
no suffering nor loss of stock in THE
part of Montana, but should present
Indictment conditions continue the re-
suits are likely 20 be disastrous in
some instances.
LIVINGSTON, March 10 Seven
cases of spinal meningitis in q
family we're discovered. here by the
call of q physician. Shortly after
the arrival of the doctor, two child
rem died.
BUTTE. March 10 H. Swanson,
we'll known miner of this city, last
night was killed by q fall OF rock in
the 1000 level of the Never Sweat
mine. A large slab OF rock fell in q
stope and crushed him beneath it.
HELENA, March l9.-Stricken with
a stroke OF paralysis last Wednesday
afternoon while alone in his cabin in
Cave gulch, a mile and a half from
Canyon Ferry, Sam Hauley remained
helpless and without food until he
was found yesterday morning by
James Wolston. Mr.. Hanley's'con.
dition was precarious and he was i'm
mediatelv removed to St Johns hos
pital 10 this city, where he now is.
Mr.. Hanley ia IS years old aud since
the early days has been engaged in
mining in the Big Belt mountains.
BILLINGS, March ia fair or ex-
position, which will transcend in mag
nitude and Importance anything yer
attempted in this section of Montana,
has been decided upon by the Bill
lings Chamber of Commerce. It will
be held the third week in September
and will be known as the Midland
Fair Exposition. It will be similar
to tn at held at Spokane and Mime
apolis, the purpose being to have ex-
hibits made by every community with
In a radius of $50 miles. It is esti-
mated that it will require at least &c..
900 to finance the enterprise and this
money will be supplied by Billings
business men.
MALTA, March 19.-At the recent
meeting of the board of county CON-
missioners of Valley county, a petit
ton was presented by the citizens of
the county asking for an appropria.
ton for a county fair. An appro.
Ration of 81, 00c was made and the
following fair commissioners appoin-
ted. John Survant, Malta; r. M.
Lewis and e. D. Coleman, Glasgow;
F. G.. Arnot, Culbertson, and A.. r.
Chapman, Plentywood. The Glasgow
Commercial Club later determined to
organize and incorporate a fair asso'
citation and also declared that the
city of Glasgow, the county seat OF
Valley county, would contribute at
least 40 acres of land within a half
mile OF the incorporation, for the
fair grounds.
BUTTE, March 19.-James "Mutah''
Sullivan today surredered himself at
Deer Lodge, admitting he vas con-
cerned in the holdup of the Cabry and
Buckley saloon early Sunday morn
ing, when %watchman ] ames Casey was
killed. Sullivan AYERS be gave him.
self up because he was hungry and
out of money. He declares Mead, In
the county Jail, fred the shot that
killed Casey. Mead has admitted he
was In the saloon but denies that be
fred the shot that took the officers
life.
BILLINGS, March 2O-David Pratt,
one of the we althiest and most promi-
nent cattle men In eastern Montana,
died here suddenly this afternoon OF
heart failure. He vas experimenting
loading stock when stricken and died
in a short time after being taken home
Pratt was one of the old-timers, hav-
ing come to Montana about so years
ago, locating in the Alder gulch ter
ritory. For years he has been en-
gagged in the cattle business, anassine
a fortune.
HELENA, March 19.-Eighty head Of
elk will be shipped from Gardiner to-
morrow, half of this number going tc
Deer Lodge and the remainder &c
Stevensville to be turned out to re.
stock the range. Last week a carload