The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
BUTTE, Sept. 6.-James MCGOWAN,
9 former patrolman, died here yester-
day of injuries received in q brawl in
q saloon. His ass ailauts have not
been arrested.
BUTTE, Sept. 6.-The body of Mrs.
Chris Junsen was found floating Ia q
small pond on Empire street by her
husband, the woman having been &C.
cidentally drowned while endeavoring
to reach her home during a storm.
BILLINGS, Sept. 6.-Arrested on
suspicion that be was the murderer of
the Northern Pacific brakeman who
met his death at the hands OF thugs at
Boone, Mont, July Is last, Harry
Rainsford, q young man whose home
is in Billings, vas rele Ased today from
the Lewistown Jail through the efforts
OF loyal friends who were able to
convince the prosecuting attorney OF
Fergus county that he was in Billings
At the time the crime was perpetr ated.
HELENA. Sept. 6. Twenty-seven
tepees, each one OF which will be oc.
cupied by an Indian family, will be
pitched upon the Montana state fair
grounds not later than Sunday after
noon, September %. Each family will
average four or five members, which
means that there will be more than 100
Blackfeet Indians at the fair. They
are coming from Browning. in the
northern part of Montana, and will be
in charge Of Richard Sanderville, q
member of the tribe who is known
throughout the state.
BUTTE. Sept. 7.-Having completely
destroyed everything that might lead
to Identification, a man who is doubt
less o stranger 10 Butte was found
lying against the outer fence OF the
coursing park late yesterday afternoon
with a bullet hole through his head
while in his clenched. cold hand was
an Iver-J ohnson .38 caliber revolver,
fully loaded, except for the shot tina,
he undoubtedly fred through his
brain.
BOHEMIAN. Sept. Thomas Miley,
q Theee Forks carpenter, ~forty-fve
years old, was killed instantly while
sleeping on a small trestle three mile'
west OF Logan on the Northern Paci6,
main line last night. The engineer o
the special passenger train from Butt
TO Logan was not aware of Miley'I
presence on the track until he saw th'
man attempting to rise. The mex
moment Miley's head was severed b,
the pilot of the engine and hurled int
the creek fifty feet away.
BUTTE, Sept. 7.-Dr. fla. Ironside,
well-known dentist Of the city, tonigh
was held up and bound to his chair by
bandit, who called on the p~retense G
having his teeth examined. The rot
Der waited until the dentist vas entel
ing an engagement for him In his bool
when he showed . revolver against tt
dentists stomach and then bound hi
hand and foot. The thief secured
tie pin and about 3 $500. The dentiI
worked himself loose after the robbie
had taken his departure and rushe
into the street, where q passerby r
moved his gag and slit the rop'
about him
LEwIsTOWN, Sept. 7.-Dan Malone,
who has been working with q railwa
construction camp, is in the coun,
jail az q result of some Boosting dor
by him q few days ago while DRUM
Msloney wanted to impress his a
sociates with the fact that be was