The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few DAYS.

DILLON, August 14.-C. M. Rood, ,
well-known contractor and builder O.
this city was held up last night "a ht
was going home and robbed OF $35 il
cash by q lone bandit, who enforced
his demands with q big revolver. The
bandit also took Mr.. Foods watch,
but when the victim informed the rob.
Der that the watch was no good. the
highwaymsn promptly returned it..
GLEND1vE, Aug. 13.-Frank Falters,
the S.year.old con of MIR. and Mrs.
Felix Falters, who reside in the coun.
try near Stipek, was accidently sho.
and instantly killed last night. Ac.
cording to news received here today,
the boy and bis brother, 10 years old,
we're l n q room by themselves and
when the gun ~ discharged the par.
ents rushed in to find the younger lad
lying dead. A bullet from repeating
rifle Of large csliber had passed en-.
tirely through his head. II was be-
lieved that the older boy had been
handling the gun and dischosgsd it by
accident. He denied this, however,
and declared his brother shot himself.
HELENA, Aug.-The assessed VAL
uation Of bank stock in the state of
Montana has been reduced nearly
Gao, 900 ver last year, - shown by
the totals of the figures reported by
county assessors to the state board of
equalization. The reports of all
county assessors for the year 1913 un.
equalized, give the total value of all
bank stock in the state at %, $50, 1872,
as against %, 1895, 1874 last year. The
total assessed valuation of livestock
Is given at s37,57S, 800, divided as
follows: Horses, 1850, 015; cattle,
sl3, 344, 1913; hogs, s252. 1877; sheep, &c..
1884, 625; buff sloes, $500.
LIVINGSTON, Aug. 15.-JudRe Glen.
ents Of Helena was in the city yester.
day and fled his decision in the case
oflG all Lynch vs. the Wylie Perma.
nent Camping company. He gave
judgment against the defendeut com.
pany for S1o, 1921. 30. 1t is understood
that the cast will be appealed.
HELENA, Aug. l5.-Because A. b.
Church, street car superintendent of
the Helena Light & Railway company
accused him in the presence of others
OF "k%nocking down fares" while EN-.
ployed as q conductor by the company
G. W. Crsmer began suit in the dis.
trict court today against Church for
judgment in the sum of 1880.
HARLowToN, Aug. 15.-As the re-
sult OF the freight engine blowing up y
mile east of Burgoyne on the G. M.
and St. P. last night. Engineer Peter
Gevasrt and Conductor r. D. God.
dard, of Harlowton are dead; Fire.
man Mckenzie is dying and Brake
man Wade is In q critical condition.
The explosion, the cause OF which Ia
unknown, wrecked the engine and the
forward part of the train.
LEw1sTowN, Aug. 15.-The Milwau-
kee extension from Lewistown to Grass
Range was completed right into the
town yesterday. causing great satis-
faction In that section. The road now
runs from Great Falls to Grass Range,
thirty.ive miles east OF here, and will
be continued on to about Milestone, on
the Musselshell, where this cutoff will
connect with the main line when the
other end Is completed from Great
Falls on to the main line. 1t will
form one Of the biggest cutoffs in the
west and will save much time In going
to Seattle.
RED LODGE, Aug. 15.-Miss Hazel
Swain, l~7.year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. S. B. Swain, died q suicide
at her parents home here at 3 O'Clock
this morning. The young lady was
enamored with q railroad man at
Sheridan, Wyo., and her father went
there with q gun to hunt for him. He
was disarmed by officers and com.
PEELED his daughter, against her will,
to return home with him. Last Tues
day afternoon che entered her bro.
theirs tailor shop and in . fit OF de.
spondency seized q bottle of sulphuric
acid and drank the deadly poison,
falling to the floor unconscious, Her
father disappeared and cannot be
found.
DILLON, Aug. 16.-Sherif D. v.
Erwin returned from Leavenworth,
Kan, this morning, bringing with
him Robert Muller, who 10 wanted for
cashing q bad draft for s75 and pass.
ing Q forged check for s49. Muller
has just finished serving an 10
months sentence In the federal prison
At L~esvenworth, for using the MALE
to defraud. BE will probably be
tried In this county, on one or both
NJ tho ohAp~oo a. Tho nonounho. -.-