The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-02
MONTANA NEWS BRlEFlETS|
4 Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

4 Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
BUTTE, Juos PA bomb fell ia
c.icles Vi Butte tod ~ when
Rev. Mr.. Rexroad. pastor OF the local
Methodist church. announced that
Sunday he will read from his
pulpit d list Of the owners OF property
used Ia the social evil, which certain
local pastors and priests are attack
Ing In their sermons. Mr.. Rsxroad
ssys he is having the list certified to
and will spare none of its expose.
M1ssouLA, June 2.-Tom q. Cab,
q full. blood Chinsmao, born and edu-
Gated 10 this country, and Virginia
Moncriei, q young white girl, left Mis-.
souls today for Dickinson, N. D.,
where they expect to be married. This
will be their second marriage within .
week. Rev. 81. N. Cribs, . Miesouls
minister, performed the ceremony for
the two last week, only to learn after.
ward that . state law forbids the In.
Of Chinese aud whites.
helena, June 2.-In the opinion
OF State Tax Commissioners G. NJ.
Houtz, thoussnds Of dollars are not
being received BY the state and coun.
ties. which would bs received II more
attention were given to the payment OF
Inheritance tsx BY the county of1cials
whose duty it IL made to collect them.
Mr.. Houtz does not intend any relec.
ton on county ofacials, but suggests
that more attention should be given
to estates that r distributed.
GLEND1vE, June 2.-Former Sena-
tor George McCone cane near being
killed by = horse at his ranch in the
Burns creek country. He was endesv.
oring to help . colt out OF . slough
where It had been mired, when he was
attacked BY the mother OF the little
animal. The enrsgsd animal reared
and struck McCone on the head and
face, knocking out several teeth aud
otherwise iujurinR him. He VS.
brought to Glendive tod - for medi.
cal attention.
HELENA, June 24.-It cost B.. K.
Wheeler OF Butte sixty dollars to o.
cure . continuous day Of the trial Of
the suit Of the White Sewing Machine
company against the Belgrade CON.
pany, limited, and Judge Bourquin
seized the opportunity to serve notice
upon other attorneys who ask for .
continuance of . case the day it 10 set
for trial that 1t will be granted when
the mover pays the fees OF the Jurors
10 attend ance. Rule 40, setting this
forth, 10 to be enforced in the future.
BUTTE, June 25.-1n compliance with
an order issued by the district court
today. Sheriff Driscoll will destroy
five eliot machines captured by the
county detective in a raid last spring.
The machines are valued at several
hundred dollars. Ownership to them
has never been developed.
HAvRE, June 25.-The Hill county
jail was surrounded by a throng Of
people last night, watching the incar.
ceration OF John Marshet, caretaker
at Fort Assiniboine for the past
three years. Marshet was arrested by
Officer Charles Reser on warrants
sworn out by Ed Ssrtain, who says
that Marshet shot at him. The
charge against Marshet 10 insanity.
L1v1NGsT ON. June 2.-With . slog
an of ''better babies in Montana" the
Federation Of Women's clubs
opened Ito annual convention in this
CITY yesterd ~, presided I've by State
Mrs. David Dickson of
Butte. Mrs. Dickson's annual ad-
dress wat featured BY her appeal to
forward the work Of "better babies"
% It 10 being done In eastern cities.
ANACONDA, June Is. = Smelter
waste will be put to . new use II the
experiments now being tried by the
Copper Mining company in
% skiug tile from the conceutrator
sand and slum pool slimes ore success.
lul. A machine has been installed at
brickyard to make clay tile from
this material. Tile is to be made to
drain the old Norton aud Parrot
ranches. now company property. The
fret OF the tile will be turned out with
. few weeks.
HELENA, June Is. - Applications
from six counties for road crews from
The state prison to work on designated
state highways are on file with the
State Highway Commission.
joint application from Powell and
Lewis and Clark counties for q crew
10 construct, or rather, to'rebuild the
Did state road over the main range
via Priests Pass will have the first
,all, providing the crew is used on