The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-06
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

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Urich said that he committed the Grim,
to cover poker losses.
GREAT FALLS, July 31.-A con.
tract has been awarded BY the United
States reclamation servicsSto John E.
Hilton, . contractor Of Billings and
Malta, covering the construction Of
schedule No. l and 3 OF the st. Msry's
canal on the St. Msry's reclamation
feature. This contract involves the
removal Of 10000 cubic yards Of
earth excavation and q email quantity
Of rock. The work is to 30 completed
under the tsrms Of the award, in the
fall Of 1915. Tho canal has . total
length Of 20 miles. The government
forces have completed . distance OF
Eve miles on schedule 2 and are now
employing . steam shovel and steam
drag line excsvstor two shifts each
day.
HELENA, July 31.-Montaua sheep
men received on an average 4 cents
less per pound for their wool this
year than last, IN tho opinion OF viii.
liam Lindsay, United States marshal
and himself one Of the largest sheep
men in the state. 1.-THE average price
in Montana for wool this reason was
16 and II cents" said Lindsay, ian
average of 4 cents less than . year
ago. Personally, however, I an Of
the opinion that the buyers have
driven prices bslow what We have .
right to expect on . free wool basis.
and I look to see them recover about
cents"
HELENA, July 31-Under 90 agree.
ment between representatives of the
Montana Power company aud the
county commissioners Of. this county,
the former today paid over to the
county o16, 621.46 being the amount
agreed upon for damage caused by the
destruction of the Trout creek bridge
when the Hsuser lake dam went out In
1908. 1t was . question whether the
county could collect the damages, 40
the predecessor In interest of Mon.
tana Power company had gone out Of
business under . receivership. The
claim OF the county was for S17, 1890.
LIVINGSTON, Aug. 2-Robbers dyna.
mited an unlocked safe in the Golden
Rule store;snd secured $3.50. The men
left their tools behind and E. Roberts,
q blacksmith. identified them as once
that had been stolen from his shop q
week ago.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. 2-Montana grass
fed stock won hsndily In competition
with the grain fed stock OF North aud
South Dakota and Minnesota at the
North Dakota state fair at Grand
Forks July % to 26 inclusive. W. o.
Bohart of Bozemsn, the only Montana
exhibitor at Grand Forks, has re.
turned with bis two carloads OF Brown
Swiss and Guernsey cattle, and
Hampshire and Chester White hogs
with which he won 20 fret places and
about $500 In cash.
BUTTE. Aug. 2.-Whiskey 10 selling
for Sl.25 . pint and for from Sl2 to
SIS per gallon in the Yellowstone
National park, where the government
internal revenue officers are just now
concentrating an attack upon an or.
gained gang OF bootleggers which
has been violating the reserv alton law
for come years. George A. Demo,
special agent of the internatl revenue
service, arrived in Butte from Denver
on Thursday and will be here for
several days directing phases Of the
movement against this gang Of boot
leggers.
BILLINGS, Aug. Publications for
oil grow more favorable With the
depth at hardin. according to H. j.
Connolly who is in charge Of the drill
ing. The we'll Is now down 1900 feet
and . email aow of oil has been
struck, while gas continues to come In
ss great volume Is ever Work has
ceased temporarily because the red
stone now being penetrated is Gazing
badly and must be cssed. This stoue,
Mr.. Connolly says, 10 the same a
found just above the oil sands In the
Wyoming field.
BOHEMIAN Aug. 2-Fishing and hunt
ing without q license IL becoming cost.
ly In these parts. Daniel Biglow IL
boarding out . CPS fine incurred for
fishing last Sunday without q license.
and last evening Stanley L. KayloI
and A. T. Smith paid in s25 apiece
for hunting email birds without q
license. They were arrested Just al
dusk on the East Gallatin river and
we're taken at once before Judge
w. Y. Smith, where they pleaded
guilty and paid their fines. All thu
arrests were made by Deputy Game