The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the state.
Lewistown, Dec. s.-Elmer Blanch-
erd, a young mon arrested this morn.
ing for the theft of a horse, pleaded
guilty this afternoon and was given
one year, there being mitigating cir
cumstances connected with the Of
tense.
Helena, Dec. 9.-Acting On advices
from the Butte police, local authori-
ties here tonight arrested three young
men charged with the holdup of the
Blue Ribbon saloon in Butte, Dec.
4, the occasion when the bartender
and three patrons we're driven
through a trap door by masked men.
Billings. Dec. 9.-The five-year-old
SON. Of David Hittinger of Laurel. was
sucked under the wheels of Northern
Pacific train No. 6 this morning while
playing with q companion at the road
crossing and was instantly killed. The
other boy was saved by his mother
from a similar fate at the risk of her
own life.
Pony, Dec. Sd. w. Munroe, one
Of the best known ranchers In Madi-
son county, residing about five miles
from Pony, committed suicide yester-
day morning by shooting himself
through the head. No reason has been
ascribed for the deed. Mrs. Munroe's
mother a year Or two ago was killed
by her father, who then suicided.
Helena, Dec. 9.-Announcement has
been made by John P. Riddell, chief
deputy inspector of weights and meas
ures, that the net %container provision
Of the law which becomes effective
January 1 will not be enforced on
goods invoiced prior to that date. This
is done in order not to work a hard
ship on merchant who have stocked
up with that class of goods. The law
will be enforced, however, on perisha-
BILE goods and those purchased in
small quantities as we'll as on all
goods purchased after the first Of Jan.
uary. Where there is doubt as to the
date Of ar invoice, the proof must be
furnished the inspector.
Butte, Dec. ~10.-August T. Moreaux
a land promoter of Kansas City, Chi
cago and Missoula, was placed under
arrest here last night, the local police
acting under instructions from the
authorities of Kansas City, where he
ia wanted for jumping a bond of $12,-
500. Moreaux sold an interest In the
Bass 1,000-acre ranch, in the Bitter
Root valley to Mrs. Rodella Dwight of
Kansas City for $165 5000, and she
brought suit alleging fraud in con.
nection with the sale.
Bo2eman, Dec. 10.-The Gallatin
Valley Railway company, a branch of
the Milwaukee, running from Three
Forks to Bozeman, is defendant in a
novel damage suit which comes up fur
trial in the district court Saturday. J..
E. Martin, who lives along the cleo
trio line of the road, asks for $50 &C
tual damages and 5000 exemplary
damages from the company because
the electric a ran over and killed a
%favori1e black collie June 10. He al
leges carelessness on the part of the
motOrman.
Butte, Dec. 10.-"For Gods sake,
women, quit your fighting and go back
to your meetings and try to act like
loving sisters, you suffragists!" Po-
lice Judge Thomas Booher today told
the s%uffragists who have been on trial
before him as a result of a riot in
their quarters last Saturday when two
factions clashed and the police were
called in. Judge Booher dismissed the
cases.
Helena, Dec. 10.-The new county
of Fallon, which was voted into the
community of counties forming the
state of Montana at an election Nov
ember rs, became a reality yesterday,
when a copy of the resolutions Great
ing said county passed through the
proper red tape in the offices of Gov
ernor Stewart and Secretary Of State
A. M. Anderson. Governor Stewart
thereafter issued a proclamation de.
claring that Fallon county should be
attached to the Seventeenth judicial
district, which comprises Dawson
and Custer counties.
Helena, Dec. l0.-1f deposits in
Montana banks were distributed on
a per capita basis, estimating Mon
tana's population at 500, 200, each man
woman and child in the state would
have $166, according to a compilation
made by Commissioner J. M. Kennedy
of the bureau of agriculture and pub
hcity from reports Of the national and
state bank examiners. The compila-
ton shows the aggregate resources
of SO national bonks, 178 state banks
and "a private banks amounted to
$114,854,458.6 81, while the checking
and savings deposits amounted to
$82, 562, 684.58.
Billings, Dec. 10.-The first annual
seed exposition of the Montana Seed
Growers association, the first seed
show ever held in the state, opened
here today. Leading Agricultural ey.