The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-19
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.
LIVINGSTON, Feb. IL. - Edward
Pratt, a business man aged twenty-six,
died this morning from a bullet wound
received IN a quarrel with Helen
Rubenstein last evening. The two
had lived together several months and
when Pratt denied marriage, he claim
ed the woman shot him.
DEER LODGE, Feb. 11.-Robert s..
Burdess, one of the old-timers of the
state and OF the city of Deer Lodge,
died last night at St. Joseph's hospi-
tai. He was taken from his home to
that institution last Tuesday suffering
with pneumonia. He was q native OF
England and during the gold excite
ment in California he journeyed there.
In the early days be came to Virgins
City, Mont, and mined for q number
OF years.
BUTTE, Feb. 11-Fifty to seventy.
five thousand dollars will be spent by
the Great Northern railway in build.
ing . modern freight house in Butte.
L. P. Woods, division freight and
passenger agent, yesterday received
word that plans are now being pre-.
pared for the structure. 1t will be
built just east of the new passenger
station, for which bids have gone into
the St. Paul Offices of the company.
The passenger station and freight
house will involve an expenditure OF
approximately $500, 900.
LEw1sTOwN, Feb. 11.-An impor.
tant action has been brought In the
district court by E. W. Mettler agains,
the Flatwillow Land company. The
suit is brought to have q note and
mortgage given by the directors of the
land company for y $3.50, 600 se,
aside and by decree cancelled. The
plaintiff Is . stookholder in the land
company and brings the action "a such.
The company, which 10 organized I'm.
der the laws OF Wisconsin, is capital.
lied for 800. 900. Mr.. Mettler's con.
tention is that the giving Of a mort
gage by a corporation in excess OF
the amount Of its paid-in capital is
prohibited under the st atute.
BILLINGS. Feb. 12.-John Collins,
Q Burlington brakeman, was shot and
probably fatally wounded here last
night by another brakeman named
Pruit. The shooting followed q quar-.
rel which occurred after they arrived
from the run and the details are not
known. 1t is understood that Collins
was shot in the back and the bullet
passed entirely through his body.
MILES CITY, Feb. 12.-The board of
county commissioners will 20 to Glen
dive Thursday in response to a sum.
mons issued by Judge Hurley for them
to appear and show cause why they do
not maintain proper quarantine regu-
latiOns against communicable diseases
in the county, the action being the re-
suit of allegations made against the
board by DR.. w. G. Wendell of this
city.
GREAT FALLS, Feb. l2.-Returning
to their farm home near Ulm II miles
southwest of this city, after having
spent several hours at the home of a
neighbor. the 1~2-year-old daughter
and the l9-year.old son Of Mrs. Helen
Speick Kauouse discovered the dead
bodies of their mother and of their
step'father, Elmer Kanouse, who had
been married but a few weeks. Both
had been shot. It is believed by
neighbours that Kanouse killed the
woman and then committed suicide,
but in view of the possibilities of q
double murder, the former husband of
Mrs. Kanouse, Isaac Speick, 10 being
detained 1T the county jail until after
the inquest.