The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-13
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.

| ing the Fast lew Days.
GREAT FALLS. Aug 7.-Mixiug tbt
contents of q box Of poison with milk
Mrs. Eva B. Shinu committed suicide
Monday night at the home of hel
father, Harlow Holcomb, q rancher ir
Belt park, about elk miles north OF
Neihart. Her plight was Immediately
discovered, and although antidote:
we're administered, che died in az
hour. The woman lost her husband
in Spokane lsst October.
BUTTE, August THE thirty-da y
race meeting of the Butte Jockey club,
which closed yesterds ~, was one Of the
most successful ever held here, and
was one of the largest in point of at.
tend snce. The betting ~ brisk and
1t is estimated that over %. ZOO. 600 was
handled by the bookmskers during
the meeting. while the attend auce was
closed to 100, ZOO, 81 it averaged about
5000 per day.
BUTTE, August IA special train
Of 200 Mormon colonists and tourists
passed through Butte this morning on
the way from Salt Lake to the Alberta
for q shirty.dsy trip. Although those
in charge Of the big party did not
give out their plans, it is understood
that many will take up land in Alberta
and join the Mormon colony which
recently planted in that country. The
colony IL reported to be in . flourish.
ing condition.
HELENA, Aug. IA shortage of one
ounce in Q pound of butter seems q
small matter, but to . merchant whose
weekly sales aggregate 5000 pounds At
30 cents q pound this a ounce re.
turns q yearly illegal profit Of $500.
Deputy State Sealer OF Weights and
Measures John P. Riddell calls the at.
tention of Montana merchants TO this
fact, and urges them to make sure
they get every ounce they pay for from
the wholesalers.
BUTTE, Aug. THE Butte Miners
union today telegrsphed $1,000 to the
aid Of the striking miners in Calumet,
Mich. A week ago an assessment OF
q per man was levied by the head
officers Of the Western Federation of
Miners to be raised during the month
of August. With one week of August
gone, halt Of the money has been paid
in and the officers decided to forward
the $1,000 without delay. There are
1000 members in good standing ia the
union, so that another $1,000 will be
forwarded probably within q week.
LEw1sTOwN, Aug. 8-Sherif Tul.
lock and Coroner Creel we're called to
the mouth OF Indian Creek across the
Judith this afternoon by the discovery
of q mans body there. It had evi.
IDENTIFY lain there for q long time and
the report was that Identification
would be impossible, except by the
clothing.
M1ssoULA, Aug. 8.-Dan ]. Heyfron
of Missoula was today elected state
president OF the Montana Elks, the
lodges of which are now in session Ia
Missoula. Helena was chosen as the
meeting place OF the convention of
of lodges next year. The vote on both
matters was unanimous, there being
no opposition In either case.
BUTTE, Aug. 8.-The sheriff
officers are today engaged in hunting
for chickens. They want somewhere
in the vicinity of $50 and deputies
Luke Noonan, Jack Kellar, Tim War.
rem and Dan Holland have been scour.
ing the fat since early this morning,
but without success. About midnight
some person descended on the hennery
Of Frank Petram, near the poor farm,
and got away with $50 of the 800 fowls
OF the roosts.
BOHEMIAN, Aug. 8,-Prof. Alfred
Atkinson, who resigned the position Of
professor OF agrouomy in the Montana
State college last May to take up com.
mercial work with the ]. B. Long In.
ves.ment company of Great Falls, In
the management Of their land interests
in Fergus county, has been offered his
old position again, and has accepted
It. He will begin work here again
probably or September l.
CUT BANK, Aug. 8.-Thomas March,
er, who resides about II miles north.
east of town was gored by q bull
Sunday. He sustained terrible In
juries that may result fatally. His
collar bone on the left side was com.
pletely mashed; three upper ribs were
broken and another directly over the
heart was broken in. It seems almost
miraculous that the latter did not come
into contact with the heart and cause
death.
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