The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-26
MONTANA NEWS BRlEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

LIVINGSTON. March lS.-The body
vi r. }. Dolbec, WHO was killed while
repairing q car which was wrecked at
Ho'ker Monday morning. was brought
here today. Dolbec was taking of q
cylinder tr.ak on the wrecked car when
be fell down an embauknent, being
killed instantly. Dolbec was q car.
peuter. He leaves q wife and seven
unma rried daughters.
HELENA, March Isl. H. Charters
OF Grass Range. Dough, from Colonel
Thomas Cruise yesterday, his entire
bands Of sheep, amounting to some
$1,000 head. He also bought
everything belonging on the ranch
that was not included 10 the land sale,
which occurred some days ago. The
price paid for the sheep was not made
public. but it was q very satisfactory
Que to Mr.. Cruise.
BUTTE, March 1S.-The Mormon
church coLtemplates the set cement Of
Montana with model communities.
Leaders of the church expect to have
several thousand additional Mormons
on Montana lands within the next few
years. At present there are about
1000 Mormons, about 800 families, In
the state and OF this mum Der there are
400 10 Butte and Anaconda. The de.
feat OF the Canadian reciprocity bill is
prompting the movement.
WH1TEF1sH, March 1S.-The amend.
ing OF the game laws allowing SEEMING
In Whiteish, Flathesd and Saltwater
lakes in this county will open up .
new industry in this section of Mon
tana. The waters of these lakes
abound in many of the fish which can
be caught by %seines, and many fisher.
men will no doubt be attracted here,
as the law provides that the fish may
be cold within the borders of the state,
GLASGOW, March 18.-F. H. Kirk,
q prosperous rancher living go miles
north Of this city, vas instantly killed
Saturday night by falling off q load
Of lumber. He was returning home
with q four.horse team hitched to the
load aud the wagon box was fastened
on top of the lumber. As he was
crossing ON blowing with his top.
heavy load he lost his balance and
pitched headlong on the hard frozen
ground.
HELENA, March l8.-For the pur.
pose of studying insanity for u year
in European hospitals, Dr.. j. M.
Scana and sent his resiguatiou to Gov.
ernor Stewa art a. sa periutendent OF
the Montana state Insane aeylum to
take effect Immediately. The resig-
nation was accepted and Dr.. A. G,
Knight, for the past four years con.
nected with the a-ylum, was appointed
to fill the vaca acy.
HELENA, March 19.-Bessie WHITE
'offGreat Falls, aGuninistr atrix of the
estate of John johnson, has brought
suit in the district court against the
Northern for the recovery of
~4O.OOO damages for the dath of Johu-
son, January 10 last. He W as a bridge
carpenter and felk from q high trestle
near Stockett when sem out to remove
some rails. Pert of the trestle gave
way when he went out on it.
BozEMAx, Msrch 19.-R. S. Davis,
or JED Davis. Z veteran who has one
OF the largest military records in
Montana, dropped dead ia the court
room at 4 O'clock this afternoon while
attending the trial of Clyde Corbly.
Heart failure was the cause. Death.
came during q Is minute iutermission
OF the a aud the old veterans
head simpsy dropped back against the
bench and he was dead.
GREAT FALLS. March c9.-Rather
than submit to the Interference of
At 1t terms to be the doctors
ia tie matter of the EMPLOYING
OF q couoty physician, the board Of
commissioners of Cascade county has
entered tote q contract witt Dr.. A..
M. MacauIay, a ,Stockett phy sician.
who is to remove to this city for the
purpose OF taking Gp the care of coun.
y cases. Dr.. Macaulay is to be paid !
1000 per year for looking after the
Dauper click and is TO draw 40 add.
'ionsl $500 rs secretary of the county
board of health.
BILLINGS, March l9.-To eocour.
the dairy industry in the vicinity
Billings a committee of three men
las been sent to Fort Atkinson, Wis.
acknowledged Hols,ein center Of
he United States, to purchase Sllt00O
'orth OF high grade Holetein dairy
o~s. Two cars of two ,year-olds will
" sold to farmers on the Billings
eGch. an irrigated district EAST Of the
ity, one car will GO 70 farmers in the