The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-24
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.
Cascade, Sept. 16.-An auto acci-
dent in which I. D. Askew. a we'll
known resident of this place. met his
death today about 4:30 nearly proved
fatal to two other members of the
party In the car at the time. The two
members escaping with severe injur.
les were James Walsh, a we'll known
rancher of the St. Peter country, and
Dan De Coux, day clerk at the New
Cascade hotel.
M1ssoula, Sept. ia complaint
was issued in Hamilton today against
the four citizens of Missoula who are
alleged to have poisoned hundreds Of
fish in the Bitter Root river last week.
by means Of the fish berry. The COM
plant is In County Attorney Taylor's
hands and was not made public, but
1t is known that it was issued. A
strenuous effort is being made to hush
up the matter, al one Of the alleged
guilty persons is of especial promi-
nence.
Great Falls, Sept. 16.-Life evident
ly lost it's charms for the head Of the
Bennett Bush family late last night
when he attempted to end his life
with a 32-calibre automatic revolver,
thus ringing down the curtain on a
family quarrel in which he and his
wife and mother-in-law were the par.
Elephants, according to a statement
made by his girl-wife, aged II. Bush
is today lying in a very critical con-
dition at the Deoconess hospital as q
result Of his self-inf1icted wound and
his wife is constantly at his side.
Helena, Sept. 16.-That the city
council Of Helena puts a very slight
value on the service of a police Judge
was evidenced at a meeting Of the
council last night when it passed an
ordinance fixing the salary of that Of
fetal at $50 a month. Under the
present ordinance it pays $112.50. The
reduced salary, which goes into effect
May /, 1914, received the votes of
seven aldermen, while five voted
against it.
Great Falls, Sept. 16.-Due to the
low prices which have been offered
the grain growers of the community,
by mills, both here and in the east,
action has been taken at a meeting
yesterday, whereby they will ship the
present wheat crop to a firm known
as the Equity Cooperative Exchange
In Minneapolis. The 1914 crop will
be handled by the farmers themselves
as they have already started a com
mittee throughout the countryside to
solicit subscriptions for $4,000 to fin
ance a farmers cooperative associa-
ton, and to build a mill in this city
within the next ten months.
Deer Lodge, Sept. 16.-Mike Foley
who has been a prisoner at the Mon
tana penitentiary since March 20,
1879, and who is serving a life SEN
tence for murder, had his first day of
liberty and his first automobile ride
last Friday, when Warden Frank
Conley took him to the fair grounds
In his auto, and permitted him to
watch the races during the afternoon.
Foley was like a child, overjoyed and
pleased beyond expression. He saw
so many things he had not even heard
OF that he was astonished and kept
everyone around him busy answering
questions.
Kalispell, Sept. 17.-Former County
Commissioner J.. A. Edge fell dead
tonight while driving with his family
In an automobile on First avenue
east. Mr.. Edge, who has been suffer-
ing from heart trouble for several
years, resigned as county commission
er a few weeks ago and expected soon
to emove to a favorable climate rec
commended by his physician.
Hamilton, Sept. 17.-Petitions for
the initiation of a state law providing
for loan of state funds on farm mort
cages and for a law providing for
Workmen's compensation were put in
circulation in this city this morning
by the Peoples Power League of Mon
tana. Miles Romney of this city. pres
ident of the league, prepared the pc.
titions, which will be circulated for
signatures throughout the state, as
was done with the petitions ~circulat-
ed last year by the league.
Malta, Sept. 17.-John D. Cowan
postmaster at Cowan, 16 miles north
of Malta has disappeared, and accord
ing to a letter which he wrote to his
mother just before leaving, he has |
taken $1,000 of Uncle Sans money
with him. Just before his departure
he deposited in a local bank 500 to
the credit of his sister. An investi-
cation is now being made. He was
bonded by a New York bonding COM
pany.
Ravalli, Sept 17.-Fire which de-
stroyed a warehouse, a grain elevator
and the lumber yards and buildings
of the Beckworth Mercantile COM
pany and the warehouse of Stanley
Scarce broke ont in Ravoni o< o.oO