The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
MONTANA %BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE,

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
LIVINGSTON, April 24.-All the min.
listers OF this city, With the exception
Of two, have entered into IN agree.
ment not TO marry Divorces unless ii
Do one not offending in the action.
The justices of the peace are expect
ing . harvest % Q result of tho action
Of the clergymen.
HELENA, April 23.-John J. Clark,
OF Missouls, q %jsnitor in the house dur.
ing the session OF the Legislature, was
convicted here today in the distric,
court after . three-day trial on =
charge of stealing . fur overcoat be.
longing to Representative Creighton
Largely of Butte. ae was fined 5000.
HELENA. April "a. Thirty -four
criminsls convicted in courts through.
out Montana were incsrcera ted in the
state ps~nitentisry 81 Deer Lodge dur
ing the month Of March, according to
records from the state warden, re.
csived In the ofice of shs consolida At.
ed bosrds ct the house. The records
also reveal that during March 80 per-.
sons we're adjudged insane and sent to
the state hospital At Warm Springs.
GREAT FALLS, April 23.-Two sen.
rational arrests we're made In this
county today in connection with the
case Of Beatrice UnEer who, Il IL
claimed, is only Is years of age. Fol.
lowing the arrest Of the girl on On
incorrigibility charge, investiga alton
made by the authorities uncovered a
startling condition of al airs in which
she names OF many young men as we'll
Is older men of the community were
involved. Within q few days the ar.
rests of four young men, one OF them
married, we're made On information
6led by the county attorney, charged
with . statutory o1ense.
LEw1sTowN, April "a. Al tho
meeting OF the executive committee of
the chamber of commerce yesterday
the agricultural committee reported
that in pursuance Of instructions it had
ordered two carloads of good milch
cove. The action was ratified and the
committee arranged for the payment
of the stock, the cost being about e..
700. These cows will be distributed
among new settlers and In cases where
the settlers are not able for immediate
payment their notes will be taken by
the chamber. This marks the actual
beginning of the chambers great work
in building up tho dairy industry In
Fergus county.
BOHEMIAN, April 24.-Willism Car
ter, al Alder gulch pioneer of 1863,
died yesterday at the poor farm,
where he had made his home for several
years. He was about IS years of age
and had lived in Gallstin valley for
about 80 years, mostly In the western
part of the valley, spending very little
time In BOzeman.
BUTTE, April Is. District Judge
]. NJ. Donlsn after listening to the
divorce suit Of Mamie Sulliger against
Brad w. Sulliger . wealthy sheep
man Of Grass Range. ordered the de.
fend ant TO pay HE wife the sum OF
go. 900 for her support in lieu of q
stated sum each month. Mrs. Sullig.
er only asked for 800 . month ali.
mony but the judge, after . series OF
QUESTION:, did not think this sufi.
cient.
HELENA, April 24.-Auorney-Gen.
ersl Kelley gave 40 opinion today re-.
garding the law providing for the 10.
sessment of banking institutions IN
this state, % requested by State Tax
Commissioner Houtz. The attorney.
general holds that the one proper way
Of assessing banks 10 to deduct the full
value of the real estate from the full
value of the capital stock and the sur.
plus and assess on the amounts re.
naming.
BUTTE. April 25.-The Washington
school building, one OF the Oldest in
the city, was condemned today by
Building Inspector L. A. Vsnhorne,
and City Engineer Paul Cow. Four
reasons were given for the condemna q.
ton as follows: Depreciation in value
to an extent OF O than 40 per cent;