The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-08
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS)
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

TOWNSEND, Dec. 27.-While en-.
gagged IN o,liug q gasoline engine At
Toston Samuel ShulI, the sixteen
year old son of Mr.. and Mra. Shull
wal caught by the shaft pin and crush.
ed so badly that he expired 40 hour
after the accident. The body was
whirled around with the revolving fly
wheel. striking the floor with sufficient
force to break many bones.
ANACONDA, Dec. 27.-County Off,
cials today fled informations against
more than q dozen foremen at the
smelters accusing them OF extortion.
1t Is stated that the men are charged
with securing money from the labor.
ers as q bride to obtain employment.
A thorough investigation has been
made. No warrants have yet been
served.
HELENA, Dec. 80. Governor Norris
has received the sum Of S37, sos. SO as
five per cent of the returns from the
sales OF government lands in Montana.
The sum was sent ia q treasury
warrant and will be turned into the
reserve school fund.
MIssOULA, Dec. 3).-Releua was
selected a. the meeting place In 1918
of the Montana State Teachers as.
soctstion. The convention adopted
resolutions favoriug the consolidation
OF Montana's institutions of higher
education In the creation of one great
university and also endorsed plans
for the complete revision of the school
lave OF the state.
BUTTE, Dec. 3d.. W. Stack, fore.
man at the W ashoe smelter in Ana.
conda. al served with two warrants
charging extortion In the matter OF
giving men under him positions.
Numerous other warrants are iu the
course of preparation, alleging simi-
lar ofenses against other foremen at
that smelling plant.
HELENA, Dec. 30.-A masked man
entered the lunch counter At the Union
station at 3 O'Clock this morning, or
dered the girls on duty to hold up
their handle; then he ransscked the
money drawer, secured about fifty
dollars and made his getaway. The
girls secured q fairly good decription
OF the man, and this has been furnish.
ed the county and city officers.
BILLINGS, Dec. 30.-Reports from
the dry farming territory north of
here are to the effect that many of the
settlers are engaged in blowing for
spring crops, and it is said the ground
10 Ia excellent condition for the work j..
Ia the valley, however, it is frozen to
depth of about two inches and 40 such
labor can be carried on. The soil
which is now being broken will be
seeded to wheat, barley, fax and oats
in the spring.
GREAT FALLS, Dec. 3d.. W.
Maddy, a taxidermist, for 20 years a
resident OF this part of Montana, died
tonight from the effects of morphine
taken Sund ay afternoon, believed to
have been taken with suicidal inten.
ton. Maddy's family lives in Wash.
ington.
RED LODGE, Dec. 81 Almost in
slant death came yesterda y afternoon
to John O'Shea, b%ookkeeper and
cashier for the Smokeless & Sootless
Coal company at Bear Creek, when
about 40 tons Of rock fell, crushing
him to death.
KAL1sPELL, Dec. 3O.-Frank R.
Miles, formerly of Butte and we'll
known there in the early ninettes, died
at his home here today of paralysis,
following several years. suffering
with locomotor ataxia. Decedent was
for 20 years q resident of this county
and was known in mining circles
throughout the state. He is survived
by his wife and an adopted son, VIII
Mcbride.
BUTTE, Jan. las the result, it is
se'o, OF q feud OF long standing,
Samuel Rainor was shot through the
shoulder as he sat + his home here
last night watching the old year out,
and deputy sheriff Conlin Mcmillan,
who took up the pursuit of the would.
be assassin, was shot and killed by
the fugitive. The murderer was not
identified but the police assert that
they will make an arrest shortly. Nc
MILAN was attr acted by the cries of
Rainor and taking up the pursuit Of
the fleeing assailsnt shot several times
to force him to stop. The fleeing AN
deliberately wheeled around and fred,
killing Mcmillan instantly and die.
appeared.
EUREKA, Jan. 2.-Returniug from
q trip to Spokane Tuesday night
David Hoover, customs officer at