The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-10-15

us daylight Train service from KaliS-
pel to Gateway to enable the Great
Northern to arrange with the Canadi-
an government to furnish the service
straight through from Kalispell to
Michel, seventy miles north of the
international boundary. The Great
Northern vas directed to nut the ser.
vice on and then decided to extend it
through to Michel.
Butte, Oct. 11.-Patrick Lyden well
known miner, was instantly killed
this morning by being crushed in an
ore chute. 1t is believed that while
he was cleaning the chute the ore
suddenly slid down upon him.
Plains, Oct. 10.-Two boys, 9 and II
years old, sons of Alexander Mallat-
Ter, yesterday wandered from a sheep
camp while their father was moving
the flock to another range and became
lost in a snowstorm. The body of the
younger brother was found this after
noon in the snow and parties are
searching the mountain forest for the
other boy. Hopes are entertained
that he will be found alive.
Dillon, Oct. 10.-Thos. Mcintyre was
instantly killed e the Ames ranch
on Grasshopper, when he was buried
beneath seven feet of gravel and dirt
caused by a landslide. Mcintyre was
working in a gravel pit when a part
of the mountain side swept down the
mountain into the pit. The dead man
was extricated after several hours
work and the body was brought to
Dillon where interment was made.
The deceased was II years old and
was a native of Ontario, Canada.
Helena, Oct. 11.-School children of
| Montana will raise the money requir-
ed for the construction Of a perma-
nent educational building at the State
Fair grounds, in the opinion of State
Superintendent H. A. Davee, who
preached the plan at the teachers in
stitute held this week at Bozeman.
The teachers seemed to be in accord
with the plan of securing the funds
through entertainments given by the
children, and several representatives
Of the smaller schools said they
would easily raise $50.
Livingston, Oct. 11.-Stanford Be-
Quette, a Northern Pacific fireman
returned to his home at 1 o'clock this
morning to discover the house in
flames. Running into the upstairs
bedroom, he found his mother and
sister asleep and nearly suffocated.
After carrying them to the street, he
summoned the fire department. STAN
ford's father was out of town and his
timely arrival probably saved the
lives of his mother and sister.
Red Lodge, Oct. 11.-A difference
of $3.50 a head was the only thing
which stood in the way of the con-
summation this week of the biggest
cattle sale in the history of Carbon
county. Simpson Brothers; rich ranch
and cattle owners in the Clarke Fork
valley, refused an offer of $3.50 a
head for 1000 two and three-year-old
steers. The offer was made by Chas.
M. Bair, a large wool and cattle buyer
of Billings. The Simpsons demanded
$50 per head and from this price they
would not recede, so the negotiations
were called off. Even at $3.50 a head
the consideration would have amount
ed to Sill 900.
Helena, Oct. 13.-Surveying crews
are stalking out the line for the bitches
of the second unit of the Prickly Pear
Valley pumping project. This will re-
claim $4,000 acres of land and is being
constructed by the Montana Reservoir
& Irrigation company. Contracts
with the land owners are now being
signed, and construction may be start
ed this fall.
Great Falls, Oct. 12.-Brought to
this city on the 1920 train from Belt
this evening, Burton Durkin died upon
the operating table in a local hospital
while he was under examination to
ascertain the extent of his injuries.
Durkin, who was a sheep man, resid-
ing in the vicinity of Belt, was kicked
in the stomach yesterday by a vicious.
horse.
Anaconda, Oct. 12.-Frank VIII
liams, A years of age, a resident of
Great Falls, was taken to the court
house last night suffering from acute
alcoholism. DR.. Stephens did all he
could to revive the man, but he died
at an early hour this morning. Cor
oner Ford was called and decided that
an inquest is unnecessary. His moth
er and sister live in Great Falls.
Great Falls, Oct. ia. Rhoades
died suddenly while seated in the
round house of the Great Northern
railroad just as the whistle blew for
starting the days work this MORN
ing. Rhoades was talking to an &C
quaintance when he was stricken
by death. Albert Rhoades came to
Great Falls some months ago from
Texas for the purpose of registering
on Fort Peck land. Since coming
here he has been employed in the
machine shops Of the Great Northern
and was a man Of particularly healthy
appearance.