The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.

j bkIEfLEIS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
JUDITH GAP, April 17.-Ray D. o..
tergren shot aad instantly killed him
self about noon today on the q. T.
| Widdi6eld ranch, near town. Mr..
Ostereren arrived recently from Min.
nsapolis and took charge Of land and
stock recently purchased by O. w.
Miller. He wac 26 years Of age and
was q bright and we'll educated young
man.
ANACONDA, April 17.-Herbert Luc-
cis, aged 81 years. q woodchopper, 10
dying here as q result of an attempt
he made upon his own life some time
yesterday. he shot himself under the
chin, the bullet tearing away the low.
or portion of his face. 30 was still
conscious when found in bis cabin by
his partners.
BUTTE, April l7.-Unique, % far 90
Montana is concerned, 10 an industry
about to be started by . Butte firm.
The H%ennipgsen Produce company is
building q plant for she manufacture
and distribution of hog cholera serum
for the protection of swine growers in
the northwest. DR.. D. E. Salmon,
formerly chief of the bureau of ami.
NAL industry in the government SER
vice, and q recognized authority on
hog diseases, has been engaged to
take charge of the plant.
BUTTE, April 1.-THE court and
jury tonight awarded Thomas Fadden
$4,000 TO repay him for the alleged
beating received at the hands of Den
mis- Murphy, Joseph Penhall and John
Hartigsn, officers of the Miners
union. The jury reported upon the
verdict unanimously. Fadden claim.
ed that he was assaulted by the three
men as . boycott proposition, rs he
started TO work in the Moonlight on
December IL, 1912.
GREAT FALLS, April l7.-George
Bsndre, % years old, died this after
noon as q result OF injuries sustained
last night by falling under an electric
r Bsndre was riding in tho vesti.
bule In front and when he started to
leave the car the motorman protested,
but too late. Bandre's feet were ter
ribly crushed. His home was In Belt.
BOHEMIAN, April 1S.-Reports from
various parts of Gallatin valley in.
dicate,thst the a is at least - far
advanced % the average, in spite of
the severe storms at the end of March.
The ground In many parts Of the val
ley is In condition to work, and seed.
ing has begun in some sections. The
general report is that the fall wheat
has como through the season we'll, and
the prospects are generally sstisfac-
tory for q good year.
LEw1sTowN, April 18.-The society
of Fergus County Pioneers came into
existence last evening when q largely
attended meeting was held At tho judi
it'll club and officers were elected. The
object of the society is to promote
cloeer relations among the old times
and to preserve the history OF the
early days in the country through the
medium Of papers on historical events
TO be prepared by those who witness.
ed them.
GREAT FALLS, April l7.-In . dam
age suit brought by J.. H. Chenoweth
against the Great Northern railroad
and the Anaconda Copper Mining
company for injuries sustained on th'
railroad tracks at the Boston & Mon
tsna smelter . verdict for she plain
tiff VAS returned by the jury in III
district court today. Judgment TO-
$25, 600 was given against the. Grea
Northern. the action a. against III
Anaconda company being non-suited
HELENA, April 18.-The work OF di
viding up the state into twelve or thir
teen districts, each district to DO com
posed of three or four counties, q
provided by houee bill $50, known .
the weights and measures bill, vii
soon be completed. The departmsn
of weights add measures 10 direcsl,
under the secretary of state. Al
inspector will be employed in each dis
tric,, his Sl25 q month and ~travelinl
expenses TO DO paid jointly by th
district. The ten or twelve deputie
will be named by Secretary of Stat
Anderson In . short time. Hundred
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