The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-26
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
a Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

~ hours after he had been brought to
this city from Nebraska 70 answer to
a charge OF higany, W. H. Mcdonald
q Great Northern railway employe,
pleaded guilty in the district court
and was given the maximum penalty,
three years in the p%enitentiary and .
fine Of $1,000.
HELENA, Feb. 18.-John Somppi,
administra tOr Of the estate of John
Hilmenen, has instituted suit in the
district court here against the Nelson.
jerks Coal company of Sand Coulee,
for go, 900. He alleges that Hilmenen
was killed % the result OF injuries re.
ceiVed while working in q mine owned
by the defendant company. which In.
~juries, he alleges, we're due to defec-
tive conditions of the timbers.
BUTTE, Feb. 16.-According TO com.
plant filed IN the district court by
Joseph Smith against the Hennipgsen
Produce company, the former lost two
fnRers while working At a buzz saw
owned BY the defendant, or April l OF
last year. Smith is suing for s25 900,
valuiug each finger at S12, 500.
LEw1sTOwN, Feb. lS.-A deal has
been closed Ifor the purchase of 100
acres adjoining the townsite OF Den.
ton, by the Milwaukee Land company
from Frank Stroum. The price was
Sl2, 600. 1t Is rumored that a Mil
waukee division point will be establish
ed at Denton, although the people Of
Lewistown will fully set forth the adj
vantages of this place for q division
point, to the Milwaukee officials.
BUTTE, Feb. l9.-Tunx Lsin, q
Chinese, was arrested here by q deputy
sheriff, on suspicion OF being the man
who murdered Hum Lee, q Chinese in
q cabin nea his placer claim just out
Of Deer Lodge. The murder was COM
mitted several weeks ago but the
body WAS recovered only last evening.
FORSYTH, Feb. 19.-Word was re-.
cetved in Forsyth yesterday that Nor
man Straw, . young homestesder re-
siding in the Tongue river valley, was
drowned while crossing the Tongue
river with a load Of supplies and that
the body had not been found. The
Tongue river is quite high at this time
and the water in the Rosebud river
washed away the bridge north of
Rosebud yesterda ~.
FORSYTH, Feb. l9.-1n an effort to
break up q gang of cattle rustlers in
Rosebud county a jury yesterday in
the case brought against Otto Peter.
son and Alfred Miller. charged with
killing q beef belonging to Wallace
Barton, found both guilty and District
Judge Pierson gave Peterson ten years
in the penitenti airy and Miller five
years, after telling them that he pro-
posed to impose such sentences as
would throw the fear of the law in the
hearts of cattle rustlers.
BUTTE, Feb. 2O.-Hum Lee, a China.
man, found murdered ia a cabin neal
Deer Lodge. apparently was the vic.
tim Of horrible fortunes in an effort
to compel him to divulge the hiding
place of money the celestial was re-
puted to have. The fingers have been
slashed of. the neck twisted, ears slit
and several u~nprintnble mutilations
inflicted. Two Chinese have been ar.
rested here as suspects.
LEWISTOWN, Feb. 2O.-A big pro-
test has been called out by the action
of the telephone company in ANNOUNCE
ing . raise in rates to 60 into effect
when the company goes into its new
exchange April l. The raise is chiefly
on residences, being fixed at 81 so .
month, whereas the old compauy's
charge on many val only 81 so and to
others % 90. Four party lines are
dispensed with entirely and replaced
by two party lines, the rate again be-
ing increased.
KALIsPELL, Feb. 20.-Several hun.
dred men will be without employment
this week as a result of . forced shut
down OF at least three large logging
camps neal here owing t the sudden
s~oftening of the weather. While
camps in the mountain districts are
preparing to resume operations since
the settling of the snow, logging con.
tractors in the valley fear that il the
warm weather lasts q few days longer
they will be unable to continue opera
lions this season.
BUTTE, Feb. 20.-For the first time
In the history of the county a corpora.
sion is charged with q misdemeanor.
In Eve informations against the Postal
Telegraph company, filed yesterda az
before Judge Donlsn by County At.
torney j. ]. McCafery. The company
10 alleged to have aided and abetted
gambling within the county BY ~receiy.