The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-02
MONTANA NEWS BRlEFLETS'
A Budget Of Readable Shert items
From Various Parts Of the State.

From Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA, June % Patent, we're re-
ceived by Governor Stewart today
from Washington from 8,2s7 acres of
indemnity school land in the Havre
land district and 5,118 acres in the
Lewistown land district.
LIVINGSTON. June 2s.-Thirty dele.
gates from all yer Montana met here
today TO make plans for q better Or
ganizstion Of the suffrage movement
10 this state and what they lacked 10
numbers they made up in enthusiasm.
Mics jeanette Rankin presided and
told Of plans for q raid on Washing.
ton on Aug. l which promises to make
the March 3rd parade In that city pale
In its Significance.
LEw1sTowN, June 2S.-The body
Of Addison B. Taylor, . rancher in
the Denton country, who came here
from Chicago . few days ago, was
brought in fromlthe Horse Shoe Bar
ranch. 16 miles from this city,
last night. The body vas found lying
In the field with the throat cut and
from oil the circumstances it IL prsc.
ticslly certain that it 10 . case Of sui.
eide. Taylor wss In Lewistown q few
days ago and was somewhat pressed
for mouey.
MALTA, June 2S.-Billy Short, hus-
band OF the proprietress OF the Sun.
nyside resort, south OF town, was muir.
dered about mid night last night. He
was shot in the neck, inmates say by
q strange man. but circumstances
point to an inside job. Deputy sher-
id Cassidy was not called Until two
hours a%fterwsrd. The pistol with sew.
eral exploded cartridges was found
near by. Short had been quarreling
with his wife. The coroner 10 at work
on the
ANACONDA, June 28.-According to
reports from the Bitter Root Valley,
. strange disease has appeared among
tho apple trees, attacking the Trans.
cendent Crab and Alexander principal.
~. Some claim it 10 not permanent
and that she trees will recover, but the
orchsrdists, lest it be contagious, are
cutting out ell the trees affected. In
AZ hours the effects are noted. From
the growth the branches fall away as
II snapped and appear to be dead.
Expsrts have been engaged to deter.
mine what the trouble 10.
BILLINGS, June 28.-It 10 illegal in
for county boards Of COM.
to award bridge contracts
having first placed on file
the county surveyor complete
plane and specifications of the work
be done, according to the opinion
Of Judge Pierson of the district court,
who granted an Injunction to restr ain
Yellowstone county board from
accepting the bid of the Security
Bridge company on this ground. APP.
pile alton for the restraining order
made by Gagnon & Co., q local
and unsuccessful bidder.
HELENA, June 2s.-Though the
statue OF Col. W. F. Sanders was
placed in the state house today, the
formal unwilling ceremonies will not
be held until later. The date may be
Sept. Is, the anniversary Of the ar
rival Of Colonel Sanders in Montana,
OF It may be . week later, when the
state fair 10 in progress. The statue
10 seven feet six inches in height and
Weighs halt . ton. The memorial of
the pioneer 10 the result OF the efforts
of the Sanders Memorial association.
which 6rst undertook the work and
later was succeeded BY the Sanders
Memorial commission.