The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFlETS

VCVvO OOI6TI6JC
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
GLASGOW, May 29.-Clifford Gun.
ming. IA years old, the only son OF
blind couple OF this city, was drowned
today In Milk river, near the rsilro ad
pumping station dam. The boy, with
several companions, was bathing in
the river above the dam and got over
his head. The aged parents are de-
pendent on the county and this boy
was their only help outside Of char.
ity.
GREAT FALLS, May 30. - Lester
Thompson WAS drowned in the Mis-.
souri, river here and Henry Sell mar
rowly escaped the same fate this morn.
ing when . structure Of heavy timbers
extending between two concrete piers
of the new Chicago, Milwaukee l. St.
Paul bridge being built here. gave
way without warning, throwing them
into the water. Sell clung to q tim
Der and was saved by . man in . row.
boat. Thompson tried to swim to
safety and vent down within two feet
of shore. Both we're bridgeworkers.
HELENA. May 20. = Five boxing
matches have been held under the Xii.
ey boxing law in this state and the sg-
gregate returns have been S8,283.
This 10 according to resurns made to
State Treasurer Rae by the athletic
clubs under whose auspices the bouts
we're held. The state will get ss28 or
10 per cent of the gross receipts. Out
OF the states receipts the expenses Of
the boxing commission are taken and
the balance is allotted 30 the COVER
nor may direct.
KAL1sPELL. May 28.-The new $50,
600 steel bridge across the Flathead
river at Columbia Falls was damaged
bey ond repair by the food OF water
following warm rains yesterday. The
public ferry 1T Holt was torn from the
cable while crossing the stream with q
team and driver aboard. The ferry
was landed safely several hundred
yards down the stream. The river is
rising more than an inch per hour and
residents along its course are prepar.
ing for emergencies. 1t is already out
of its banks in many places.
LIBBY, May 81. - With his foo,
caught In the ashpau Of the engine, q
man named Nick Miller was dragged
for two miles by q passenger trair
which arrived at Warland today. l,
is supposed that he was lying between
the rails when the train came along.
Miller was about 30 years old and had
been employed In numbering in the
neighborhood of w arland, o few miles
east of here, for the past two years.
The body was terribly mutilated and
the features unrecognizable.
HELENA, May 3l.-District Judges
In the agricultural counties of the
state have been more disposed to take
advantage of the provisions of the
suspended sentence act. than have the
judges in the mining counties. Re.
cords in the Office OF J. j. Ryan. clerk
Of the board OF prison commits sioners,
show that since the act went into ef.
feet February IA OF this year, twenty.
six persons convicted of felonies have
been given their liberty. The grea,
majority we're convicted or pleaded
guilty to grand larceny. A few burg.
lars are included among the twenty.
six that are at large. Most of the
grand larceny men are young horse
thieves.
HELENA, May 3l.-Because lands
which now comprise state game pre-.
serve were surveyed instead of lands
for settlement out of which moneys,
it Is claimed, were to have been ex.
pended entirely by the general land
Office for the survey of the latter lands,
settlers In eastern Montana are hav.
Ing no end of trouble. They canno,
fence or plow, % they do not know
the boundary lines of their claims.
Senator Bosrdmsn of Dawson couu.
ty today wrote to Senator w alsh CALL
Ing attention to what. he says, wsa
an error in the direction of the work,
and eeeking relief for the homestead
ers.
Montana Delegation In Harmony