The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-26
MONTANA %BRIEFLETS.
SHORT TIES OF NEWS FRO
ALL OVER THE STATE,

o0OHI lies Or NEWS fHO
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in ontana Dur.
ing tho Past Few Days.
M1ssoULA, March 2O.-Westerl
Montana continues to suffer fror
cold weather, many places In thi
part of the country registering unde
zero. The coolest spot is Blossburl
OF the continental divide, where tn
thermometer dropped to Is degrees be
low zero last night.
BUTTE, March 20.-Petitions o
candidates for municipal Office ono,
filed, under the new primary law, can
not be withdrawn. Neither can . can
didsse file q new petition or change
the fret one. That is the decision o.
Judge j. J. Lynch Of the district court
in constructing the new Law.
BOHEMIAN, Marsh 2O.-Bozeman is
in the grip of . blizzard after ten days
of sunshine and melting SHOWS. Las,
night the Thermometer dropped below
zero and snow has been blowing oil
day. Many farmers who we're spring
blowing and discing we're halted in
the fields.
GREAT FALLS, March 20.-Charged
with theft of q saddle horse from Eu.
gene L. LsnRiois, . local liverymsn,
james McClennsn WAS brought back
to the city today from Stanford,
where he was arrested. McClennan
rented the horse about ten days ago
to go to Benchland. but failed to re.
turn. McClenusn claims be was pre-.
vented from returning It by bad YEA.
ther.
HELENA, March 20.-Any person,
firm or corporation with Q complaint
against any public utility in
Montana is invited formally to lodge
II with the public service commission,
which the Montana railroad commits.
sion has organized itself into, In &C.
cord ance with the provisions OF sen.
ate bill No. 10. It also remains as
the railroad commission, however.
The commission has gathered oil the
data concerning the public
concerns in Montana, and is
ready to proceed.
KAL1sPELL, March 2O.-A four
days blockade on the Great Northern
which began Sunday Vas broken ear
ly today when the fret rotary snow
pillow bucked through the drifts. Nine
westbound trains which we're stalled
In the mountains followed the rotar.
lee. The Eve eastbound trains were
held at White6sh cleo departed for
their destinations. The blockade was
In the Rocky mountains from Essex,
so miles EAST OF Kslispell, over the
Summit TO Midva,e. The storm was
the worst experienced IN years. Be.
cause OF the high wind the snow was
driven into the cuts and packed go
that the rotaries we're necessary to
open the road.
LEwISTowN, March 2l.-The mer-
curry dropped to 90 degrees below zero
here last night. Never since reccrds
have been kept has it been so cold 10
March. Tod ay the weather is bright
and sunny but another cold night Is
looked for.
HELENA, March 2l.-The campaign
to have the Kiley boxing bill referred
to the electors will be formally launch.
ed In Lewis and Clark county on Easter
Sunday. Petitions are now being
prepared and these it Is understood,
will be placed 10 the various churche.
to be signed by churchgoers after tht
services.
GREAT FALLS. March 2l.-Athougf
local officials of the Great Northern
profess to know nothing, it is uuofi
cially announced that the Grea
Northern intends to forestall the So(
Invasion in Teton county by extend
ing Its branch line-now under con
struction in that county under tn
name of the Great Falls g. Teton Couu
ty railway, on up through the Black
feet reservation across the interna
tlonal boundary and through tn,
Crows Nest coal country.
HELENA, March 81. - Hearkenin!
to the advocacy OF Harry l.. Wilson
who a against him for governor las
fall, Governor Sam V. Stew art ha
granted an unconditional pardon t
Alexander Romola of Billings. Incl
dentally, this is the first pardon Gov
ernor Stewart has granted. Cover
O Stewart says there IL some doub
from the testimony as to Romola'
guilt, but assuming he was guilty, b
believes that taking into considera
ton all the circumstances, he has BEEF
sufficiently nnnishad