The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-09
MONTANA %BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few DAYS,

What Has Happened in Montana Dur,
ing the Past Few Days.
BUTTE, April 4.-James Elstrom,
shift boss at the Leonard mine, and il
charge OF the night force at the mine
OF the Amslgam ated. Copper company,
last night was killed by . rock falling
upon him.
BUTTE, April 4.-Surprised In the
act OF robbipg tbs tailor shop of G.
b. Wilson, 24S East Park street, about
2 O'Clock this morning, H. A. Ira
gang wal shot in the back OF the head
by the proprietor and instantly killed
LEw1sTOwN, April 4.-Fire last
night In the stock room of the Lewis.
town Daily News caused . lose of at
least % 1000 to the News plant, the
Fair store and the MacDonneil build.
ing, In which the paper val housed.
The cause for the condagration has
not been ascertsined. The loss was
all covered by insurance.
HELENA, April ALL county at.
tornsys In the state have been advised
by Attorney General D. NJ. Kelly to
direct tho county commissioners to OBJ.
serve the provisions OF the printing
law, the IONS titution slity OF which was
recently affirmed by the supreme court
and which provides that all printing
for the county must be done within
the state.
BOHEMIAN, April ed Boldly and
Wilmer Wolf, two homeseekers from
near Big Timber, who have been in
Bozeman for . few days, we're held up
last night between the Bozemsn brew.
cry and the Northern Pacific station
by " men, who took s135 from Wolf
and IS from Boldly. The men who
we're held up could not give q definite
description OF the holdup men and the
police have been unable to make any
arrest.
LIBBY, April 3.-One Of the largest
financial trans actions In the history
of Lincoln county vas recorded this
week, the Anaconda Copper Co. pur-
chasing the holdings Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad company in Lincoln
county. The deal wss for LAG. 293.62
acres OF timber and agricultural land
and the price paid vas s408. 222. q.
This purchase has an added signif.
canoe to the people Of Libby because
the Amalgamated people already own
large holdings IN this county and
have purchased q building site in the
city.
MILES CITY, April 5.-The body of
dad Williams" IN old-time pioneer
of this district, was found yesterday
at his ranch, south of Baker, with .
bullet hole 10 his head. II 10 the be.
lief of the officials that Williams COM
mitted suicide.
HELENA, April 5.-P. J.. Gilligan of
Butte has been appointed by M. L.
secretary of the bureau of
child aud animal protection, q deputy.
Other appointments made today by
Secretary Hickman were L. K. Devlin
OF Havre, James K. Lang OF Kalispell
aud Will Cave OF Missoula. There 10
q vacancy At Great Falls to be filed.
LEwIsTowN, April 5.-Astonishing
prices were paid for lots In the Den
ton townsite sale conducted here today
by the Milwaukee Land company.
Crowds of people were 10 for this sale,
which started OF with $3.50 paid by
MI. Ward for the Ham Brewing COM
psny for the first two lots. Every.
thing In the business portion OF Main
street vas sought and there was spirit
ed bidding ell the way through.
BUTTE, April Sin the midst OF
preparations for the funeral OF her
husband, whose body che had been
notified a being shipped to Butte,
Mrs. Thomas Bonnell, 139 Walnut
street, has received q telegram from
her husband that he Is not dead.
Funeral plans have been stopped, and
an investigation has been started
by the police into the mysterious cir
cnmstauce by which q body was ship.
ped from Columbus, Ohio, 90 that Of
MIR. Bonnell, who seems TO be very
much alive.
BUTTE, April 6.-Jsmes Doull. for
the past % years construction engineer
for the w. A. CLARK interests in Butte,
died here today Of pneumonia. Mr..
Doull was atty years old and q native
of Ontario, Canada. A few hours be.
fore his death Mr.. Doull was united
In marriage to Mrs. Clara Lydia Nc
Carroll of this city.
KAL1sPELL. April 7.-Rumors Of
the abandonment of Whitefsh as OIL
division point by the Great Northern
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