The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days.
HELENA, Aug. Ex-Governor S. V.
Stewart left tonight for Billings where
he will spend tomorrow; Saturda y he
will attend the picnic given by the set.
tiers on the Huntley reclamation pro.
jet, and will return that evening to
Billings. Sunday morning he will be
joined there by Mrs. Stewart, and they
will proceed to Colorado Springs
where the executive will attend the
conference OF governors. Governor
Stewart expects to be away about two
weeks, and as soon as he leaves the
state Lieutenant Governor W. w.
Mcdowell OF Butte will become acting
governor.
LEw1sTowN, Aug. 21.-Frank.Big.
lin, q deputy stock inspector, com.
mitted suicide at four o'clock this
morning al a local hotel. A brother,
John Biglin, Of Fort Maginnis, was
stopping at the establishments. Early
this morning he was awakened by a
knock on bic door. Asking who was
there and being Informed that 1t was
his brother he called, "All right,
Frank, l will see you tomorrow"
"There will be no tomorrow was
the reply and q moment later the
crack of q revolver was heard. The
inspector had sent q bullet through his
head, dying Immediately. There IL no
known reason for this act.
BUTTE, Aug. 22-Five Butte boys
have been arrested in Dillon charged
with having burglarized the general
merchandise store of the Armstead-
Stevenson company. during the cele-
bration of the Butchers picnic while
the stores we're closed yesterday after
noon. All are under 10 years of age
and all pleaded guilty to the charge
when arraigned In Judge Kennison's
court at q hearing this morning, &C.
cording to word received by the sher-
IFS Office here.
MILES CITY, Aug. 22.-The notaries
public Of this city have formed them
selves into an association in prepsra-
ton for the opening of the Fort Peck
Indian <eserv alton, which will occur
September 20-27, and will arrange for
three shifts of eight hours each In
order to take charge of the work of
registr alton, which 10 expected to be
heavy at that time. The notaries who
are members of the association will
be sworn In and designated as those
who are entitled to handle Ethe regis.
tration.
KAL1sPELL. Aug. pa coroner's
jury today returned q verdict OF death
by q guushot at the hands of A. G.
Daily at the close of Coroner Wag-
gener's inquest upon F. G. Hills who
died at the Sisters hospital yesterday
from wounds inflicted by DAILY during
q quarrel at Bolton several days ago.
Both men were lumbermen and quar-.
relied at Geo. Synder's saloon at Bel.
ton when DAILY accused Ellis OF allow
ing his dog to sleep upon Days bed.
There we're several witnesses to the
shooting.
HELENA, Aug. 22.-Vigorous pro-
tests on the part of the Great North.
srn and Oregon Short Line officials
failed to shake the determination OF
the state board OF equalization to in
crease the valuation of railroads, and
at q meeting yesterday the board
turned down the request for a reduce
ton made by the former road, but
took under advisement the petition Of
the Oregon Short Line. At q meeting
of the board early in the week, the
valu alton of the Great Northern was
increased from sl9,9 25 last year, to
&2l, 900 for 1918.
TWIN BRIDGES, Aug. 23-J. r.
Parker, from the Bozeman Agricul-
tural college, visited this section re-
Gently at the request of several ranch
ers on the east bench to examine the
growing crops of potatoes and deter
mine the nature of the disease which
is affecting them. Mr.. Parker deter
mined that the trouble Ia dry rot, and
recommended that none of the pota-
toes from the fields affected be used
for seeding purposes.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 23.-Jerre Muir
ply chief of the Butte police force.
made q vain trip to locate the man
who held up the Thornton hotel, and
who is believed to be the same mar
who held up the Grandon. He came
here to identify, II possible, Harry
Johnson, . suspect who Is being held
pending an investigation. Two re-
vOlvers. one loaded, q dashlipht and