The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short items
From Various Parts Of the State.
BILLINGS. July 22.-Chareed With
stealing nls uncle's wife and clipping
with her, Adolph Aurch IL held At the
police station unsil it Is determined
what charge shsll be preferred against
him. The couple was followed here
from Nebraska by the aggrieved bus-
band, but It IL probable that . recon.
cilistion will be effected.
M1ssOULA, July 22.-Fred Ross Of
Milwaukee. Wis.,, who with bis aunt,
Miss Bohrer, was en- route to Port.
land to attend the funeral Of bic uncle,
died here tonight on . train. Ex-
treme nervousnsss, brought on BY
grief and worry and aggravated BY
unaccustoaed high sltitute, are DO.
lieved TO be responsible for the young
mans death.
HELENA, July 22.-Firms and per-
sons hsudling s%dultersted and mis.
branded goods that violats the state
pure food lave and regulations will
have cause to regret It. State
Chemist ". M. Cobleigh OF Bozemsn
and Dr.. w. F. Coggswell, secretary
of the state board of health. confer.
red today to plan . vigorous cam.
paign against these violators.
KAL1sPELL. July 22.-The body OF
Gus Herbgersmsn, who was drowned
In the whirlpools below the Northwest.
ern Lumber company dam last even
ing, Wa recovered this morning, 20
feet from where the body disappeared.
Herbgersman, together with Frank
Ovelmsn and David Woodbridge, was
swimming in the pool when the un-
dertow took him under. The other
men escaped q eimilar fate narrowly.
The victim was unmarried and about
IS years old.
BUTTE, July 23.-Joe Clark and Ed.
DAILY, Northern Pacific section hands,
we're killed near Skones siding, seven
miles east of Butte, this morning when
. 20-ton rock toppled down the noun.
tain upon them, crushing their bodies
to . pulp.
BILLINGS, July 23.-Raymond Ter
~, whose parents reside in Glendale,
In the southern part Of the state, was
drowned in q pond near Painted Robe
Sunday afternoon. Terry wss search.
ing for . good place to hunt ducks
aext fall, and it ia presumed be en-.
tered tho water to cool of after his
long walk, got beyond his depth and
being unable to swim met death alone.
HELENA. July 2l.-Several thous.
and acres Of land in Sheridan county
which we're filed on by the Turtle
Mountain indiana of North Dakota In
February, will be turned back to the
state, as a result of the action taker
by the general land Office ia Washing
ton. Sidney Miller, register of state
lauds, yesterday received notice from
Washington of the action taken with
reference to these lands.
BILLINGS, July 23.-The first prairie
fire OF consequence in the vicinity o.
Billings for many years was extin'
guished last night by q heavy down.
pour of rain after having burned over
six sections of range land west of the
city. It was thought the blaze had
been extinguished by the fire fighters
In the afternoon, but it was famed
into new life by q stiff wind early IN
the evening. Considerable damage
was done.
HELENA, July 23.-To start work
on the completion of the data relating
to oil water filings and water righ,
DEGREES in Montana, estim stsd at from
$4,000 to 10000 In all. State Engineer
Mahon left today for Anaconda, which
will be tho first of the "a county seats
he will visit in connection with the
matter. While Mr.. Malone prime airy
purpose In collecting this informa.
ton is to administer more effectively
the funds available for stream
measurements, it will also be made
available to engineers, to lawyers in
water right cases, to irrig ators, power
| nj anta. and in fact ovepv Dereon nsinn