The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
BILLINGS, July 25.-Every school
child in Billings must be vaccin ated
before the opening Of the winter term
in September, according to an order
issued by City Health Officer Balsame.
This precautionary measure was de-
cided upon at q meeting of health Off.
Gers OF the state 10 Great Falls recent.
ly and it was agreed that the order
should be respected in every city.
HELENA, July 25.-According to the
1918 directory Of the r. L. Polk com.
pany, just Issued from the press, the
population Of Helena and East Helena
is 1890, IN increase over that 1912 of
1889. This is the moot pronounced
gain in Helena's population in q mum.
Der Of years, and the directory com.
psuy insists that it's figures are accu.
rate and reliable.
HELENA, July 25.-Montans will
have . larger wheat crop than last
year, but the average number Of bush.
els per acre will not be quite - big,
according to reports received here by
grain dealers. The acreage in wheat
has increased from 10 to Is per cent.
The acreage in fax has increased only
slightly over that of last year. because
fax prices we're not satisfactory . year
ago.
LEw1sTowN, July 25.-Extensive
preparations are being made at Hilger
for the celebration Of its second ami.
verssry, September l and 2. There
will be . big display Of agricultural
products, for which that districs is
famous, and an interesting program
Of sports will be carried out. A
special train will take . big deleg alton
from Lewistown to the new hustling
town.
GREAT FALLS, July 25.-Paul Sim.
onson, . rsncher living near Sun
river, vas fatally injured in : run
away accident on Wednesday evening
while his two companions on the team
a. the time the horses started to run
escaped with but slight injury. Sim
onson suffered . horrible death, being
dragged for nearly two miles and then
living for nine to ten hours. He was
still alive when found lying by the
roadside.
HELENA, July 25.-Three years In
the state pe~nitentisry was the sentence
imposed by Judge Clements when
Orville Kingim appeared before him
and entered . plea OF guilty to q
charge OF the theft of . horse from
]. W. Eberl, . pioneer merchant of
Augusta. Kingim wss arrested in
sask atchewa an. Canada, after an 800.
mile chase. Upon bis arrival in Hell
ena he announced his desire to plead
guilty and was taken before Judge
Clements. He waived all formalisies
and admitted his guilt.
BILLINGS, July 26.-Secretary Of
the Interior Lane in an interview
stated that it was the desire of the
government to do everything possible
for the settlers of the west, but that it
would be impossible to do anything
for those who have used lands and
privileges for speculative purposes.
Secretary Lane held Q conference with
the bankers OF Billiugs and settlers on
the Huntley project at which he urged
cooperation between the two so tina,
loans may be made to settlers for
buying stock and otherwise improv.
ing their places at Q nominal rate Of
interest.
BUTTE, July 26.-Increasing am
cunts of copper being found on the
1000 and lower levels of the Butte &
Superior company's Black Rock
mine, whose zinc bodies have astoand'
ed the world by their immensely, have
caused mining men to believe tina
with greater depth zinc will give va,
to copper. The zinc bodies range II
width from 60 to 12O feet, with an ~
erage value Of 20 per cent. Replace
ment OF zinc with copper would make
the Butte Superior the largest copper
mine In the world.
LEWISTOWN, July 26. Presiden
Earltng OF the Milwaukee, who spen
all OF today here looking over the ex
tensions of the company, denied tina
the extension was to be abandoned
Accompanied by David Hilger he wen
out to Winifred, the terminus Of th
extensions north, aud then went on
over the Lewistown-Grea Falls lin