The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-28
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.
BOHEMIAN, May 22.-Bozeman is re.
joicinR over a telegram from W alter
Cooper, who is in Washington, bear
ing the information that s75, 900 has
been appropriated for q federal build.
ing in Bozemsn, and that elO, 900 of
this amount is available Immediately.
BUTTE, May 22.-Georee Kennedy,
sometimes known ss "Bull" Kennedy,
was arrested today in q saloon on
North Montana street on suspicion OF
being the mar that held up the saloon
Of George Burns, on the north side,
early Tuesday morning. Later in the
day be was identified positively by
two of the men in the saloon At The
time Of the robbery 90 the leader OF
hiehwsymen.
BILLINGS, May 22.-As the result
Of . raid last night BY the sheri6's
Office, twelve men were srrsigued In
the district court today charged with
gambling and we're released under
heavy bail for . hearing Saturday
There are from one TO seven counts in
each case and some are second Offend
ers. for which the minimum ine is
$500. Evidence wss gathered bv two
spoilers from the outside acting for
the sheriff and county attorney.
GREAT FALLS, May 22--Lewis Hill,
y locomotive engineer employed by the
E. S. Hill construction camp of the
Milwaukee railroad located at Rogers
Coulee, 10 miles east of here, died at
the Columbus hospital early this
morning from q ervou shock result
ing from the crushing Of his arm un-
der the engines wheel. The accident
occurred late yesterday afternoon and
he was Immediately buried to this city
for care.
HELENA, May 2l.-T The supreme
court granted . new trial to Walter
serving a life term in the
for the killing Of Adolf
in this county two years ago.
was foreman of . ranch
and had trouble with Levin over stock
had strsyed. In the opinion
. new trial II is held that the
lower court erred In excluding evi.
dencs showing that Levin had made
against the life OF Whitworth.
HELENA, May 22.-Thst ell records
we're broken last year by the state In
the amount of land it sold, applica- !
tions pouring into the state land Office
indicate that the sales this year may
be even better than last. Applica-
tions for the purchase of 148, $50 acres
are now pending and daily THE sg-
gregate is growing larger. 1t is ex-
pected that the land board at its next
meeting will authorize the holding of
auction sales in eight or ten counties,
the dates to be fixed by the
BUTTE, May 23.-The Great Nor.
thern Railway company 10 Defend ant
in . government suit started tod sy,
which alleges that horses shipped by
Davidson Bros., from Spokane to Cut
Bank, were left on the cars longer
than 36 hours without being rested
and fed. Five hundred dollars Is de-
msuded.
MILES CITY, May 23.-Ssm B. Rob.
erts, . north eide stock raiser, WAS
brought TO townthis morning tied to
the seat Of an auto truck driven by
Ralph Gilmore. Behind In the body
OF the truck lay Ray Lowe, also .
stock raiser, who was shot twice
through the upper part Of the body by
Roberts Ut . horse roundup on You.
oil creek, 80 miles from Miles City,
Thursday afternoon.
helena, May 23.-Ssm Trime, who
came here from Butte . few days ago,
went 70 bed last night In . local lodR.
ing house with Morris Rice. also from
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