The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-27
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFlETS|
4 Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
LEw1sTowN, Aug 1S-Deugle Bros,
a corporation, have brought 90 action
against s. J. Harding, alleging that
on August IA he drove of a band Of
sheep belonging to The plaintiff and
refuses to return them, although de.
msnd has been made upon him. The
return OF the sheep or their value,
$1,000. 10 sskeds together with q, 100
damages.
HELENA, Aug. 1S.-The body of Jess
@. Crsgo. who was shot at Trident
Ssturday and who died here In . hos
pital, va shipped to Missoula this
evening. CraRo vac the engineer at
the cement works and was shot BY
Dominic Romeo, . fireman, because
the engineer had censured Romeo on
account Of the careless manner In
which he did his work. Crago was
brought here and % operation per-
formed but without avail.
M1ssouLA, Aug. 16.-Western Mon
taus fishermen welcome Superintend.
ent Dean OF the state ash hatchery Ill
along the line today % he passed
through this section Of the state max
log . distribution OF more than half Q
million native trout fry. Al Missoula
some Of the 6sh we're sent to Ramil.
ton and others we're taken in automo.
biles from here to the several stresms.
The feb car then proceeded down the
Occur d'Alsne branch, where fry we're
left at halt q dozen stations.
GREAT FALLS, Aug 19.-Soon after
last midnight George Koebeck, stag.
gered into the Harmon & Hanuigau
cigar store and in . few minutes was
beyond human aid. The man had
swallowed csrbolic acid in q sufficient
quantity TO insure sure and quick
death. The fatal draught was taken
10 the Star saloon and was Witnessed
by l.. r. Tillery, proprietor of the
place. The body va removed to
O'Connor's but it is not expected that
an inquest will be ordered. Roebeck
died while being hurried to the Dea.
coness hospital.
BUTTE. Aug. 19.-In the death OF
Fred w. Martin yesterday in . local
hospital, a story WAS unfolded which
has resulted In the arrest of Frank
Clampett on . charge OF murder. Ac.
cording to Martins tale to the ~.
thorisies he was kept a prisoner in
Clampett's cabin for many hours and
threatened with death by Clampett who
branished q knife over him, unless he
partook of q drug, to which Martin
says Clsmpett was addicted. Martin
says he yielded after he had been shot.
LEw1sTowN, Aug. 90 Fergus
county's total assessed valuation for
the year now stands at 81, 082, 897, q
gain of 81, 588 $50 over last year. This
total includes the valuation placed
upon the railway mileage in Fergue
county by the state board OF eQualiza
ton.
MALTA, Aug. 20.-The Malta police
are after 40 Individual giving the
name OF Ed. Macdonald. His specially
is buying blacksmith shops OF which he
made negotiations to buy two here.
He bought one Of Mayor Phil Casel-
berg, receiving s35 in real money Is
change for . worthless check. In q
deal with Ben Schuster he passed .
worthless check for $1,000, but got no
money in return. In another deal, he
6eeced Henry Plot out OF e75.
BOHEMIAN. Aug. 20.-Mrs. Elizabeth
McGaugh, who crossed the plains In
1885 to Montana BY means OF OK teams,
died at the home Of her ION near Tos.
ton yesterday. Death WAS due to old
age. the deceased being 81 years old.
Until the death OF her husband twenty
years ago. Mrs. McGsugh was . resi-.
dent OF the Dry creek region near
Bozeman. but during the latter years
of her life che has been living with her
sOn, Millard near Tost0n.
HELENA, Aug. 19.-Exclusive per-
mits to grazing lands on the ceded
part of the Grow Indian reserv alton
are without authority and legal sane.
ton and are void, ruled Judge G. Nj.
Bourquin In the federal court today in
denying the application of the United
States for an Injunction to restrain
the Ash Sheep company from tress.
passing On the reservation with it's
bsnds of sheep. The effect OF this de.
cision will be throw thousands of acres
of land now leased to various lives
took men In Eastern Montana open to
general grazing.
GLACIER PARK, Aug. 2O.-Dr.
Calvin I. Fletcher of Indianapolis,
slipped while scaling the Blackfoot
G1aciar voatord 40 nftovnoon So,ls.n