The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-17
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF VIEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days
Livingston. Sept. 10.-On the ]. F
O'Connor ranch in the Shields vale,
a field of 125 acres of oats was thresh
ed last week and averaged 125 bush
els to the acre. 1t is believed that thi,
is a new record for Park county. TIL,
oats averaged 40 pounds to the bush
ell.
Great Falls, Sept. 1O.-Benjami1
Shortley, aged "A, a pioneer in tn,
Stanford country, where he had livet
since 1873, died here today, as the re
suit of injuries sustained when {
Burlington train struck the wagon il
which he was riding yesterday across
the railroad track at Stanford from
the elevator. Both his horses were
killed.
Helena, Sept. 11.-Secretary Of
State Anderson was today notified thai
the Oregon Short Line company. fol
lowing the action of other roads op'
Grating in Montana, had decided to
issue no more free transportation to
state officials, and called in all out
standing passes. Under a state law,
officials were permitted to accept
them.
Helena, Sept. 1.-THE state land
sale at Roundup netted the state $64.
200, according to a postal received
yesterday by the state land depart
ment from Sidney Miller, register of
state lands, who had charge of the
auction. The card stated that 3,84O
acres were knocked down to the high
est bidder, and that it averaged $16.72
per acre.
Miles City, Sept. led. j. Berry,
a well-known hotel keeper and horse
racing man Of Glendive, died here to-
day of rupture of a blood vessel. Mr..
Berry finished driving the first heat
In a 2:2O trot with his horse, Corne-
lieus Mac and asked to be excused on
account of illness. He was taken to
the Olive hotel and physicians were
summoned, but he died in 10 minutes
after leaving the grounds.
Helena, Sept. 1.-THE state board
pardons at a meeting yesterday
sealed the fate of Sam Hall, the swim.
dler who defrauded scores of Butte
people out of $4,000 to 500, 900, when
It decreed that the pardon granted by |
Governor Stewart on condition that he |
repay every penny of the money, be
approved. The action of the board
vas taken in the form of a resolution,
which was unanimously passed.
Great Falls, Sept. 11.-Winnifred
the ~17-year-old daughter
If Fred Stinchicomb, a smelterman,
suicide at her home early
this evening by swallowing two
of carbolic acid. The girl,
who was a member of the junior class
Of the high school, appeared in good
spirits when her mother left her at
home at 4 p. M, but when the mother |
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her unconscious and she died a few
minutes later. The girl left no mes
sage and the parents can ascertain
no reason for her act.
Helena, Sept. 11.-A case that prob.
ably has occupied more time of the |
courts of Montana than any other one
piece of litigation and which has been
into two legislative sessions |
a climax today when Judge
J. NJ. Clements signed an order in the
district court directing the state au-
dltor to draw a warrant in favor of
William B. Pomeroy on the state
treasury for $~14,7S3.73. This amount
represents the estate of Thomas b.
POmerOy, a pioneer, which was es-
cheated to the state on November 4,
1889.
Glendive, Sept. 11.-While attempt
ing to board an incoming freight train
here today F. w. Daley. a stranger in
the city was hurled to the ground.
His back was broken and one arm
was ground to pulp by the wheels. He
died without regaining cnsciousness.
1t is believed Daley was intoxicated.
as he %endeavored to board the train
which was coming in, instead of leav-
ing the city. When his clothing was
searched only a memorandum book
containing his name was found. He
was about 40 years Of age.
Billings, Sept. ia total of $4,000
acres of grazing land in Eastern Mon
tana has been sold to stockmen by
the Northern Pacific railway during
the past four days, the demand being
occasioned by the rapid encroach.
ments of dry-land farmers. who are
filing on land formerly devoted en-
c~lusively to stock raising.
Helena, Sept. Ex-Governor Stew
art today modified the quarantine reg
ulations enforced against Utah to pre-.
vent an invasion of alfalfa weevil, so
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