The river press., 1913-12-31

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MONTANA NEWS BRIEfLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
Bozeman, Dec. 26.-That the father
of Albert Bartholomew, aged years
who died Sunday night, was guilty of
gross neglect in not securing medical
attention for his child was the yer.
dict of the coroner's jury which sat
on the case. The father, John Bar
tholomew. is believer in Christian
Science. The inquest took place un-
der the direction of the county COR
oner.
Butte, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Rose Burnes,
aged IS years, was burned to death
at o'clock this morning in a fire
which destroyed the interior of q
house at 93S Waukesha street, and
Sam Newhouse 81 years old, and a
resident of Butte, is in the county jail
pending an investigation by Coroner
Drew and the sheriff's office. New
house himself narrowly escaped the
fate of Mrs. Burnes.
Missoula, Dec. 26.-Charles Auvin.
en-, So years Of age, until recently en-
ployed in the woods by the Big Black
foot Lumber company. was instantly
killed at Riverside, mill settlement
near Bonner, by Northern Pacific
train No. 3 at noon today. The train
passes through Riverside at full
speed. Auvinen had been drinking
with friends and started to cross the
tracks when the train was only q
short distance away. laughing at the
warning of his friends.
Great Falls, Dec. 25.-While speed
ing In heavy automobile over q
drive in Gibson park this afternoon,
James w. Carroll, lumber salesman
of Spokane, whose family resides in
saltwater, Minn., was hurled out
when the machine collided with q
tree and is in hospital in a serious
condition. 1t was at first believed
that his neck was broken. The driver
lost control Of the car through the
breaking of one of the parts. The
other occupants were uninjured.
Helena. Dec. 27.-S. N. Nicholson,
deputy collector of internal revenue
in a district comprising IS counties in
the state, acting under instructions
from Collector Whaley, is preparing
list of persons, firms, co-partner-
ships, companies, corporations, joint
stock companies or associations, in
surance companies, ETC., who, in his
opinion will be required to file income
tax returns under the provisions of
the income tax law.
Helena, Dec. 27.-Bounty claims for
July and August, 1910, aggregating
$4,000 have been transmitted by the
Auditor William Heating for payment.
Claims still outstanding under the
provisions of the old law aggregating
$45,000 are those received in Septem-
ber, October, November and Decem-
ber, 1910, and January and February
1911. Bounty claims for 1913 will ag-
gregate about 100000, according, to
R. NJ. Hawkins, clerk of the board of
examiners.
Anaconda, Dec. 27-Carl Johnson,
% years of age, while under the in
fluence of liquor, wandered on to the
passenger track of the Butte, Anaconda
& Pacific railroad just as the evening
train was leaving for Butte, and was
killed almost instantly. Johnson
came to this country about five
months ago from Sweden, where he
leaves an aged mother and two sis
ters. He had been employed at the
smelter and was to go to work on the
night shift.
Lewistown, Dec. 27.-The body of
an unknown man was brought in from
the Judith river, about eighteen miles
west of town, today. The man was
seen four days ago by some farmers.
and it developed that he was insane.
They decided to keep him in charge
until an officer could arrive and went
to the nearest place to telephone. AS
soon as they entered the house the
man disappeared in the darkness. An
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man could be found until farmer
discovered his body on the river bank
frozen stiff. 1t was stark naked. the
man having taken off all clothing.
Butte, Dec. PA majority of the
employers of common labor, including
the Anaconda and public utilities
companies, tonight announced that
they had signed pledges binding them
selves to refuse the demands Of the
Workingmen's union for a minimum
scale Of 81 per day. The demand was
made several weeks ago, and becomes
effective the first of the year. At
present common laborers receive
$3.50 a day. the same wages, in effect,
as are paid the miners, for it is only
when the price of copper is over II
cents a nOun6 that minoro roco}vo a