The river press., 1913-05-07
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State,


From Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA. April ga rticles of in.
corporation Of the American College
of Military Science were filed here to-
dav nv Icca! men who intend ~ start
1T Fort William henry Harrison to
train persons who wish to be eligi BILE
for appointment from civil service a.
second lieutenanI>. The company IL
capitalized at 100000 and proposes
to lease the post from the war depart
ment.
| BILLINGS, April 28--At int.rv ais
during all of TO-DAY dynamite was ex-
ploded in the Hollings lake northwest
OF Billings in the hope that it would
float the body OF John Hopper, an
l8.year-old boy, who was drowned
Sunday while attempting to cross the
lake in boat which was overturned
by the wind. Al dark tonight efforts
were abandoned, but they will be re.
sumed tomorrow.
HELENA, April 29.-Daniel J. Dono-
hue OF Glendive, major of the First
battalion, Second infantry, nation al
guard of Montana. has been promot-
ed by Gov. S. V. Stewart to the col.
onelcy OF the regiment. Colonel Dono-
hue, with other officers of the regi-
ment, took the examination for the
position last October, and the names
of those who passed we're certified to
the governor as eligible to I'll the
vacancy caused by the retirement OF
Colonel Reif.
HELENA, April 29.-The Centennial
Brewing company OF Butte made ap.
lication to the supreme court tod ay for
q writ of mand anus to compel Judge
Michael Donlan to enter judgment
for d. 200, which is three times the
amount Of the damages a jury found
the company was entitled to in q suit
for unlawful detainer of premises. 1t
is asserted that the law provides the
judgment in such csses shall be treble
the damages, but that Judge Don.
Ian refuses to comply with 1t.
LEw1sTOwN, April 29,-Carl Peter
son, agricultural expert. and for the
pact three years connected with the
experimental station at Bozemau, has
been engaged by the Lewi,town Cham.
Der OF Commerce as its expert in the
field. He will begin an examin alton
Of the farms Of the Judith basin to ad.
vtse on the methods to bring about
the best results. The farmers are CO.
operating in this great movement to
bring the agricultural industry of
Fergus county up to the highest pos
81 BILE standard.
HELENA. April EXPEDITIONS so.
Letting appropri ations by the board
| OF county comm -siOners ia behalf of
the San Francisco exposition are be-
ing sent out todu. by j. NJ. Kennedy,
| commits ssiOner Of agriculture and pub
lici'y, who Is also secretary OF the
Pan anna. Pacific Exposition commits
sion for Montana. The law requires
that upon presentation of petition
signed by fifty freeholder-, the DO ard 9
of county commissioners may make a
certain appropriation for such pur.
poses and these petitions will be sc.
cured in each county Ia Montana and
presented to the boards of county
commissioners at the regular meeting
held the fret week in June.
HELENA, April 3o.-Judge w. Y.
PEN berton, libr srisn OF the state his.
torical aud miscellaneos library, has
been reelected TO that position. A.
ter re-electing Judge Pemberton the
board passed conerstulatory resolu.
ton on the efficient work Of the libra.
riAn and his assistants.
HELENA, April 30. - Thaddeus G.
Pound, undersheriff of Yellowstone
county for the last two years, and
more recently q member OF the Bill
linRs police force, has been appointed
q deputy United States marshal by
M Marshal William Linsday. He sue.
ceeds George N. Mckay in the Helena
Office, who was transferred to Butte to
6ll the vacancy caused by the resig.
nation of MAJOR j. G. Sanders.
GLEND1vE, April 30.-Joseph Ashe,
aged 81, residing with q elstive about
IL miles from Circle, was killed in q
runaway and his remains have been
sent to his former home at Beaver
Dam, Wis. The death OF Ashe is the
second within ten days due to rum
away in Dawson county, Grant Wat
son being the other man who was
killed by horses in the Bloomfield
BUTTE. April 3O.-Coroner Daniel
Drew and jury completed their TO-
vestigation into the accident which