The river press., 1913-11-26
MONTANA BRIEFlETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE

ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days
Livingston, Nov. 20.-C. o. Young
berg, Shields River valley rancher
accidentally shot himself yesterda,
while on a hunting trip near Hardne
by knocking a revolver from a wago1
which was discharged when the wea
pom struck the tongue of the vehicle
The bullet passed through Young
berg's stomach and death ensued to
day.
Malta, Nov. 2O.-J. E. Bush. post
master at Zortman, and United States
commissioner, died suddenly at his
home early yesterday morning. Deat
was apparently due to heart failure
but as he had been in the best OF
health, prior to this, an inquest will
be held in Malta today by Coroner
Peterson of Glasgow.
Helena, Nov. 20.-The judgment for
$3.50 obtained in Missoula by An
gelo De Sandre against the Missoula
Light & Water company for personal
injuries received while digging a
trench, was reversed by the supreme
court today, and the case remanded
for a new trial. The court holds the
evidence was insufficient to sustain
the verdict.
Butte, Nov. 20.-Learning that she
had lost her claim of a share in a
$4,000 estate that was set aside by
a relative and mourning the loss OF
diamonds worth $1,700 caused a wo
man who gave the name of Ruth
Campbell to swallow a quantity of BIZ
chloride tablets last night. She was
rushed to the emergency hospital
where prompt work on the part of
City Physician Horst saved her life.
Butte, Nov. 20.-James A. Sarcy,
one of the best known builders and
contractors in Butte, committed sui.
eide yesterday morning at his office
in the Union Milling company build
ing, at 1920 Front Street. The man.
ner of his death was one of the most
tragic and horrible that Butte has
known. Going into his Office, he az
parently soaked large Turkish
| towel with kerosene and, wrapping
this about his head, set fire to it. The
| flames burned his face, head and
| shoulders so that he was hardly rec
ognizable. Death must have ensued
| very shortly after he had applied the
match and was caused, either by suf-
location from the fumes and smoke,
or from inhaling the flames.
Miles City, Nov. 21.-The depart
ment of the interior has restored to
the public domain in Montana, 242,-
900 acres which had been withdrawn
principally in eastern and southern
Montana, for the coal and oil that
the land was supposed to contain, &C.
cording to information received by
land officials here. The restorations
have been made through periods cov-
ering the past 80 days.
Helena, Nov. 21.-Returns to State
Veterinarian w. ]. Butler on live
stock importations in Montana
brought the total for the year to 3,3O3
the largest number in the history of
the office. Each importation, in near
ly every instance( represents new
settler with his family and livestock.
Butte, Nov. 21.-Two mail pouches
neither of which contained any regis
tered letters, were stolen from the
Northern Pacific depot between and
z O'Clock Wednesday morning. The
officers have failed to bring out any
clew which would lead to the appre.
hension of the thieves.
Helena, Nov. 21.-An average reduc-
tion of fifteen per cent in rates on
lumber from points in northwestern
Montana to points elsewhere in the
state on the line of the Great North.
ern, is ordered in a decision by the
railroad commission today. Commits
sioners Dan Boyle and E. A.. Morley
signed the majority decision. Com.
missioner ]. H. Hall dissented, being
of the opinion a larger reduction
would be just and fair.
Butte, Nov. 21.-The snow of the
past two days may prove expensive
to a number of taxpayers. Late this
afternoon Judge Booher issued war;
rants against "a property owners, di.
recting that they appear in police
court Monday afternoon and explain
why they failed to cover coal holes
on side walks in front of their build
ings with canvas or a rubber mating,
as prescribed by law. The penalty
for an offense of this kind is a fine
of from SO to $1OO.
Glasgow, Nov. 21.-Jesse H. Bowers
was arrested after making a threat
against ]. E. Arnot, cashier of the
Glasgow National bank. Bowers had
been at the bank several times dur
ing the past week trying to induce
the banker to cash a note he held
and, upon being refused, left the bank.
He secured a gun and told friend
that he would see to it that the note
was cashed. The friend notified Mr..
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