The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-14


cast in Meseher and Sweet Gras'
counties was for the new county
However, the proposition val defeated
in Fergus county, where only 80 vote'
were cast, and the new county lacked
8 votes of having the necessary mum
> Der.
BUTTE, May 10.-Max Fried, Butte
politician and man of affairs wal
found guilty today of white slavery,
A jury in the United States court at.
ter being out since Wednesday or a
triAe under y hours. come into court
at II O'Clock with q verdict of guilty
and . recommend alton for . light ZEN
tence. Fried was oucs q power in
Montana politics and wealth. But
the three trials In this case, two of
which resulted in dissgreements, have
impoverished him.
BUTTE, May 11.-Edmund Thomas,
secretary of the Butte Mining ex-
change, who vat shot and wounded
BY holdups last Monday night, died
tod sy in q local hospital. MIR. Tho
mas is the second victim of two hold.
ups TO die. The other was Harry
Drumm. clerk of the federal court.
Both men were shot q they we're re.
turning from . social call. The ban
dts are still at large.
BILLINGS, May 10.-Upou q second
attempt within two days, incendisries
succeeded in setting fire to the Great
Northern freight house and damage
sggrsgating several thousand dollars
was done before the fremsn subdued
the asmes. Thursday night . similar
attempt was made to burn the build.
ing, but the fire was extinguished with
email damage. The police are work.
tng upon some strong clues.
BOHEMIAN, May 10.-In the ease Of
Gallasin county against Clyde Corb.
", former county treasurer, and the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
company. judgment wac given in
favor of the plaintiff for s23. 474.4 40.
The suit was brought for s25. 474. 40,
OF which g. 1900 val shown to be short
when Corbly took the Office, and the
two amounts making the total formed
two actions.
HELENA, May 10.-Notice has been
received by A. M. Hotter, chairman
OF tho Sanders memorial committee,
that q bronze statue of the late G. w.
Sanders has been shipped from the
works in New York. Tho pedestal is
also expected here shortly. The Let.
ter 10 the work Of the Chicago sculp.
tor, Sigvald A~sbjorsen. The statue
was made by the Bonnard Bronze com.
pany, owned by W. A. Clark. he
cast the statue free of charge.
HELENA, May 10.-Because q car
plunged into her lap April
80, 1913, when the car was rounding q
curve, Mrs. G. M. Batch today brought
suit against the Helena Light and
Railway company for IS, 600 damages,
and her husband also brought dam
ages for being deprived of her society,
companiOnship and consortium. Mrs.
Batch alleges that the tip OF her spine
was injured by the violent impact of
the conductor alighting in her lap.
M1ssOULA, May 10.-''I'm sure the
unlucky kid. No q wants me be.
cause l am SO little. l guess I'll have
to kill myself before the guys send me
to the poor house," These were the
last words uttered bv a tiny man who
was killed on the Milwaukee tracks
below the Higgins avenue bridge in
the heart of she city. The NJ . was q
dwarf known variousiy a. Clyde Rob.
erts, Will Wilson aud Steve Robin
SON.. Lase yesterday he was under
the influence of liquor and vas eject.
ed from the Milwaukee station.
HELENA, Nav 12.-Bishop John p.
Carroll, OF the Catholic diocese of
Helena, made the announcement at the
cathedral yesterday that James j.
Hill, OF the Great Northern, had pledg.
ed TO give st. Charles college OF this
city, $50, 900, one.fourth OF an endow
ment fund which is being raised. The
interest on the fund is to be used In
caring for any deficits and for repairs
of the buildings.
BOzEMAN, May 12,--Trsgedy spoil
ed the celebration of county high
schools track and debating victories
tod ay, when a stone hurled from one
of the cliffs In Bridger canyon, by a
student, struck Miss Ruth Swenson,
n of the teachers, crushing the
skull. Late tonight she had not re-
gained consciousness, and her injury
may prove fatal.
BILLINGS, May II. - Six hundrep
Russian beet workers have arrived
from Lincoln, Nebrssks, and are be.