The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-15
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State,

From Various Parts Of the State.
BUTTE, Jan. 1.-TWO thous aud dol
lars 10 gold was turned over to the
clerk of court yesterday afternoon by
Attorney w. H. Maloney, IN payment
OF q ine imposed ON fourteen alleged
gamblers arrested some weeks ago in
q raid upon Meaderville. Pleas of
not guilty we're withdrawn and ones of
"guilty" entered. County Attorney
j. j. McCaffery stated that an agree
ment had been reached by which they
would pay the heavy fines. Judge
Donlan said such an agreement suit
ed him and the yellow bOys' were
forthcoming.
MILES CITY, Jan. 11.-Vera Eliza
beth, q 4~.year.old daughter of Mr.. aud
Mrs. Goldsmith, was scalded to death
yesterday evening. She was playing
tug-of-war with q boy playmate, each
pulling the end OF q stick, and her
hold clipped. the fall throwing her to-
to q boiler of hot water.
BUTTE, Jan. 11.-Fire in the Louis
Chod air building on West Park street,
occupied by the Brownfeld. CAVITY
Furniture company, resulted In q loss
Of about $50, 600 covered by insurance.
There was no loss of life, the dodgers
In the upper stories having time to
escape with their valuables. The fire
started in the furnace room ia the
basement.
BROWNING, jan. ILL.,. E. Prince,
. we'll known and old time resident of
this section Of the country and for THE
past two years employed by the gov
ernment IS park ranger In Glacier
National park, " "a found frozen to
death today on the line Of his patrol
in the park between Cutbsnk canyon
and st. Mary's lake. 1t is supposed
that be was overtsken by one of the
many bad storms OF the last week and
became confused and succumbed to
exhaustion.
KAL1sPELL, Jan. 10. Abe Rogers,
for twenty q years guide and trapper
In this region, ia preparing to urge
the legislature to place q bounty upon
otter 10 this state. Rogers declares
the states efforts toward the propaga.
ton of fish in natural streams is be-
ing brought to nothing by the work Of
the otter which the trapper says work
up the streams killing immense Quanti-
ties of fish.
TWIN BRIDGES, Jan. ID. T. Ly.
tie, who has a large contract with the
government to furnish osts for use in
the Philippines is here loading ten
carloads purchased from the local
elevator company. The grain will be
shipped to Seattle and thence trans.
ferred to boats bound for the Islands.
BUTTE, Jan. 13.-Twenty-fve hund.
red dollars worth OF handsome gambl.
log paraphernalia makes a pretty
bonfire. Under an order of Judge
Donlan Of the district court all the
stuff captured by the police in the raid
on the Meaderville gambling houses
some time ago was destroyed by fire
yesterday in the old Jail yard of the
county.
HELENA, Jan. 13.-Disturbed by the
adverse criticism that has come from
all parts OF the state at the action of
house Friday in appointing r. F. Rose
Official stenographer at a salary of
$40 q day, after its refusal to employ
n at s6 a day, Or effort will be made
In the house THE afternoon to rescind
the former action. according to state
meuts made by members in the lobby
today. The sentiment in favor of this
seems to be strong enough to force .
reconsideration OF the matter.
HELENA, Jan. 13.-On Wednesday
Fort Harrison will be abandoned for
all time by the Wal department., is the
belief OF Helena people. Col. R. h.
Wilson has received orders for the
Second battalion, Fourteenth infantry,
to entrain that day for its new station
at Fort Lawton, Wash. A detail of
20 mon will be left behind to look after
government property. Helena people
believe that the real reason why the
battalion has been ordered away is
because the citizens of Helena wanted
an army band, but objected to a color
ed regiment.
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