The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17

the difference between the old assess
ment and the new.
Helena, Dec. 14.-Twenty-three fires
occurred in Montana during Novem-
Der entail1ng a loss OF one life and
S26.0iO to buildings and contents, &C
cording to the report OF State Marshal
J. +. Mccormick to State Auditor
William Heating. The total insurance
was $4,000.
Billings, Dec. %14.-Frank Shively,
whom Lottie Shelbert, a wealthy In
dian m offered to marry, so that
both could avoid a penalty for unlaw-
full cohabitation, informed the court
yesterday that he preferred Jail. He
was locked up yesterday morning.
both were fined $50 and released.
Billings, Dec. 13.-An unknown mar
was run over at an early hour this
morning by a freight train at Living
ston, Mont. dying shortly after. The
feebly uttered words, James Blank,
painter, offer the only clew to his
identity, except for the initials u. B..
c." on a watch.
Butte, Dec. 13.-The three young
holdups who robbed places in South
Butte and, after being arrested in
Helena confessed, pleaded guilty to
robbery before Judge Donlan today
after an agreement with the county
attorney that they would be allowed
to escape with prison sentences of
two years each.
p01ornon non 10uY - p~hn~k
one of the purebred livestock and
dairy growers Of Boxeman, declared
on his return from the international
Fat Stock show at Chicago, that the
stock shown at the big eastern meet,
did not outclass in any respects, the
grades of livestock produced in the
Treasure states and shown at the
state fair at Helena.
Billings, Dec. 13.-Protesting his in
nOcence and saying he would scorn to
ask for a pardon, Herman Claussen,
the Wolf Creek, Wyo., ranchman, con-
victed nearly two years ago of invol-
untary manslaughter in connection
with the death of his wife. was taken
to the p~enitentiary a seven year term.
In July, 1911, his wife died at the
ranch and he buried her without re-
porting it. An investigation by neigh
bors led to a charge of murder. He
has been out on $4,000 bond, pend
ing the result of an appeal to the su.
preme court.
Helena, Dec. 13.-The summarized
records from about 1926 meteorologi-
cal stations of the weather bureau in
Montana show the past month to have
been n of the mildest and driest No.
MEMBERS of the past 10 years. In
these respects it was very similar to
November, 1912, which "a also ex-
ceptionally dry but In marked con-
trast to the corresponding month in
1911, which vas one or the coolest
on record, with a moderately heavy
snowfall. Even the usual brief cold
spell was absent, there being very
few places that recorded tempera-
lures as low as zero, and the daily
mean was above freezing as a rule.
Billings, Dec. 15.-State banks in
Billings have paid a portion of their
1913 tax under protest, and announce
that they will join other banks char
tered by the state in making a test
case of the effort of the state board
on hand. In former years state banks
were assessed on practically the same
basis as national banks-on their cap
ital, surplus and undivided profits, or
on what the bankers consider is the
property of the bank.
a member of the we'll known old-time
Shelton family of Geyser, and Her.
man Molter, were arrested by the
sheriff's office today charged with the
theft from S. G. Purdy, president of
the State Bank of Geyser, Of about 500
bushels of fax seed, which is now
missing from a number of granaries
owned by Purdy. They were brought
to this city and Shelton was released
tonight upon bail of $3.50. only to be
Immediately rearrested upon a charge
of stealing cattle.
LewistOwn, Dec. 15.-Estimates on
the grain production of Fergus county
for this year are now available, the
figures having been revised by c. L.
Wentworth and other authorities. The
total is placed at 10000. 900 bushels,
of which 100000 bushels was winter
wheat. 1,40O. 900 bushe,s spring wheat.
100000 bushels oats, 100000 bushels
barley and 100000 bushels fax. Elk
pressed in dollars the crop has a value
in excess Of $4,000 600. The total
acreage under cultivation in the coun-
ty this year was around 400, 1000.
Helena, Dec. 15.-Applications for
elk for restocking purposes have
been made to Game Warden j. L. De
Hart by the towns of Lewistown, Hob.
son, Craig and Cascade. d. Gay Stiv.
ers. of Butte has made an application
for the animals and Helena will make
application for two carloads. The
Northern Pacific Railway company
has agreed to make a special rate on
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