The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-22
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.

What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
BUTTE, Jan. 15.-W. J. Brown, 2
years old, was so badly injured in
blast at the Mountain Con mine las
night, that he died this morning,
Brown was just finishing the tsmpipl
Of 16 holes when the powder OF TIL
last hole suddenly exploded, covering
him with . macs OF rock.
DILLON, Jan. 15.-Michael Seaman
died at the county farm yesterday 81
the result of conclusion of the brain,
resulting from falling on the cemen,
sidewalk in front of the Silver Dolls,
saloon and striking his head agains,
the curbing. Scanlan had been drink.
ing heavily some for time.
BOHEMIAN, Jan. l5.-Ben Winters
Shirk pleaded guilty today 20 the
charge Of grand larceny in the dissric,
court and was sentenced to serve one
year in the state penitentiary. Shirk
is the young man who appropriated
funds from the store of I. B. Qlaw
& Co., when clerkinR there. using the
money to entertain his young friends
at dinners, theaters and dancing par
ties.
HELENA, Jan. 16.-To decide upon
q program of legislation tina, will
meet with the approval Of the execa.
tives and officers of Montana %cisies,
81 mayors, aldermen, city attorneys
and other city officials met here tod ay.
The three measures which are likely
TO receive the most consideration are
comprehensive and less onerous speci.
al improvement district law; another
pertaining TO municipal loans and se.
curities; and q third dealing with the
creation of public utilities commits.
sion for the regulation of municipal
light and water rates.
ANACONDA, Jan. 17.-John hickey
was in Anaconda today and stated
that the people on lower Rock creek
are having q hard time with the timber
wolves in that section. In the past
week nearly so cattle, ranging from
calves 10 two.year.olds, have been
killed by the wolves. The residents
have offered 600 reward, besides the
state bounty, for the animals.
MILES CITY, Jan. l7.-With the new
year there has been born q new scheme
for the partittonine Of Custer county,
the plans that sprouted last year ha,.
ing been chilled by the frosts. The
e scheme is to establish q county
that will have the west line east of
Baker and its east boundary the state
line. The boosters for the new county,
who hail from Wibaux and vicinity,
propose to carry their war into the
legislative halls at Helena.
BUTTE, Jan. 17.-Robert E. Foster.
aged 80 years, of New Haven. Conn.,,
has confessed to the murder of Sheriff
George Young at Springdale, Mont,
in 1900, according to q telegram re-
ceived by Chief of Police Murphy from
the Connecticut city. The killing was
a spectacular one and the only record
ed case of q Montana sheriff being
killed and his slayer escaping. A
picture of Foster will be sent to Mon
tana and the men who cav the killing
at the little Park county town will be
asked to identify Foster after Is years.
BILLINGS, Jan. 17.-Dr. W. X. Sud.
duth of Great Falls is here superin.
tending the starting of Q portable al
fslfa mill which has just been received
from St. Louis. The machine will
grind alfalfa throughout this section
OF the valley and the product will be
shipped to Minneapolis and other
cities. The fret mill OF the sort 10
now operating In CALIFORNIA;; q third
will be sent to Great Falls in 9 few
weeks and another will be set up q,
Belle Fourche, S. D. DR.. Sudduth
says there 10 an unlimited demand for
the form Of alfalfa turned out by the
mill, which grinds about three tons
hourly.
WHITEHALL, Jan. 18.-A disastrous
fire in Whitehall early this morning
completely destroyed the business
buildings and hardware stock of c. Nj.
Johnson and q portion of the lumber
yard owned by him. The total loss
will probably reach about $40, 600.
MIssOULA, Jan. lS.-After listening
to President Craighead OF the univer.
sity for three hours this evening the
Missoula chamber of commerce adopt.
ed resolutions condemning his plan
for the consolid alton Of the state in.
stitutions OF higher education. DR..