The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short items
From Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA. March 25.-The special or
sanizat!on launched to have the Kiley
bill submitted to q referendum vote,
has changed its plans, following the
receipt OF the referendum petitions tb Ut
we're passed around 10 the churches
for signatures. Many sign atures were
obtained, but in most instances the
stgner was unable to give the name
OF his precinct. which the law requires
and in other instances gave the wrong
address.
BUTTE, March q. -George Mckenzie
was terribly injured and narrowly
escaped death in an unusual accident
At the Tramway mine yesterday morn.
Ing. he 10 employed around the hoist
ing engine At the Tramwsy. Ais legs
became entanRled in the fly wheel. He
was whirled about aud then dropped.
The bones Of both legs we're ground to
email pieces and the nesh lacerated.
HE nerve saved him from death and
be assisted ia bis own rescue.
BOHEMIAN, March 25.-Judge Poin-
dexter sentenced Clyde Corbly yester.
day afternoon to serve eight years
and six months In the state peniten-
tiary under the Indictment filed March
s, for misappropriating funds OF Gal.
latin county. Clyde Corbly was coun.
ty treasurer of Gallatin county from
March l, 1909 until June 30. 1912. He
was arrested June Is and placed In the
county jail on the charge of misap.
propriating public funds Of Gallatin
county.
HELENA, March 25.-Helena has
furnished the first complaint to the
state public utilities commission under
the provisions Of the recently en- acted
public utilities law. Frank J. Ed.
wards, former mayor OF Helena, and
Fred Faegele aent q communication to
the commission charging that thelrates
Of tho Helena Light & Railway com.
psny are unreasonable and excessive,
and asking that until the matter can
be fully inquired into the commission
put into effect temporary reductions.
HELENA, March ga dog that
eats hay or . sheep that eats meat,
would sound incredible. but there is
60 exhibition In the window of q lain
street store q dog-sheep that eats hay,
devours meat, gnaws bones and nib.
bles corn. It's father ia asserted to
have been q ram, aud it was whelped
in the badlands of Dawson county by
q Scotch collie. Veterinarians who
have examined 1t pronounce 1t to be a
hybrid, and from an inspection of it's
I'D atOmv vOuch for it's percentage.
They say it is the fr-t cross they ever
heard Of between a carnivorous and
herbivorous animal.
HELENA, March 26.-That Montana
people spend literally on sports and
pastimes lis we'll proven by the sale OF
hunting licences. Last year So PIG
was spent on licenses in this state,
while the year before the Office of
Harry Aware, state fish and game war
den, received over $6l 900.
BILLINGS, March 26.-The first full
carload OF eggs, strictly q local pro-
duct, ever shipped out of Billings has
been sem to Butte by the local cream.
cry company. The car contained 400
cases, OF q total OF 1000 dozen, and
we're gathered from ranches in the vic.
in!tv of Billings, Joliet, Brideer and
the Big Horn basin In Wyoming.
HELENA, March 25.-That the back
from Canada movement will assume
big proportions THE season would
seem to be evidenced from the growing
number of inquiries received by COM
missioner ]. M. Kennedy from expst-
rated Americans now in Canada con.
corning opportunities in Montana.
Not . day passes but what one such
inquiry is received, aud sometimes
they amount to many more.
LEwIsTOWN, March 26.-For the
fret time in the history of this district
and perhaps Of the stste, q wife beat.
er wss today sentenced to the PEN
it~entiary for nj year for his offence.
The defendent was Robert G%unnerson.
who, although he used only his fists
90 his wife and claims that he was in-
toxicated at the time, was charged in
~ information with assault In the
second degree.
ANACONDA, March 26.-Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Cassidy filed a complaint 10
the district court today against the
Mountain States Telephone and Tele.
graph Company, asking for $4,000
damages for the destruction of II cot.
tonwood trees. She values the trees
at 500 each and claims damages for