The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-24
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days

What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days
Dillon, Dec. 17.-George Mich, a jap
anese section laborer whose English
name is West, was brought down from
dition. Vests mania was a peculiar
one, that of labor, and his favorite
was saving wood. He wanted to saw
wood all the time and it took several
men to keep him from performing that
labor night and day.
Bozeman, Dec. 1S.-The managers
of six tobacco stores in Bozeman were
brought into justice court and fined
yesterday for selling tobacco, cigar
cite papers and cigarettes to lads
from II to II years of age. The
school authorities have been complain
ing that the boys have had no difficult
ty in securing tobacco in town, and
their complaints led to the warrants
from the county attorneys Office.
Kalispell, Dec. 1S.-Betraying the
confidence of a guard who gave him
a dollar and Sent him to Poison to
have a tooth pulled, Charles Martin,
one of the convicts engaged in con-
struction of the road along the east
shore of Flathead like, attempted to
escape by crossing the reservation to
the Northern Pacific railway at Ra.
valli. He was apprehended at
Roman and brought to this city by
Guard Harter, and is now lodged in
the county Jail awaiting return to the
p%enitentiary. Martin was sent up
from Valley county and had but a
few months to serve OUT his sentence.
Dillon. Dec. 19.-It is reported that
the cattle in the Big Hole basin will
be ready for the market several weeks
earlier this year than ever before.
This is due to the mild weather and
the scarcity of SHOWS in that region.
There is less snow I'm the Big Hole
basin this winter than in many years
past.
Butte, Dec. 19.-The Benz-Petrosk-
ey fight drew about $4,000, the largest
receipts since boxing was legalized in
Montana. 1t was a big crowd for
Butte and will probably stand for
some time. The state will receive
$500 as its 10 per cen of the gross
receipts. Bens draws his $1,000 guar
antee and Petroskey is said to have
received about 81 1900 as his share,
Helena, Dec. 19.-Race track gamb.
ling in Montana is to be abolished
right speedily if the plans of the Nor
al Reform and Welfare league for the
calling of a special session of the leg.
islature are successful. According to
word from Butte a special committee
of that organization has begun a can.
vass of members Of the Thirteenth
assembly to ascertain If a majority of
them will vote for the repeal of the
present race track laws, IN the event
Governor Stewart calls a special ses.
sion.
Butte, Dec. 2O.-Police Lieutenant
Yorath and a squad of police swooped
down on a at 80 North Main
street early this morning and surpris.
ed six men in a stud poker game.
-Four were fined today and two dis
missed.
Forsyth, Dec. 2O.-The body of
Louis Larsen who resided about y
miles north of Sumatra, was found ly-
ing in the road near a bicycle which
Larsen was riding when he left Sum-
atra. A bruise was found on his fore
head and it is thought that he was
Thrown from the wheel. was rendered
unconscious and died OF the exposure.
Dillon, Dec. 20.-A trainload of
sheep left the local yards late We'd
nesday evening bound for San Fran
cisco. consinged to the Henry Levy
company. The shipment included an
extra fine bunch Of fat lambs sold by
Roscoe Cornell. These lambs weighed
out at 91h pounds and brought an av-
erage of $3.50 per head. There were
close to 700 lambs in this lot.
Butte, Dec. 20.-Butte's dope fiends
cannot be taken care of at the state
insane asylum at Warm Springs until
the legislature makes an a%ppropria-
ton therefor. This is the tenor of a
letter received by Mayor Duncan from
IA 0uOWCI " HIS dU.
peal that the state come to the aid of
Butte in taking care of the confirmed
drug iends who flock here from all
parts of the state when the cold
weather sets in.
Helena. Dec. 20.-Receipts to the
state under the Liley law from boxing
exhibitions have been more than
enough to pay the expenses of ad.
ministering the act, and December 1
there was an unexpended balance in
the fund Of $1,546.19. When this bal.
ance reaches the sun. Of $4,000 it will
be automatically diverted into the
general fund of the state and be used
in the support of the state govern.
ment.
Livingston, Dec. 20.-One bunch of
lynx killed SO sheep, II turkeys. 18
ducks and 2H chickono loe< o,nh<