The river press., 1913-07-16
MONTANA BRIEFLETs.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
LEwIsTOwN, July 10. - The Mil
waukee is assembling . stsel crew
here today to begin work Immediately
on the line to Grass Range. The
thirty.five miles will be laid by Aug
/, and will handle this years grsir
tonnage from the Grass Range sec.
tiOn,
BUTTE. July 10 Five inform ations
were filed with Judge Donlsn this
morning by Deputy County Attorney
w. A. Jackson, charging q violation
of the gambling laws. OF late reports
have heen received that gam bling was
going on in the different road houses,
and both the sherif's Office and the
county attorney have been keeping q
close lookout for violations of the
law.
MALTA, July l0.-George B. Clan.
ton, one Of the most prominent stock.
men in this part Of the stste, died at
his home in Malta Wednesday even
ing from cancer of the stomach. MIR.
Clsnton's family was the second to
settle in this part of the country and
be has always been prominent in all
affairs for the betterment of the COM
munity.
TWIN BRIDGES, July 10.-H. S.
Mullennax, q rancher living near Iron
Rod, fell of q hay stack q distance of
but few feet Tuesday and broke his
neck, resulting in instant death. Al
though the fall was slight, be struck
in such q manner as to twist his head
under bis shoulder and being large
man, the vertebrse snapped. Mr..
Mullennax was new settler here,
having come from Loveland, Colo.,
less tnao q year ago.
BozEMAN, July l0.-Toy Hong, Of
Lombard, a native American, but
born of Chinese parents, made appli.
cation at the United States land Office
today for q homestead filing on land
near Lombard today. The m alter was
referred to Washington, the officials
of the local land Office not being able
to give ruling in the matter. Toy |
Hong has q white wife, who accom-
panied him to Bozeman.
MIssOULA, July 10.-After deliber-
ating little over six hours the jury
q the case Of the state against former
County Treasurer John W. Hicklin,
ouud the defendant guilty and senten.
led him to one year In the peniten.
iary. Hicklin was charged with en-
oezzling county funds to the amount
II about e6, 800. His attorneys made
4 strenuous fight for him, principally
On the grounds that he was victim
Of chronic alcoholism. Hicklin was
released on bonds, the attorneys au-
nouncing that the case would be ap-
pealed Immediately.
GREAT FALLS, July 10-Scalded to
death was the fate of young Earl Nc
Guire when the Great Northern switch
engine, 90 which he was employed Is
fireman, crashed into string of cars
standing on the main line at Little
Chicago this morning. The engine
was hurled from the track and slid on
It's side some distance down the south
eide OF the grade, the unfortunate fire.
man being pinched under the debris
OF the cab, when scalding water pour
ed all over him from broken water |
gauge. The engineer, H. A. Harper,
was thrown out of the cab window,
but escaped with only few minor
scratches. He was able to assist in
the removal Of his tireman's body.
BUTTE, July ll.-Butte merch ants
have decided to resist the city's COL
lection of the license tax that has been
levied regularly for many years. Sew.
eral years ago the legislature repeal.
ed the county and state taxes and on
test case taken up from Missoula
the court decided that the tax was
illegal.
LEW1sTOWN, July IL. The final
apportionment Of the real and per-
sonal property of the Fergus Land &
Livestock company was made yester.
das upon the report Of the appraisers,
who fixed the value OF it at $4,000
The realty comprises $4,000 lacres Of
excellent land. much OF which will be
devoted to coloniz alton purposes.
BILLINGS, July u.-Seekingsto take
his life 10 water 90 shallow that be ad
to press his face into it's muddy bot