The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-05-14
MONTANA BRlEFLETS.

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
LIVINGSTON. May &c. william
Hayes surrendered himself to Chief O
Police Owen this afternoon, and sai'
that be vas accused OF numbering
nan BY the name of Charter in New
Red Willow, Canada. near Calgary
in 1911, and wanted to be sent bacl
for trial. He was locked up. It II
though: the man 10 insane.
LEw1sTowN, May 6.-Davy Rich
ards, . former we'll known Kenda !!
miner and later of Maiden, was found
dead on the road q short distance
from the latter camp yesterd ~
While no marks of violence were seen,
the clothing vas not removed and the
body will be brought here today BY
Coroner Crsel for OF amin alton. Rich.
ards was z ZONE time before the
body wss found, leading . horse
down the road. It 10 said that be was
Intoxicated. He leaves . widow aud
several children.
BILLINGS, May 7.-Durine the year
ending April 30. 2,470 arrests we're
made BY the police of Billings, and
the total collection of fines amounted
TO go, GA. 80, or %, 1928 more than
the total salary Of the police depart.
mens, according to the report OF Chief
Talgo, filed with the city council.
GREAT FALLS, May with prac-
ttcally every business building in the
city covered with flags and bunting in
the national colors, the advance guard
OF the Grand Army of the Republic,
the United Spanish War Veterans and
their auxiliary bodies were welcomed
here this afternoon, in the neighbor.
hood OF $50 visitors arrived on the
trains from the southeast and south
west.
BILLINGS, May 8.-Winter wheat
on dry land near Billings is reported
to b" 10 inches high and in good Jon
dition. With ordinary amount of
rainfall, . duplicate of last years
big yield is assured. Except for SUI
gar beet seeding, planting has been
finished and this is delayed only that
harvest may be %protrac.ed over . sui.
fcient period to obviste any difficulty
In securing labor during guilty alton
and gathering OF beets. Ideal condi-
tions have followed the wet weather
during the early part Of April and
farmers are jubilant.
HELENA, May 8.-Organized bands
of horse thieves are at work in this
county. They have robbed, plumber.
cd and pillaged ranches all the way
from Marysville north to the county |
line. So bold have they become in |
their operations that the ranchmen
have organized 10 self defense, and
threaten to hang every thief they can
catch. A posse under Lige Hicks il
riding n%orthward toward Canada on
the trail OF a thief who stole a horse
from near Wolf creek. The North.
west Mounted Police have been noti-
fed, and they too, have joined in the
efforts being made 90 this side OF the
liue to free the country of the rustlers.
HELENA, May9.-State Auditor Keat-
ing has appointed q deputy frem ar
shals, who are empowered to investi-
gate all fires and condemn buildings.
The greater portion of appointees are
chiefs of fire departments.
GREAT FALLS, May 9.--Missoula is
to be the place of the Montana en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic in 1914, and of oil the auxil.
iarysorg aniza.ions to the Grand Ar
my, including Spanish War veter-
ans and the ladies' section of that Or
der. The department commander of
the Montana G. A. r. for the coming
year is p. w. Sheehy of Butte.
LIVINGSTON, May 9.-The jury 10
the case OF Mildred Kelly. charged
with murder in the fret degree for the
killing of Edward Pratt, brought 10 q
verdict of not guilty after being out
two hours. The verdict was reached
on the first ballot. Pratt was found
dying with q bullet in his stomach
last Febru airy. The shooting occur
red 10 the rooms occupied by the Kel-
ly woman, who admitted having fred
the shot hut claimed self.defence.
BUTTE. May 9.-The county com.