The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS

NUN ANA NEWS bkIEFlETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
BUTTE, Jan. 27.-Francis Enestrom.
aged IL, of Anaconda, was freed by q
mountain lion three weeks ago near
that city when the temperature was
twenty degrees below zero, today was
compelled to undergo a~mputation OF
both feet, which were frozen during
his narrowing experience. For fifteen
hours all night long the beast hung
around the tree. The beast left as
soon as the day began to break and
the boy staggered to q near by ranch
house.
HELENA. Jan. 2s.-It may be be.
cause assessors make their returns Ia
different wsys that those on Ole With
the state board of equalization show
such dispsrities, but however that
may be, they are In evidence. Take
Valley county, for instance. It may
be that the residents of that county
use only canned milk. They must, be.
cause according to the returns of that
county last year there was not q COW
In the whole county. In but eight
counties are lambs returned for tax
ation, while but "a counties make any
return of rams.
GLEND1vE, ian. 28.-After much
uncertainty and conflicting reports, IL
IL now given out that Glendive has =
a genuine oil strike In the we'll driven
In Riverview Park addition to the city
by the consolidated Oil and G as com.
pany of Sheridan, Wyo., and Glen
dive. 1t Is not claimed that this is
yet q commercial find, but rather that
the drill has penetrated q pocket of
very rich, high-quality oil.
HELENA, Jan. 20.-With more than
q hundred merchants from all parts of
the state In attend ance, the tenth an.
nual convention OF the Retail Mer.
chants association of Montana was
called to order by Fred s. Sander of
this city for q three days. session. /
Affairs of the merchants will be dis.
cussed, and certain bills drafted for
Introduction in the Legislature. A
banquet In honor Of the visiting deal.
ers will be given tonight by the Helena
Retail Merchants exchange at the
Kohrs block.
LEw1sTowN, Jan. 29.-The mum.
cipality will, In all probability, short.
~ take over the cemetery. owned by
the Lewtstown Cemetery association
reimbursing that organic alton to the
extent OF 1880 for permanent i'm
provements made. This money how
ever is to come from the future sale
OF lots and not from the city treasury.
M1ssOULA, Jan. 29.-The stork
alighted on the Milwaukee westbound
Olympian train yesterday just as it
was speeding pact Drummond and de.
livered q baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Gelerth en- route from Russia
to the Pacific coast. When it became
known among the passengers that the
father had only so cents to pay the ex-
penses of his wife's Hines q collection
was Immediately taken and about $50
was raised and presented to the happy
father.
M1ssoULA, Jan. 29.-The bodies of
Dave Bogart and Joe Peterson OF Sal.
tese were found by q searching party
yesterday. The slide caught the men
asleep In their hunks in their cabin
where they we're living and it is cup
posed that they had been dead Q
month. After searching through the
mass OF snow, earth, timbers, and
powders brought down by the ava.
lanche, the cabin was discovered. It's
roof had been entirely carried away
and the interior of the room was pack
ed with snow, with the exception of the
ing.
High Prices For Cattle.
WISDOM. Jan. 28.-A record price
for Big Hole cattle outside of what
has been paid for some shipments to
Alaska, was secured last week on q
sale of 452 head owned by the Jones
Land and Cattle company at Il cents
q pound. The animals are in EXCEL.
ent condition and average about 1900
pounds. The price here ia considered
remarkable considering the long time