The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-24
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE

SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days
Choteau, Sept. 17.-Choteau has at
last a railroad running trough town.
On Tuesday the Great Northern rail
road laid it's track through town, and
by so doing completed the road from
Choteau to Powers. The coming of
the road was welcomed by every citi-
zen of this section and they all show
ed their appreciation by the celebra-
ton that occurred.
Kalispell, Sept. 1.-Two more
deaths have occurred here from heart
failure. H. B. Louden, a prominent
farmer, died while talking through a
telephone, and A. M. Miller was found
dead sitting in a sleigh after fighting
a fire that burned his ice plant. An
other death recorded today is that of
Ira Halves, 81, who died in a hospital
after being struck by a train.
Miles City, Sept. 17.-Cattle and
sheep, especially sheep, are being
turned off the Montana range this
fall at a phenomenal rate. Last week
over 100 ears of this class of live
rt,ck was Slipped owe the Northern
Pacific from points between Miles
City and Glendive. This week the
Milwaukee will make large shipments
which It has hooked from points be-
tween Mncs C.ity and Melstcn :.
Great Falls, Sept. Isl. H. Hamil-
ton, a retired sheepman of the Ju-
dith Basin country, wealthy and now
proprietor of the Standard garage of
this city and heavily interested in
many important enterprises in Nor
tana, had his pocket picked for $2,2S5,
the theft being perpetrated while he
was on the way to the bank. The
money stolen was in hundred dollar
bills and smaller currency.
Lewistown, Sept. 18.-The state
land sale, which closed here last ev-
ening, was not a successful one. The
figures have not yet been compiled,
hut roughly speaking, it is estimated
that about one-half Of the land adver-
tissd came under the prohibition in
Attorney General Kelley's ruling that
nc land within three miles of any
plated town could be sold. About
one.half of the remainder, or some
thing over one-quarter Of the total ad-
vertised, was disposed of.
Billings, Sept. 19.-Frank Worthing-
ton, a member of the Billings fire de-
partment, was run over by an auto
mobile truck this afternoon and died
just as he reached the hospital. He
missed his footing while mounting the
truck after helping to fight a fire in
the Goss block, caused by an explo-
sion of a gasoline motor in a dentists
office.
Livingston, Sept. 19.-Tourist traffic
in the Yellowstone National prak this
year exceeded all former years, with
the exception Of those years in which
we're held the Seattle and Portland
expositions. This year $4,000 visited
Geyserland, according to the figures Of
the transportation officials. Under
orders from the interior department,
Old Faithful inn is being enlarged by
1O1 more rooms.
Billings, Sept. ia shipment of
300 head of cattle direct from the
range averaged 1880 pounds each and
sold for $3.50 on the Chicago market
khjc vy0oL Tho ov0ro 90 rrion nor
head was $1O3. The cattle were own
ed by Charles McDaniels and the ship
ment was made from Huntley. MI.
McDaniels also made a shipment of "a
cars of lambs to the same market.
The lambs were in fine condition and
the average weight "a Y pounds.
Returns on this shipment have not
yet been received.
Helena, Sept. 20.-The Great North
ern railroad officials have furnished
| the state railroad commission with
the information that they are now
prepared to handle carload freight
into Choteau, the new line, known
as the Great Falls & Teton County
railway having been completed to
that point. When fully completed it
| will exend from Power on the Great
Falls-Shelby branch in Teton county
to Bynum, a distance of approximate
ly As miles.
Great Falls, Sept. 20.-Andrew Mel
son, a laborer on the Milwaukee, was
found dead with his body half i'm.
mersed in water close to the bank OF
the Missouri river. He had left his
companions but a short while before
to "boil out" and it is believed that
he slipped on a stone and was rem
dered unconscious by a bump on the
head. His head was marked with q
lump near the right ear and his body
was found face down in water but
six inches deep.
Butte, Sept. 20.-The total amount
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