The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
MONTANA news BRlEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
MIssoULA. April 81. - John w.
Hicklin, former treasurer of Miseouls
county, was arrested here this after
noon. charged with grand larceny
through shortage in his accounts OF
S6, 1885. He was liber ated upon fur
uishing a bond Of 50, 600.
HELENA. April 22-By taking .
dose that was intended for the bed.
huge, William Smith committed sui
eide 1t tho Central fire station today.
He has been connected with the Helena
fire department for many years, but
has not been active OF late. he vas
unmarried.
HELENA, April 22.-This helena
man is in hard luck. After selling
his horse and buggy and mortRsging
his home to cur fluids with which
to buy An automobile, he bought the
machine. After riding in it three
times. however, be developed car sick.
ness aud every time he goes out In It
II becomes n%suseated, so now he 10
tryinkoto cell 1t at q sacrifice and lift
tho mortgage from his home.
BUTTE, April 22.-Johu M. Holt,
aged 65, OF Miles City. q member OF the
state board OF livestock commission.
ara and nno ~ <h> -a>1<h1o.< H-.i.
men OF Montana, died suddenly in the
waiting room of the Northern Pacific
depot last night while awaiting an
ambulance to convey him to a local
hospital for IN operation for cancer.
He was formerly vice-president OF the
National Livestock association.
BUTTE, April 22.-The popul alton
OF Butte, including the city proper,
Wakerville, Mesderville, Center, Vile
and outlying suburbs, is 5000, &C.
cording to the twenty seventh annual
edition Of Folks directory. issued this
morning. This IL considerably more
than the government estimate of the
population three years ago, and It IL
accounted for by growth In popula.
ton since the census was taken and
greater accuracy.
HELENA, April 22.-James M. Snow
OF Butte committed suicide this after.
noon by swallowing csrbolic acid. II
was hours before the body was identi.
fed. He was about so years old and
10 said to have been an agent for the
Leslie. Judge Publishing company.
Snow entered the Black Eagle saloon
on Main street and, passing TO a
room ia the resr took the poison. He
was dead before assistance reached
him.
HELENA, April 23.-By the close of
the present field season in Montana the
cial agents OF the field division of the
general land Off g will have disposed
OF all cases more han six mouths old ,
according to Ira Lantz, chief of the
fourth field division, with headquar.
ters in Helena. Nine special agents
are now At work in Montana and three
more are expected to arrive shortly,
and, providing congress allows the
same appropri alton a. it did this fis-
cal year., the force will be composed
OF At least twelve men all season.
BUTTE, April %. - Two robberies
last night Melted the thieves 81, 100 and
the police this morning arrested Ed
Kane and Joe Needham on a charge
OF taking $50 In cash and a draft for
$500 from John Dryer. Dryer said
that they offered to show him
the ''grizzly BEAR" which be was anx.
ious to learn. They taught him the dit
ferent steps, an incidentally extracted
his wallet during the lesson, which
cost him $3.50. The second robbery
brought the perpetrstor $50.
GREAT FALLS. April q. - Coolly
walking into the McNab Mercantile
company's store 10 the business dis.
trics 1t noon tod ~ . man who gave
the name OF George Robinson on be-.
Ao& oAsOosCu AOsC sulo 0lt0EuOOu SOOk
the cash register from the safe and
with it Sl60 in cash and checks, while
eight customers and three clerks were
present and some Of whom witnessed
his cool actions. He made DO show
OF q irearm, but walked out with the
money. and when = couple of silver
dollars fell IN the floor he stopped,
picked them up and went on
HELENA, April 22.-''Bolo Bill"
one of the old.time cowpunchers OF
this state, is living today probably
because he gave q job Last Sunday to
. cowpuncher from Oregon who was
"broke." Bill had an engagement 10
leave here on that day with a ship
ment of cattle for the range 10 Valley
county. Homer Johnson met Bill
Saturday night, told him he had DO