The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-10-07
MONTANA News BRIEFLETS|
A Budget Of Readable Short ltems
From Various Parts Of the State.

military command at the courthouse
were busy today making up the pay
roll of the soldiers for the month of
September, and the first of October
about $4,000 in wages will be distrib-
uted among the guardsmen. The ex-
pense of maintaining the present force
of soldiers has been about $4,000 a
day, of which $4,000 was for pay at
the rate of So a day, the uniform
stipend allowed both men and officers.
Great Falls, Sept. 29.-There will be
no Cascade county road bond issue in
the sun of $25O,000 as asked for in a
largely signed petition filed some
months ago. Not that the matter has
been acted upon by the voters. but
because the question will not be put
to the voters. A decision in the mat
ter has just been reached by the
board of county commissioners after
obtaining from the county attorney a
lengthy opinion as to the laws upon
such a proceeding.
Billings, Sept. 29.-Last years's
price for sugar beets will be paid by
the Billings Sugar company this fall,
according to an announcement by
Manager Garnsey today. This means |
an increase of about so cents a ton or |
a total of $150,000 which farmers will
receive for their product. The beet
growers had demanded an increase of
two dollars a ton, basing their claim
on the higher price of sugar. Last
spring the ompany contracted beets
as a reduction of so cents a ton
on the ground that prices would be ad-
versely affected by the Underwood
tariff law.
Butte, Sept. 2~9.-Disarming of all
aliens under authority of the Mon.
tana statutes which prohibit aliens
began today under the supervision of
Provost Marshal Frank Conley and
State Game Warden DeHart. The
houses of foreign miners were search
ed and as a result tonight the author
tiles were in possession of scores of
r%evolvers. In anticipation of opposi-
ton being shown three companies of
troops were under arms throughout
the day, but no objection was offered
the officers in their Search. The dis
arming will continue until the officers
are satisfied they have the field thor.
oughly searched.
Libby, Sept. 30-Julius Listoe, a
we'll known man in Lincoln county
and a resident of Stonehill near here,
accidentally shot and killed his son,
! Ho rN11 iSfno 10 vno~c old S,,,lr,
while they were out shooting. The
boy and father were walking together
in The woods when the rifle carried by
the latter vas discharged on account
of defective mechanism.
Great Falls, Sept. 3O.-Jim Chipp-
wa, a Cree Indian, is in Jail here
charged with assault on the head OF
his tribe, Chief Little Bear. This is
the first instance on record of the au-
thorities being called In to protect one
Indian from another in this section.
Chippewa secured liquor from some
unknown source and while intoxicated
knocked the chief down and beat him.
Helena, Spet. 3O.-According to
news which comes to Helena from the
northern part of the county, Augusta,
the thriving town in that section, is
to have a railroad in a short time, the
Great Northern having determined to
extend the line from Gilman to the old
town. 1t is only a few miles between
the two towns and the report is that
the work could be done in October.
Helena. Sept. 3O.-Robert II. White, !
a switchman formerly in the employ
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway company, who got a judgment
against the company for $4,000 in the f
district court of Silver Bow, has won
his case in the supreme court, which
handed down an opinion today affirm |
ing the lower court. In August, 1912, |
White, while engaged in coupling cars,
had his arm caught between couplers, |
putated.
Butte, Sept. 39.-Pallas Candy COM
pany (originaD filed an Involuntary
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States court. The liabilities of the |
company are given as $34, 1000 and the
dSoCIo az paw. ouc lcdSOu Vi Tie |
company's failure is said to be due to
the fact that $11 900 of the company's
funds are tied up in the defunct State |
Savings bank. Pallas company (orig-
inaD is distinct from another company
operating under the name of The
Pallas company.
Lewistown. Sept. 3o.-On Oct. is a
tract of over 10000 acres of good land
in the Harlowtown district will be
open to entry, and filings will be re-
ceived by the Lewistown land office on
Oct. /. This tract was appropriated
some years ago under the Carey act
and was recently Cancelled by the gov
eminent. This action has been antic-
ipated and there are a good many
squatters on the land.
Helena, Sept. 30.-The Montana
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