The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-02
MONTANA BRIEFlETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days

VvUoS V10o III WuOUIdUd OuT.
ing the Past Few Days
Helena, Aug. 27.-Grace V. O'Nei,
of Glendive, filed suit against the
Northern Pacific in the district court
this morning for $40, 900. She ayers
that on October Is, 1913, while cross
ing the yards in the city of Glendive
a car which was then making a flying
switch, bumped into her, and caused
her to suffer injuries which are per.
manent in character.
Butte Aug. 27.-Clarence Peterson
a we'll known resident of this city
IA e~lectrocuted at the Butte and
Superior mill this afternoon. Peter,
son was at work near the electric
tramway when his right hand came in
contact with a live wire, and he was
instantly killed. His hand was badly
burned. Peterson vas standing on a
metal surface when he touched the
power wire.
Billings. Aug. 27.-While negotiat-
ing a curve in Clark's Fork road, is
miles from Cody, Wyoming, last night,
an automobile driven by Charles G.
Holland. of Billings. plunged 80 feet
into the canyon, and Holland was in
stantly killed. Mrs. Holland. their
three children and her father. who
were in the machine at the time, es-
capped unhurt. The Hollands sold
their home here on Monday. and start
ed for Cody to say goodbye to friends
before moving to Iowa.
Helena Aug. 27.-Montana duck
hunters cannot begin shooting before
sunset, or they will be informed upon
by deputy state game wardens and
prosecuted by the federal authorities
in the federal court. State Game War
den j. l.. DeHart announced today
that arrangements had been made by
which the state authorities would CO.
operate with the federal authorities
this season in the enforcement Of the
federal regulations governing wild
fowl shooting. Last year, through a
conflict in instructions, the federal
law was not enforced.
N~llSSOUld, aug. Co. lllldll OIcl.
fms, who was found dead on the back
steps of a saloon here a few days
ago was heir to a fortune of $40, 900,
but never knew it. The money had
been placed in a bank in Litchfield,
Mimi, by a relative 20 years ago. The
whereabouts of Steftiins was not
known to Minnesota relatives. Stef-
fins often decried his poverty. A Sis
ter of the dead man arrived here to-
day.
Helena, Aug. 2S.-United States
Marshal William Lindsay was advised
today by the attorney generals de.
partment at Washington, that begin
ming October 1, he will be made the
disbursing officer for the district of
Montana. and in addition to paying
the current expenses of the district,
sue as witness fees. will also pay
the salaries of the Judge, the district
attorney and assistants. the clerks
and deputies, his W salary as we'll
as that of his deputies.
Butte, Aug. 2S.-.A committee rep
%resenting the Butte Mine Workers,
the new organization opposed to the
Western Federation of Miners, visit
ed the st. Lawrence mine this morn
ing and gave the lei employed there
notice that they would be compelled
to join the union within "a hours.
h men were lowered as usual. The
Anaconda mine, closed down yester-
03V after. n y-iSit fn tho NINA ~. =,
delegation OF the new union. which
seized thirty-four men and marched
them down the hill. is not open to-
day. The st. Lawrence, visited bv
union committee this morning, en-
ploys 45O meu.
Helena. Aug. 2S.-Sufticient evil
II to convict quite IA number OF
Helena PHI %si"ians of violating the
law requiring them to report a child
birth has been made by the state
board OF health, announces that body
i'll its monthly bulletin. 1--WE have
appealed to the physicians of this
state" it continues, asking and urg-
ing them to make full and complete
reports of their births. Our next ap-
peal will be through the courts, for
we intend to prosecute all violations
of the law which we may discover"
Butte. Aug. 2S.-Two masked high
waymen, one wearing a blue and the
other a red mask, committed four
sensational holdups in an hour this
morning between the Braund house
and Meaderville. Because of the dar-
ing of the work of the men, the au-
thorities believe the highwaymen are
members of the gang of three which
has been reaping a rich harvest in
holding up saloons outside the city
limits for the past week. The work
brings the carnival of holdups in the
past "a hours to seven.
Billings, Aug. 2S.-Bidding good.by
to friends standing beside him in a
local saloon. Roy Oldt calmly an
nounced his intention to commit sui
eide by drinking cyanide of potassium
and raised the glass to his lips. He