The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-10-07
MONTANA BRlEfLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE

ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened In Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days
Helena, Oct. 2.-Montana is expect.
ed to furnish more horses for the cav.
airy and artillery of the armies of the
allies than any other western state,
according to word reaching Helena.
Contractors for the British wal depart.
ment are now touring the state buying
animals. chiefly for delivery at Miles
City. Mares and geldings are sought,
from Is hands 3 inches in height to 16
hands high and weighing from 975 to
1900 pounds. Animals must be brok-
en-. Prices range from 500 to $175.
Miles City, Oct. 2.-Arkley E. Grip
pen a brakeman on the Milwaukee
road met death under the wheels of a
gravel train neal Calypso yesterday
morning about 8. Grippen was trying
to get off the train when a part of his
sweater caught on the side of N of
the gravel cars throwing him along
the side of the track. One arm was
crushed off at the shoulder and he re.
ceived injuries about the head and
shoulders hat caused his death three
hours afterwards.
Butte, Oct. 2.-That the uniform of
the national guard, which is the uni
form of the United States, must be
respected just as much as the flag of
the nation, was strongly impressed by
Major Jesse B. Roote, presiding Judge
of the summary military court, this
morning when he sent Phil Wallace
to Jail for IL months and in addition
fined him S 1000 for assulting Otto w.
Pufahl because the latter invited three
soldiers to have a drink with him in
Fischer's saloon yesterday afternoon.
Great Falls, Oct. 2.-"Soap box" or
atory" is under the ban in Great Falls
as the result of a city ordinance pass
ed this week under a a suspension of
rules requiring a week between in
PRODUCTION and passage of ordinances.
The aldermen were unanimous in their
determination to prevent the peddling
of a%narchistic ideas by way of the
soap box speaking platform and the
ordinance not only was unopposed but
the motion to suspend the rules for it's
passage was unanimously supported
by those of all parties in the council.
Helena, Oct. 3.-Sheridan county
will become a fifth-class county Jan.
1, 1915, and will be entitled to have
a county auditor, and Attorney Gener-
al d. M. Kelly, in an opinion to County
Attorney BabcOck, says electors can
not be deprived of the right to nomi-
nate candidates for the Office of coun-
ty auditor.
Butte, Oct. SD Evans, the man
who was convicted under two charges
~ the military court, was sentenced
to two concurrent terms in the peni-
Tertiary today. For assisting Muckie
Mcdonald to evade the execution of
& warrant of arrest for Mcdonald he
given two and a half years. For
a loaded revolver upon his per-
son at the time he was arrested he
was sentenced to two years. How
ever, since the terms are concurrent,
he will have but two and a half years
to serve.
Missou!a, Oct. 50. l.. Peterson, a
carpenter contractor living at Mill
town, was struck by the Butte local
this morning and instantly killed
about a quarter of a mile east of the
Northern Pacific railway station at
Clinton. 1t is stated that Mr.. Peter
son stepped from II track for the
passing of a freight train and that
he stood On the second track watch
ing the freight. which made SO much
noise that he failed to hear the pas
senger train coming.
Butte. Oct. 4.-The print slop of
the Butte Socialist was closed by mill
tary authority last night and an order
was issued by Major Donohue for the
arrest of Clarence Smith. who. with
Mayor l.. J. Duncan, controls the
printing shop and edits the Butte So
cialist. Two deputy sheriffs searched
for Smith until a late hour last night,
but without finding him. The order
his arrest and the closing of the
print shop followed the issuance Of an
extra" of the Butte Socialist, filled
with seditious and base1ess matter, a
article being devoted to an
alleged explanation of the suspension
of the military courts under orders Of
Governor Stewart.
Butte, Oct. 4.-The three saloon men
who were found guilty of violating the
closing regulations made by the mill
tary commander made arrangements
with the authorities yesterday to pay
a total of $500, which they were as
sessed in addition to the confiscation
of their goods. The men were tried
and found guilty by the summary
court and they were notified yester-
day that their property bonds would
not serve longer in lieu of the payment
of their fines. and that unless the fines