The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-22
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

n 6Oo0et OF Hea0dole snort Items
From Various Parts Of the state.
Kalispell, April 14.-Henry M.
Steinke pleaded guilty to a charge of
grand larceny, the embezzlement of
$500, in his trust as exchange teller
of the Conrad National bank, and was
sentenced to three years in the peni-
Tertiary.
Lewistown, April 14.-John Peters,
single, 30 years of age, employed in
running a dump car at the Great Nor
them tunnel, east of town, fell from
the trestle a distance of 20 feet this
morning, alighting on his head and
shoulders, and receiving injuries
from which he soon died. !
Lewistown, April 14.-Congressman
Stout, who is at home from Washing
ton, looking after business affairs,
this afternoon authorized an an.
nouncement that he will be a candi-
date to succeed himself at the demo-
cratic state primaries. Previously
there had been some newspaper talk
to the effect that Mr.. Stout would not
run again.
Helena, April 14.-Montana has
$2,O73.99 in cash on hand with which
to make displays at the Panama ex-
position at San Francisco and San
Diego, according to the books of Will
liam C. Rae, state treasurer, who is
anna exposition commission. A total
of $3,925 has been actually subscribed
by six counties and expenditures to
date have been $1,851.01
Helena, April 14.-William c. Con-
way, who recently appeared before the
of a national highway, was arrested
here at the instance of Postoffice In
! spector j. A. McTarnaghan on a
| charge Of fraudulent use of the mails.
1t is claimed by the authorities that
in his representations concerning good
roads, Conway gave the impression
that he a connected with the gov
eminent. Conway denies that he
| claimed to have been backed by the
government.
Butte, April 14.-Police are looking
for a smooth stranger who gave the
name of Fred Mason, who is wanted
on a charge of forging two checks for
a total of $40, which he succeeded in
cashing. Mason worked himself into
the good graces of c. M. Smith, rep
%resenting he was a Knight Of Pvthias,
and when the latter gave him ar order
for meals at a cafe Mason ate a while
and then swindled the eating house by
signing Smiths name to a check for
SO. Then Mason worked a shoe store
using Smiths name, and secured $50
more.
Helena, April 15.-Charles Courtcis,
who came to Helena a week ago suf-
fering with appendicitis, died in this
city yesterday, and his body will be
shipped to Malta this evening. His
funeral will be held from the ranch
home near that city.
Butte, April 15.--"Kid' Fortney Of
indianapolis, the boxer who was in
jured at Billings last night, when his
head struck the floor after being hit
in the seventh round by Roy Coughill
of Cody, WyO., died at an early hour
this morning. An inquest will be
held by the coroner tomorrow morn
ing. Coughill is in custody awaiting
the result of the %cOroner's %investiga-
ton. This is the first ring fatality
in Montana since boxing has been
under the regulation of a state COM
mission.
Hamilton, April 15.-C. NJ. Parr, an
officer of the Farmers Society of Equ-
, ity stated this morning that the So
. ciety had shipped IL cars of potatoes
from the Bitter Root during the past
! eight days and that nine more are
being loaded at the present time in
Hamilton, Corvallis and Grantsdale.
Missoula has been instructed to load
and ship three cars, Lolo four cars,
Plains one and Dixon one. Mr.. Parr
also stated hat the society will ship
about As cars for the farmers during
the season.
Billings, April 15.-A canning fac
tory with a capacity of 1000 cans
of fruit or vegetables, will be erected
by the Montana Land and Farm Pro-
uuCtO COIlPoAy Ill IAA1C III SlAo oCd-
sons crop. Machinery for the plant
has been purchased and work on the
! building begun this week.. The COM
! pany owns $4,000 acres of land near
Hesper, northwest of Billings, of
! which 1000 acres is under irrigation
There are 5000 acres in fruit trees
and 10000 additional fruit trees are
now being planted.
Dillon, April 15.-William Nevil, a
resident of Jackson, in the Big Hole
basin, met with a horrible fate some
time after Z o'clock last night when he
was literally cooked to death in the
hot springs at that place. Nevil had
been drinking for some time. He Sc
cured permission from the proprietors
of the springs to enter the plunge yes
terday evening. AS he did not appear
later it vas thought he had gone home