The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ina the Past Few Days

What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days
Lewistown, May 14.-The bigges
land rush ever witnessed here is nov
on and long lines of men and womel
stretch along the corridors of tn
Bank-Electric building awaiting TO
the land Office to open tomorrow morn
ing. The land designated is pfacti
cally almost north of Lewistown, ex
cept creek land in this district, anf
extends north into Chouteau county
Helena, May IA. U. Sanders
secretary of the Society of Montana
Pioneers, made the announcement to
day that the thirty.first annual meet
ing of that society will be held al
Bozeman, Aug. s, z, and 8. It will be
at the same time as the sweet pee
carnival, the silver jubilee Of state
hood and the anniversary of the found
ing of Bozeman. 1t is expected the
meeting will be the largest in the
history of the organization. Although
many of the pioneers have died this
year, new ones are enrolling contin
uously so that the membership stays
at about 1000.
Great Falls, May 14.-Mrs. Mcclure
wife of Edgar Mcclure, a we'll known
mining man and son of MI. and Mrs,
Charles D. Mcclure of st. Louis, Mo-.
and Phillipsburg, Mont, was shot in
the forehead while trying to prevent
her husband from ending his life a
suicide. Mcclure had grown despond.
ent, and threatening to end it all got
a revolver. His wife attempted to
wrest it from him and in a fierce
struggle which ensued she was shot.
She was brought here tonight on the
train for surgical treatment and will
recover. Both young people have
been popular in social circles and the
shooting caused a sensation. 1t was
first reported to be the result Of a feud
and the work of a third party.
Helena, May 15.-Big employers of
labor in Montana will shortly hold a
state conference I'm Helena, it is I'M
derstood, for the purpose of launching
a campaign for the defeat Of the init
iative workmen's compensation act at
the polls this fall. Several weelfs
ago a meeting of Iumbermen Was held
at Kalispefl. They went on record in
opposition to tile enactment OF the
proposed law, and practically decided
then for a state conference.
Butte, May r5.-Sfxteen men accus-
ed of gambling were in Judge Dom
department of the district court
to be arrafgned on infor1aa-
lions filed by the county attorney
charging them with having violated
the law against it. They were the
caught in two recent raids by
the sheriff's Office on the east side
and at Meaderville. All but two of the
men were represented by counsel.
However, they all knew they were
not guilty and said so.
Butte, May 15.-Tlie Pacific division
of the "army" of unemployed, which
under the leadership of Colonel Nc
Lenan, has been raising in Butte for
a few days, left tonight for Minnea-
polls. With his forces numbering
like over 200 men today,
McLennan a y lie will lave a force
of 5000 by the time he reaches the
Twin Cities. A cleaning out process
preceded the departure of the army
today, when 40 men, accused of being
"stew bums,' were dropped from his
ranks and ousted from the vacant lots
where the "army" is camping.
Helena, May 15.-About $4,000 Mon
tan farmers have filled out blanks
showing the crops raised by them
last year, yield per acre, acres cul-
tivated and other data. The data
is being collected through the COOP
Grafton of the county assessors with
State Auditor William Heating, and
the department of agriculture and
publicity, under the provisions of a
law that has been on the statute
books for many years, but was eve
enforced until this year. When all
the reports are in, a crop census by
counties will be complied. The most
striking thing about the reports are
the great variations in yields, one
man in a township reporting forty
bushels of wheat per acre. and an ad-
Joining neigltbor fifteen bushels.
Helena, May 16.-The advocates of
| the state school consolidation mea.
sure which it is purposed to submit
to the voters of Montana under the
initiative law at the election this year
is not to be without organized OppO'
sition. 1t vas announced here today
that the opponents of the plan pro
posed will open headquarters in Hell
ena and carry on an aggressive cam
paign against the consolidation idea
Helena, May 16.-Montana countie:
are not required to keep public road:
in condition the full legal width o
sixty feet. held the supreme court to
day in ordering a new trial in Ravall
county of the personal injury suit o
Ruth E. Howard against the Clathea(