The river press., 1914-05-13
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
jna the Past Few Days

! Helena, May 1.-THE circulation of
petitions to initiate bill for the con-
sOlidatiOn of the state agricultural COL
lege, the state university and the col
lege of mines, was begun today. 1t
is understood that over 5000 petitions
will be sent throughout the state for
signature.
| Bozeman, May 7.-Bozenan has 20
miles of cement sidewalks, two and a
half miles of paving, 25 miles of water
mains, Is miles of cement curbing
and nearly ten miles of sanitary sew
er according to the annual report Of
City Engineer c. c. Weidner, pre-
sented at the annual meeting of the
Bozeman city council.
Bopeman, May 1.-THE first ship
ment of any kind from the Gallatin
valley to Honolulu was made yester-
day by C. E. Axtell, who lives on a
farm on the West Gallatin near Sales
vile. Mr.. Axtell shipped a Shorthorn
bull and heifer, over the Northern Pa
cjfic to Seattle, and from there they
will be sent to Alexander E. Baldwin
in Honolulu. They expect to make
this the nucleus for a fine herd on
their stock ranch on the islands.
Manhattan, May 6.-The body of
Donald C. Stewart was found yester-
day afternoon in a straw stack on the
old Weber farm near here by John
Casada, who made the discovery by
needing the queer actions and bark
ing of his dog, which had by clawing
and scratching partly uncovered the
remains of the dead man. Stewart
had committed suicide by taking
about two.thirds of the contents of
three-ounce bottle of carbolic acid.
Helena, May 7.-Commitment pa
pers for the arrest of Sigmund Suslak
of Butte, whose conviction on white
slavery charge was affirmed this week
by the circuit court of appeals, were
issued today and Suslak will be taken
into custody and sent to LeavenwOrth
PRISON to serve term of two years.
Suslak was convicted at Helena in
August, 1912, of importing Grace Beal
from Spokane to Butte for immoral
purposes. Max Fried of Butte was
tried on the same charge jointly with
Suslak, but the jury disagreed as to
him.
Malta, May 7.-Farmers along the
first unit of the Dodson north canal
are already irrigating their land from
much alleviates the springs lack of
rainfall. Contractors are rushing the
York and construction ON the second
unit which will carry the water past
Malta, and according to present indi.
cations water can be delivered over
this part of the project by the middle
of June. The whole DOdson north
canal. extending from Dodson to a
point about eight miles east of Malta
will be ready for operation by next
, fall.
Butte, May TEN thousand dollars
damages for the death of his mother
was awarded Abraham G. Lewis to.
night by district court jury in his
| suit against Charles Steele, a promin'
ent and wealthy realty dealer of this
city, in connection with the killing OF
! Mrs. Rose A. Lewis, by Steele's minor
son, Ralph. June 5. 1913. Ralph
Steele was on his way to dance
with a party of school friends when
the automobile, which he was drivine
crashed into Mrs. Lewis, while pro
ceeding diagonally across the street
Mrs. Lewis at the time was waiting
for street car, and was standing
midway on the street crossing.
Kalispell, May S.-John Smith o1
Columbia Falls, one of the eight mer
arrested last week charged with false
statements to obtain county claims
pleaded guilty this morning to per
jury. He waived hearing the infOr
nation and will receive sentence Sat
urday morning. 1t is said that he con
fessed and involved others.
Helena, May S.-Aspirants for plac
es on the democratic state ticket this
fall will shortly receive letters from
w. G.. Rae, state treasurer and sec
retary of the democratic state centra
committee, advising them they viii
be expected to circulate their own in
itiative petitions in their own coun
ties, but that the state committee viii
attend to their circulation in othe
counties, the candidates to stand th'
expenses pro rata.
Helena, May S.-That the advocates
, of consolidation of the university, th'
agricultural college and the school o
mines mean to conduct an aggressive
campaign is foreshadowed by the or
ening here today of state headqual
ters with La Rue Smith. a Great Fall
attorney, in charge. He has been ar
, pointed secretary of the committee b.
Paris Gibson. and will look after TIL
, circulation of the petitions imme
t diately, and then will conduct tn
campaign on behalf of consolidation
? Helena, May S.-The rapid rate Q
, development in this state is atteste
, by the livestock that is being shippe
in, nine-tenths of it by settlers. Dul