The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11

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market conditions have somewhat i'm
proved over the early part of the win
ter. L. A. Thompson sold one car tt
a Butte firm this week at z cents live
weight. Others in the valley have re
Gently contracted at from 6h to
cents. Three cars were recently ship
ped from Sheridan to Seattle, fol
which Z cents a pound live weight was
paid.
| Livingston, Feb. Oscar Denham
a Livingston boy, mail clerk IN the
Northern Pacific, son of F. Denham
eral government on a charge of lar
ceny, the complaint being sworn out
at Helena. He was arrested here late
this afternoon and arraigned before
| Acting United States Commissioner
Dwyer and charged with stealing two
gold watches from the mails. Bond
was fixed at $1,000, which was fur.
nished.
Missoula, Feb. 7.-After running
through the deep snow and the storm
yesterday afternoon, John Olson, q
lumberjack employed by the Amazon.
da Copper Mining company at one of
the camps up the Blackfoot, fell over
dead just az he reached the caboose of
a train that was to bring him to Mis-
soula. 1t is believed that Olson's
death was due to heart trouble, which
was aggravated by the run through
the snow against the high wind. It is
said that four or five men were with
him at the time and all wanted to
catch the train before it came down
from the end of the line to Bonner.
Helena, Feb. 7.-According to State
Dairy Commissioner A. G. Scholes,
Montana creameries are being sub
jected to the unfairest kind of COM
petition, and have been for the past
month. Quantities of inferior butter
have been shipped from Argentine,
and New Zealand, relabeled and put
up in new packages and then put on
the market and represented as being
Montana product. The stuff sells
for less than the real Montana pro-
duct has commanded. If the practice
be continued, MI. Scholes fears many
creameries will be crippled and many
creameries will not be
erected.
Helena, Feb. 7.-Judge J.. Miller
Smith sprung a sensation in Helena
today when he ordered a grand jury
drawn to report Feb. 10. 1t will be
composed of Is men. While the court
declined to make public the specific
reasons for the calling of the inquisi-
torial body, it is known that for sew
eral months the church people have
been demanding that a grand jury be
to investigate alleged vio-
of the gambling law, the pool.
room law and for other measures cal
to improve the morals of the
Butte, Feb. I'm the neighborhood
Of 20 u~nfortunates were taken care of
the city jail last night. At least
30 or 40 ere turned away because of
lack of accommodations. AS early as
6 o'clock at night the unfortunate men
began applying at the jail for lodging.
They were packed in like sardines,
of them being forced to sleep on
top of the cells. When the Jail was
taxed to capacity Jailer Wilson was
compelled to turn applicants away.
Chief Murphy declared today that the
has been too small to house the
dodgers for some time. There has
Nnon noroo N pciuht j., khO rDc< ,oo1~<1~
that there were more applicants than
dodgers.
Helena, Feb. 9.-The Montana mill
tia will be assembled next summer
with the militia of Washington, Ore.
gon and Idaho, and such regular
troops as are available for a joint ma
campaign at some central
point in the district. Word to this
effect has been received from the wal
by A~djutant General Phil
Greenan.
Helena, Feb. 9.-Robert Lloyd in
vited his W death this evening when
he sent ~10-year.old John Goudy inside
a Main street saloon to tell his father
that Lloyd was outside. Cloudy re-
sponded, and as soon as he stepped
out Lloyd struck him with his fists.
Goudy drew a revolver and shot Lloyd
through the heart. He still had his
left arm up as a guard from Lloyd's
blows and was so excited he shot him.
self. 1t is said Cloudy t%elephoned to
Lloyd a few minutes previously that
he wanted to see him.
Hamilton, Feb. 5.-Albert Murray
Miles, the proprietor of a variety store
here, has announced himself through
the columns of a local paper, as a
candidate for mayor on the democratic
ticket. before the primaries. Mr..
Miles put the saloon plank into his
platform, and advances arguments for
the municipal ownership of saloons.
He agrees. If elected, to authorize an
election to bond the city for $3.50
with which to acquire. equip and op-
crate a municipal saloon, going on to
state that two IF these institutions