The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-30
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
Budget of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

III - titIlN SlohtS dSGlIISt IL. W..
y. Long, on trial in the district court.
In this action the plaintiff sues to re-
cover 81 800 damages. alleging that
the defendant failed to treat a frac-
ture Of the thigh Done with proper
skill and care and that when he got
abou the leg was some inches shorter
than before the accident.
Belgrade, Dec. 22.-Wheat prices
climbed all day Saturday, advancing
steadily from SO cents in the morning
to 81 late in the evening. J. NJ. Yates,
who was in town from his ranch on
Upper Dry creek sold a carload of
Turkey red at the top price, 81. Many
Gallatin valley ranchers had declared
that wheat would never reach the dol
lar mark again this year. Very little
grain remains unsold in the valley.
Lewistown, Dec. 22.-The Garneill
hotel, at Garneill, south of here on the
Milwaukee,, a ~three-story structure,
owned by c.. T. Bennett, was destroyed
by fire and the front of the w. S.
Manley store, opposite, was burned
out. The fire was caused by an over
heated stove and the loss will exceed
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
The smoke which drifted in started
a baby crying, awakening it's parents,
and an alarm was at nee given, so
that all the guests Of the hotel escap-
ed in safety.
= Billings, Dec. PA total of more
than $4,000 "a realized from a pub
lie sale of inherited and non-compe-
tent Indian land on the Crow reserva-
ton. which was held at the agency
during the past week. The Offering
comprised so tracts of various sizes
from 80 to 800 acres and the prices
were in nearly every instance above
the appraisement figures. A mum
Der of out of state bidders were pres
: ent and their activity was one cause
of the high prices, which in some cas-
es reached $25 an acre.
Butte, Dec. 22.-With the dismiss
al of the criminal charges against the
directors of the defunct State Saw
ings bank and the announcement of
County Attorney McCaffery that he
W." oPS' "H iHNSoSASotioA IIlto lIlC
conduct Of State Bank Examiner Ma
graw in connection with the closing
Of the bank, the county attorney adj
mitted today that at present he had
no charges to prefer against the state
official. Mr.. McCaffery declared that
what he had learned regarding the ac-
tons of officials at the time the bank
"a closed had convinced him of the
necessity for an investigation which
will be instituted within a few days.
Billings, Dec. 23.-The final 1914
payment for z beet deliveries,
amounting to S125,OO0, was made by
the Billings Sugar company to beet
growers of the Billings district. This
brings the total amount for the seas
on's crop to approximately 81, 200, 900.
Helena, Dec. 22.-The state l~egisla-
tive reference bureau has received a
number of letters from members of
the legislature. which will meet next
month, asking for information on diff
ferent questions which may come up
for consideration during the session.
The bulk of the requests for data and
information have to do with game
laws, compensation, prohibition and
taxation OF corporations.
Helena, Dec. PA county is liable
for the expenses of it's sheriff incurred
by him in enforcing the quarantine
proclamation Of Governor Stewart to
prevent the importation of cattle af-
fected with the foot and mouth dis
ease. Attorney General d. NJ. Kelly
today advised Edward f. Fisher, coun-
ty attorney of Wibaux. The bill of the
WibauN county sheriff for this work
was disallowed by the county board.
General Kelly holds the claim is valid
and should be paid.
Butte, Dec. PA new record for the
sale OF stamps and general mail bust
ness was established at the Butte post
office yesterday, when The stamp sales
for the day amounted TO 81 ,4S6.46 and
the clerks were kept buster handling
letters and packages than n previous
day this year. In the Christmas seas
on last year a high mark for the sale
of stamps was established on Dec. 20,
wien ille ltldl safes amounted 10 81
l09.57. Postmaster ellis stated today
that the Christmas mail business is
greater than at any time in the history
OF the Butte %pOstotlice, a material in
,rlas being noticed in the outgoing
and incoming mail.
Helena, Dec. 23.-Fallon county
schools may not be in session next
year, for the probabilities are there
will be no funds for their maintenance:
that is, so far as the state is concern
ed. The school! officials of tina coun-
ty have beer derelict in their duty, and
under the provisions of a state law
have already forfeited Fallon county's
share OF the state funds. The law pro
vides that not later than December