The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-10-21
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened IN Montzna Dur
inc the Past Few Days

n the FaSI rev OSy4
Chinook, Oct 15.-Considerable ex
element prevailed in Chinook Wed
nesday morning when step
ped into the Chinese laundry arTi dis
covered the proprietor hanging from
the ceiling. Chin Yok had been. In
Chinook about II months. He came
here from Haure. He was addicted
to opium and lad had several spells
dry here.
Helena. Oct. 15.-Personai letters
were mailed out today by Chairman
Thomas Arthur ct the democratic
state central committee to- aliens whn
have become naturalized and will vote
for the first time this fall N~aturaliz,
alton lists received from the various
counties show that On an average 22s
naturalized citizens have settled in
each county east Of the mountains
West Of the range the settlement OF
aliens has been smaller.
Great Falls, Oct. 15.-The. effect OF
closing the 3. & NJ. smeiter lis already
being felt in this; city, acccndfng to
the Associated charities. The workers.
say they already have more appeals
for aid than they had ire any season
since they organized 10 years ago, for
the month of October. They fear a.
hard season and a lot of calls tor SUBJ
! port from worthy families. and will do,
all they a to aid in tine wark CT
dispensing, the charity wtlers thev'
can.
Lewistown. Oct. 1I-There was a.
| great rush of entries at the land Office
due to the opening of aiaout 10000
acres Of good. land in txe section,
, south and east of Valentine and north
of Winnett. a large number OF the ca
trymen had lived on ufe lard fer con.
siderable periods. Some 166 filings
were placed On record, and the se-
ceipts were over 81 .0d0! Tile next RI IS h
/ will be on Monday, when 10000 acles
! near Harlowtuwn viii, lie open to n
try. There, 100, a large number of
squatters have been living OFT the land.
The opening OF this area of splelsdid
! farm land viii be quite. a boost for
! Harlowton..
Glasgow, Oct. 15.-H~ H. NeRsen.
formerly engaged in sheep growing
in Cascade county,. died at his nDnle
at Vandalia. tunight. after All illness of
| several years. Mr.. Nelson was one of
! the pioneer stock-t,rOwers of Montana,
engaging in the business in the seven
! ties. Eleven a ago he removed
from Riverdhle to Vandalia. where he
has since resided. Ffe is survived tS'
a daughter: Mrs. c. D. Greenfield is.
Of Helena. and a On. Richatd. W 10
is attending school. at Hutchinson,
MINI.
Helena. Ovt. 1S.--Eight cases. OF
ma, and. City Health Officer Harry La
Mont is taking ever, pre.autiot. to
prevent an epidemic. Two Of the, Gas
es are confined to the county pest
house, and the places where the nther
patients are confined. havs beeta plac.
ed under quarantine
Great Falls, Oct. 16.-In IN Obi
claim slack. II miles north of Waller,
has been found the body of George
Kopasany, u Hungarian miner. who. is
supposed to have ~con.alitteG: suicide
two or three weeks ag4. The body was
found by a neighbor who had gone
to the place to move the slack. The
body was found upo,p the floor with
rope tight about tl!e throat. IL wa:
broken and the otltsr end was fount
hanging from the safter.
Dillon, Oct. ~16.--Frank Robson, wa'
towns a ranch neag Blaine has brough
a display of potatoes to DIflon tn,
equal Of which has never been rivale'
in the county in point of size. -Four
teen large tubers weigh 80 pounds
g one spud weighing FIVE pounds. TIL
J. potatoes were turned over to Fran
: Hazelbaker. who Will ship them to Sa
;, Francisco for the Panama Pacific e.
position.
4. Butte. Oct. 16.-Whether none!
NJ scarce because of the general cond
ton and the high price of living
Butte, or whether the taxpayers al
looking for a moratorium which. Wou]
stave off interest and penalties, tt
Il receipts at the county t~reastrer's c
nj zee have been very light to dat
he There is some talk to the effect tn;
IS, should conditions continue as thu
h have been for some time in Butte, {
effort may be made to have the coun
u.s. authorities. arrange for partial pa
n. ments on the day when such thinj
sk are supposed to close and give son
time on the rest.
Great Falls, Oct. 16.-Whtle trav
TO ing on foot through the hills in t
mr. Hound creek district, in the southe
81. part of this county. during the rece