The river press., 1914-11-04
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened In Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days


Boulder, Oct. 29.-Roy Barnes, for.
merely deputy sheriff, was instantly
killed by cave-in near Corbin.
Barnes partner, James Blecher, had
been caught. Barnes went to his res
cue and another fall of ground crush
ed him. Belcher wiggled out without
a scratch.
Plentywood, Oct. 29.-The county
commissioners here today set aside
the petition for the creation of the
proposed Shaw county, which was to
have included the major portion of the
south end of Sheridan county, and
which would have made the town of
Culbertson the county seat of the new
county. The commissioners have
been in session for three days consid-
ering petitions for the new county,
and also the protest. After a three
hour executive session this afternoon
they held that the protest removed too
much of the territory to leave a suffi.
cient assessable valuation for a new
county.
Billings, Oct. 29.-Few settlers on
the Huntley project have filed notice
of their intention to accept the terms
of the 20-year payment extension act
passed by the late session of congress.
according to |. D. O'Connell, United
States supervisor OF irrigation. For
NAL acceptance must be filed by No
vember Is by all who wish to take ad-
vantage of the law. On the Huntley
project the original contract calls for
a payment of 81 per acre on December
1. The extension law. where accept
ance is filed, substitutes for this a !
payment of only 2 per cent of the
balance due. 1t is believed the terms
of the law are not generally under.
stood.
Billings, Oct. 3O.-George w. Ryan
of Great Falls today purchased the
wholesale grocery department of Ye-
gen Brothers for cash consideration
said to be in excess of 100000 and i'm
mediately took charge of the business.
Yegen Brothers at the same time an
nounced the organization of a million
dollar mail order house which will
be conducted on cooperative basis.
Ryan is head of a wholesale grocery
company at Great Falls, and Yegens
in addition to their large mercantile
interests operate banks in Billings,
Butte and Anaconda.
Missoula, Oct. 3O.-Missoula suffer
ed a fire loss approximating 100000 to-
day, when the Golden Rule department
store, one of the oldest and largest
business firms of the city, owned by
the Coen-Fisher Mercantile company,
was completely destroyed and the
Borg jewellery store and saloon in
the same block were seriously dam
aged. 1t is believed that the origin of /,
the blaze was defective wiring in the
basement. 1t spread so quickly that
the clerks did not have time to secure
their coats and wraps. Two-thirds of
the loss is covered by insurance.
Helena, Oct. 3O.-The Belgian col
Ony established on the Waller irriga-
ton project three years ago by Mon
signor Victor Day, of the Helena dio-
cese, may be the nucleus of great
colony, it is reported. Thousands of
thrifty Eelgians whose homes have
been destroyed by the war, and who
have no hope of re-establishing them
selves in Belgium. are seeking new To-
cations. The Belgian colony at Va
lier has been highly successful, and
of this fact is known in the
home country and is expected to direct
the attention OF the refugees to Mon
tana.
Billings, Oct. 31.-Relatives of John
Craycroft, Oklahoma City, Okla. veal
thy retired farmer. who was lost Oct.
4 while hunting in the West Gallatin
river district, near Yellowstone park,
have announced they will pay re-
ward of 81 900 for the recovery OF his
body. \ three weeks search has been
made. The widow of the missing man
has returned to Oklahoma City.
Kalispell. Oct. 31.-While hunting
deer with his two sons in the Wolf
creek country yesterday, F.. II. Stan
ford, a rancher, living on the reserva-
tion near Poison, shot and killed the
younger of the boys in mistake for
deer. The father was on a ridge and
the son started across a ravine to join
him and as he emerged from the brush
the father mistook him for deer and
fired.
Helena, Nov. because Peter Lit
tie Plume's family is sick ON the
Blackfeet Indian reservation, and Lit
tie Plume, though self confessed
horse thief, is also man of his word,
Judge G. NJ. Bourquin allowed the In
dian his liberty until February Is,
when he is to appear at Great Falls
for sentence. Little Plume admitted
stealing two horses on the reservation !
June 25 last.
Helena, Oct. 31.-The supreme court
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