The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-25
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

AS Oo0N Wv
Of placer gold in the cid diggings of
Last Chance gulch have not all been
exhausted. Judge Joseph Davis this
morning washed a pan of gravel taken
from the site of the Y. NJ. C. A. build
ing, and obtained II colors of coarse
gold. The excavation has not reached
bedrock, and it is believed the gravel
deeper down will be richer.
Three Forks, March 16.-Earl Ad-
ans, while hauling straw at a ranch
north Of the city, left his team for a
while. The horses started suddenly
throwing out his 4~-year-old-girl be-
tween the wheels, breaking her leg in
two places and crushing the body. The
child died at moo yesterday. About
a year ago his baby boy was killed in
a like manner
Butte, March 17.-Dick Williams, a
mule skinner from a railroad camp
near Great Falls, is in the Emergency
hospital with a bad cut on the left
side, while James O'Neil, a young
friend of the injured man and similar
ly employed, is held by the police.
O'Neil was arrested this morning by
Detectives White and Vanorden short
ly after he is alleged to have attacked
his friend at Galena and Main streets.
Helena, March 17.-Auditor William
Heating was advised today by Attor-
ney General Kelly that Section
215, chapter "a, session laws of the
thirteenth assembly, imposing upon
counties, cities, towns, school districts
of the first and second class, banks,
and loan companies, the duty of pay
ing certain specified sums into the
state examiners fund, intend that they
shall be payed irrespective of whether
examination is made during the year
or not.
Butte, March 1S.-The electrified.
ton of the Milwaukee railroad be-
tween Three Forks and Deer Lodge,
as a preliminary to the identification
of the line from Avery on the west
to Harlowtown on the east, took on
concrete form last evening with the
arrival Of D. Beeukews of New York,
electrical expert who will be in charge
Of the electrical work; and who start
ed today organizing his work.
Butte, March 1S.-Acting upon or
ders of Judge Booher of the police
court, Chief Murphy today destroyed
the ZIG dozen bottles of beer contis.
Gated a few weeks ago in a whole
sale raid or the restricted district
in the raid, which a the largest
ever waged in the district, the police
found 116 dozen bottles secreted by
Dennie Paige and Harry Adams. Paige
and Adams were fined.
Helena, March 1.-THE joint station
erected by the Great Northern and
Milwaukee railroads where their lines
intersect west of Lavina was opened
for business yesterday, according to
word received by the railroad commits
sion. The commission left Helena to-
night for Shelby, where two hearings
will be held tomorrow, II on the mat
ter of the passenger train service be-
tween Shelby and Cut Bank, and the
other on the matter of the establish
ment of a station with an agent in
charge at Ethbridge. At Box Elder
Friday a hearing will be held on the
passenger train service.
Bozeman, March 18.-While sitting
on the bench in front Of the Courier
Office, where he was accustomed to
sun himself, Timothy C. Ward, a pho.
neer farmer and miner of Montana
and the west, dropped dead yesterday
afternoon. He was IS years old and
was unmarried. He was the first man
to sell farm land in the Gallatin val
ley for as high as $50 an acre, a price
he received for the excellent half-sec-
ton of irrigated land three miles west
of Bozeman, several years ago.. He
bought the land in 1880.
Malta, March 18.-Henry Stevens, a
young rancher living seven miles south
of Malta was fatally burned yester-
day, dying at the Malta hospital. He
was lighting a fire for breakfast with
kerosene, and it flashed up igniting
his clothing. While trying to put it
out he ran outdoors and rolled in the
grass, starting a prairie fire. The
dense smoke attracted the attention
of the neighbors, who rushed to the
scene and found Stevens horribly
burned lying in the burning grass.
The house was hardly saved. Stevens
was rushed to town by automobile but
died an hour after his arrival. He
was unmarried and had lived on his
claim about six months. His parents
in Illinois have been notified.
Big Timber, March 18.-John D. Mil
Ter of Merrill was in the city Thurs
day and reports the sale of Miller
brothers. wool clip to Silberman of
Boston for 18 cents. The Millers have
$500 sheep and expect a clip of about
10000 pounds, which will be delivered
at Billings.
Butte, March 19.-Chief Murphy and
Lieut.. Corath made an early morn.
ing raid on a pool room on West Broad
way and arrested William Lewis and