The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-21

p~enttenttary. He informed the court
in reply to questions, that his salary
was $27 a month, and that he had tc
support his mother. 'Travel is light
this weather." said Battle, land We
don't get many tips, which we have
to depend on for a living"
Great Falls, Jan. 1~7.-Evidently the
county commissioners of Cascade
county are anticipating an occasion in
the future when an execution will be
necessary in the county Jail, as they
have just advertised for bids for the
providing of cells for the new Jail
building now under construction. and
the advertisement includes a bid for
a hanging trap.
Bozeman, Jan. 17.-While temper
arily insane, Mary E. Larson, a stu
dent at the Agricultural college, hang
ed herself last night in her room. Miss
Larson was a resident of Boulder, and
was one of the most popular students
in the college. She had been subject
for some time to nervous headaches,
and when suffering from them had
shown symptoms Of melancholia.
Billings, Jan. 1S.-A double killing
occurred at Pompeys Pillar in the
eastern end of Yellowstone county as
the result of a quarrel over cedar
posts which it is said had been stolen
from Grow reservation land. E. F..
Gately, stockman and owner of sew
eral ranches, is said to have fired the
first shot at Ed. Williams, a cowboy
employed on the Ed Lee ranch,
wounding him slightly. Williams
backed into the street shooting, and
mortally wounding Gateley, who be-
fore he fell fired two more bullets
into Williams, killing him almost in
stantly. Gateley died a few minutes
later.
Helena, Jan. 17.-There was not a
protest today at the hearing before
the state railway commission against
the request of the railways for a re-
hearing on the distributing rate or
der. The hearing was we'll attended,
jobbers and business men generally
well as representatives of CONNER
cial clubs and the railroads., taking
part in the discussion. The lack of
objection was not because some Of
the people present believe the order of
the commission is unfair to the rail-
roads, but because they believe they
should have a rehearing SC as to pre-
sent any evidence they may desire.
Butte, Jan. 19.-Fergus county is
its sick and unfortunates
onto Butte, according to a complaint
made by DR.. Horst, the city health
physician, to Mayor Duncan today.
DR.. Horst called the attention of
the city's chief executive to four cases
which have been handled in the emer-
gency hospital during the past week.
In each of these cases the men we're |
shipped to Butte by Fergus county au-
thorities.
Miles City, Jan. 19.-Sheriff William !
Moses of Rosebud county, was shot
and killed today at Rosebud, and Mrs.
John H. Burgess was wounded, receiv-
ing a bullet in her left shoulder. John
H. Burgess, formerly a close friend of
the sheriff, is in Jail, charged with the
killing of the officer. Sheriff Moses
was shot while attempting to serve a
warrant on Burgess, charging him
with disturbing the peace. Reports
are conflicting, IL that Mrs. Burgess
came to the door of their house with
a rifle, which was accidentally dis
charged.
Havre, Jan. 19.-Latamar Chadek
appeared in the district court and en-
tered a plea of not guilty to the MUIR
der of Adolph Schuder on his ranch
near Chester, Mont, and his hearing
was set for February S, 1914. The sad
feature of this murder is now coming
to the surface through the confession
of the 15-year-old son who came to
Chester and gave himself up to the
authorities as a patricide, a crime than
which non other greater can exist
than that of a child killing one of his
parents.
Missoula, Jan. 19.-The University
of Montana will soon issue a bulletin
on a department which is new in most
of the western universities-that of
commerce and accounting. The de-
partment at the University Of Mon
tana offers a complete four years
course in business training. Among
the subjects offered in the opening
year are bookkeeping, stenography
and typewriting. This is followed by
thorough courses in commercial law,
business organization and money and
banking.
Malta, Jan. 19.-The farm home
tragedy of the Curd family which oc,
Cured nea Zortman on Friday was
much worse than reported. -Four
were burned to death, including J.. c
Curd, his two small sons and his
brother. Besides these. five more PEG
pie were SO overcome by the fumes
and smoke that they were very badly
burned before they escaped, and o.
these, Mrs. Curd and her baby are
expected to die. The father had ariser