The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS

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A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
Deer Lodge, March 31.-An action
which will cause a great deal of inter.
est here is a suit which has beer filed
by H. Poll against the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul and
A. Stoddard, timekeeper of the local
shops, in which he asks an Injunction
to restrain the defendant from deduct
ing any money from the pay checks
of the employees for poll tax.
Butte, March 3~1.--Joseph Shapleau,
owner of a building on East Mercury
street, was fined 500 in police court
after being found guilty of allowing
his property to be used for immoral
purposes. Shapleau's fine grew out of
last Mondays raid made by the police
on half a dozen places in the district
liquor being found in Shapleau's build
ing.
Miles City, March 31.-Dr. Miller.
the federal veterinarian, is once more
on duty in this section and has about
twenty deputies now in the field work
ing to clean up the dourine situation
among the horses in eastern Montana,
northern Wyoming and western North
Dakota. The doctor said yesterday
that the work in eastern Montana this
year would be principally in Dawson
county, In the vicinities of Glendive
and Jordan, and in Custer county be.
tween Tongue and Powder rivers.
Helena, March 31.-A carload of Is
head of elk left Gardiner last night
consigned to some point on the
Georgetown branch beyond Anaconda.
Possibly a like shipment will be made
in a few days to Lewistown, which in
any event, will be the last made this
season. The game warden's depart
ment is filing the acquisitions for elk
in the order of first come, first serv-
ed" but because Of the scarcity of
snow it was impossible to capture any
outside of the Yellowstone park, and
these so will be obtained within the
park limits, through arrangements
made by Congressman Stout.
Butte, March 31.-With revolvers
drawn two masked bandits rushed into
the Bismark Bar at Is West Granite
street in the heart of the business
district at 2:30 o'clock this morning
and after forcing the bartender, porter,
lunchman and eight patrons to lie on
their stomachs with their noses touch.
ing the floor, rifed two cash registers
of their contents, amounting to $55.15.
The holdup, which is believed to have
been committed by the same bandits
who have been %terrorizing saloons of
Butte and vicinity for weeks, was the
most spectacular and daring that has
taken place in months.
Helena, March 31.-There were 700
births and 1913 deaths in Montana last
month, according to the monthly re-
port of the state board of health.
There were 395 males and 365 females
born. Measles was the most prevalent
disease in Montana last month. There
were 500 cases as against LAP cases
in January. Other diseases were re-
ported as follows: Smallpox, 1S4
cases; diptheria, % cases; scarlet few
err, 81 cases.; typhoid fever, u cases;
tuberculosis, three cases; epidemic
cerebro spinal meningitis, two cases.
The board serves notice upon the med
ical profession of the state that some
physicians have nOt been reporting
communicable diseases, and thai the
board will prosecute h%enceforth.
Butte, April with more than a i,
score of men in the adjoining Board of,
Trade saloon and a traffic policeman
stationed at Park and Main streets.
less than IS feet away, a daring burg
lar sawed his way into, a cigar store
at 4 South Main street early this ,
morning and stole a bag containing
$50 in money.
Butte, April 1.-What is believed to
be n of the first large bodies of
radium ever found in the northw est is
reported as having been discovered
in Beaverhead county by three Butte
mining men. The End was in A group,
o; claims "a miles from Armstead,
and 10 miles from Bremen. The news
was brought to Butte by a we'll known
miner.
Helena, April las Montana dele
gates to the irrigation conference call
ed by Secretary Lane to he held at
Denver, April 8, Governor Stewart to.
day appointed w. M. Wayman Of Val.
Ter. S. P. Robbins of Great Falls, and
l.. Newman of Great Falls. These
three were the only persons to sig
Nifty their willingness to attend. Any
other persons so disposed, will be ap-
pointed as soon as they notify the gov
ernor of their willingness.
Butte, April 1.-Federal Judge Geo.
M. Bourquin handed down a ruling yes
terday in the suit brought by Walter
Cooper against the Northern Pacific
railway which establishes the liabil-
ity Of a railroad for forest fire loss.