The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the state.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
Butte. Feb. 24.-Two carloads of
parcel post scales arrived in Butte
today, consigned to the Butte postcf-
fee for distribution throughout Won
tana and Idaho Scales will be placed
in every p%ostofflce in the two states.
These scales are especially designed
for the parcel post business, and when
they have been installed the work of
handling such postal matter will be
much facilitated.
Butte, Feb. 24.-After digging con-
tinuously since Friday morning, $50
miners, working in short relays, yes
terday reached the bodies of John
Hart and John ]. Sullivan, who were
overwhelmed when the ground caved
In from the 100-foot level entirely to
the surface, at the Southern Cross
mine at Georgetown. Death appar.
emily had come to both instantly.
Their bodies will be brought to Butte
for interment.
Great Falls, Feb. "a. - Clarence
Black. the %bootlegger, who, when
caught by an inspector on the Flat
head reservation with whiskey in his
possession compelled the inspector at
the point of a sixshooter to swallow
the contents of a quart bottle of whis-
key and almost caused the death of
the inspector as a result, was senten.
ced by Judge Bourquin in the federal
court to serve a term of 10 months in
the federal prison at Leavenworth.
Black pleaded guilty to the sale of six
quarts of whiskey to the Indians.
Bozeman, Feb. 24.-In spite of the
low price now being paid for butter
fat and dairy products, the prices paid
for dairy cattle in the Gallatin valley
are keeping up, and the demand is as
strong as ever, indicating the strong
hold the move toward dairy farming
has on the people of this agricultural
region. Several carloads of stock for
the dairy farmers have been shipped
in from Wisconsin and other middle !;
western points and distributed among
the farmers about Bozeman and Man.
haitian.
Billings, Feb. 24.-The agricultural
greatness of eastern Montana is to be
represented at Chicago by a perman-
ent exhibit of products raised in this
part of the state. In compliance with |
a request from the Chicago offices of
the Burlington railroad the chamber
of commerce has prepared an exhibit
OF grasses, grains, vegetables and
for shipment to Chicago. The
request was made, Burlington officials
because so many Inquiries
were received by them from people
who were planning on moving to Mon
tana.
Hedgesville, Feb. 24.-H. j. Gilman
ship 5000 lambs to Chicago the
last day of this month. He bought
these lambs last fall to fatten on his
East coulee ranch, where there were
an abundance of alfalfa and grains to
marketed. He believes in market
ing finished products, so instead of
selling his hay and grain in their
states, he selected the feeding
81 lambs as the best method Of secur-
ing the most profit from the farm
products. If the present market val
les of lambs hold for another month.
and some think the market will be
better then, the feeding of these
ambs will net a nice profit, other than
securing market prices for the feed
Butte, Feb. ga campaign in the
interests of the prohibition movement
will open in Montana next month, and
continue during April. Butte will
AVE a public meeting April 81, at a
'lace to be selected later. The visit.
ng heads of the movement will in.
Jude Governor Patterson of Tennes.
Butte, Feb. 25.-Thieves last night
'roke into the residence Of R. R. Xii.
oy and carried away a purse, some
ewelry and a certificate of deposit
or $50 In a local bank. The burglary
vas discovered about midnight. This
morning when the family arose it was .
ound the bank certificate had been :
rought back and laid upon the front :
orch. A piece of wood was placed on (
ne paper to prevent it being blown !.
way. I
Butte, Feb. 25.-The school board (
+ Butte has refused to put into effect :
he order of the state board of health !
Erecting that all children attending }
ne schools of the city must be vac. !
mated before March 16. The board. }
t its meeting last night, placed the !
ION fle." The meeting was at J
ended by a number of parents and !
theirs opposed to vaccination who }
ore petitions signed by 800 parents !
eclaring they would withdraw their !
lildren from the schools if an at !
'mpt is made to enforce vaccination. !
hese petitions will be forwarded to !
Stewart with a request that J
e cancel the order of the state hoora I