The river press., 1914-12-09
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State

n 6uooet OF READABLE Short 0temo
From Various Parts Of the State.
Great Falls, Dec. 1.-Early this
morning three gunner held up
rancher in the edge of the city but
failed to get his money because he
dropped it through his trouser leg
when he pulled his hand from his pock-
ct. The sheriff and a posse are in pur.
suit of the yeggs, who escaped to-
ward the Belt country.
Helena, Dec. 3.-1n the case of Gal
latin county against the United States
Fidelity & Guaranty company to re-
cover on shortage in the cash of Jac-
oh B. Weaver, county treasurer of
Gallatin county from March /, 1907,
to March 1, 1909, the supreme court
today, in decision by Chief Justice
Brantly, reversed the judgment of the
lower court in favor of the plaintiff
and ordered the action dismissed. Jus.
tice Sanner dissentec.
Butte, Dec. 1.-Dennis Driscoll, :
wealthy and we'll known pioneer resi-
dent of Montana and until recently
one Of the leading business men Of
the state, died yesterday in Seattle,
according to a telegram received by
his son-in-law, John Corette. Mr.. Dris-
coll came to Montana in 1866 from Cal
ifornia, where also he was a pioneer
argonaut. He made fortune in min
ing in Butte.
Helena, Nov. 30.-The stringency of
the Montana embargo on livestock was
lifted today to permit of the shipping
into the state of stock other than cat
tie, sheep, hogs and goats. All stock
must be shipped in disinfected cars,
must be accompanied by federal certi-
ficates, and horses from states that
have been quarantined in the east must
have their feet disinfected before ship
ment.
Bozeman, Nov. 30.-The wide de-
mand for competent agricultural grad
yates to take up college and extern
sion work, is expressed in letters con-
stantly received by Dean F. B. Linfield
of the division of agriculture at the
! Montana State College. During the
past week he has received requests to
nominate men for the following places;
head of extension service in an agri-
cultural college, $25OO to $500; head
of agricultural department in normal
school, 5000 month; expert in swine
for extension work, $1,000 to $24OO per
year; expert in horses and mules, $1,000
f0 0,,11y n
fair sample of the places which are
seeking men, because the colleges
of agriculture are not graduating men
fast enough to fill the places. All the
men who have graduated in agricul-
ture at the Montana State College now
have good places.
Glasgow, Dec. Guilty of man.
slaughter and recommending SEN
tence of IS months in the penitentiary
was the verdict brought in by the jury
in the case of John X. Jensen, charged
with murder in the first degree, whose
trial has just been completed at Plenty
wood. Jensen, who is homesteader
25 years OF age, placed a trap gun at
tached to the door of his shack near
Homestead for protection against
thieves. 4 stranger, whose identity
was never determined. arrived at the
shack, pushed the door open and was
killed by the discharge Of the gun.
Great Falls, Doc. 2.-Mary Fields,
aolored, of Cascade, probably the best
known and most eccentric character
believed to be dyins from dropsy. She
is IS years Old and has resided in hat
locality about 81 wears Mary W.