The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-11
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE

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ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days
Helena, March 3.-Captain ]. B
Hillman, one of the founders of the
city of Billings, and since 1897 super
intendent of the State Soldiers Home
at Columbia Falls, died here last
night, aged SO. His funeral will be
held tomorrow under the auspices OF
the G. A. R.
Butte, March 5.-Two masked ban
dts, believed to be the same who held
up the saloon Of Harris Bros. at 6O1
East Mercury last Friday night, en-.
tered the saloon of horst Niska at 40
East Broadway early this morning,
forcing the bartender to give up the
contents of the cash register, amount.
ing to $40.
Helena, March 5.-To determine the
legality of enforced vaccination, q
test case has been started in the
courts of Fergus county. which will
eventually settle the question as to
whether the state board of health has
the right to order school children to
submit to the toxin operation. The
action was taken following an order
by DR.. w. F. Cogswell, secretary Of
the state board of health, and on the
authority of the latter body, requiring
that the school children of Lewis
town be vaccinated.
Helena, March 5.-Fifteen indict-
ments were returned by the grand
jury which has been in session here
for the past two weeks. Ten of the
men who were indicted were arrested
here this evening and were released
on thousand dollars bail each. The
indictments in every case but one
charge gambling or permitting gambl-
ing. All the men indicted were sa-
loon keepers.
Anaconda, March Gone thousand
dollars was set aside by the board of
county commissioners for premiums
at the county fair this year and an
equal amount to arrange for a good
representation for this county at the
state fair during the fall. A commits
sion of five vas named by the board
to have charge of the county fair and
the county exhibit at the state fair.
Bozeman, March 5.-Leo Kelly and
Nelson Flint, the two boys who were
given five months Jail sentences each
for giving liquor to minors, have been
paroled on certain conditions in spite
of the declaration by the attorney
general that such a course is not in
accordance with Montana law. They
were released on Monday night after
serving ten days of their sentence.
Deer Lodge, March 6.-The wool
market around Deer Lodge this week
has assumed an active state. Yester-
day sales were reported to have been
made by Hampstead & Boyle, Will
liams 4 Pauley, S. E. Larabie and
William Williams. j. E. Hample Of
Butte was the purchaser and the
prices ranged from 1917 cents to 17A
cents. Several more sales are anti.
cipated for the next day or so.
OlCIultC, hdICu O.-1HdI al lCS-
ords ever made in the state by a sim
gle county for one year in the mum
Der of final proofs upon homestead
lands, were smashed by Dawson coun-
ty during the II months ending March
2 last, indicated by the report receiv-
ed by County Assessor Bean from the
three land offices. portions of whose
1sr<,.: ! q. 10 - tl:, 1~,, Tl>~ O.
ures reveal the fact that 1867 certii-
Gates were issued and, as the Febru-
airy report is yet to come from the
Miles City Office, it is reasonably GER
tain hat the grand total will reach
the 100 mark.
Will Pay Big Income Tax
Butte, March 6.-Former Senator
w. A. Clark is expected to pay his
income tax in the state of New York
and eastern financial men have been
TONS richest men will pay into the
federal treasury because Of the in.
come tax law. A New York estimate
is that the Butte millionaire ranks
sixth among the richest men of New
York and that he will have to pay
$24O,000 income tax on an estimated
yearly income of $4,000, 900. His for
tune is estimated in the east at $50,
100000. John d. Rockefeller, Andrew
Carnegie, William Rockefeller, the ]
p. Morgan estate and George F.. Bak
er alone take rank over Senator Clark
Kalispell, March More than 5O(
farmers coming from all parts o
Flathead county and a few from otheI
counties assembled in the Kalispel
opera house today for the purpose
of perfecting a farmers cooperative
organization. A. D. Stillman, a prom
inent farmer Of Pleasant Valley. wa
chosen chairman and five other lead
ing farmers were named as an exec,
tive committee to formulate a plan c
organization to v the entire state
Butte, March 7.-Advices reachin
Putto from William r. Whalev cOlloc