The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-08-26
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.
Helena. Aug. 21.-Reports emanat-
ing from Billings to the effect that a
coal strike would probably result this
fall were declared untrue by Presi-
dent Drennen of the United Mine
Workers, now in convention here. The
miners have been in conference for
several days and as yet they have
not discussed the matters claimed in
the articles.
Missoula, Aug. 21.-The bodies Of
two men. both of whom died myster-
ious deaths were found in and near
Missoula today. A rancher coming
to town found the first body. 1t was
standing erect in the Bitter Root river
near Fort Missoula. The identity of
the body has not been established.
The second body was found on the
back steps of the Exchange saloon. 1t
is that of l.. Staffens, a mill hand of
Hamilton.
Helena, Aug. 21.-"The estimated
NulAC VI vi oCoOlo VI NHS ~
ings Bank of Butte, together with the
estimated value of the stockholders
liability, might possibly leave a loss
to the %depositors Of $416,440.71." This
is what State Bank Examiner H. S.
McGraw tells Governor S. V. Stew
art in a letter, dated August Is, and
made public today. that accompanied
<Io ovoD,ioor'c vnnnr< RI tho UOV,oru.
or.
Sweet Grass, Aug. 21.-Judging
from present indications several diff
ferent companies will be drilling for
oil in the Sweet Grass fields of Toole
county within the next 90 days. Cliff
S. Bollong of Butte, an oil expert,
who has been studying conditions
acre for several weeks past, states
that the Montana Canadian company
has ordered equipment for its drill
ing and that at least five companies
are making plans to set up rigs with
in the next few weeks.
Bozeman, Aug. 22.-Damage suits
against the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company aggregating
in sum asked for, 10000, have been
filed in the past few days in Boze.
man. OF the three suits two are
brought on behalf of former employees
of the railroad and n by a passen
ger all alleging personal injuries.
Billings, Aug. 22.-Postmaster Ar
mitage of the Billings %postotfice has
been called upon to mail out and dis
tribute a carload of catalogues-21
GAL copies-tomorrow. A check for
$1,525 accompanied the notification
to pay for postage. The catalogues
were sent from a New York mail or.
der house, and are sent to a general
distributing point at less expense by
freight.
Butte, Aug. 23.-Butte's carnival of
crime, which has reached it's climax
in the last "a hours, when six hold.
p have been reported at the police
headquarters in addition to those
which the police say they have no
record of was continued this norm.
ing, when Nick ~Balkavetch's saloon,
81 Pine street, a held up by three
masked men who then held up two
more saloons within a few minutes.
Billings, Aug. 22.-After setting fire
to his grain stacks and residence,
Fred Landau, a farmer living nine
miles northwest of Billings, early this
morning swallowed nearly three
ounce of carbolic acid. He died
shortly after the arrival of neighbors
who had been attracted by the burn
ing stacks. Refusal of Mrs. Landon
to live with her husband, it is said,
to be the cause of his suicide. He
is survived by his wife and nine chill
dren. n of whom is in the navy.
Choteau. Aug. 23.-The old saying,
Murder will out" has come true re-
Gently in the confession made by a
criminal whom Sheriff Mckenzie
brought to the county Jail from Mon.
roe, Wash. George =. Shelley is the
confessed murderer. In his statement
he tells how lie killed the unknown
man who was found murdered at
Priest Butte last fail. Shelley has
been an inmate in the Monroe re.
formatory, and his term was to be
fer Is years. He was paroled in Or
der to give the Teton county officials
a chance to try him for this crime of
last fall. Shelley will be tried in the
next term of court.
Helena, Aug. 22.-Crowds at the
1914 Montana state fair will be &C
commodated with sleeping service by
the banking of 10 Pullman sleepers
at the Great Northern depot platform
where complete hotel accommoda-
tons will be provided. This is a
move of the Helena Commercial club
to house the great crowds hat are
anticipated for fair week. The ser.
vice will be a part of the rooming
bureau conducted by the Helena Com
mercial club to provide sleeping and
eating accommodations for the state
fair crowds. The idea. which prom
ises to solve the problem of conges.
ton, is finding cooperation by the