The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS|
a Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State,

CHURCH HedIluS COIlplotlOn at WILLOW
Creek, was destroyed by a tornado
Monday afternoon, entailing a loss Of
about $4,000. The workmen, who saw
the approach of the storm, scurried
to safety, although several had mar.
row escapes.
Miles City, July 21.-From the ap-
pearance of the nude body of a man
found in the Yellowstone zeal Glen.
dive, the corpse is supposed to be that
of Dan Kavenaugh, a reform school
boy of this city who was drowned in
the Yellowstone early in June. Kave.
naugh tried to make his escape by
swimming the river opposite the city
and was corried down and drowned
in sight of the spectators who we're
attracted by his cries.
Helena, July 21.-The jury in the
federal court before whom Ben Long
Ear was tried for the murder, on the
Grow reservation, of Morris Schaffer,
finding Long Ear guilty of murder in
the second degree. The penalty is
Imprisonment for 10 years up to life.
Judge Bourquin will sentence him to.
morrow.
, Livingston, July 21.-A local whole
sale and retail concern today shipped
1900 pounds of sugar and 1000 pounds
of grain to Cooke City by parcels
mail between Gardiner and Cooke
City were received at Washington. OF
two at hand one was for $4,000 per
annum, the second for $4,000, and a
year ago the contract was let for 3d.
500. The increase is due to the par.
GELS post.
Deer Lodge, July 21.-A novel plan
is being put into effect by some of
the merchants of Deer Lodge for the
raising of funds to improve some Of
the highways around here. What has
been termed the "calendar fund" is
being created and is made up from
donations by the merchants out of
the funds usually set aside by them
for the purchasing of calendars. The
merchants have unanimously approx.
ed of the idea and a considerable sum
has already been subscribed to the
cause.
Billings, July 21.-For 100000 Jer-
m p. MCGEE, late of Omaha, has
purchased 5000 head of sheep from
Charles Spear, vice president of the
American Bank and Trust company,
and at a price not made public he
bought four bands of between 10000
and 10000 each from the Zimmerman
holdings. Mr.. MCGEE is an attorney
but has given up practice to enter the
sheep business. He has acquired the
Ray brothers lease on 400, 900 acres
of Grow reservation land, a tract
%splendidly watered and lying about
30 miles south of Billings.
Butte, July 22.-Dysan Wukovich
was shot and fatally wounded tonight
on the Anaconda road, north of Butte,
by Mako A. Tevalgevich, a bartend-
er, in a row over a drink of whiskey,
Wuckovich objecting to paying Is
cents. The bartender shot but once,
but the bullet served to puncture
Wuckovich's smaller intestine four
teen times.
Helena. July 22.-Nathan Godfrey
of this city, a member of the first
Montana railroad commission, chief
clerk of the house and the senate sew.
eral sessions, today filed his nomin.
ating statement as a candidate for re.
publican nomination of railroad com.
missioner. Opposing him are Dan
Boyle of Livingston, whose term ex.
pires, and 0. w. Tong Of Helena, for.
mer rate clerk of the commission.
Helena, July 21.-Ben Long Ear,
convicted of killing Morris Schaeffer
on the Grow reservation last May, was
today sentenced by Judge Bourquin to
serve 80 years in the Mcneil island
prison near Seattle. Long Ear is a
graduate of Carlisle and a bad man
when drinking. Both Indians were un.
der the influence of liquor when the
killing took place.
Helena, July 21.-There have been
some warm meetings of the Helena
city council in days past, but few have
been more exciting than that of last
night. AS a result of it, Chief of Pc.
lice Jack Flannery was suspended
from duty without pay by the mayor
for &c days, and there is strained rela-
tons between the chief executive of
the city and a majority of the alder
men.
butte, July 22.-Between 800 and
400 rlcn in Butte never take off their ;
clothing or their shoes. They spend
their nights in the all night saloons,
sleeping on chairs and floors. These
startling figures cleaned from the DO.
lice records will be presented to the
judiciary committee of the city coun-
Gil by those favoring the passage of
the liquor ordinance which forces sa-
looms to close between the hours of
! a. m. and 6 d. M.
Dillon, July 21.-The storm of YES
terday morning did considerable DAM
g according to reports brought in
this morning by dry farmers on the
bench west of town. A hailstorm fol.