The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-02
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the state.

O~~Ss~ " snort Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
Billings, Ag. 25.-Joseph Mayer, a
former railroad employee was killed
under the wheels of an engine in the
Northern Pacific yards. His body was
crushed almost beyond recognition.
Since his wife divorced him three
years ago, Mayer had turned to va.
grant ways and it is supposed he had
been sleeping in a cinder pit. When
startled by an approaching train he
started to crawl out and was ground
to death under the wheels.
Belgrade, Aug. 25.-Jesse Ray, a
rancher living on a homestead north
of Three Forks, was killed by the
turning over of a wagon loaded with
wheat while returning home late Fri.
day evening. How the accident really
happened is unknown, as the driver
was alone when it occurred. He was
found by George Ballard, who hap
pened to be passing the next morning
n was in an unconscious condition.
He had suffered horribly, being wedg.
ed under the wagon all night.
Butte, Aug. 25.-A veritable wave of
crime is sweeping over Butte. Within
the "a hours six holdups had been re.
ported to the police. Most of these
were saloons. One man Dan Deasy,
was shot through the right thigh dur.
ing progress of one of the robberies
that of Dan Rurley's saloon on North
Wyoming street. Deasy vas running
a roulette wheel in the saloon when
three masked men entered. One of
them fired on Deasy without any word
Of explanation and although there was
5000 on the table, zone of the men
took any of the money.
Helena, Aug. 25.-According to DR..
D. D. Working of the governments
department Of farmers cooperative
demonstration, recently established,
Montana is increasing it's agricultural
population twice if not three times
faster than any other western state.
He says that the reclamation of the
vast arid sections are receiving the
largest part of the immigration. An.
other fact that Montana can be proud
Of, according to DR.. Working, is the
fact that in the last few years her
production of wheat, oats and barley
has made remarkable increases both
in quantity and in excellence, and has
been winning high honors and taking
the prizes wherever exhibited.
Missoula, Aug. 26.-The students of
journalism at the state university
here will be given a chance at the
coming state fair to practice their
profession. They will establish a
news service at the fair, and serve
the papers of the state. If it can be
arranged there will be also a "uni-
versity special train one day of the
fair, which will take 400 students
there for educational purposes.
Livingston, Aug. &C.. j. McCar-
thy, we'll known here, was drowned
in the Yellowstone river while fishing
near here. Mccarthy recently came
here from Hunters Hot Srpings. Pri-
Or to that time he worked here. He
was about 40 years old. He waded
into the swift current and handi-
capped by his heavy boots was taken
utlueI tHc WdCcI. Inc DOuy HAS not
been recovered.
Belgrade, Aug. 26.-John Schmer,
whose family lives on a ranch near
Salesville was brought in Monday
morning to the tombstone hospital
at Belgrade, fatally injured by the
kick of a horse. He was with a crowd
on Sunday in one of the canyons near
his home, when one of the horses
of the party kicked Mr.. Schmer near
the heart. After reaching the hos
pital, he lived but a very short time.
Helena, August 26.-P. B.. Snelson,
who has worked on various Montana
newspapers, arrived here today from
Denver, to assume the duties of Sec
rotary of the Montana Advancement
association. He will take charge of
the campaign that will waged by writ.
ten arguments against the proposed !!
workmen's compensation law. Quar-.
tiers have been obtained and the work |
will be started Immediately, it is UNI
derstoOd.