The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days


ing the Past Few Days
Helena, June 11.-Commissioner J
H. Hall of the state railroad and pub
lie utilities commission, today ISSUED
a dissenting opinion in the case of thu
Missoula Light & Water company. j
critics the action of the other mem
bers-Daniel Boyle and E. A. Morle,
who issued a formal statemen,
charging the dissenting opinion witt
being "a deliberate m~is-statement Of
fact"
Kalispell, June 11.-Charged with
a violation of the blue sky law, F. f
Anderson of Great Falls, an agent OF
the Plymouth Securities company, has
been arrested, it being alleged that
he "a Offering stock for sale without
having gone through the formality OF
having procured a license. 1t is said
that he was arrested in Great Falls
three weeks ago Upon a similar
charge, but was dismissed upon the
promise to discontinue selling until
he had procured a license.
Butte, June 1.-THE net proceeds
reports of the mines for the year end
ing June /, are now due, but up to the
present time the only reports filed
with the county assessor are those of
the Anaconda Copper Mining com
pany and the North Butte Mining
company. The Anaconda company re-
port shows net earnings of $685.
A7C on H-biob ic q 6ncroaCn IF onnrny-
imately $4,000, 600 as compared with
1913, while the North Butte company
reports net earnings of 1924, 006. 06,
a decrease of $500, 900 from last year.
Miles City, June 9.-Charles E.
Brown, of the Midland Coal & Lumber
company, which firm is Offering about
$500 in prizes for corngrowers in this
section this year, says that from his
observations and advices he antici-
pates that there will be twenty times
as much corn planted in this section
this year than in any previous year.
in from 25 to so acres, and many
over 100 acres. The newcomers and
even the old ranchmen are fast going
on a hog raising basis. They have
learned the value of silos and hogs
as important factors to successful
farming in this country and are plac-
ing their industry thereby on a solid
foundation.
Billings, June IA canning fac
tory which will cost $15O,OOO and give
employment to between Is and 100
men, will be in operation on the Cove
ranch II miles west of Billings, by
next fall, according to A. c. Allen, vice
president and general manager of the
Montana Land and Farm Products
company, the owners. Work on the
plant is to begin in a few days and
peas, beans, sweet corn and beets will
be handled.
Great Falls. June 12.-This city has
a wrangle on it's hands Over working
prisoners on the city streets. The la
Dor unions oppose the plan and the
police and city officials are understood
to favor it. believing that it offers the
only likely solution of driving the un-
desirable ana idle class from the city.
The police have been trying it and
they have had some trouble with the
prisoners. Some of them jumped the
job as soon as they were taken out to
work and when they ere found again
they were given a bread and water
diet. The council committee has the
case under advisement but has not
indicated what its report will be at the
neXt meeting of the council.
Dillon, June 12.-The Montana EN-
position commission has decided to put
on another contest for the selling Of
the Montana souvenir coins in connec-
ton with the raising of money for the
Montana exhibits at the Panama-Pa-
citic eXpOsitiOnS at San Francisco and
San Diego. In the contest just about
to be put IN five Montana girls are to
receive free trips to the Panama.Pa-
cilic exposition and will also have an
opportunity of making the money
necessary to defray the expenses of
the trip. For every coin sold a COM
mission of 10 per cent will be allowed
the young lady making the sale. Ev-
cry young lady who enters the con-
test will receive the 10 per cent com
mission on all coins she may sell re.
CARELESS Of whether she wins the con-
test OF not.
L%ewistown. June 15.-In order that
the new program announced by Vice
President c. A. Goodnow, of the Mil
waukee. for opening the Great Falls
LewistOwn line to regular traffic the
first week in July. fully a thousand
men are low employed at the termin-
al and depot grounds here and along
the line to Great Falls.
Great Falls, June 15.-At the meet
ing at noon today of the committees
at work on the raising Of a fund for
a $150,00O Young Mems Christian as.
ISOLATION building, it was ascertained
that the results of the first five and
one-half days campaign amounted to
$122,650. The campaign will close
Monday evening. by which time it is
800 ~--