The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-14

land and had been in Butte about
three years.
Helena, Jan. 10.-The sale of the
Harry c. Burgess dairy ranch, COM
prising 5000 acres, and considered
one of the best improved ranches III
the vicinity of Helena, to Herbert A.
Hover, president of the Montana
Ranches company, has just been an
nounced. 1t is understood the price at
which this property has been sold ap-
proximates $4,000. The Montana
Ranches company took an eight
months option on this place early last
fall, with the privilege of segregat-
ing and selling such portions as they
desired.
Great Falls, Jan. 1O.-Late this af-
ternoon the jury in the district court,
which heard the evidence in the white
slavery case of George Kelly, the sus-
pended lightweight boxer, brought in
a verdict of guilty after less than q
half hour of deliberation and left the
penalty to be fixed by the court. The
court did not fix the time for the CIV
ing of the sentence. The penalty un-
der the statute is Imprisonment from
2 to 20 years, or a fine of $1,000, OF
both.
Great Falls, Jan. 10-While leaving
the city in an automobile, which was
travelling at high speed, George Caroff
was instantly killed and Charles Thor,
driver of the car, was injured and is
now in local hospital. 1t is presum-
ed that the roughness of the road
caused the car to swerve, and it was
turned over, Caroff being crushed un-
der it. Caroff had resided in Great
Falls for about three years, coming
here from Helena, where he and his
wife conducted a lodging house.
Helena, Jan. 10.-The matter of
prohibiting the pollution of Montana
waterways, as we'll as the matter Of
water publication, were discussed at
a recent conference at the capitol
building today by DR.. w. F. Cogswell
secretary of the state board of health,
w. M. Cobleigh of Bozeman, state
chemist, and M. l.. Morris of Great
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the state board of health. Many plac-
es in Montana are in need of water
publication, and less pollution of wa
ter, it is said, and the conference was
held to Informally outline the stand of
the state board of health.
Lewistown, Jan. 12.-To seed oats
in January is rather an unusual pro-
ceedin0 for Montana, but the winte"
is so mild here that this is actually
being done. Roy Hopkins says that
on January he saw farmers at Win
nett drilling in oats in eastern Fer
gus county.
Helena, Jan. IA divorce suit was
brought today by Rose Anna Vadnafs
against Polydor Vadnais, we'll
known Butte capitalist, in which she
seeks for alimony in the sum Of $780,
900 in a lump sum, or not less than
$500 month, $1,000 suit money and
an attorneys fee of $4,000 which is
altogether the largest amount of
money ever demanded in a divorce
suit in Montana.
Cutbank, Jan. 8.-Cutbank was the
scene of another murder last night.
An Italian laborer, employed by the
Great Northern was shot. and killed
while preparing his evening meal, just
after having knocked off work for the
day. He was heard to call for help
by a nearby neighbor, and was found
by that party dying in front of his
own open door. DR.. Hullbush and
Sheriff Richards were Immediately
summoned but death had come before
the doctor arrived.
Helena, Jan. ia formal applica-
tion for a re-opening of the distribut-
ing rate case was filed with the Mon
tana Railroad commission today, on
behalf of the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern Railway compan-
les. The railroads allege the rates
ordered into effect by the commission
are confiscatory, are lower than Mon
tana conditions justify, and that the
carriers have additional testimony to
offer which was not available at the
time of the original hearing.
Great Falls, Jan. 12.-While at
tempting to replace stop plug in
gas main at the Great Falls Gas
company's plant o. M. Shelton, q fore
man, and a man named Riley, were
overcome by the fumes, Shelton dy.
ing soon after being taken from the
manhole. Riley will recover. Shelton
and Riley entered the manhole at the
plant to do some necessary work, and
while thus employed the gas plug
flew out Immediately releasing a
heavy volume of gas. Shelton, who
was fartherest from the surface sue
cumbed, while Riley fell victim to
the overpowering fumes soon after.
Great Falls, Jan. 12.-First honor
for growing turkey red wheat has
come to Cascade county in the prize
awarded to Matt Richardson Of Arm
ington on the exhibit made at the
first annual seed exposition at Bill