The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
inQ the Past Few Days

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ing the Past Few Days
Havre, June 25.-Johnnie Ball, til,
six-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Ball, of Ninth avenue, was ru1
over by George Browns team and lum
Der wagon Wednesday evening ant
died from the effects of the injuries
received early this morning. The boy
was playing in the sand in the road
way when a runaway team came along
He "a cut in the head, over the eye
and was badly bruised in the back
and sustained internal injuries.
Kalispell, June 25.-Five men were
arrested here this morning for petit,
larceny, and fifteen minutes after theil
arrest four were out of the Jail AND
have not yet been found. A man with
one arm partly shot off and not yet
healed still is in Jail, and is believed
by the police to be the leader of sew
eral gangs working town recently. The
supposed leader left town a few days
ago with another bunch, and returned
with four men the same night.
Great Falls, Mont, June 25.-An-
gered because she declined to quit
her position as cashier at a moving
picture theatre and go with him to
Grass Range to live, James Walkerly,
aged % years, at moo today shot and
fatally wounded his wife, then turn
ed the gun on himself and blew out
the front of his head, dying instantly.
The woman was shot through the
stomach, right leg and arm. She had
just started divorce proceedings.
Butte, June 25.-The total damage
to property by the dynamiting of Min
er's Union hall Tuesday night is es-
timated at 10000. These figures were
reached by a careful inquiry of the
of the adjacent buildings that
were damaged and the proprietors of
the stores in that vicinity who suf-
fered loss. Nearly every plate glass
insurance policy carried has a clause
.exempting the companies in case of
loss by riots. AS a result, the losses
will fall heavily on the wners of
the buildings where the damage was
done.
Billings, June 25.-ln the potters'
field at the county hospital lies the
body of the latest victim of the Vel
lowstone river, a man apparently 60
years of age, concerning whose iden-
tity not a clew has been discovered.
The body was found in the river neal
Huntley and was brought to Billings
for burial. The nan was dressed in
a striped shirt, knit underwear and
gray trousers of a quality usually
evidence of having been in the water
a long time.
Bohemian, June 24.-Stating that he
is about to commence an action to
test the constitutionality of the initia-
tive and referendum amendment to
the Montana constitution. Odell W.
Mcconnell, an attorney of Helena, has
to a BoZeman newspaper ask
ing for the number of times the con-
amendment was published
preceding the election on November
1906. In his letter he stated that
supreme court expects to pass
upon the question before their vaca
ton, according to Attorney Neon
nells statement very few Of the news
papers of the state published the
the required number OF
times.
Helena, June 25.-E. Il. Tandy, a
resident of Helena since 1865, during
time lie IA engaged in ranch
ing and mining, died here today. He
vas in his e%ighty-third year. and UNI
til a few years ago took an active
interest i'll mining affairs.
Helena. June 26.--As a p%recaution-
AIRY measure to protect the states
military stores in any contingency
that might arise, armed guards have
been placed at the state armory in
Helena. at which a considerable guam
tity of arms and ammunition are
stored.
Hamilton, June 26.-Arnold Clifton
OF Darby was instantly killed this at
ternoon when his house, under which
he was putting new stills, slipped Off
the jacks, falling upon him. Clifton
was we'll known in the valley, having
been a manager for the o. w. Kerr
Land company at Victor and Charles.
He leaves a wife and son.
Miles City. June 26.-Robert FL
bridge, employed by S. A. Hotchkiss.
had a most fortunate escape from be-
ing struck by lightning Saturday on
the H%otchkiss ranch, according to Mr..
Hotchkiss, who is in the city. FL.
bridge was sitting on a horse when
a bolt of lightning killed it. Two holes
were burned in Eldridge's hat, and
he was dazed, but was otherwise un-
injured.
Bozeman, June 26.-Ready at the
age of 81 to make a new start in
life. Mrs. Elizabeth Marier appeared
before the clerk of the district court
here and petitioned to be admitted
as a citizen of the United States
and then went to the land office and
filed on an additional. 30 acres RI odd