The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-07
MONTANA NEWS BRlEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
Billings, Jan. 2.-One fatality from
measles and nearly so cases more or
less severe in their present condition,
is the situation in the measles epidem-
ic in Billings. Extreme measures are
being taken by the health authorities
to prevent a spread of the disease.
There are also eight cases Of small.
pox In the city.
Helena, Jan. 2.-Secretary of State
Anderson has just completed the com.
pilation of figures with reference to
automobile licenses and the fees &C.
cruing from their issuance. A total
of 5,916 licenses have been issued dur
ing the year which represents about
the number of chug wagons in the
Treasure state. This figure is in ex-
cess of an early estimate on the mum.
ber of machines in Montana, which
was 5000.
Butte, Jan. 2.-For the twelve
months ending December l, Silver
Bow county paid out for the support
of the poor the sum of $96.S74.O1, or
an average of $8,072.S4 a month. In
this amount is included the salary of
the county physician and the cost of
the poor farm, which
makes total of $2S,600, leaving a
balance of $7O,275 paid to families and
individuals for groceries, fuel, rent
and clothing.
Great Falls, Jan. 2.-Sixty-five of
the 67 miles of the Choteau line of
the Milwaukee railroad are completed,
there being a mile and a half of wet
territory to be graded between Cho-
teau and Agawam, and half a mile
of heavy fill to be finished in the VI
cinity of Vaughn: The Vaughn work
is in charge of Contractor Mel Ro-
man and the forces will probably be
able to work throughout the greater
portion of the remaining cold months.
Operations on the other end have been
closed and will not be resumed until
the coming spring. Steel-laying will
not be started until the Vaughn fill
is about completed.
Helena, Jan 2.-Attached as a con-
dition to the renewal of lease on
a section of land in Chouteau county
adjoining the Teton river, by the state
land board, is that the lesse, Otto
Maurer of Great Falls. allow the set
tiers in the vicinity to procure water
from the river and drift wood and
dead and down timber on the section.
Maurer has been objecting, it is stat
ed, forcing the settlers to go much
greater distance for water, and forty
miles to the railroad for coal. Be-
tween eight and ten settlers will be
benefited.
Billings, Jan. 2.-The orphans
home at Twin Bridges is so crowded
that no more children can be admit
ted, probably for many months. This
is the information given Deputy State
Humane Agent Stone Matlock, who
now has eight children under his care
with no immediate prospect of dis.
posing of any of them. 1t is said that
IL are being cared for in Great Falls
and similar reports are received from
other cities in the state. According
to Mr.. Matl0ck, the situation is in.
creasing in seriousness, as the calls
for adoption are few.
Helena, Jan. 2.-Miles Cavanaugh,
a pioneer mining man of this state,
died at his home here today of pneu-
monia, at the age of 81 years. He
came to Montana in 1863. For sew
eral years he was commissioner to
mineral and non-mineral
lands in this state.
Helena, Jan. 3.-John P. Riddell,
chief deputy inspector of weights and
measures, said today that complaints
of short weight in coal are not al
ways chargeable to the dealer, be-
cause he has found that drivers fail
to unload completely. The practice
was discovered by Mr.. Riddell in
Butte, where holdouts ran from SO to
800 pounds.
Great Falls, Jan. 4.-During the
year ending Dec. 1, 1913, Cascade
county paid out on order of the board
of commissioners the total sum of
$26,728.42 for the maintenance of the
dependent poor, and to defray the ex-
penses of transporting persons not
belonging to this county to other
points, and for burial. The general
monthly average is slightly more than
$2,227.
Livingston, Jan. 3.-Archie Lewis,
Jr.. wealthy rancher of Mill Creek,
committed suicide last evening be.
cause of dependency. He was AZ
years of age and lived in Park county
for Is years, and leaves a wife and
two daughters, and other relatives.
Recently he sold his ranch to A. w. T.
Anderson of Emigrant and had intend.
ed moving.
Butte. Jan. 4.-Policemen of Butte
want 81 a day. They will first make
a request to the city council, asking
fer a raise of salary from 500 to
$3.50 month. Then, If the council