The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-15
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.
Great Falls, April 7.-While strolling
about the streets of this city taking
In the sights and while in front of
the public library only two blocks
off Central avenue, Miss Elizabeth
Speers of Denver was made the vic
tim of a purse snatcher. Her purse
containing 500 in cash and a railway
ticket to Denver being cut from her
arm. The thief has not been appre-
hended.
Kalispell, April 7.-Govianni Groce
entered a plea of guilty to the murder
of George Ahillas and was sentenced
to 30 years in the state penitentiary.
Both men were section hands on the
Great Northern railway at Kila and
the murder occurred Feb. 26. 1t was
the result of a quarrel which termin-
ated by Groce driving a butcher knife
entirely through the body of Ahillas
several times.
Butte, April 1.-THE teachers of the
Butte public schools have organized a
union along regular union lines and
will be affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor. Two prelimin-
airy meetings of a very enthusiastic
nature have been held and the organ.
ization perfected with the election of
Burt Adams Tower of the high school
faculty Is president. About so of the
$50 teachers of the district have al
ready Joined the union, the purposes
of which are to improve the condi-
lions of the teachers, obtain better
salaries, based on a years employ
ment, instead of nine months, as at
present.
Livingston, April 1.-THE largest
mountain lion hunt in point of num-
bers of game killed and duration is
now going on in Yellowstone National
park by special permission of the
United States government. The hunt
is for the purpose of destroying all
the lions possible in order to prevent
slaughter of young elk, deer, sheep,
goats, antelope and other wild animals
by the preying beasts. The hunt be-
gan Is days ago and according to re-
ports reaching Livingston today, IS
lions have been bagged, including the
largest lion yer seen killed by old
scouts and hunters of that vicinity.
Butte, April S.-Over the protests
of Attorney Edward O'Flynn, who
held that the police court had no juris-
diction in the cases, Police Judge
Booher yesterday found Trip Prem
tice and Frank Knuckey, chauffeurs,
guilty of violating the corrupt prac-
tice act in carrying voters to polling
places at the school election last Sat-
urday. Prentice was fined $50 and
Kunckey $500. The prosecutions are
the first in the state under the cor
rupt practice act.
Billings, April S.-After seven years
of wheat growing near Judith Gap,
George Wilson passed through Bill
ings yesterday on his way to his old
home near Topeka, Kan, with a for
tune sufficient to support him the rest
of his life. He was accompanied by
four other Kansans who have been
similarly successful in Montana. They
have not sold their Judith basin farms
and their places will be taken by sons
and other members of their families.
In the train which carried their house
hold goods were 81 cars of Montana
potatoes and two carloads of Montana
apples on their way to eastern mar
kets.
! Judith Gap, April S.-An effort is
being made to have a friendly contest
between the towns along the Great
Northern in the Judith basin, as to
who will kill the largest number of
gophers on gopher day. Last year
Judith Gap was the first to inaugurate
such a day. The bounty offered by
the business men for gopher tails on
that day resulted in the destruction
of thousands of these pests. Other
towns in the basin will have gopher
day this summer, and it is suggested
that the town that produces the larg.
est number of gopher tails be award.
ed a prize of $50, the amount to be
contributed equally among the towns
people participating.