The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-09
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State,

superintendent of the Masonic home.
is in hospital here with fractured
skull as a result of an automobile &C.
cident. Although serious the injury
is not expected to prove fatal.
Helena, Sept. 4.-Washington ]. Nc.
Cormick, of Missoula, will be on the
republican congressional ticket along
with Fletcher Maddox, of Great Falls.
Complete returns from 27 counties
give Mccormick 5,219 votes against
4,495 received by H. H. Parsons.
Butte. Sept 4.-There are nearer
5000 men working here today than
5000, the figure published as an esti-
mate number of the miners working
in the Butte district. This estimate
was conservatively gotten up, but last
evening figures given out to show the
evening figures given out show the
Hamilton, Sept. 3.-Thrown from
his wagon while driving pair of frac.
tious horses George M. Reeder of Vic.
tor, was instantly killed. Bert Reed
er, son of the deceased, was driving
a single rig about 800 feet behind his
father and saw the accident, but
found the elder Reeder dead when he
reached him. Reeder was thrown on
his head, striking stone.
Helena, Sept. 3.-If sufficient sigma
lures can be obtained, the question of
putting into operation in Helena the
commission form of government will
be submitted to the voters some
time after the general election in No
vember. A temporary organization
has been formed for pushing the prop
aganda with former Mayor F. S. P.
Lindsay as the chairman. To submit
the question to the people will require
515signatures to the petitions.
Butte, Sept. 4.-The military court
established by the national guard of
Montana since martial law was de-
clared here Tuesday because Of
threatened strikes, was attacked to-
day in a petition filed in the United
States district court here for the re-
lease on writs of habeas corpus of
three Of the nine men arrested by the
state troops. Federal Judge George
M. Bourquin issued an order citing
the military officers to show cause
why the writs should not be issued.
Judge Advocate Jesse B. Roote said
that an answer which will be filed
Monday will show that the militia
county and has power to make ar
rests
Malta, Sept. 6.--In a drunken row
this morning Jack Revis, local bar
tender, was stabbed by fellow
named yellowstone Slim" Revis
is in the hospital with bad wound
in his right arm. His assailant disap-
peared and the officers are looking
for him.
Lewistown. Sept. 6.-An immense
eagle made out of Fergus county
wheat and other grains, with out
spread wings II feet across, has just
been shipped to Helena and will be
one Of the features of the Fergus
display at the state fair. The piece
was made by Artist Henry Supre-
nant, who each season for several
years past has designed some strik-
ing piece for the fair.
Helena, Sept. 6.-Four machine
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milton, half thousand heavy winter
overcoats, extra blankets and over a
.rainload of miscellaneous quarter
supplies, were taken to
Butte today on a special Northern Pa
cific train for the use of the guards
men on duty here. Lieutenant Thom-
as Travis and several other officers
the train.
Lewistown, Sept. 6.-While coming
10 this city from King Bros ranch
in an auto, the car was overturned
and w. T.. Wray, employed at the
arm, sustained fractured skull and
S supposed to be fatally injured. An.
on King, one OF the most prominent
armers of Fergus county, suffered
of the brain, but will re-
cover, and Mrs. King was cut and
bruised. All the injured are in the
hospital.
Missoula, Sept. 6.-W. B. Smith.
hought to be resident of Bonner,
vas found this morning lying face
lown in shallow puddle along the
county road just west of Polly's mill.
evidently he had been dead for sew.
'ral hours. The little puddle In
which Smith lay is an overflow from
IN irrigation ditch, and it is not more
han eight inches deep. Evidently
smith had wandered off the road in
he darkness and had stumbled over
he slight embankment at the edge
Il the mud hole.
Helena, Sept. 6.-The state fair
will make Helena city of conven-
ions, as during the week there will
'e many meetings held in the capital
ity. On Thursday the State Auto
Mobile association will have its year.
y meeting and during the course OF
he week there will be meetings of
he state farmers, swine breeders
will have their state gathering and
he first meeting of the county agri-
ulturists will also be held. The an
will vie with the suffrag-
sts, who will hold big pageant on