The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-14
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.
Helena, Jan. S.-Red Lodge health
officials having disregarded orders of
the state board of health relative to
establishing quarantine for measles
in that city, Secretary Cogswell of the
state board today telegraphed the
health officials at Red Lodge to en-
force the quarantine and fumigation
orders, and arrest any one interfer-
ing.
Butte, Jan. S.-James l. Craddock,
the miner who made a disturbance in
the county jail the other night and
who required six deputy sheriffs to re.
move him to a cell separate from the
other prisoners, was this afternoon
committed to Warm Springs by Judge
Lynch. On the night of Dec. 27, he
loaded gun under the belief that per.
sons were chasing him.
Billings, Jan. Son complaint of
coal mine operators of Bearcreek and
Roundup postponed sitting of the
Montana state railroad commission
will be held Feb. 3 to hear testimony
as to the fairness of coal rates and
carload transfer charges between the
Northern Pacific and Milwaukee rail-
roads with the Great Northern. The
operators ask for transfer rates from
the two former to the latter line
which will permit them to compete
with coal shipments from Sheridan,
Wyo., over the Burlington and Great
Northern.
Miles City, Jan. 9.-The interior
department has opened to entry un-
der the enlarged homestead act 570,-
900 acres of Montana dry land, the
principal acreage adjacent to the Vel
lowstone river valley, between Miles
City and the North Dakota boundary.
Other tracts are scattered throughout
the state.
Butte, Jan. "a gun strapped
around his shoulders is believed to
have been the reason why Victor Kos
XII lost his life in snow slide yester-
day morning, west of Anaconda. The
gun caught among the rocks and tim
ber, and held KOski a prisoner while
snow flowed over him, causing suffo-
cation. A rescue party recovered his
body.
Helena, Jan. 9.-Emil Raatz began
suit against the Great Northern Rail-
way company in the district court to-
day for $4,000. He AYERS that on
December 6, 1913, while In the employ
of the company as fireman on one
of its locomotives, he jumped from a
runaway train and received injuries
which he AYERS are permanent.
Butte, Jan. 9.-With the official an
nouncement this evening that the
North Butte company has purchased a
large group of claims on the fiat south
east of the working property of the
company, aggregating in all about 700
acres, the North Butte takes it's place
as not only the second largest produc.
ing mining company in the state, but
also second only to the Anaconda in
the matter of acreage.
Helena, Jan. 9.-County authorities
are Investigating report that Peter
Lee, who died In Helena hospital
yesterday as the result of fractured
skull, was struck on the head by a
resident of Craig and knocked from
porch, the injury that caused his
death following the fall. Lee was
about 60 years old, and has family
of grown children residing near Sc.
attic. OF late years he has been en-
ployed as teamster.
Billings, Jan. 9.-With rope
wound tightly around his wrist, the
body of Clyde Pepper, prominent
rancher was found today on his ranch
few miles from Cody, with his faith
full horse standing by. 1t is believed
he was dragged to death by broncho
he had caught, the animal having
lunged and caught the rope about his
wrist. He was last seen Wednesday
evening. His wife and child are in
Kansas City, and he was alone on the
ranch. An inquest will be held to.
morrow.
Bozeman, Jan. 1O.-The Gallatin
County Medical association proposes
eugenic marriage law for Montana,
and the Gallatin County Bar associa.
.tion and the local dentists have been
invited to attend a meeting Jan. "a,
when the subject will be discussed.
The society has sent to Wisconsin
for draft of the eugenic law in effect
there.
Helena, Jan. 9.-Because the Mon.
tana statute requiring railroads to
fence the right of way for the protec.
tion of livestock is at variance with
the common law, and hence its appll-
cation cannot be extended to any.
thing but livestock. o. R. Nixon can.
not recover damages for the death
of his 8.year- old child. Judge Bour-
quin today sustained the demurrer Of
the Montana, Wyoming & Southern
railroad to the complaint. The child
was killed while walking along an un.
fenced portion of the right of way.