The river press., 1914-12-02
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.


SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened In Montana Dur.
ing the Past Few Days
Lewistown, Nov. $50. P. Joslin
has instituted suit against the Mil.
waukee to recover $1,40O for losses
alleged to have been sustained by him
on shipment of horses from McIn-
tosh, S. D., to Lewistown, because of
the negligence of the company, some
of the animals being killed and others
injured in transit.
Great Falls, Nov. 25.-Acting upon
a warrant issued by Federal Judge
George Bourquin of Butte, the sher-
ifs Office of this city today arrested
Oscar Brinkholter, or Brinkholpher
as he gave his name here, and is hold
ing him for the United States mar
shall. He is charged with having
brought Maud Petty from Portland,
Ore, to Montana for immoral pur-
poses. Brinkholter came to Great
Falls several months ago and obtained
work with local implement concern.
Dillon, Nov. 25.-Frank Hazelbaker,
secretary Montana Exposition COM
mission, has originated a plan for the
displaying of Montana agricultural
soil at the San Francisco exposition.
He will gather 100 pounds of soil from
each of the 80 counties. part of which
will be used for exhibition purposes at
the fair, while the rest will be put
into an actual model Montana farm,
showing the growing of grain in all of
equipped with irrigation system and
everything that goes to make up a
high class Montana farm which is op-
Grated on modern methods.
Butte. Nov. 25.-With the arrest yes
terday of George Mowl. alias Moran,
the county authorities believe they
have one of the inner ring of rioters
who were engaged in plotting against
the lives of prominent Butte business
men. Mowl was arrested at 3 o'clock
yesterday morning in room at the
LeXiton block. after the door had been
pushed in. Four deputies, with drawn
weapons, made the arrest. When they
entered the darkened room they found
a double-barreled, loaded shotgun.
loaded revolver and heavily.lOaded
cane on table, billy such as police
men conceal and a slingshot capable of
killing man at so yards, which were
in position for instant use.
Bozeman, Nov. 25.-M. l.. Wilson,
the corn man" of Montana, leader of
the county farm agents in this state,
came to Bozeman yesterday from trip
he has been making over the eastern
part of the state Judging corn at
"corn shows" held all along the Vel
lowstone. He declares he is astOund-
ed at the size and excellence of the
corn eastern Montana has raised this
year, and emphatically declares that
no Iowa corn has anything on some of
the samples he has seen in size of
ear and in quality. Mr.. Wilson says
that eastern Montana is turning large
ly to corn-grOwing. Corn shows have
been held at Roundup, Forsyth and
other places where the Midland Lum-
ber company has offered good prizes
for the best corn.
Chester. Nov. 27.-At meeting
held Tuesday night active steps were
taken toward the formation of a new
county which will include the towns
Of Chester. Inverness, Joplin and Lo-
THAR. At the meeting a number OF
prominent citizens from these towns
spoke in favor of the movement. Com
mittees were appointed in each of the
above towns to further the movement.
Just what would be the boundaries OF
the new county has not as yet been
determined.
MiSsOula, Nov. 23.-Western Mon
tana farmers are hauling wagonloads !
OF wheat into MissOula as their con-
tributiOns for the ameliOratiOn OF the |
of the starving Belgians, ac ,
cording to telephone message re-
ceived today by DR.. l.. NJ. Rheem. sec |
retary of the Commercial club, from
W. NJ. Bickford of Missoula. The Mis-
soua flour mill, the property of Sena-
tor w. A. Clark, will grind the wheat
into -four and sack it for shipment.
The Missoula interest in the matter
was aroused few days ago when SEN
ator Clark wired directing carload
of flour be shipped at once to San
Diego to be loaded aboard a Belgium
vessel now in port.
Bozeman. Nov. 26.-That 500 to 1000
hunters are now trailing elk in the
Gallatin basin and doing more damage
to stock that pastures in the Gallatin
national forest than they are to the
elk, is the word that comes to Boze.
man from returning hunters. One man
who went up in the basin to get his
hOrcoc whicl, had hoon naSturad there