The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-10-14
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS|
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

u q ilCA IL ACo L lCCll, Az. Ap
hanged himself with binder Irvine in
his barn. Bohlkin had been suffering
from i'll health for some time. He was
one of the early settlers in that section
of the state.
Helena, Oct. Ex-Governor Stewart
has received from the treasury de-
partment in Washington a check for
$93,5S6.06, which amount represents
Montana's share of the forest reserve
receipts for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1914. The governor, upon receipt
Of the check, turned it over to State
Treasurer w. C. Rae. |
Kalispell, Oct. 6.-Bad weather has
caused a postponement of the Flathead
county fair which was to have opened
here today. Rain, which has been
falling continually for nearly five days,
made necessary the abandonment of
plans for holding the fair at this time
and the directors have decided upon a
postponement of one week. The new
dates will be Oct. 13. IA, Is and Is.
Glasgow, Oct. ~6.-Request has been
made by the authorities of Sheridan
and Valley counties for the a%pprehen-
sion of n of the gang of Industrial
Workers of the World whose shooting
proclivities caused the death of three
men at Chelsea Saturday and who is
supposed to have escaped with men,
bers of the army who eluded arrest by
deserving the vicinity of the battle
preceding the arrival Of the Indian pO-
lice, who arrested more han 100 of
these tourists. Although many have
passed through the city, after exam
nation by local officers it is said that
none is recalled as having answered
the description of this one individual
wanted in connection with the shoot
ing.
Helena, Oct. 7.-Alleging that the
Northcoast Limited failed to stop on
flag at the station, Perma, and thereby
prevented her taking her son, Law
renee to Plains for medical treatment,
with the result that the delay caused
his death, Mrs. Frances Bell Letson
brought suit in the district court
against the Northern Pacific this
morning for $4,000.
Helena, Oct. IA deficiency appro-
priation will be asked of the next leg
i~slature to pay for the expense of pub.
fishing and distributing the campaign
book provided under the primary law
passed at the last session. The de-
cision to that effect was reached by
the state board of examiners yester-
day afternoon, and the book is now in
the printers hands. 1t is estimated
that the deficit will be at least 1000.
Malta, Oct. IL. G. Masterson, one
of the best known contractors of this
section, committed suicide in Malta
this morning by the revolver route. He
left letters to relatives showing the
act to be premediated. The reasons
for his act were failing health and
business complications. He lived ove
two hours after firing a bullet in his
head back of the right ear. He was
a widower and leaves four small scrs.
After an inquest the body will be
, shipped to Masterson's old home in
Illinois.
Belgrade, Oct. 1.-The Gallatin
wheat crop is we'll on it's way to mar
ket. 1t is said that so per cent Of
it has been sold, rs per cent has been
threshed and so per cent has been
shipped or stored in granaries. There
are some uncut oats and some grain
in the southern part of the county
still in the shock. Some record crops
have been reported, M large tract of
oats going as high as an average of
6S bushels to the acre. The wheat
crop this year has produced very salts
factorily.
!, Butte, Oct. IA free kitchen to care
. for the unemployed and needy in
Butte will be started Thursday, &C.
cording to plans which have been
? Butte Mine Workers union. A four
room house has been secured on the
fiat and although many of the details
have not been worked out, it is
thought that before the end of the
week a place will have been provided
where those who are without funds
may eat and sleep. At the start a
system will be tested cut and if it is
found satisfactory it is thought that
the facilities may be increased as pro-
gress is made. While the test is being
made it is planned to have the cook
ing and serving done by volunteers
who probably will be recruited from
the ranks of the unemployed and will
serve without pay.