The river press., 1914-12-16
MONTANA BRlEFlETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur.
ina the Past Few Days

cattle north of Waller were affected
with the foot and mouth disease. Up
on investigation by a deputy state
veterinarian it was found that the
sick cattle were attacked by black
leg. The two diseases are some-
what similar in their earlier symp-
toms. The cattle were vaccinated
and no further trouble is expected.
Helena, Dec. 10.-Even the hard.
ships of war will not deprive the Bel
gian children of toys, if the school
children of Columbus, Montana, can
prevent it, DR.. l.. M. Rheem, secre-
tary of the state executive committee
named by Governor Stewart to take
charge Of the Belgian relief work in
Montana received $46.O6 today from
Mrs. Thomas Watson of Columbus.
She stated it had been raised by the
school children for the express pur-
pose of buying toys. DR.. Rheem has
forwarded it for that purpose to the
Red Cross society.
Billings, Dec. n.-Announcement
was made today that Campbell's
Scientific Farmer, now published at
Lincoln, Nebraska, together with the
various auxiliary interests, such as
the Campbell Soil culture Manuals
and the Campbell Correspondence
School of Soil Culture, have been pur.
chased by p. B. Moss and associates
Of this city, and a new company or
ganized to take over the properties
and to remove them at once from Lin
coin to Billings.
Anaconda, Dec. 10.-Austin Lande
was instantly killed this morning
while operating an engine for hoist
ing steel on the structural work of
the rOaster division of the new leach
ing plant. He fell across the wire
cable, or was caught by it. as it
wound around the drum spool. His
head was crushed and the body broke
as he was wrapped and whirled by
the wire cable about the revolving
spool.
Helena, Dec. 1O.-Thomas Arthur,
chairman of the democratic state
committee, before returning to his
home at Billings to day announced
that there would be banquet given
by the state committee in Helena on
the evening of Jan. 2, at which leading
democrats from all over the state will
be guests. The list of guests will in
clude state officials, democratic men,
bers of the legislature, members of the
state central committee, democratic
federal Office holders, chairmen of
county committees, speakers during
the last campaign and visiting newes-
| paper men. The main object of the
banquet is to have the democratic
members of the legislature get &C.
quainted, at the beginning of the leg.
islative session.
Bozeman, Dec. 10.-This year the
Jerome B. Rice Seed company con-
tracted in the neighborhood of 5000
acres Of seed peas with the farmers
of the Gallatin valley, at price that
was slightly reduced under that paid
the year before and the first year of
the Rice company's operations in the
valley. l.. l.. Brotherton, the agent OF
the company, now announces that he
is authorized to contract with the
farmers for about the same acreage
next year. at prices ranging from 25
to so cents per hundred above those
paid this season. This brings the
price the farmers may expect to the
level Of that of other years, except
ing only three varieties. where the
price still is slightly below that OF
two years ago. This season just clos
ed has been the most successful since
pea growing started in the Gallatin
Mr.. Brotherton says.
BoZeman, Dec. 10.-Lazar Tomich
convicted of stealing dynamite from
a Butte mine. to be used in blowing
up Miners Union hall in that city on
June 23, last. was sentenced to five
years in prison by Judge Law, in the
district court here yesterday. The
court. in passing sentence. took into
consideration the plea for clemency
made by Tomich's attorneys as the
limit of punishment for the crime is
20 years.
Butte Dec. 1O.-At the next ses
sion of the state legislature a resOlu
tion will be introduced proposing g
submission of statewide prohibition
to vote of the people at the election
in the fall of 1916. If the resolution
fails Of passage. then such measure
will be initiated. This was the unani
nous decision at yesterdays meeting
of the executive board and members o
the Montana Anti-Saloon league hel(
in this city.
Miles City. Dec. 1O.-After hear
ing at which the proponents of the
proposed county of Union said VIII!
the county deserved to be created, an(
the opponents-who We're mostly from
the projected county of Prairie-haC
their say. the county commissioners
decided that an election for the crea