The river press., 1914-05-20
MONTANA NEWS BRlEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.


Dillon, May 12.-Frank Hazelbaker,
secretary OF the Montana exposition
commission, has estimated that ap-
proximately 10000 of the souvenir ex-
position coins, or one-half of the en-
tire lot of the Montana dollars, had
been disposed of on the first day of
the sale. A number of second orders
came in on the initial day of the SELL
ing of the coins. ,
Billings, May ia gas we'll flow-
ing more than ten million feet a day,
making it one of the largest in the
country, was opened by the Montana
and Wyoming Oil company at Byron,
Wyo., Saturday, according to word re-
ceived here. The gas was encounter
ed at 500 feet, considerably above the
depth at which adjoining wells are
yielding oil in quantity.
Livingston. May 12-George Arm.
strong, one of Park county's wealth.
lest ranchers, with extensive property
interests both in the Shields valley
and Livingston, committed suicide at
five o'clock this morning, shooting
himself through the head while stand.
ing on the porch of his ranch home.
Ill health and fear of approaching in
sanity are given as the only possible
motive, as his family relations were
unusually agreeable and his wealth
was large.
Butte, May 12.-Former Senator w.
A. Clark today celebrated Arbor day
by inviting every child in Silver Bow
county to be his guest at the Colum-
bia gardens. The senator was not
present, but his representative carried
through his program without a hitch,
and more than 5000 little ones were
carried to the resort. Senator Clark
virtually turned over his street car
system to the children, and they were
| carried to and from the gardens with
out cost. A special train was run
from over the short line this morning
to care for the children in the south
ern part of the county, and special
car was run over the Milwaukee for
children elsewhere in the county.
Great Falls, May IA record in
the matter of Kidding this section of
predatory animals has been made dur
ing the past month by members of
Little Bears band of Indians, camped
near this city. who at the same time
have added greatly to their funds.
During the first nine days of this
month members of this tribe have
presented pelts and secured bounty
certificates to the amount of SAT-.
They have killed seven grown coyotes
and $50 coyote pups. They showed
their business sagacity by spotting
the dens of these animals and then
waiting until after the birth of the
young before they made the onslaught.
Missoula, May 13.-The Montana
state championship in interscholas-
tic debate, was won by the Gallatin
county high school here last night
for the third consecutive time, and to
Captain Llewellyn Luce, of the win
ming team, went the honor of being
the best individual debater. Gala
tins opponent was the Custer county
high school.
Butte, May 13.-Mary MacLane, the
authoress, shop girls from Butte de-
partment stores, and fallen women
from the restricted district, are am
ong the witnesses who are laying
bare the inside details of Butte's road
house life, in connection with the
trial in the federal court of William
Smith and wife, charged with import
ing girls from Seattle to Butte for i'm
moral purposes.
Helena, May 13.-The development
of western Montana will be furthered
by placing on the market this season
of 100000 acres of cut.over-lands be-
| longing to the 8lackfeet Land Devel-
opment company, on which the con.
cern hopes to lie able to place real
farmers. As an inducement to at
tract the right hind of settlers 1t has
ex,""dc! Pay .,ents tire over a period
ten years.
Helena, May l3.-Members of the
national guard Of Montana will go
into camp with d battalion of tie
Fourteenth infantry at Fort W. gAt,
near Spokane from July "a to July
81. MAS the annt Ircement made &C.
day by Adjutant General Phil Green.
an. Lieut.. Colonel Nichols of the
Fourteenth will be in command. No
encampment was held last year, but
the officers of the guard went to
school for two weeks at a maneuver
school at Fort Harrison.
Judith Gap, May 13-Judith Gap is
the pioneer in the establishing of
gopher day. Throughout the Judith
Basin country the gopher has become
a menace to growing crops, and the
lest method for the determination of
the pest is Offering bounty on tails.
May 16 is the day set apart by this
town for the redemption of gopher
tails and it is estimated that 10000
will be paid for at the rate of one
cent each. The day will also be cele-
nrated as a festive occasion by
! program of sports that will prove at.