The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-10-21


against the governor OF the state and
military officers for 81, 1911. As as da m.
ages for the loss of the liquor and ST.
900 as exemplary damages.
Billings, Oct. 1S.-Purchasers at In
dian reservation land at the last pub.
lie auction. held in Billings met their
payments at the rate of from So, 600
TO- $4,000 a. day during the past week.
although tiEe installnlents were not
due until yesterday. This readiness
to pay resunAsd from tlis exceptionally
fine crops of wheat that. were harvest.
ed this year in all portions of the ced-
ed strip.
Great Falls, Oct 17.-Ax the result
of an investigation by Ira Yelling Agent
John "anderslufs 0f the Gxaat North.
ern Express company of the disap-
pearance of money packages; that Of.
fetal last night caused the arrest ia
this city OF Ben janim F. Lucnan. train
messenger on the r,an between this
city and Glasgow, upon a Charge of
grand larceny. The amoun named
i'm the complaint was 1926, although
Luchau signed a statement admitting
having taken oth+f Sums Luc.iau is
about "a years of age and haas BEEN
located here, for about, 4 year coming
here from Grand Forks. n, D.. Efe
had been IN. the e11plOw ct the CONF
pany about three !sars.
Helena. Oct. ia tts.aT of aiinut
$23.O0O in premiums is the apporsi0n-
ment made ny the Montana, State rair
in the 16 Departments of el.at big ex-
position which, had such. 4 successful
termination last mouth. The acsI.al
cash awards mailed out III checks, to
over ZOO farmers. livestock men and
Others to SIG, lr.U.T!. while
the special premiums offered by live
stock NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. railr Dads,
large manufacturing conCSrns and
houses: tllro sEttuut the cosnz
try total $6,370.
Butte. Oct. L7.-By means, of ,saws
aad e~ondenseC$ sulphuric acii s mug
b!ed to them bt, visitCRs. six prise ners
made their eseape from tile Silver
Bow county jsIl. Twelve men held
murder chaegEs w1rH l6ass' In th6
corridors, but; according to Sh eriff
John Eerkin, did not Join iii. tire plot.
No military prisoners. es&aVeG- tbs
men who got away we're obtlget TO
run tire guard iI1es and the autl lori:
ties are unable to explain. nov this
|; N I, nssp ~ T1JIa. rz mr. Nr' fvnyu' r hrra
of those who escaped lave eeu . lade
public. They are Archie Sch erer,
charged with sale blowii,g;' JuGn Mur-
ply with holding up a saibon: and
Frank Gordon, an alleged fifgh way
man VITO held Up, and! rpbEet' I hree
woapen. None ct thuse' who csc apef
have been caught. They Trad been
goae, several days jefore, t1fsy We're
missed. owing to- the fact tiiar til e Jail
has been so crowded miSrry OF the
prisoners have beeM kept iu the gur-
rsIors.
Heleaa. Ocn. 1!a-7Ars. Rosa ".
Slleel2y began sui7 in rf,e dis nict
court Lere tooay- against the keaalag
Gold Mining company: witch Gper--
ates mines at Ratierslsurg.. She sues
for 4 5000 for the death of her sou
whie,f occurred in Burte Feb. %. 1914.
The allegation is that. rile death ct tlts
son, Dennis, was du. to Injuries re-
cefved in, tfe kt:atirg nziue. ana9 that
the company was negligent i1M not
providing der son with a reasonably
safe place to work.
Helena, Oct. l9.-It evst $4,000 to
provide accommodations for Is pa
tients at the state tuberculosis sani-
tariuni; if tile Legislature viii appro-
the accommodations TO take care OF
| 100 patients suid DR.. T. D. Tuttle.
superintendent Of the institat1On. He
/ added, that ever since the i1stitutio'E
was opened it has been taxed to i:s'
capacity, and that many patients ha ~
been dersed admission TOR lack ut
space.
Great Falls, Oct. 19.~-Jack Kelly,
me bandit who committed suicide Sat.
urday evening after attempting to isOld
up a leading store, shooting a deputy
sheriff" when the. latter attempted to
arrest him, was mona. other than the
proprietor of kellew's restaurant at
Broadview. The, letter found Or him
believed to have been from Broadhil};
H., was examined by Sheriff knmme1s
under a powerful uiagnifying glass ant
found to be % Broadview date. Com
munication quickly cOmpisted alt
Identification.