The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-12-23
MONTANA BRjEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ina the Past Few Days

ing the Past Few Days
Butte, Dec. 1.-THE Butte city coun-
Gil last night gave its approval of the
plan started among the labor unions
OF the city to rouse the homeless un-
employed during the present indus
trial depression. A representative of
the committee appointed by the Silver
Bow trades and labor council to e
what could be done for housing unem-
ployed men, spoke to the cOuncilmen
and his request was granted. The coun-
Gil voted 500 for material to be used in
fitting up the old natatOrium, a city
building, now under lease to the Young
Mems association, which had offered
the use of the first floor to the relief
association.
Helena, Dec. 17.-At n point in
Montana dollar a bushel wheat was re-
corded today. That was in the Mussel-
shell country, where owing to lower
rates to Duluth and Minneapolis, than
from other points, the McCaull-Dins-
more company was offering 81 a bushel
for the best grade. At Fort Benton,
Great Falls and other points taking
the same freight rate. the quotation
was under a dollar, but it will only re-
quire a small advance in the eastern
quotations for Montana wheat to reach
the dollar a bushel quotation in all
sections east of the mountains.
Helena, Dec. 17.-FOllowing a recon-
mendation of the Associated Chart
ties and a special charity committee of
the council. Chief OF Police Jack Flan-
merry yesterday converted the police
court room into a municipal lodging
house for the housing of those who are
temporarily down and out. A score Of
cots will be placed in the room which
is on the second floor of the city hall
where those who cannot afford to pay
for a room will be given a nights lOdg-
ing. The city viii also furnish meals to
the deserving poor, and those who are
given a nights lodging will be given
a warm breakfast before they are
turned out in the morning. Other
meals will be furnished during the day
when needed.
Butte. Dec. 1S.-Charles H. Meyer.
president OF the Western Federation
of Miners. started suit in the district
court against officers of Butte local
I.W.F.M., to gain temporary control
of the local union. its affairs and prop
erty. which consists of $4,000 and the
two-story wrecked hall and a lot. 1t
is stated in the complaint that the de-
PENDANTS viii not resign their Offices,
although requested by 10 per cent of
the membership of the local organiza-
ton to do so.
Butte, Dec. 1S.-Amy G. Edmunds,
assistant city clerk, who admitted on
the stand at Bozeman during the trial
OF Mayor Clarence A. Smith that she
was editor of the Butte Socialist dur
ing the interval after Smiths resigna-
tion and before Lewis ]. Duncan took
charge, now faces trial on the charge
of criminal libel. Information against
Miss Edmunds was filed in Judge
Michael DOMAINS department of the
district court yesterday afternoon.
Helena. Dec. lin a report on the
incubation Of coyotes with %sarcoptic
mango, DR.. NJ. f. Knowles declares suf-
ticient evidence is at hand from lay
men throughout the state to demon
strate beyond question the unqualified
success of the work. and to justify the
abolition of bounty on predatory pests;
providing the work is continued. Past
experience" he says. SHOULD conclu-
sively prove that if the work is con-
tinuad covering a period of 10 years,
the predatory pests of Montana will be
a thing Of the past, and occasion. little
ii any loss
Bozeman, Dec. lS.-Herbert Carey, :
last of the trio OF defendants in the
kidnapping cases that arose out of
the deportation Of Richard O'Brien,
a miner, in Butte during the labor
troubles there, admitted on the wit
hes stand today that he was a men,
Der of the crowd that seized O'Brien
at one of the mines and marched him
down the hill. Carey in defense, said
it was only a boyish trick and that
he meant O'Brien no harm. Carey
was identified by the states witnesses
as one of the men who placed O'Brien
in an automobile and conveyed him
to the Jefferson county line. where
he was freed and warned not to re-
turn to Butte.
Butte. Dec. 1S.-With the thermOme-
ter twenty degrees below zero. Chief
Sanger and his fire fighters were COM
PEELED to wage a five hours battle with
fire at the Arlington Hotel at the north
west corner of Front and Wyoming
streets early today. From 2:30 o'clock
this morning when the flames were
first discovered until 1880, the Butte
firemen battled v%aliantly. When they
had finally eXtinguished the flames
there was nothing left but the walls
of the old-time hotel-one of the first