The river press., 1914-11-25
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
inq the Past Few Days

What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days
Helena, oNv. 19.-J. H. Lambert
pleaded guilty to forgery in the dis
trict court, and was sentenced to the
state penitentiary for one year by
Judge Clements. Lambert was con.
victed in the district court at Great
Falls in 1903 for forgery and was sent
up for two yeares.
Great Falls, Nov. 19.-Great Falls
is promised a clay-products plant, the
cost of which will be $260,0OO, employ.
ing at full capacity $50 men and hav.
ing an annual output capacity of H.
500 carloads of brick. The name of
the new institution, according to ar.
ticles of Incorporation filed some time
ago here, is the Great Falls Sewer.
Pipe & Fire-Proofing company. The
incorporators, it is said are backed
with ample funds and it is expected
that the instituting of the factory will
be started without delay.
Plentywood, Nov. 19.-It is held by
legal authorities here that Jack Dug.
gan, just elected sheriff for Sheridan
county, can take Office Immediately
should he choose to do so. The first
sheriff of the county and his deputy
were shot to death soon after they
took oath Of Office. by J. c. Collins,
colOred man, whom they were attempt
ing to put under arrest. Jack Bennett,
the present sheriff, was appointed to
fill the vacancy, but it is believed that
been elected. which has been done. 1t
is thought. however, that Duggan will
wait till the first of the year before
taking the office
Missoula, Nov. 19.-According to a
suit now on file in the district court
the firm of John r. Daily company,
butchers, are in a pickle because Of
pigs feet. Damages of $4,000 are ask
ed by Lille M. Kelley, wife of the
Missoula county sheriff, because the
local meat market sold her husband
some pigs feet which proved putrid
and caused ptomaine poisoning. AS a
result of eating the meat the plaintiff
alleges that she became seriously ill
and suffered great anguish and pain
and that she has been permanently
incapacitated to perform any of the
duties in her household. She there
fore prays judgment against the de-
fendant for $4,000 and cost of the
suit.
Livingston, Nov. 2O.-Fifty-four car
loads of horses purchased by the
French government agents went out
of Livingston yesterday and today
bound for Europe. The horses aver
aged ss5 apiece.
Havre. Nov. 2O.-A sad accident
happened the first of the week about
19 miles north of bingham when Or
vile ThOrson, a young man - years
of age, while driving some horses into
the ranch was thrown from his saddle
horse ard struck upon his head in
such way as to break his neck near
the base of the skull. The boy is sur
vived by mother, brothers and two
sisters, and a step father.
Billings, Nov 2O-The state quaran-
tine of the Billings and Forsyth
stock yards yesterday was lifted by;
DIR. Butler, deputy state veterinarian.
after inspection which disclosed no
trace OF the hOof-and-mouth infection
DIR. Butler wired DIR. Melvin, chief
OF the bureau of animal industry at
Washington. urging that the federal
quarantine be lifted and stock be per
mitted to be shipped out of the state
from these points 10, Immediate
slaughter.
Lewistown. Nov 2O.-The east side
people who have been planning tor A
county to comprise eastern Fergus
while disappointed at the showing of
the assessed valuation of the propos-
ed county, which is 100000 under the
limit, believe that this would be made
up next year by the increase in the
assessment, and they intend to pro-
ceed with the project then, if the
showing is sufficient. Otherwise they
will probably add some more territory
to the proposed county.
Helena. Nov. 20.-The 1915 edition
of the book on Montana's resources,
developments and opportunities, COM
piled and issued annually by J. NJ.
Kennedy. commissioner of the depart
ment OF agriculture and publicity, is
now on the press and will shortly be
in the hands of the public for distrib-
ution throughout all parts of the