Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-09-10
MONTANA SQUIBS


has resigned.
The formal opening of the new Y.
NJ. c. A. building at Bozeman took
place Sunday with a special program
in the afternoon.
An Indian, whose name. other than
Tony" could not be learned. was
struck and instantly killed sy a train
near Missoula Saturday.
Mrs. George Higgins of Elliston,
Mont, was killed and George Higgins |
injured when an automobile in which
they were riding in Yellowstone park
skidded over a high cliff.
Charles p. H. Bielenberg. patriotic |
instructor of the Grand Army for Mon
tana, expects to leave in a short time
for Washington to attend the national
encampment of the Grand Army.
Lillian Erickson, age II. was almost
instantly killed and her father, Emil
Erickson, proprietor of mattress fac
tory. received injuries which caused
his death, when a motorcycle on which
they were riding was run down at
Billings by an automobile driven by
l.. j. Mcintyre, a real estate dealer.
An unknown man committed suicide
Sept. by throwing himself immedi-
ately in front of a Great Northern
freight train at Vista. Nothing was
found on the man by which he could
be identified. Another unknown man
was killed in the yards the same eve
ming by being run over by a train.
According to data compiled by the
state industrial accident board since
the workmen's compensation law went
into effect in this state there has been
paid out $7,5S4.90. There have been
"a cases in which compensation pay
ments have been completed and seven
other payments still are being made.
When the office of the secretary of
state closed Saturday, it is reported,
not a sufficient number of petitions
had been filed to guarantee the sub
mission at the next general election of
the proposition to repeal the present
statute concerning the creation of new
counties, and also that which repealed
the old law
John Hartwell, one of four suspects
held in the Butte Jail in connection
with the holdup of nine automobiles
recently, escaped from the Jail Satur-
day. Downing some old clothing dis
carded by painters who were at work
on the JAIL Hartwell, in the guise of
workman, deliberately walked out
through the jail office to freedom.
Ernest B. Clark, age 80. ranger in
the forest service, was shot and in
stantly killed by Frank Wineland last
Friday in the woods two miles south
of Thompson Falls Wineland was
hunting with L. C. Pine and saw
Clarke dressed in dark khaki in thick
brush and mistook him for a bear.
Wineland gave himself up to the
sheriff.
Despondent because of chronic i'll
ness Milton V. Valentine, a Spanish
war veteran, blew his brains out Sat
urday at his home in Thompson Falls.
Herman Jurgens, age "a, brother-in-
law of State Senator Fred Whiteside,
shot, believed fatally, to have wound
ed his wife and committed suicide on
September 4, at Kalispell. He was
temporarily insane.
All veteran members declare the re-
cent meeting of the Montana State
Bankers association the best ever.
Miles City won the presidency of the
association by the election of C. w.
Butler, while Frank Bogart of Helena
was reelected vice president and a
similar honor was accorded H. " AL
ward of Great Falls when he was chos-
en- secretary treasurer.