The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-12-07
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MONTANA MATTERS.
torial Exchanges.
q case Of small pox is reported at Glen
dale.
The Miles City Land Office was opened
Dec. 1st
The Territorial asylum for the insane con-
tains Fifty patients.
Counterfeit ten dollar gold pieces are circu-
lating lively at Miles City.
The Floster mining works will soon be
lighted with the electric light.
Rev. w. B. Reed has been duly installed
pastor OF the first Presbyterian church of
Helena
Deputy .. S. Marshal James W. Hathaway
has gone to Bismarck to sell the steamer
Peninah.
Work on the Utah 6 Northern railroad is
to be continued briskly in the direction of
Deer Lodge.
The Montana Educational Association will
hold its first annual meeting at Deer Lodge
December, 10, 90 and 81.
The Alice company pay taxes to the
amount Of $9, ,944, which Is about one-tenth
the total taxation Of Silver Bow Gods 4.
The calico ball at White Sulphur Springs,
last week, was a big success. The Husband
mans editor goes into ecstacies over it.
So far Butte, Deer Lodge, Silver Bow and
Glendale are the only places in the Territory
where the small pox has found foothold.
The INDEPENDENT reports that a boy of
fifteen and a girl of thirteen were recently
married on the Western border of Montana.
Butte's new school house will be torn
down and built over again. Meanwhile the
young idea will be taught to shoot at Caplice
Hail.
Sergeant Stewart, Of Fort Assinaboin, who
was frozen 50 badly recently while on escort
duty with the paymaster, has died Of his in
juries.
Six hundred men passed through Bismarck
recently en- route to Montana to work on the
Northern Pacific railroad. 1t is proposed to
maintain the work all along the line this
winter
The Neeo Northeast is now firmly of the
opinion that the main line Of the Northern
Pacific railroad will be built by way Of Deer
Lodge valley. It comedies to Helena only
siding or branch.
Surveyor General Harris has been working
like 8 mailer since his arrival at Helena, and
is now almost caught up with the pressing
demands of his office Mr. Harris promises
to make an excellent officer.
There are more SWedes and NorWegians
employed on the grade of the Northern Pa
ciic than any other nationality. Many of
them viii locate along the line in due season
and they will make good citizens.
The Bozeman merchants are running to
large display ads., the Courier having two or
three almost full page proclamations of this
character. Itspeaks volumes in favor Of
the enterprise Of Bozeman and her dealers
Mrs. Yates, resident Of Gallatin Valley,
not yet sixtY-seyen years Of age, is mother,
grandmother, and reat-grandmother to 170
persons. She has three married grand chill
dren il the valley, one Of whom has three
children In justice TO the subject it is ad-
mitted that none of them got aWay.-Agant
Courier.
We are informed that the Northern Pacific
railroad company recently fered 2. W.
Meadow $4,000 for bis section Of land and
at Coulson. The offer was
declined. which shows that Bud
has unlimited faith il bis location and the
outcome Of the Yellowstone county,
4gant Courier.
The recent order Of the postofice depart
ment directing the diaeoDtinuance Of the ex-.
pedited mail service between Helena and
Missoula has been rescinded, and the service
will remain asitis. The department is prob