The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-24

The Agant Covrie1., Husbamdnsan, hide
pendent and Nep North West favor the or
gan;zation Of an Editorial Association for
Montana. The other papers are to hear from.
Senator Sherman and party who were
making a tour of the National Park have re-
turned to their homes. Their %sojourn was
shortened by news received of the precarious
condition of the President.
The Comptroller of the Treasury at Wash
ington has declared a dividend Of fifteen per
cent. to be paid to the depositors of the de-
funct First National Bank of Bozeman. The
receiver is now engaged in paying this small
portion to the numerous creditors.
P. r. Smith, of Bismarck, made the first
shipment of cattle down the Yellowstone
from Glendive, as he did down the Missouri
from Benton, arriving at Bismarck, we IN
derstand, without accident of any sort. This
shipment embraced about 100 head, which is
the beginning of an immense trade from this
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Tribune
Dan Berry, of New Chicago, was attacked
by a bear while gathering berries last Sun
day week. While the animal had Mr.. Berry
down and was about to make a meal Of him
her cubs commenced crying near by which
prompted the terocious beast to postpone
operations for a while. Meantime Daniel
picked himself up and fastened to camp.
That wasn't exactly the kind of berry he
was after.
The great Lexington mine at Butte has
been sold. The consideration, according to
the Miner, is one million dollars down, a
quarter Of a million in one year and fifteen
nor cont. OF oil osock of the company formed
on the property. The purchase is made by
e party Of French capitalists. If the fact
were only known as good mines can be had
in the Barker District for much less money.
But the time is coming when Barker proper
ty will bring such figures as these.
The officers Of the Territorial Fair sent
east for a goodly portion of their printing,
just as il the same work could not be done
at almost any of the Territorial job offices.
The Montana papers should let said officers
depend Oh the eastern papers for notices such
as are calculated to create an interest in the
Fair; moreover the press should unite in de-
handing that these men be "bounced' and
others who believe in ~patronjzing home in
dustries substituted in their stead.
Wickes is a temperance town. A man re-
Gently opened 8 s'fruit' house there and soon
after commenced dealing out in small guam
titles a bad article of corn juice. The tenn
perance folks put their heads together and
resolved that the thing must stop and to that
end q party of masked crusaders went to the
store, and after tying the proprietor with a
gordian knot proceeded to knock in the
heads Of all the liquor kegs and vessels found
on the premises. This is rather q summary
proceeding and it is doubtful whether it will
result benefcially to the temperance cause in
Wickes or not.
Charles Weyner writes to the Independent
from the Pickley Pear Canyon under date of
Aug. 18th as follows: Some careless cattle
drovers left their camp fire burning last We'd
nesday, and it has set the whole country
west of Prickly Pear canyon OF fire. Up to
date it has burnt over eight miles square.
The Saw Mill of Mr.. Robert s. Ellis, on Ly-
ons creek, narrowly escaped destruction.
About 200, 600 feet of saw logs belonging to
Mr.. Ellis were destroyed and the fire is still
raging. Unless there is rain very soon, there
"a - 4nll;-s -uhAt damage will he done, ss
the fire is now in the best timber of Lewis
and Clarke county.