The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-11-02
MONTANA MATTERS.
Uphold fever is raging at Missoula.

II
Helena.
Work on the new Hotel st Helena has
commenced again.
a forty acre tract of land near Miles CITY
sold last week for 81, ,000
Five opium smokers are incarcerated in
the Silver Bow county Jail.
The term OF court for Lewis and CLARK
county begins next Monday.
| Tits said that the Butte quartz mills use
annually 10000 tons Of salt.
HeleDas sDsby fire engine has not cost ten
dollafssfor repairs il seven years.
j. A. Sawtelle, the veteran Montana show
man and humbug, is at Fort Keogh.
i. Silver Bow Junction is now the terminus
Melrose.
The Musselshell roundup has disbanded.
The number Of calves branded is the about
same as last year.
Glendiy els happy..at the prospect OF having
school this winter. It will be the first one
in Dawson county.
Forty-two new residence buildings were
started in Helena the past season. Benton
can beat that record.
The Northern Pacific railroad is completed
TO Powder river and is expected to reach
Miles City this season.
Coal sells at 81 SO ton at Gendive and is
delivered at Bismarck for $3.50 a ton. This
is the result Of the railroad.
Martin, who was charged with killing 8
man named Myers, on the Grow reservation,
was acquitted. at Bozeman last week.
Now Deer Lodge reports 8 boom. The
Neeo North West says several outside parties
are looking for desirable building lots.
The Bozeman term Of Court adjourned
last week. It was in session eight daYs dur
ing which time thirty y-six cases were disposed
Of
The Utah, Idaho and Montana Governors
held q meeting at Butte last week. The OF
ject of the gubernatorial conclave is not set
forth.
The name Of the old 5swtelle theater at
Helena has been changed to 'sHarmonia''
and some needed improvements will be
made.
The term Of the District Court at White
Sulphur Springs adjourned last Saturday af-
ter having performed vast deal of work in
four weeks.
The Butte authorities are raiding the opium
dens. 1t is stated that several white citizens
of the Silver City are addicted to the use Of
this seductive drug.
The ladies of Helena complain Of a lack
of subjects for conversation. It must be q
terribly dull town when the women can find
nothing to talk1about.
The Haaenwinkle troupe has bade adieu to
Montana It is not probable that this nana-
ger will be in hurry to return as the profits
of the tour are by no means enormous.
The case of Campbell Va Rankin, mining
suit that had been on the docket many years,
was decided in favor of the defendant at the
last term Of court at White Sulphur Springs
There are now sizty-two prisoners in the
pententiary, the largest number ever there
at one time. Evidently there is boom in
wickedness as we'll as in mines, corner lots,
etc.
President Willard expresses confidence
that the autumn Of 1883 will see the gap
of the Northern Pacific in Montana closed
and the trains running from seaboard to
seaboaTd.
The lSaaer suggests that the variety show
ia Butte shos.. ne inspected by the Mayor
and Councilnn.u How. does the Miner know
that these gent ttaaen have not inspected it
already and gaently.
"A special t1;.i. ION Chicago, conveying
brother Of Jnu.= T. ]. Davis Of Butte, made
the trip to Silver - IN two days and eigh-
teen hours, including six hours of stoppage
on the road That's fast time.
Three Missoula county men--Dave Bald
win, Sid Brown and John Crooks-lost their
way in the Lo 10 mountains during the re-
cent storm and have not since turned up. 1t
is feared that they have perlshed.
A petition, numerously signed, has been
presented to Governor Potts asking for the
&C.. 49, ,f nraa#fTo1Ispa Uha ia serving "a life