The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-09-21
MONTANA MATTERS.

Hay is scarce in Helena at $40 q ton.
\ The Buzeman second paper scheme col.
Alapsed.
1 The Masons of Helena will give a grand
ball the first of next month.
The assessment of Silver Bow county will
go over 3d. OO, 900 this year.
] The Territory's portion of the license col.
lect in Custer county amounts to s. R2,4O0.
\ Butte's military company is in danger OF
1collapsing owing to the apathy Of the mem
oers.
4 The Miner and Inter Mountain are at il
again. No immediate danger of blood let
atlng.
l Gilmer & Salisbury have removed the),
aof Butte.
1 There are 400 pupils enrolled in the Hell.
lena Public schools the first week Of the
aIerm.
This is the way the Independent man sings
1.-THE defeat of the Butte nine oy the Helenas
The Independent is making war on the
Helena p. M., charging carelessness in the
management Of the office. It so happens
that theP. NJ, has an organ, too, and he talks
back saucily.
The laws Of the last session and the codi-
fled laws will be ready for distribution by
1.-The last of the present month.
For the year 1881 and up to tho present
time the O.. s. Assay Office at Helena has
run 431 bars Of gold and "a bars of silver.
The First National Bank of Butte has
lbreen organized. The paid in capital will
be $1,000, 900; authorized capital SIS, 0O0,-
1000.
4 The war of the stage companies from Butte
Ito Melrose is ended and now passengers must
s"fork over the full fare.
I The Miles City Journal wants an editorial
convention, but wants it at Miles City. The
aeditor thinks he is not equal to the task of
awalking over to Helena.
! A ranchman named Helstrom was killed
arecently by a bear on the banks of Warm
aSprIng creek.
The Miners Union Hall at Butte will be
done Of the finest buildings in the Terri
story.
! The Utah g Northern will miss Butte
5about seven miles. The negotiations to ad-
Just the right Of way difficulties ended ia
smoke. so to speak.
\ The charges on freight from Dillon to Hell
Jena have been advanced Is cents on the
Hundred. The prices now are 81 IS ami
ISL. so.
I David Phelps, a clerk in 8. hardware store
lat Butte, has fallen air to a fortune of $780,
1000.
I The place for holding court for the First
aDistrict Of Montana has been changed from
4 Miles City to Bozeman.
y The Butte branch of the National Land
sLeague has sent, all told, 1867 to Patrick
sFoley, Of New York city, who has charge of
kthe subscription funds.
1 The Jefferson county total assessment
aamounts to $1,165, 159. 80-a considerable in
@screase over last year.
l In the flash and bloom Of victory the Hell
Hena base ball team have challenged the Salt
Lake nine to play a match game. They will
aget sailed this time sure.
4 The fall term Of the District court will con
vene at White Sulphur Springs on the 4th
sprox. The Husbandmon says there are !
large number of cases on the docket, requir-
ling, probably, 3 three or four weeks term.
! The old Diamond City Hall, one of the
Hand marks of that once celebrated Montana
town, has been torn down and removed to
White Sulphur Springs. Ittook Rome three
hundred years to die, but Diamond is noe as
tenacious Of life. 1t is about ready now to
lgive up the ghost.
While working on the grade of the North
lern Pacific, near Miles City, last week, Ira
Dixon was instantly killed by q bank cav
ling in or him. The deceased was an old set
tier Of Custer county and 9 good citizen. He
had q contract from the N, 2. road for a
large amount Of grading.
Convicts Melvin and Miller overpoWered