The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-31

main SOME days. Major Maginnis ives a
visit to Benton aud he will please not let the
fact slip his memory.
Mark w. Musgrove has purchased Tux
Mining ReuseW of Butte and will make some
important changes in the same.
The Inter-Mountain says at least seventy
five horses will be in Butte by the It'll to par
ticipate in the races at tina place.
Helena's Art Club is duly Organized and s
promenade concert under its auspices will bt
one OF the events of the near future.
Joseph Smith, a young man living at Mis-
soula, was shot and instantly killed by the
accidental discharge of d pistol in the hands
of another.
The boiler in Thompson's sawnill, about
ten miles from Butte, exploded last Saturday
killing the engineer instantly and %iniurjng
the assistant badly.
1t is said the Union Pacific will build 3
branch of the Utah & Northern from Cuff
neys, on the lower end of the jefferson Cam
yon, to the National Park.
The Superintendent of the Madison county
schools has revoked the licenses of all teach
ers vino failed to attend the county Institute.
This seems to Us as a rather arbitrary rule.
There are five companies of soldiers IT
Fort Maginnis, three OF Infantry and two Of
Cavalry. In addition to these there are one
hundred and fifty citizens at the new post.
The stable Of Major Davenport, at Helena.
was destroyed by fire on the morning OF the
24th, also the sheds of the corral adjoining
and used by the Government. The loss will
probably be $1,000.
The First National Bank of Helena did 4
moderately fair business one day last week.
the transactions for the day footing Up about
q million. Judge Davis deposited a paper
calling for the modest little sum of S75o. 600.
Aconference has been held with the Grow
Indians indians II reference to securing the right OF
way through their reservation for the North.
err Pacific railroad and we learn the negotia-
tons We're satisfactory in the highest degree.
The great, the important day, big with the
tate or two rising but jealous cities has
passed-and Helena won the game bv .
score Of 1G to Is. When we think &c thas
adoption Of the Mullan pass and then this
crushing defeat, our sympathy wells out for
Butte.
The barn OF Dennis O'Leary, at Butte, was
destroyed by fire on the 21st inst. I,ss
Sl,OOO. 1T was feared for a while that ne
flames would spread and prove very aestruc,-
tive. The fire that destroyed Chicago started
IN the stable Of Mother O.Leary, We believe.
and Butte should be thankful for her escane
The Independent was taken ii and done
for BY Mrs. Ellen T. D. Mcqueen, i. 8,
General Delivery, New York City, who gof
. good advertisement for a swindling scheme
oy furnishing = made-up story about i wo-
man wearing mans apparel and marrying
another female. The story is very .'hshya
and the ENCLOSE q dollar" part gives Mrs.
Ellen I. D. dead away.
MOI, Vol. 1, Of the Glendive Times has
TO hand. i is published By w. W.
IS independent in all things, anl de-
voted chiefly to the interests Of the new and
iVely burg ID which it has dropped down to
lay. The hrst number is 9 neat and spicy
meet ana has many earmarks OF ENTERPRISE
here is nof"Maybee" about the success az
he Times; il is fully assured. III HlysR
>kEss wishes the new paper and its p~ronrje-
Or al possible prosperity.
Col. John 3. Mcclure, who has last re-
1rned from a trip. to Utah and u 1ntana
YES some interesting items with rec .ra 10
le railroad, mining and Indian m .tt.rs of
y west. Ee says that m1st Of the em;gra-
on Of tue mining elem,n Is nov directed
Montana. The emigration to C.,l,rado
fallen OF = great deal this yelr, aal il
'nsequence Denver is getting to be qnite
~. Ihe people going into the mining
'fnps OF Colorado generally take the south
q route, the A. T. 6 s. E., anl outfit ii
aeblo instead Of Denver as has heretofore
the custom. The mines il IT. F.;scn
strict 10 Utah are also falling off ia their
eld this year. Montana has now the beat
aspects OF any efthe mineral States ana :
'rrltorles. Butte and FL Elena Particularly
e very lively and the to- Is are full Of peo-
2 Quitting for the ad l:slt mining camps,
OHnAM Bee. s=zs. 1