The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-05-25


Just as we 60 to press we learn that Wat
tcfhouse has been hiding for the past tWo
days among the bushes and brush on the
river bank, about two miles from town. Last
night he stole q small boat from some fisher
man and started down thea river. Deputy
Sheriff Talbert was notified and started in
pursuit.
The snow and rain Of Saturday night and
Sunday made it almost impossible to naVl-
gate the streets for a day or two. We noticed
one lady who was sensible euough to avail
herself of a pair Of No. 10 gum boots, and
raising her garments high enough 10 escape
the mud, she plowed the turbulent waters
with the ease and grace of 3 water nymph.
The Butte printers are on q strike for
higher prices for composition. The papers
claim to be paying better prices for SINH
lar work than any other town in the Terrl-
tory, and declare most positively that the
strikers terms will not be acceded to. Such
being the case we would advise the typos to
resume work, as their earnings compare very
favOrably with the salaries Of othe" skilled
mechanics.
If the person who lost a nice little note,
written On beautifully tinted paper, perfumed
with the essence Of peppermint, and ad-
dressed to Dear Charlie" will call at this
office and prove property they may regain
possession Of The affectionate eplstle. q
scarcity Of time has prevented q very thor
ough parusal of its contents, but from what
We have seen we are led to believe that
Charlie has made . "Inash.'
a war party Of ten braves came into the
HighWOod mountains on the 18th. Iney
traded eff several horses, the brands OF
which were recognized, and on the 18th
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bread daylight, in which, however they did
not succeed. They persuaded q Piegan buck
and gquaw to accompany them to Arrow
creek where they killed them both on Arrow
creek Hill. The cause was unknown.
This week we join some of our newspaper
brotherhood by appearing on tinted paper.
White paper is rapidly going out OF fashion
in Montana, and as enterprising Journalists
we are in haste to conform to the new order
of things. We secured by an effort all the
paper Of this sort there is within $50 miles OF
Benton, and though it is several sizes too
small we make the best OF it till we can do
better. We at first thought Of using white
satin, but on investigation found that 1t was
too narrow.
We were shown a nugget from the Warm
| Spring Creek mines, on Monday evening
last, that weighed over S81. The owner
of The nugget also had some specimens OF
what seemed very rich and Valuble ore. Our
informant stated that tWenty-fOur leads had
already been recorded, and that the section
was being thoroughly prospected. There Is
hardly a question of doubt but what there are
rich placer mines, and from present indica-
tons the camp promises to become an import
ant factor ia the mining industry Of this
portion OF the Territory.
~ WIT. +, r Jy--l,o, fN,r~,ii Or,;,o
Stone, Helena J ? McCabe, city Gustav
Gus Tyler, Carroll; John,M Costgue and wife,
Winnipeg !: z G Kubbs Trampeakean X
BiedIer j T Jameson. Arrow Creek ; Ed.
Ingersoll, James Gillette, Hollywood w G
Olden, Judith 9 Fl Drew, Sun River Jos.
Largent, Sun River Jas. Brown, Fort Nc
Leod L FL Rosencr2ns, city W W Austin,
| Austin Bend J W Hamilton, Flat Willow
J B Handfeld, Helena J A Jordan and
wife, Helena, are the arrivals at the Over
land.
Gather, Cincinnati CIR Wilton, Pembi-
na, It; D johnson, Winnipeg; Geo Hay,
Ont; J Morris, G Jarvis, j J Jones, Mon
treal; Q Pechette, Judith w a Cameron,
Bismarck FE Walter, Prescott e T
| Rolfe, City f Wilton, a Campbell, I Fl
Genrose, Toronto La Mothe, $ Game
ron. Montreal a w Howell, Newfoundland;
H Clobensky, Montreal ] Collins, T Hilton,
Jas Livingston, Jas Tweed. Toronto Fl Mir
| acle, New York s Swanson, La Crosse A
| Bennay, Bismarck Col Geo Clendenin, Bal
tinore; Oliver Wright, are at the Centennial.
We have heard 1t said that our sheritfs
have O peculiar habit Of a~rresting drunken
and disorderly people at night and locking
them up till morning, when, upon payment
by the offender Of a small sum, they are dis
| charged from custody without appearing be
| fore ID magistrate. We eau hardly believe
that our officers would resort to sny such
method to obtain money, and hope the ru- !
NOR is without foundation. Should the story
prove true, however, we shall trace such
acts to those accused and expose all such
illegal and contemplate attempts 10 obtain
a few dollars in such q sneaking and disrep-
utable manner.
MIR. Waterhouse, q thief, better known as
Skinny" escaped from the Jail on Sunday
night by saving a small piece out OF one OF
the logs large enough to allow him to crawl
out aud once more breath heavens pure air.
Mr.. TalbeTt, oar under sheriff, has spent q
greater portion Of the winter ia following
and capturing this man, at 81 expense to the
county Of perhaps several hundred dollars,
and arrived but a few days since with his |
prisoner, who has just escaped. II was q
foolish and costly errand to send after the |
man, ana 1t was SILL more nOnSenslcal to
confine him in this bird cage without putting
q G guard there to watch him.
There are quite a number Of strangers in
town, many Of them in INDECENT Circumstances
and presumably looking for work. Still if
you wish to employ one of them, they want
to know what kind Of work, and what you
pay, and how long the job will last, and 6
dozen other similar questions. No man who
really wants work need go out of the county;
but those who come here ostensibly to work,
but in reality to lounge around saloons and
exc out o miserable existance by bilking
hotels and restaurants out of an occasional
meal had better hunt q more healthy climate,
as our people sometimes have q peculiar
mode Of treatment for such scoundels.
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