The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-11-30

torial Exchanges.
Butte is talking up street cars.
Sneak thieves and burglars are coming to
front in Montana. Several instances Of steal
ing are reported in our exchanges of the
past week.
The Helena Land Office disposed of over
So, 1000 worth Of desert land, so called, week
before last. The business of the office is
constantly increasing.
The Treasurer of the Garfield Monument
Committee in this Territory has received
81, 235.45 to date and the returns are not all
in yet. Montana is doing nobly.
There is lively competition in the transfer
business from Butte to Silver Bow junction.
Passengers are carried for one dollar. That
is getting pretty close to the railroad.
Major Arthur's late residence at Helena
has been purchased by the Episcopal congre-
CATION and the same will be used as a Rec
tory for st. Peters,. Consider alton, $4,000.
J. w. Rainbolt, station agent on the
Northern Pacific railroad at Little Missouri,
was run over by the cars and killed about
ten days go, He was assisting in doing
some switching at the time.
Mr.. Fox has succeeded in organizing q
lodge of the Ancient Order of United Work
ingmen at Helena, and Benton may soon ex-
pect q visit from that gentleman. The orga-
~nization is said to be an excellent one in
many respects.
While q band Of forty-fve head Of cattle
belonging..to stadler & Kaufman were being
taken across the Missouri river, on the ice,
at Canyon Ferry, last week, the ice gave way
and precipitated the animals into the water.
All but nine head were swept beneath the
ice and lost.
Leigh r. Freeman has resumed the publ
cation Of the Inter-M0untains. He states
that he takes charge of the paper again be-
cause q suit has been or is about to be
brought to prohibit him from publishing the
paper under it's present name and he wants
the fun and glory of routing the other fell
lows horse, foot and dragons.
The new school building at Butte is some
thing in the nature Of q white elephant on
the hands Of the School Board. They don't
know whether to tear it down and begin anew
risk it as it is. Competent architects have
declared the building unsafe and it seems
to US there can be but one thing to do. The
lives of the children for whom the building
is intended should not be jeopardized On &C.
count Of the expense that may attach TO the
extra work. The responsible contractors
be hauled tenderly over the Goals for
their part Of the bad work.
The returns from the ice are already COM
in. The Missouri was frozen over in
some places during the recent cold spell and
. few accidents occurred to parties attempt
ing to cross upon the ice. In one instance sew
eral beef cattle were drowned but fortunately
no human lives have been lost to date. Too
much caution can not be exercised in at
.ng Of ice, before it is strong enough to be
safe. This applies with especial
force to thessMissouri where the current is 50
strong in many places.
Jim Brewer the original locator Of the
White Sulphur Springs has recently located
he mammoth hot Sulphur Springs, distant
about fifteen miles from the former. In ref
to Mr.. BIS recent location the HIS
says: "Pro6ting by his experience
here, Mr.. Brswera will no doubt make his
10 cation a success. Immense quantities
of timber are to be had within q mile of the
and the location is represented as
being beautifully picturesque, and we predict
that in q few years there will be q daily
coach from this point to the new resort, a
hotel will grace the grounds and yisi-
tors be numerous"
Governor Potts has received the petition
Of the citizens OF Dawson county praying
FOR a special session OF the Legislature that
their county may be organized, but the Gov
e1nor is not inclined to accede to their de
mands. The expense of calling our Solons
in special session is no small item
and he properly thinks the exigencies Of the
do not require such q step. It has been
suggested that the desired end could be OBJ
much easier, VIZ; BY securing legisla-
ton from Congress during the coming ses-
sion annuling the Territorial statute attaching
to Custer county, and in that event
Governor. could proceed at once to Or
ganize the county by appointing Commits
for Dawson who would in turn ap-
point the remaining officers.