The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-09-14
MONTANA MATTERS.

The Missoula fair is In progress this week.
The Territorial fair begins on the 9th OF
this month.
The Hasenwinkle company will be al
Helenasduring fair week. .t
Lumber sells for s45 a thousand feet IN
the Butte yards, and brick for 1913 q thous-
and. @#@
Mr.. Herman Cans, Of the firm Of Cans &
Klein, is building a So, 900 residence at
Helena.
Gold has been discovered near Glendive
and there is considerable excitement over the
find in that vicinity.
The races at Butte last week drew a large
%concourse Of people and were in all respects
d pronounced success.
Butte is 5, 701.17 feet above the level Of
the sea, according to the measurnlent of the
n. 2. railroad engineers.
The bullion shipped from Butte for the
week ending Sept. 3rd aggregated 4,1eO
pounds, valued at $780, 800.
The Good Templers Of white Sulphur
Springs are erecting a hall, the corner stone
of which Yves laid last week.
Ticknor, who shot Monan near Wickes,
has been bound over ia the sum OF $1,000
to await the action of the Grand jury.
Richard Hutchins, a workman employed
il the Belmont mine, was badly injured last
week by the caving in of one of the walls.
Gibbons has completed the enrolment of
citizen soldiers who participated in the NeZ
Perces campaign, and has left for his head
quarters at Fort Smelling.
A Vigilance Committee has been organ
lied in Custer county to put a check to
horse stealing, and if the proper efforts are
put forth its object will be attained.
!. The total number Of deaths in Helena for
the month Of August was thirteen. OF this
number eight were less than five years Of
age, and two of the adults were killed by ac-
cident. #
The Rocky Mountain Railroad Com
pany'' is not dead yet, as we see a meeting Of.
stockholders is called at Helena on the 3rd
of October for the purpose of electing di-
rectors.
8. IT, Ralsson, ir., is the Oldest native
Montanian. He was born in the vicinity
Of Alder Gulch, September 9th. 1864, and
consequently is a t'little rising" Of seven
teen years Of age.
The H~us6andman reports that a gold
bearing lead has recently been discovered on
the Grow reservation, near the head waters
of a stream called the Boulder that goes
$16, 900 to the ton!
The right Of way question O the ground
between Silver Bow and Butte has been sub
mitted toa board Of arbitration and will
probably be amicably settled. Butte will
have one railroad anyway.
The license revenue Of Lewis and Clark
for the three months, from June 1st
TO September 1st, amounts 70 $S,446 90.
Commercial travellers pay a goodly portion
ofthis very large collection.
Another contest on the diamond field be-
tween Helena and Butte will take place at
the latter city soon. On the theory that
sst'eyery dog is saucy at home the eagles OF
may perch on the Butte banner this
George Ticknor, better known as Cayuse
and a mar generally known as
Happy Jack quarreled in q saloon near
Wickes, when Ticknor drew his gun and
shot the other through the body. The
wound is pronounced fatal.
The Council Of Helena very sensibly re-
fuses TO grant to a st. Louis company the
sole right 10 put down mains and erect gas
works in that city. Did they do such q
hing they would q 0 find the monopoly q
burden on their hands.
The exodus To Wonderland seems 10 have
but fairly get in. Walt until the railroad is
completed to the Park audit will be the ia
1orite pleasure resort in the new world. Nj
agara, the White Mountaina and such minor
attractions will be simply deserted.
Weimer's saloon, near Wickes, where
John Mohan. alias Happy Jack, was shot
~ George Ticknor. was destroyed by fire
N the evening Of the 8.h inst i was the
work OF incendiaries. supposed 70 he the
friends Of the wounded man. Ticknor is
near jefferson City.
MI. T. Fl. A. Hay. Of the U. s. Assay
Office at Helena, and Miss Helen M. Ruger.
ldest daughter Of General Kruger, were
married at the Capital on the 18th inst, and
left for the States on q bridal tour. The
RIVER Pass joins the many friends OF the
stimable young couple in extending con-
,ratulations.
Thomas Reed and Miss Kitty Ragon. Of
Gulch, were married at White
S~priDgson the It'll, inst. the union
eing another illustration Of the way love
an laugh locksn1iths, to scorn. The "Old
olks'' were oppoaed to the alliance and re.
used under any circumstances to relent.