The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-06
LOCAL NOTES.

OH IOSBtDAls N1AN - 'AAA
this will be the railroad town of Mon
tana.
A Montreal special says: The Cana
dian Pacific Go. yesterday raised it's cap
ital stock from fifteen million to one
hundred million.
We saw a party of five vending their
way towards the reservation yesterday,
and it looked very much as if they We're
on a lot jumping expedition.
Professor Foss, of Barker, has been
awarded a patent for a window blind OF
some kind which he thinks (of course)
will be n Of the biggest things OF the
nineteenth century.
Attention is called to the insurance ad.
of II. A. Cummings in another column.
Mr.. Cummings represents a number OF
the best companies in the world, and his
rates are always reasonable. He is
building up a nice business in that line,
and certainly merits the patronage of the
citizens of Benton.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Squire Bywaters, OF Sand Couiee, Is
in the city.
The Frontier club gives its next dance
at the Choteau house.
Our merchants are beginning to dis
play their holiday goods.
Most of the Barker prospectors are now
busy representing their leads.
There is u good deal of rustling for
town lots in the new addition just now.
Rev. Demarest held services Sunday
evening in the spacious dining room OF
the Pacific hotel.
Frields & Neehoff7s train were at the
Marias yesterday on its way to Benton,
returning from Fort Belknap.
The almanac for 1883 has put in an ap-
pearance, calling to mind the fact that
the old year is drawing to a close.
The brick work on the Odd Fellows
building is completed, and q few days
more will finish the Masonic temple.
John Tresch, of the Judith, has re-
turned from the Gallatin with a herd of
cattle with which to stock his new ranch.
James A. Yore, wife and child return
ed yesterday from q trip to Sand Coulee.
MI. Yore has become one of the wool
growers Of Choteau county.
Since Father Camp has been in Bon
ton, about two years now, he has bap-
tised exactly one hundred children, Q
~.al Lohxy rooorJ for pnntnn
The board of county commissioners
met yesterday and adjourned over until
Saturday on account of the absence OF
Jos. S. Hill, the president of the board.
ScOfeld's train Of nine teams, loaded
with goods for II. C. Power & Bro, will
roll in from Billings in a few days. This
outfit is making it's first trip to northern
Montana.
Some of our young men are deslrous
of taking lessons in the saltatory art, and
would like to see some dancing master
come along. 1t is believed a good class
could be organized.
Max Waterman who returned Sunday
from a short trip to Sun River, reports
that there are a great many people ID
and about that place, and that times
seem to be pretty lively.
l.. Rotwitt, who made a trip to the
Judith valley last week, heard the testl'
monv in fifteen cases of final entry
This gives some idea of the increase O.
settlement in that region.
The Miles City Press evidently got too
lazy to hunt up local items one day las1
week, and so rustled up all the old cuts
in the establishment and put them in tt
fill UT Poor journalism, that.
Peg Leg was arrested last evening ant
lodged i'm Jail. We had supposed tina
Pegs yeoman service during the cam
paign would have afforded him lmmu
nity from the minions Of the law.
The Montana district has been los
sight of for scme time past, but 1t viii
come up serenely next season. Some Q
the best mines i'll the Belt mountains ar
in this district and they will be hear'
from in due time.
G. w. Crane, clerk of the school board
has completed the census for school pul
poses and reports sos children in the dis
trict. 425 of the number being OF schoo