The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-29
NOTES.
From Saturdays Daily.

WIS. WctZel mas sou tue County Ioioy
five cords of wood at $l4 a cord.
Chas. A. Dana edited the Record last
night. 1t was a big improvement.
The Frontier club held their first hop
at the Grand Union hotel last evening,
and had a merry time.
The enrolment at the Benton public
school last month, was 119, the largest
number ever enrolled.
w. w. Garland, the newly elected
treasurer of Custer county, was formerly
connected with the Bismarck Tribune.
The government steamer, Gen. Sher-
man. was recently sold at st. Louis for
S., 800. probably to the river improve
ment commission.
We received q telegram to-day from
Glendive asking for the. vote in this
county on councilman. Can IL be that
Bach is getting alarmed?
One of our merchants who claimed to
have killed 81 sage hens with thirty car
tridges, and in an hour Or two brought
down nearly a wagon load of squirrels,
has taken it back as to the latter. He
admits they were only mountain rats.
Joe Kipp arrived in town yesterday
from his post on the Marias. He reports
everything quiet in that section, and
saws if the Indians are killing cattle it
must be several miles below his place.
Buffalo are now plenty in the Bear Paw
region, and he expects them to move
further north and west soon. While the
buffalo are so plenty the red rascals
should be content to let the cattle alone.
From Sundays Daily.
A wagon load of wild meat, buffalo
and antelope, was sold on the streets yes
terday.
The Grand Union has added q grand
piano to their rarlor for the benefit OF
their guests.
w. B. Settle went out cunning day
before yesterday, and boasts of killing
twenty prairie chickens.
The mighty sports, Herman Brinkman
ana JOlu - MuAp hy ~ ioteA "J ~
vanquish prairie chickens.
The Grand Union has fifteen turkeys
and a lot Of chickens for the ball supper
on Thanksgiving evening.
There is scarcely any snow at High
wood or Sun River, and the roads in al
directions from Benton are in fine con
dition.
We hear, and regret very much to re
cord the fact, that Benton will lose ON
of her most popular ministers in Janua
AIRY, n whose place it will be Difficult
to fill.
The Helena coach started out yeste1
day morning with sixteen passengers
most of them billed through. After fill
ing the inside, five or six had TO tax
their chances ON the outside. 1t Is TIL
biggest passenger load, out bound, of th
year.
r. s. Trennum returned yesterda..
from White Sulphur Springs, havin:
safely landed Louis Hoffman and famil.
at their new home. He tells us he say
lots of buffalo on the trip, particularly j
the Judith Basin, the old and favorit
haunt of the bison.
There is q new counterfeit Bland do
lar in circulation that is we'll calculate
to deceive. The coin is heavily plated
resists acid tests, is exactly the rigf
weight, aud has a ring similar to tn
genuine. They have reached Montana
and it might be well to look a little OF
for them.
Capt. Clifford and his company VIII
had been stationed at Fort Buford, hay
been assigned to Fort Bridger, Wye
and have left for that The capital
was stationed at Camp Baker q numbe
of wears, and has hosts Of frienc
throughout Montana who regret to sc
him depart from the territory.
The orders of dancing for the knight
of Pythias ball were printed yesterda
at the RIVER PRESS Office, and are pr
nounced by those who have seen thel
the neatest ever seen in Benton. Tt
knights are sparing no pains or expens
to make this ball the grandest affair y
given here, and there is no doubt
their success.
Two of our business men started in