The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-25
LOCAL NOTES.
F.an IT .a1ealaEsD Daily.

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Cummings brick building on Front
street, and it is proposed to rush il
through as speedily as possible.
1t is an ill-wind that blows nobody
good. George Payne was busy all day
yesterday putting in glass where broken
out by the democratic cannonading.
Aschool election held in the shonkin
district a few days age resulted in the
election Of Joe Cobell, Frank Balm and
Dan O'Reiley as trustees and A. 3. Cee
as clerk.
The Tingley Bros. crossed SIT fine
steers from the Shonkin range yesterday,
and viii take them to the northern
market, where there is q lively demand
for beef cattle.
ID. w. McCullom, whose horses were
stolen by Indians ON weeks since, re-
turned recently from q thirty days trip
in search Of them, but did not succeed in
recovering a single one.
The Shonkin roundup has divided
and the Shonkin members have moved
their camp to Highwood from Spring
Coulce, and will proceed to finish up
their work on that portion Of the range.
A portion Of the party, whose work has
been completed, have returned to their
homes.
Attention is called to the new ads. of
C.. NJ. Lanning and W. A. Cameron in
this issue. Mr. tanning is now thorough
ly fitted upin his new quarters on Front
street, and has 8 large and elegant stock
Of goods on hand. Mr.. Cameron's to-
bacco and fruit stand, three doors above
the postofflce, is growing as fast as his
room will admit, and he has now quitea
nice stock Of goods on hand.
The Canada Pacific railway is advan-
cling by rapid strides in the direction of
the Rocky Mountains. Track is being
laid at the rate Of three and @ half and
four miles per day, and it is expected
that the line will be complete to Medi-
cine Hat by early winter, it the weather
is favorable. Grading is going steadily
Oh west of Medicine Hat, and the road is
probably now at Swift Current Creek.
1t is reported that the contract has been
signed sealed and delivered as far as
Calgary, to which place the latest re-
ports say the railway will run. In this
case the nearest point from Macleod will
be the Blackfoot Crossing, about eighty
miles from here.-FOrt Macleod Gazette.
The readiness with which the stock of
the RIVER PRESS publishing company |
was subscribed and the prompt response
to the call for the first assessment lin J
many cases the stock has been cheer |
fully paid up il full prompts us to be-
lieve that the Record story about some
body calling Oh Boss Tattan for legal
advice as to whether or not O promise to
subscribe stock is binding is purely a
myth. We have not heard a whisper of
dissatisfaction among the stockholders
and as for the opinions and silly yapor-
ings Of Buck and the Boss we care the
very least imaginable. I'll this connec-
ton we wish to observe for the informa-
ton Of the Record man, who seems to be
deeply interested in Il private affairs,
that the RIVER PRESS will pay every
dollar it owes. AS nobody else is worry |
ing about the matter, we write this in
the hope that he will hereafter keep his !
shirt on.
From Thursdays Daily.
The Grand Union hotel will be opened
about the first proN.
big Mike" will have lots of fun when
he returns to Barker telling the boys
how the Record man fell an easy victim
to his ioshing ~propensities.
1t is reported that George Watson, one
of the miners at Cashiers, was injured
the other day by q ave in the mine.
The extent Of his injuries has not been
learned. !
Twelve thousand pounds of as nice po-
tatoes as were ever brought to Benton
were unloaded at w. FL. Burgess yester-
day. They are from Uncle Billy's"
ranch at Ten Mile, near Helena.
The M. A. M. and nj. A., which
stands for the Helena fair association, |
ran behind So, 500 in their late attempt to
give an exhibition. The bad weather
accounts for this big difference between
the receipts and disbursements.
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