The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-20
THE RIV Err S.

provement together with others made
leads Father Camp to believe that his
church is now one of the finest in the
territory.
Joe Cutting Of Judith Valley, road his
horse over a Tank into the Judith river,
one day last week, where the water was
deep, and came near being drowned.
He is suffering from a slight mental de-
Observation-Disclosures.
We have received the prospectu Of the
new democratic paper to be started at
Bozeman about the first of January. 1t
is to be e nine column folio, and will be
styled the Weekly Chronicle. In a short
time it is proposed to publish a daily in
connection with the weekly. S. w.
Langhorne is the editor.
instructions have been received from
the postotfice department to change the
mail route to Barker by way of Cashiers
or Belt creek, thus providing service to
the new n,ostoffice at Graham's, known
as BeItaine. This seems to be a little
premature in the present uniinproYeo
condition Of the road from Cashiers to
Mann's.
x. Biedler told a Herald reporter that
he labored diligently while IN Benton
in the interest of the temperance cause,
but met with such poor success that he
left ''all broke up.o We should think
that X. would have learned before this
that, owing to the immense supply pur-
chased by our dealers, it is impossible
for one man to create a whisky famine
in Benton.
Choteau county needs q new court
house and we hope to see it built at the
earliest possible day, but it is not neees-
sary to maintain Benton's supremacy
over any future rivals, and If that were
the only argument to offer in favor of Il
court house the subject might as well be
dropped. Court house or no court house
Benton will continue to be the county
seat, the river metropolis and the COM
mercial center of northern Montana.
Assinaboine, under command of Lieut..
O'Brien, that proceeded some days ago
to Black Weasel's camp to ecoyers stolen
horses in the possession of the Indians,
has returned to the post with all the sto-
len horses that could be found. The red
skins were easily overawed by the troops
and readily surrendered the animals.
We trust that the boys in blue will make
themselves useful in this way more fire.
quentiy in the future.
The official bonds of James McDevitt,
sheriff; J.F. Murphy, clerk and record
err; Henry Kennerly, assessor; ]. M Ar
noux, commissioner, and Jno. w. Tat
tan, probate judge, Were filed with the
proper officer yesterday. j. F.. Murphy
was sworn in and is now the clerk of
Choteau county, as was also j. NJ. Ar
noux as commissioner, and DR.. Whet-
lock as superintendent of schools. Mr..
McDevitt, we presume, will take the
reins to-day. Henry Kennerly is not in
town.
Miles City is a bad place. Hardy
a night passes,' says the Journal, .'but
what some imported thugs attempt to
hold up people on the main streets Of
our city. The fashion has become too
~monotonous, and while our efficient
night Waterman, John Conley and
Louis King are constantly on the look
out, to I'll in these foot pads, the latter
also keep their weather eyes well pealed
and thus far have managed to escape ar
rest. The first mar caught in such an
infamous practice will be a subject for o
necktie-festival held in the park, the
very hour he is arrested
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A Small Blaze.
For the first time in many Q month the
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