The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-05-17
MONTANA MATTERS.

MONTANA MATTERS.
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Our Terri |
torial Exchanges.
The Mullan tunnel has reached depth OF
545 feet.
Clovis Lego dropped dead of heart disease
in Deer Lodge last week.
1t is stated that Butte and Helena will be
visited this season by Robinson's circus.
Montana contributes s., 900 day to Uncle
Sans Golfers in the way of internal revenue.
Gov. Potts desires it understood that he is
not candidate for Delegate or any other
Office.
JAS. Gloster, who killed Dan Fairy in
Helena three years ago, has been pardoned
by Gov. Potts.
The citizens of Billings have pe'itioned
Gen. Hazen to transfer the Signal office from
Custer to the former place.
Custer couLsy's outstanding Indebtedness
| on March 1st was $83, ,595. 70. quite load
for so young county.
The sneak thief has arrived at Bozeman
and old timers find it necessary to bolt and
bar their doors, a new experience with them.
! On Clark's Fork division of the Northern
| Pacific there are 8. .450 men engaged in grad
| ing and of this number z, 800 are Cinnamon.
The Coulson Post is growing with the
town. It has been enlarged second time
and promises to keep pace with the progress
of the burg.
The Inter Mountains Freeman, at Butte,
has suspended-gone to that bourne wnitnef
many a third paper in two-paper town hal
proceeded it.
The cattle buyers have cleaned up Beaver.
head county, and the demand all over the
Territory for beef steers is greater than eyei
before known.
A man named Acres was killed ut Glen
dale last week by one Kessler. Jealousy wa
the cause, the formers wife being the wo
man in the case.
Ten thousand pounds of psssasaes srflve'
at Coulson from White Sulphas spzings re
Gently and were sold in lesa than two hour
ut seven cents pound.
A. z Bell, Coulson saloonist, shot an
killed Louis johnson at that place on the At
, inst. The origin of the difficulty betwee
the men was whisky bill of $3.50.
Capt. Geo. L. Browning Of the 3event
:. Infantry who was for several years at Fol
Shaw and who had many friends througho'
t, the Territory, died recently at Paris.
The Rocky Mountain Messenger has com
out with q new head, ''made to order an
:. warranted 10 give satisfaction The NE
2, .enger seems to be fixity in the mountain
SINAI! pox has broke out in the Ripon CO
ony which has located near the new town
BILLINGS. The disease has heen confined
one or two cases thus far and is not likely
become general
7. The bore of the Big Horn tunnel is con
q pleted and the work will soon be read
for the passage of cars. 1t was the mo
j. serious obstacle that was encountered betwet
Glendive and the Rocky mountain divisio
The grading to Bcnson's landing, three hu
y dred and forty miles from Glendive, will
finished July 1st. Thirty-six hundred me
b. and twenty-five hundred horses and mul
,g are being employed in the completion
this work. Trains will run to Billings
* July 1st
Mr.. J. 81. Moe, Register of the Land Off
r, at Helena, has forwarded his resignation
,g Washington, the same to take effect Jul
3Oth. Mr.. Moe was only recently appoint'
r; and confirmed for second term. and his
termination to step down and out is su
= prise to his many friends throughout Il
:h Territory. Mr.. Moe has made an exceptio
ag ally good and faithful officer and it will
* difficult to Ill his place. We understar
Mr.. NJ contemplates engaging in mercha
a. tile pursuits but at what place have
20 learned.
nt For 6ale-Two dwellings, Barker mimi
e. property, and splendid corner lots on Ma
n