The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-11

bud IN chafge, fetcned BisLiaich III tli0
ed ult.
The republicans have opened tbs cam
paien under most favorable auspices,
and they are certain to do good work in
Choteau county next month.
Constable Scott. Yesterday, pleaded
guilty to the serious charges made against
him, which is not altogether in keeping
with the remarkable card he published
in the Record.
Just as we go TO press we learn that
Maitland Wright, after an illness Of
several weeks, died last night at half-past
twelve O'Clock. The time of the funeral
has not yet been fixed.
The new addition TO the smelter at
Barker will be q duplicate Of the present
structure, and when completed the re-
duction works will be the largest and
best arranged in the territory.
A man named Mckinney died at Bar
ker last week and was buried on Friday.
He was in the employ Of the Miningand
Smelling company, working upon the
roads, and had only been in the camp a
few weeks. His home was in California
where he had a wife and family.
Mr. Claus petere returned from Bar
ker o day O two since and reports every
thing prosperous at the camp. Mr.. Pet
ers, together with JAS. DeWolfe, have
been engaged in burning brick for the
mining and smelling company, and
have 10000 now in the kiln which will
soon be ready to have out. Mr.. Peters
expects 10 return to Barker soon and to
spend the winter there.
The shipping Of Montana cattle is be-
coming quite an item to the Northern
Pacific folks, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing fro1n the Bismarck Tribune of
recent date agent Davidson informed
us last nig ht that x cars Of stock from
Billings were handled in this yard yes
terday afternoon. Last night 81 cars re-
manned in the yard and 20 proceeded
east. There are ESQ more cars TO Gomez
From Thursdays Dai'y.
Judge Yattan is under the weather
again,
Business is q little quite III Benton
during thu mud blockade, but in q few
weeks it will assume q lively aspect.
Maginnis may soon be expected Oh the
trail Of Botkin, but he will not make 50
favorable an impression Us our brainy
candidate.
A colOred man known as "Nlgger
JIM slipped and fell over a stove night
before last, and had one or two ribs
broken.
The Grand Union hotel will be for
mally opened about the fifteenth, and
some Of our young people are consider
ing the proposition of defeating it with
q grand ball.
The democratic central committee
nominated w. S. Wetzel as a candidate
fer county commissioner to I'LL the va
cancy caused by the resignation Of j. ID.
Weatherwax.
Jones & Merrill, the carpenters and
contractors, have dissolved partnership,
Mr.. Jones continuing the business. Mr..
Merrill expects to take a trip to "Anl-
erica this winter, but will return to
Benton early in the spring.
The storm broke out afresh last even
inr, and for a time the "beautifup came
down cop:ously. There seems to be no
limit to this bad spello of weather, and
if it continues much longer the fuel
CT estion will become Of veXing imlor-
lance.
When tile two residences now under
contract are completed, the Benton
building association will have erected
this season seven neat and substantial
houses, worth in the aggregate about
$l7, 800. Pretty good for the first years
work.
William, Mr.. Botkin's servant and
constant attendant, is most faithful in
his atten ions to his employer, and
seems to anticipate his every want. He
appears, too, to be about as much inter-
ested in the result OF the contest as Mr..
B. himself.
Pete Smith is constructing a large
m%ackinaw, 15x40 feet in dimensions, for
Rocky Point. and it will be launched in
a day or two. Mr.. Main will load it
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