The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-01
Mr. Connolly is n of ven brothers

Mr. Connolly is one of wen brothers
sterling sons of the soil-and is the
owner of a fine property on the Shon-
kin, the result Of his industry. Being a
tax payer he IL alive to the necessity Of
having good men in the local Offices and
for that reason will vote the republican
ticket from top to bottom. Scores of
other democrats will follow his example.
Fton.FrdHy'r Daily
The YeLioustone yournalhas common
eed the publication of a daily edition
and it il a pretty lively little sheet. The
Journal is republican in politics.
Up to date three different democrats
have written letters to the RIVER Press
and signed their n to them, denoun-
cling the Benton democratic ring. Scores
Of democrats throughout the county viii
vote as these gentlemen write.
The Yfyoustone Press is q new demo-
cratic paper established at Glendive, the
first number Of which has reached our
table. It is a seven column folio, with
patent innards," but is O creditable
sheet for that one-year-old town. Typo
graphically it is q daisy"
Lieut.. Ray. of the Signal Service ex-
pedition to Alaska, telegraphs that he
has discovered 8 river in that territory
which is as large as the Missouri. He
has not yet traced it to ei her its source
or mouth, and cannot of course Say
where it empties.
A. j. Keller. who has been down at
Cow Island for some time looking after
the Coulson freight, arrived home from
that point Wednesday night. He re-
ports that all the. ireight Of that line is
n wv cleaned p, Lon Pickett being on
the roaai to Benton with the last OF it.
Patrick Murphy, Patrick Whalen,
Tom McDevitt and Dennis Halpin, par
ties who tOO,s i hand ia the little matter
on Murphy's ranch the other night,
were arraigned before Justice Kanot>e,
yesterday afternoon on the charge OF
riot. They waived al examination and
were bound over in the SUM OF $500 in
each c: sc to await the action Of the
grand jury.
Frank Stellebras, n of the owners in
the Fitzpatrick and s%tellebras lead, in
the Mont ma district, and one of the
best p o. eft es in .hat camp, has disposed
Of b 8 entire interest to the Largent
brother o Sun River. Frank has al
ready managed to get rid Of all the
money he received, about 5000, and
will have to start in to make another
stake. He is at Sun River Crossing.
Talk about carding the public. We
wonder how poor Miner feels on the
ed, cot. first o1r TITS OWN account, next
Thrailxill's. and now he has made poor
Tom Connel Y card us-tD de same
Milner.-Rec0rd. Z
Mr.. Miner must be q gentleman oi
very great influence in his neighborhood
Il he can induce any one he wants to
write a card denouncing their party can
didates! The democratic ring should
have thought Of something better to
break the ,orce O.. the letters mentioned.
Judge Tattan, w. B. Settle and H. r.
Buck were to leave this morning IN a
political trip 10 Sun River. Wonder
whether the Judge will find anything
to talk about besides telling the people
what the RIVER PRESS said when, as
strarl gers in the community, they were
blind enough to have some faith in him,
or laying bare to the people the danger
Of trusting the probate judgeship in the
hands of d gentleman who is so reckless
ly extrava CANT that he occupies a room
on The third floor of q fine building
whicI actually costs him the appalling
sum of per month, by sharing it with
two Others.
Republican Rally at Sun River.