The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-08-30


of the same at once.
Rev. d. L. Leonard, who has been at
Billings Il few weeks past, has "A good
deal Of confidence in that doomed burg.
The Utah 4 Northern reached Warm
Springs on the 22d, and will probably
he completed t0Deer Lodge between the
the 5th and 10th prox.
The Tongue River irrigating and ditch
company filed articles Of incorporation
with the territorial secretary August %.
Capital, 500, 900; location of the ditch,
Tongue river; principal office, ut Miles
City.
There has been something of a SIAM
pede to Sno~ creek in the Montana dis
trict, where several very promising leads
have been discovered and located. Dan
Dutro was the first p~rospector i'll this
field, where he staked off six or seven
good leads.
General Freight Agent Winning, of
the Union Pacific, our the follow
ing rates for special contractors: Canned
goods, green coffee and rice from Chicago
or st. Louis to Dillen, Melrose, Silver
Bow or Butte, $1.5O per hundred. From
Omaha, $1.25 per hundred.
The republicans of Beaverhead have
nominated the following ticket: For
councilman, B. f. White, of Dillon;
house, Jas. Parbet, Heela City; sheriff,
y. r. Reinhardt, Dillon; clerk, B. I'll.
Cook, Glendale; assessor, O. Willis; pro-
bate Judge, A. II. Sears, Bannack; treas
urer. r. G.. Metlin, Glendale; commits
sioners, George NJ. Brown and John
Wills.
1t proves that the reported case Of
smallpox at Wickes was in reality the
scarlet fever. Mrs. Yaeger, wife Of the
engineer ut the Comet, is the person
afflicted. Dr.. Steele was summoned
from Boulder Springs and pronounced
the disease not smallpox, to the no little
relief of the Wickesites. The doctors
three patients at the Springs are now so
far recovered that he will return to Hell
eDa j0-uat -~fitNtYtftUe0
From Sundays Daily.
John Bowman was quite badly hurt
last Wednesday by his horse falling on
him. The animal fell across his hip, and
at last accounts he was laid up.
The Frank Hall dramatic company
played 10 a full house last night, and
again won the commentator OF the
public. They leave for Fort Assinaboin
to-day, and on their return will favor
Benton with q few more entertainments.
Il. A. Cummings building on Bond
street will be completed in a few days,
and will be quite \ handsome structure.
The west room will be occupied by
Griffith < Ingersoll, civil engineers, and
the east room by. Mr.. Cummings hina-
self. The middle room is yet for rent,
and will make a desirable office.
From Tuesdays Daily:
The mining and smelling company
and Oscar Olinger have purchased the
Nav Wilson and Amador leads, in the
Barker district, of William Rowe.
The First Congregational church OF
Benton, organized Sunday evening, ex-
poets to build a church before very long.
A favorable start has been made.
understand that the Masons, at a
meeting held last night, reconsidered
their action in the choice Of ground for
the erection of their hall, and decided to
build or Front street, opposite the new
hotsi
J.. W. Caldwell, assayer, inserts his
card in this issue Of the RIVER PRESS.
Mr.. Caldwell has given every satisfac-
rs an assayer in Maiden, and will, no
doubt, have his hands full of business in
his new quarters at Clendenin
Rev. Mr.. Leonard gave an Interesting
discourse to a large congregation at the
court house last Sunday evening. AT
the close Of the services an organization
was made which received the name of
the First Congregational church of Fort
Benton. A constitution was adopted
for The management of its affairs. Let
all the good people of Benton welcome
and encourage this enterprise. institu-
tons Of this character will help to pro-
tect us against the perils Of the frontier.
John Neubert. who sold $50 head of