The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-05-03
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MONTANA MATTERS.
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Our Terri
torial Exchanges.

Items Of Interest Cleaned from Our Terri.
torial Exchanges.
Helena has q lawn tennis and croQuet club
Idle men are numerous in Butte. Toe
many pilgrims.
Mrs. Margert Raleigh. mother of W. B.
Raleigh, of Helena, died at the latter's resi-.
deDce on the 9Th inst.
Helena is to have telephone exchange al
once and it is probable connection will be
made with Butte via Deer Lodge.
1t is said that 2, 900 lots have been sold in
the new town OF Billings already. That is
pretty good for four week old city.
General W. T. Sherman, Chief Jus ice
Waite and other dignitaries are expected in
Montana soon en- route to wonderland.
Col Simms arrived from Helena on Satur-
day with load of passengers. The appear
ance of the Colonel is sure sign that the
boats are near at hand.
Private W. FL. Dobson, Company l 18th
Infantry, stationed at Fort Maginnis, had
his hand shot off at Helena recently by the
accidental discharge OF his gun.
Three Michigan boys who came to Mont
ana to grow up with the country were reliey-
ed Of all their ready cash by three card
monte chaps at Rosebud last week. They
are looking for work now.
The Coulson and Billings Post wants Gus
ter county divided by the next Legislature,
being of the opinion that the largest county
in the United States ceases to be an object of
admiration when size becomes source of
great public expense and inconvenience
The Ripon Colony, bound for Clark's Fork
Bottom, near billings-l15 families, 500 souls
has probably arrived at its destination ere
this. They bring their household goods,
stock, farming implements, six months pro-
visions, ,tc., and are fully prepared to ''ro ugh
il" for few months.
VIM. Langston is in town. He says his
skull is rapidly recovering from the fracture.
Three square inches Of his skull came out
and two ounces of brain. His recovery,
which he believes to be permanent and COM
plete, is wonder to all familiar with the ac-
cident. GaNatin Meas
w. y. Knight, editor of the Yellowstone
Journal recently paid visit to the 'Maginnis
country" and reports that there 100 business
houses at Maiden not to mention the saloons.
Mr.. Knight deserves the palm as an exagger-
ator. There are certainly not more than a
dozen business houses in that enterprising
burg and such willful misrepresentation will
do more harm than good. 1t is all right to
boom the "Maginnis country" bat the boom
ers should keep within sight cf the bound
aries of truth.
G. B. Hulme, Secretary of the Billings
Townsite Company, aas, since March 28th,
received orders for between 500, 900 and
S11O. 900 worth of lots in the town. In two
days $50, 900 were sold-bringing an aver
age Of 800 per lot. As high as $500 has
been offered for business lots. A New York
capitalist has denoted church which will be
Immediately erected. The Warm Spring
upon the reopening of the Clarks Fork tract
IN the Grow reservation is creating stam-
pede for this upper Yellowstone country
which bids fair to depopulate the Black Hills.
Contracts are pending for large hotel in
Billings, and the bank Of FL. Clark s. Co.
will be opened at once. - Coulssn Post.
Thomas Blake, aged about thirty years,
native of Pennsylvania, arrived at Jefferson
City two or three weeks ago, appearing at
the time to be suffering from the effects of
some disease and consequently cast down in
spirits as well as body. Last Saturday morn
ing he concluded that his burdens were
greater than he cared to bear any longer and
resolved to speedily ''shufle off this mortal
coil" The purpose was formed deliberately
and the manner Of his carrying It out cool
and calculating in the extreme. he went
into saloon and taking Winchester rifle