The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-04-05

Items of Interest Cleaned from Our Terri
torial Exchanges.

Missoula is talking up incorporation.
1t is stated that Con. Kohrs owns 10000
head Of cattle.
The question of second paper is being
agitated at Missoula.
The Gros Ventres are stealing horses in
the Yellowstone county.
The electric light will be in successful op-
Grafton at Butte within six days.
Il is the scarlet fever not small pox, that
prevails in the Bitter Root valley.
The Bland mine at Butte has been bonded
for $l5, 900 to Jas Cadigan, of Walkerville.
Miles City's school will close the first of
May as the school fund will then be exhaust
ed.
1t is stated by the Inter-Mountain that the
March yield Of the Alice mine will be $780,,
O0O
j. Anderson offers to donate town lot
to each and every twin baby born in the
town.
A large number of Maine men are settling
in Smith river valley. They will make good
citizens.
The total dividends paid to date by the
Hecla mining company at Glendale amount
to 1897, 500.
The overland coach commenced running
by way of Deer Lodge to the railroad at Sill
yer Bow on the 1st inst.
H. G. Powers, recently found guilty of
murder in the second degree at Virginia City,
has been granted new trial.
During the month of March the Pacific ex-
press company has shipped bullion from
Helena to the value of $62, 9s5 Il.
| Miles City has raised 1896 to build a road
from that city to Maginnis. Fifty times that
sum wouldn't make it a freight road.
D. B. Phelps, of Butte, has bought 200
head of cattle from T. D. Gallagher for
which he pays in the aggregate $4,000.
The Plunkett troupe expects to come to
Montana again this summer. The prospects
are that the show business will be lively.
Frank Sherman, Polander, was killed in
the Sheep mine at Lion city from the effects
Of blast. He leaves wife and three chill.
dren.
Thomas Qugley was found dead in his
cabin, near Miles City, on the 10Th u|t. He
is supposed to have died from the effects OF
had whisky and eynosure
Thomas W. F. Sutter (Broncho Tom,
pleaded guilty of horse stealing in the Hele
ma district court and has been sentenced t6
the penitentiary for two years
c. G. Snyder and Jacob Medary have re
signed their connection with the Surveyor
Generals Office and their places are to bt
filled by parties from Colorado.
Ed. McKiernan, at one time busines:
man at Helena, has been convicted of for
gerry in Nevada and is now doing service fo
the state within the prison walls.
Butte is agitating the organization of |
building association. The pattern set b.
Benton in this respect will be followed bJ
most of the towns of the Territory.
Clark s. Ulm, Of Helena, have sold thei
entire band of cattle, numbering probabl.
1000, to Downs s. Allen, at $23 a head
The aggregate price is over 100000, tn
heaviest cattle sale ever made in Montana.
Louis Rumfeld, commonly known d
sWaua Walla Louis" a1d an employe at th
Alta mine, was recently found frozen t
death near Wicks. He had been drinkin
at saloon between Wicks and Gregory an
on his way home " caught in sever
snow storm with the above stated result.
Judge H. N. Mcguire was recently inter
viewing Boston capitalists in reference to tn
Montana, Dakota and Nebraska railway
which is pet scheme with him. This pre-
posed line connects with the Nebraska syster