The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-13

Winter HAS COlIio LIZ A1S ~
VIZ G wetzei moved into his new res
idence yesterday.
r,,o more cases OF smallpox broke out
in MissouIa last week.
Oats sell at three and a bali cents on
redwood, at the ranch.
Rob Gteele's outfit left yesterday for
Fort Macleod. Such a trip at this time
of wear is no pleasure excursion, you can
bet.
Helena is having q little real estate
boom. On Friday last property to the
yalue of S31, 100 changed hands, pur-
chase by R. s. Hale amounting TO
$4,000.
p,tto,s bullion shipments last week
aroregated $1l6,096, the largest known
in the history of the camp. h snip
n,ants for the past month amounted TO
$780, 900.
Tn the MAINTAIN murder trial IN MIS-
so,,la Mrs. MAINTAIN was acquitted and
her husband found guilty OF man
elougbter. and sentenced to ten years IN
the p~enitentiary.
W =. Settle, member elect OF the
lower house Of the legislature, will leave
for the capital about the 10th, in time TO
attend to some business matters before
the session begins.
Coon alley came pretty near having 9
fire last evening. Luckily the blaze was
seen before it had made much OF a start
and was easily extinguished. Last night
would have been a chad onen fer a fire
in Benton.
The Benton survey party have return
ed to Billings after finding a line when
il in every way satisfactory. 1t il TWEEN
tv-fve shorter than the line from Still
water. and thirty miles shorter han the
line from Forsythe.-BjUings Herald,
Clavburn Gibbs, who was subpenaed
"a an important witness ia an aggravated
case in Missoula, mysteriously dlsap-
npared while on the road with a deputy
sheriff, and there is a rumor af1oat that
he was murdered by interested parties.
The Mounted police Of the Northwest
territory are to be supplied with portable
houses for themselves and horses. They
are being shipped at the rate OF ten car
loads ner week. and this will be kept up
till 200 men and horses are accommo
dated.
Some Canadian weather crank has
written a long letter to the president sta-
ting that "a terrific storm will occur
throughout the United States and Cana
das on March 18th next, which is TO De
the greatest storm that has visited this
continent since the days Of Washington.
There were nine thousand more votes
at the late election in this territory thar
were cast two years ago, indicating an
increase in population OF at least lO,Oot
in that time. At this rate it will MOI
be long until Montana is knocking (ano
with good right at the doors Of congress
for admission as a state.
A little girl who lives not far from
Missoula, recently gave a childlike bu
truthful description Of the peculiar &C
known as "bucking'' by the noble(?) cay
use. She had been tossed off while afte
the COWS, and, when asked by her pa
rents if the animal had kicked up be
hind, replied: "Why, he kicked up al
over. n-A5ssoulan.
J. A. Yore has purchased a half inter
est in the ranch and band Of sheep oWne'
by S. n. Dickey, on Belt creek. The,
have 1000 head of sheep, in fine condi
ton, and are well prepared to carry OF
successfully the business of wool grow
ing, having one of the best locations il
the territory. After winter is over MI
Yore will give the business his persons
attention.
From Thursdays Daily.
The school on Belt creek opened Nor
day with MI. Todhunter in charge.
The Northern Pacific will reach Bozt
man this year unless the cold Weathe
interferes with the work.
The enrolment in the Benton school
last month reached 125, the largest nun
Der ever enrolled in this school.
The school in the Shonkin district, 9
Joe Cobell's, has commenced with A. |
Coe, an experienced teacher, in charg'
The Silver Bow company shipped $40
mn n n - 49,