The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-06
Cans & Klein are storing away goods

about two weeks will make the COM
plete change of quarters. Their large
new safe was put in the new building
Yesterday.
We are pleased to learn that james
McDevitt Il Co. lose only 1OD tons of hay,
and not $50 IONS, as was at first reported.
One hundred and fifty tons were saved
through the exeItions OF MIR. Wrightan
his assistants.
a delicate surgical operation was per-
formed yesterday on John Hackshaw by
which ii tumor of several months devel-
opnlent was removed IRON his neck. He
stood the operation we'll and is now get
ting along nicely.
George Steel, at Sun river, has one of
the best looking fields Of oats in the
country. 1t is OF the variety known as
Russian oats, is breast nigh, stands thick
on the ground, and will make a big
yiesa.-Independe1t.
The Montana collegiate institute at
Deer Lodge has been purchased by the
presbytery OF Montana, and will here
after be conducted under the auspices OF
that church. It is proposed to build up
a good college at that place.
Hi. Wright started on horseback for
Major Edwards ranch a few days ago
and got lost. After wandering about on
the prairie about twenty-four hours he
came to Miner & Boardman's ranch,
where he was kindly cared for, and yes
terday was brought to town by Mr..
Boardman. He is yet a pretty sick man
as the result OF his late excursion.
The card of Geo. w. Sweet & Co., as
savers, will be found in this issue. Col.
Sweet is an old assayer, while his part
ner, MI. Van Cleve, is a fine practical
assayer and mineralogist. Their labor
atory, which is now in readiness, is
probably as complete as any in the ter
ritory, and those who favor them with
their custom will no doubt receive, full
satisfaction.
It will be a pretty ace for sheriff be-
tween Jim McDevitt and Billy Rowe.
Both are good workers and have a
goodly list of friends to back them up
RIVER PRESS.
You said the other day that being y
good worker was no qualification for
office.-Record.
So it isn't. When candidates are "un-
satisfactory" in other respects, as you
| saw most of the democratic candidates
are, they should lie elected to stay at
| home.
There seems to be more bad feeling
about the present political campaign
| than has yet been manifested in Benton,
| for the reason probably that there are
| more aspirants for office this year than
ever before.-Record.
No. the trouble is that two or three
men tried to run the democratic party,
and by the aid Of the secret caucus sue
ceeded in doing SO. It so happened that
| the gentlemen they managed to crush
are among the most deserving in the
party.
Business was lively at the Northern
Pacific land department yesterday.
Among the applications for land received
was one from a West Virginia colony,
which locates north of Glendive in the
Yellowstone country, where they have
found good grain land, as well as album
dant grazing. The leader of the party
brings three car loads of blooded stock
and most Of the others of the colony vii
start in with from a dozen to twenty
head of cattle. They will open theil
settlement early next spring Mime,
apogis Tribune, Aug. %.
Tire acquisition of the Montana Cen
trail telegraph company's line between
Butte and Helena by the Montana tele
phone and telegraph company, to con
meet the Butte and Helena exchanges
and the establishment of an exchanges Al
Deer Lodge, will be good ne rs to ths
patrons of the telephone at these places
who will then be able to transact theil
business without leaving their offices. A
gang of line repairers are now engaged
in rebuilding and putting the line II
first-c1asea condition. This will be &C
complished in the course of o fortnight
Who will be the first to with
the Governor at the capital from ths
Silver City Butte miner.