The river press., 1882-03-08
MONTANA MATTERS.
Items of Interest Cleaned from Our Terri
torial Exchanges.


We see 1t stated that 300 pilgrims arrived
It Miles City one day recently.
Gilmer &. Salisbury will run eighteen diff
'erent mail routes in Montana.
Dan Sullivan, who was shot BY Mcknight |
It Bedford, is up and around again.
Bedford is overrun with roughs and the |
citizens are organizing against them.
1t 10 estimated that the NOrthern Pacific |
railroad employs 10000 men IN Montana.
Lumber is worth from $3.50 to 5000 q
thousand fee, at Coulson amt scarce ut the Sc
figures.
Burns Smith who shot and killed Samuel
Ferris at Junction City some days ago has
been acquitted.
Bullion to the value of $74 589, 26 was re-
ceived at the Helena assay office during the
month of February.
1t is estimated that 80, ono people will come
to Montana this year. We think $4,000
would be nearer the mark.
It is suggested that a society OF Alder
gulch pioneers should be organized. Benton
could furnish II good many members
j. W. Savage, of But e, has been sentenced
to one years confinement in the Territorial
prison for making an assault with deadly
weapon.
The present term of the District court at
Butte will cost the county $6 900 for Jurors
and witnesses fees. The mills of justice
grind slowly and exceeding expensive.
VIM. A. Rumsey has been appointed un-
der Sheriff of Lewis and Clark county wee
John T. J fl ris who has been appointed u
guard at the Deer Lodge peniten'iary.
The Big Hole Pass is to have an $500
monument 10 be erected in honor of the OF
ficers. men and cliz ms who fell in The en-
gagement with Chief Joseph and his band.
Mrs Mary Kinney. a patriotic lady OF
Helena, d b Ted 500 io Tie Band League and
has been elected life member of that orgs-
nization, her name being placed fist On the
roll.
The Helena editors are vigorously engaged
in the work of ven'ilaling each Others re-
| cords The nausea'ing medicine is doed
| out to their respective readers in column
doses.
A rich body Of ore has been struck in the
Atlantis mine at G ndale Something in tht
| nature Of y cavern WAS opened up and II 1t
estimated there is 100000 worth of rich
ore in sight.
| We are pleased 10 report that the aft 'l's
| Of Frank j. Gaugler, OF Martinsdale, have
been sa,i,factorally settled. The business
will be continued under the firm name o
Gaugler s. Go.
Col. R,bt. s. Gardner, Special agent O
the Interior department, who has been in th'
Territory several weeks on business conneci
ed with the Indian agencies, left Helena OF
the lat inst. for the East.
G. K. Thurber, superintendent of tn
Miles City and B zaman stage line had hi
hands aud feet frozen In terrible name
during the late blizzard He will probabl.
lose his left hand and one of his feet.
zsman is to have hurry house. Tb
Courier cries out against it. claiming that th
effects of such an institution are 80 demon
allzing that public sen1im. mt should show i
self n positive objection To the scheme.
The make up of the GaAatin Ne1rs is ja'
l 4
= month ahead of the alm mac He date
last Wednesday, paper April / instead
March |. Time mus, fly rapidly with III
typos OF the Neaos . flee when they lose the
bearing in that manner.
Returning Monianians say that The Chic
. 20 papers lec ly announced the robber,
On State street in that cily, of Mr.. Res mold
of Montana His loss is said TO have inrlnt
ed a gold watch, diamond stud and $500
money. Complaint was made To the polit
authorities, hat no part IF the property W.
; recovered = Herald.
Fl On The 81 b ut. soldier at Fort Shaw
named Cornell, attempted to rape Felc
Knsr, all eleven ye,r-old girl who lives vii
, her uncle at the post. Luckily the bru
was discovered before he had accnmplisht
lis lus,ful desires aud compelled to fee H
was afterwards arrested and will prohab
; do service for the government at Font Lca
enworh for q term of years.
n Eugene Bailey. post printer and memh
: nf The band at Fort Shaw, went TO Hell T
about three weeks ago having q brief lea1