The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-02-08
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MONTANA MATTERS.
Items of Interest Cleaned from Our Terri
torial Exchanges.
The immigration to Coulson continues at q
lively rate.
The Supreme court adjourned last Thurs
day sine die.
The Sisters hospital at Butte now contains
80 patients.
Three or four cases of small pox are re-
ported at Miles City.
A lodge of the A. o. U. W. has been Or
ganized at Bozeman.
The Bridger mining district near Boze-
man expects boom this season.
Eighty seven quartz locations were made
in Madison county last month
A Butte celestial was ''held up for $50
by fellow countryman last week.
Mrs. G. A. Broadwater arrived in Hele-
ma last week from trip to California.
A Northern Pacific surveying party is
looking upa route to the National Park.
The Deer Lodge Dramatic Club gave an
entertainment lass week that netted 5000.
The work of raising funds for the proposed
new Baptist church at Helena is progressing
favorably.
J. II. Moe, Of the u. s. Land Of1 ,e has
gone to the States on visit. He will re-
turn in May.
A fire at New Chicago recently destroyed
McPnail's hotel and contents. Loss, $4, 900.
NO insurance.
By the death of an uncle in New York the
wife OF q. c. Thurston, of Butte, falls heir
to $4,000 in cash.
The Butte water company has contracted
to supply Butte with walter for the next six
months for $l, $50.
| The Bridger district is full of prospectors
| already aud it is expected that some rich
strikes will be made
Work ON the Bozeman tunnel will begin
soon. A portion Ut the machinery has been
shipped to that point.
Cook & Hussey, of Smith River valley,
recently sold 20O mutton wethers to Helena
parties for 1915 per head.
| The usua! monotony of things was broken
at Virginia City last Monday by city elec-
ton for Mayor and Councilmen.
An efolt is being made to transfer the
control OF the National Park to the War De-
partment. We second the motion.
On Friday last DR.. Atchison's residence at
Helena was damaged by fire to the extent of
$500 The loss is covered by insurance.
Tie Boston s. Montana company shipped
bullion last mouth OF the aggregate value OF
1923, 900, the product Of the Gloster mine.
For setting fire to house in Butte man
| named Manan has been held in bonds Of
| B., 900 to await the action Of the Grand
Jury.
Lon. Shipley, who had been sentenced to
the penltentiary for one year from Lewis &
Clarke county Tor larceny, has been pardoned
| by the Governor.
| A one-third interest in the Wabash mine at
Butte has been purchased by Chas. l.. Dab
Ter. cashier of the First National Bank Of that
city. Consideration, $4,000
Fifty thousand dollars have been turned
over to the heirs of the late John $. Pember
ton, Of Deer Lodge, after paying the ex-
| pense OF administration.
Charley Miller, of Deer Lodge, held tar
get in his hand while his friend jim
| Reynolds shot It it. The doctor thinks am
putation will not be necessary.
The teachers Of Deer Lodge county held
an Institute at Deer Lodge last week. SEVEN
teen teachers of the young and hopeful idea
were enrolled, among them Supt Howey, of
Helena @F
Butte had SEQ, 900 fire on the 9th ult.
The losses are as follows: Baker d Har-
per, 5000; e.. ". Hurlburt, $4,000; Mrs.
| q. Green. $1,000; J. g. Singer, 5000; L.
Demers, 5000.