The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-27

~. Kinsley has just orgafized d q
,aro If the A. O. u. w. at Walkervllle-
Tbe Alice G. 6 s. Mining company OF
Butte pays taxes to the amount O e.
1872.
r,o r,vnch ferry was in operation yes
terday, and was busy all DAY crossing
teams.
Francis Atkinson, the newly appoint
nor;.tar Of the land office at Helena,
halls froa Indiana,
'Dick, the Diver" a notorious oespei.
ado. was lyHched by the citizens Oh
W~ecksvifle, on the 9Th inst.
4 w. Reeds sister has joined MN at
~C,ondenin, and makes quitea an aodi'ioh
+,tbe social circle at Barker.
Harvey Barbour, of Helena, Will take
p T, Iuke's place in the First National
hank during the latter's absence east.
Henry Kennedy came in from his lie
ton ranch Yesterday. Henry qualified
- assessor a few days before the flrst OF
December.
There il a two weeks vacation IN store
frthe pupils Of the public school. Inc
npxt term does not begin untll the sec
ond week in January.
Charley Boyle, Of Highwood, brought
q wagon load Of evergreen trees 10 toWH
Yesterday for the different sunday
- l,l,r;.f n, q q uaa
Charley Buchanan loads to-day for w.
& Wptzel with government freight Tor
E.rt Maginnis. He will load back with
h,nher from Meadow s. DeXter's mill.
r T.. Luke, assistant cashier OF ne
First National bank, took his departure
nv MONDAYS coach for Billings, en- route
to his. home at st. Louis, where he Will
eat his Christmas turkey. he VII DC
absent but a few weeks.
If Sheriff McDevitt, at the beginning
of his administration, will hunt Gown
the iuurderers of Albert Hunt, and Sc
cure their conviction, he will earn for
himself the plaudits of this community.
Such a crime should not go u~npunlshed.
J. Fl. Semper, who represents Auer-
bach, Finch & VanSlyck, wholesale hat
ters, St. Paul, and William Allen, OF
Shell. Schwab & Co., boot and shoe deal
ers, Chicago, arrived on yesterdays
co ,ch and are autographed at the Grand
Union.
Manager Burghardt of the Ciendenin
Mining and Smelling company, accom-
panied by }. w. and Ford Caldwell and
d. G. Griffith took their departure from
tAe city yesterday a ternoon The flrst
two are destined for Barker, and the
9th rs tIr Belt creek.
Some weeks ago Joe Peron had a
horse, saddle, bride and blankets stolen
across the river from Benton, by 2
man at that time in his employ. The
animal wac a stallion and much valued
by his owner who offers $50 reward for
anyinfornation that will lead to his re-
covcry.
G. p. Fiske, late bookkeeper for the
Clendenin Mining& Smelling company,
arrived from Baker yesterday and is on
his way TO Martinsdafe where he accepts
II like position With Dick C~lendenin
George has many friends n the gulch
and in Benton who regret to see him get
SO far away.
s. N. Dickey informs us that the road
E4. 80 49, !. -, .Ma =
from Benton to Cashiers is fairly lined
with teams hauling coal. Mr.. Cashier
has six miners at work constantly, and
manages to supply the demand. This
state of affairs, together with the milo
winter, should operate to bring the price
of fuel down to reasonable figures.
G. w. Davis, of the United States sig
nal service from Bozeman, is 1T the
lnter-Ocean. While in the city he is
making arrangements for a mother-in-
law. Women always were scarce in
Bozeman, and we consider he has taken
a wise step in coming to Miles City to
make a selection YELLOWSTONE Journal.
Jas. McDevitt was duly installed as
sheriff yesterday, and ONE business put
IN his hands q few hours after he had
qualified was attended to with n~eatness
and dispatch, all thesame asan old hand
at the helm. Jim can be counted upon
70 do his duty az he understands it, and
the RIVER PREsS believes will uaka an