The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-04-19
IN TOWN AND OUT.

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The Butte Democrats nominated a city
ticket yesterday. j. IL. Curtis was most
talked of for Mayor.
The Gallatin News, Bozsman's new paper,
has been stocked on a basis of SO, 900, being
800 shares al $40 each.
Mr.. Conrad Kohrs, the cattle king, has re-
turned to Deer Lo dye from an extended trip
to the East and Europe.
A large flock of wild geese passed over
Benton yesterday, flying southwark. Look
out for more cold weather.
The Independent says four Montana-bred
cattle were recently sold in Baltimore for
500, 255. What a whopper!
Mr.. Rolfe has received a letter from the
Surveyor General notifying him of the ap-
prevail of his surveys in the Barker District.
Sun River is now in connection with Fort
Shaw by telephone. The instrument
''bucked" at first but now works splendidly.
Owing to the irregularlty of the mails
"Snack's" an interesting letter from Sun
River arrived just in time to be too late for
this issue.
Jere Sullivan has heard Of the boats com
ing and by the aid of paint and handsome
wall paper has made the Choteau house
throughout look as nice IS new.
Nine ranches on the Shonkin have been
filed on in the last fortnight and over twenty
filings have been made within six weeks and
still more lana is awaiting occupancy.
A Mr.. Miller, from Fort ASSN aboine, is
fitting up a saloon in the room adjoining T.
J. Todd & Co.'s liquor store. When COM
pleted he will have handsome quarters.
Mr.. Meinbardt, the painter, has rented for
his shop the building adjoining the Centen-
NAL hotel and has already SO much work on
hand that he will be compelled to send to
Helena for assistants.
During the recent term of court at White
Sulphur Springs Judge Wade issued a man.
damus directing the commissioner to erect a
court house in accordance with their pre-
vious action in the matter.
Said an attorney to us to-day: "Don't you
think the District Court docket must be a
light one and the newspaper business a poor
one when an attorney is obliged to beg Tor q
case at $40? We gave it up.
The lame of the metropolis of the Judith
mining district has been changed from Maid
enville to Maiden, without the vile. The
postofice department has concluded to shut
down on villes in general hereafter.
R.1-.." O. Do.5-oc~ L,-a ho,1rhf
George and William Wareham's and Mr..
Thrailkills bands of cattle, ranging on the
Shonkin, and will probably increase their
stock interests largely during the ensuing
year.
Tom McDevitt and William Shelton in
dulged in a little fist and skull matinee on
Front street last evening, but were separated
by Sheriff Healy before hostilities had pro-
ceeded far. The former was fined $40 and
the other $40 by Judge Tattan.
Sundays He lena coach did not arrive un-
til Tuesday evening and for the past week
the greatest possible irregularity has obtained.
The roads between Benton and the Capital
are in a worse condition than they have ever
been known to be at this time of year.
A petition largely signed has been TO-
warded to Congress asking that body to an
null certain enactments of the Montana Legis-
lature attaching Dawson to Custer county for
judicial and other purposes. The prayer OF
the petitioners, is not likely to be granted.
Ben. Steele, of Sun River, while out hunt
ing stock a few days ago became snow blind
and lost his way, suffering forty-eight hours
on the prairie without food or water. The
hoy finally ran against a fence and followed
j, up until a habitation was reached and ne
was then taken care OF.
Messrs. Murphy, Neel s. Co. have closed
out entirely their stock of dry goods, boots
and shoes and clothing to Balenger q Bols-
sonneault, who will open in a few weeks an
immense general merchandising house at
Vaudeville. They have purchased nearly
$40, 900 worth of goods in Benton in the last
week.
Judge Wade did not arrive until this
morning, owing to the hardness OF the coacn,
and as a consequence no business has as yet
been transacted in the District court. Court
convened this morning at 8 o'clock and after
the docket was read adjourned until to-mor-
row. Next week we will be enabled to give
the full proceedings of the term which will
probably continue but . few days.