The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-06
local NOTES.
From Wednesdays Daily.

Miles City, embezzied the funds and
skipped out recently. He was captured
Int managed to escape from custody and
il supposed TO be heading for Northern
Montana.
Last Wednesday George Carpenter, Of
Sun River valley, met with an accident
which may deprive HIM Of his eyesight.
He had purchased a pound OF powder,
and while on his way home a spark from
his pipe ignited it. Mr.. Carpenter was
pretty severely burned about the face,
and his eyes, it is feared, have been much
damaged.
Capt. r. C.. Mason, and old time Mis-
souri, river captain and clerk, died on
board the steamer Carrier, a few days
ago. Capt. II. was at n lime clerk on
the steamer Big Horn. He had a host
of friends on the Missouri, and was a
warm-hearted and good man. He leaves
q family in Brownsville, Pa. He has a
SON storekeeper on the Benton, now up
the river.-Bism0rck Tribune.
Prom THURSDAY Daily.
Mr.. Evans, of Sun River, has taken
the Twenty-eight Mile Springs house.
w. B. Settle was caned yesterday. 1t
is q nice one, presented by a friend. He
is expected to wear it when he goes to
Helena next winter.
Nothing has yet been done by the
people of Benton towards assisting in
the construction of O. road across the trail
to Barker, It il a shame.
The %Opp0nents Of mixed schools rallied
at the polls in Helena last Saturday and
elected w. L. Cullen as trustee. He is
supposed to representatives, views.
Bozeman was visited by a fire Mon
day. Osborn's drug store and Mrs.
Clary's hotel were destroyed, but the
contents of the former were for the most
part saved.
A correspondent Of the Sun asks the
age of Hickory jim, who made a sensa-
ton at Brighton Beach. ID. ID. Davis,
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eighteen years old, and has been rum
ming since he was three years old. He
was raised in Walla Walla, Oregon, and
has won heaps of money for nis owner.
N. Y. Sun, Aug. Il.
]. K. McCammon, Assistant Attorney
General of the United States, arrived in
Ogden this morning from the West.
Mr.. McCammon is en- route to the Flat
head Indian Reservation in Montana,
on business connected with quoting
title to the lands of those Indians. The
right of way across this reservation has
been granted to the Northern Pacific
railway.-Oyden Pilot.
From fridays Daily
Col. J. II. Rice will move into his new
house next week.
w. S. Wetzel will to-day clean up the
government freight for Fort Shaw.
John Shivers' train was loaded al
Wetzel's to-day from Helena parties.
Charles Becknell moved into his new
house on Washington street yesterday.
The first train crossed the Yellow
stone bride at Billings on the I'd inst.
Max Kabaker will move to Barker
and OMEN a news and novelty store at
that place.
The electric light is in operation IN
Helena aud is pronounced by the papers
agrand success.
Emmerson Bros train will arrive
from Helena to-day, and load again al
Wetzel's for the capital.
w. S. Wetzel's palatial residence viii
be completed early in October. 1t il
looming up In fine style.
Major J. w. Patrick IS brought in
fronl his ranch on Belt creek yesterday
for medical treatment. The old man Ii
very low.
A Helena gentleman owns a lot in
candidate row and we understand he
has been asked by telegraph what he
will take for it.
There are quite q number of eases q
fever among the children here ~siAlilal
to the intermittent and renlittent teverS
OF the eastern states.
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