The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-12-20

here are no reports yet as to the ac-
t;on OF the territorial canVaSslng beard.
There will be a Christmas tree at the
court house Saturday evening, Dee. 23d.
The increase in the assessment OF
Lewis and Ola Ike county in the last
year is S94 IFS.
W. G. Shaw, Of Helena, formerly con-
nected with the Record in this city, has
cone on a visit to his old home in To
rontO.
IT is reported that the Rt. Rev. Bishop
Rrondel, the Catholic bishop Of Vancou-
ver Island, is soon to be transferred to
Montana.
Run o says that Barney Tierney will
occupy T. A. Cummings new brick ii
m is correct Barney will have the
boss nIace of The town.
A d spatch from Gov. Crosby states
that he will leave for Montana on the.
25th inst. He will arrive in TIME Tor the
opening Of the legislature.
A. Rodgers, who has been down at
Rocky Point IL summer and ia look
ing after /. G. Baker & Co.'s interests,
returned on last nights Assinaboine.
coach. 81. -
Daley, the man charged with the
theft of saddle. pleaded guilt yesterday
morning and was sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 and sit by the Jail stove for
the next thirty days.
Joe Pickett started for the Marias yes
terday, taking out a load OF freight for
Joe Kipp. He will turn outthis mule
for the winter on that range. His bull
team is already turned out there.
Nick Erickson and Tom Morgan left
Yesterday for Il. G. Power & Bro $ post
at Poplar river. Mr.. Erickson will
probably remain there all winter. He
will find it a change from White Sulphur
Springs. @
Mess.s. DutrieulIc and Anderson hav'
bought out Chas. Buyers barber shop in
the Grand Union hotel, and we learn
that the trade will he consummated this
morning. We are told that Mr.. Dryer
thinks something of going to the Vel
lowstone country.
At the depot On Tuesday last q freight
ing outfit unloaded 5000 pounds of silver
b lion, in ingots Of about 100 lbs. each.
It came from the Barker district, and
each bar was stamped "Clendenin Min
ing and Smelling Co." It was q rich
sight, but one which we presume will
not be in~irequent after the lapse of q few
months.-BiNinys Her0td.
AS an instance of how rapidly Benton
is growing into the ways Of civilization,
we mention the fact that the fine t and
most costly of the articles which L. G.
Power & Bro. have just opened are the
first to be sold. There is nothing "too
rich for the blood'' of the average Ben
tonite in these days.
Mr.. S. III. Cureton, of the Toronto
(Ont.) Ndit, arrived in this city last
night, from Fort Macleod, and registered
at the Grand Union. He leaves this
morning for Helena, and expects.to re-
turn on Sunday. MIR. Cureton thinksoi
remaining in the territory all winter and
will probably maze Benton his head.
quart RS.
Paul Mccormick, a Junction City
merchant, and Il. G. Power, the vel
known steamboat man of Fort Benton
are erecting a warehouse at Custer sta,
ton, 40x160, where they will store the
immense lot Of goods that will be shipped
over the Northern Pacific for the differ
ent trading points the above gentlemen
control. The government will also erect
~storehouses at that point for the supply
of Forts Custer, Maginnis and Assina.
bOine.-JoWnl u.
The preliminary examination Of Thos
Bryant, charged with horse tealing, was
had yesterday morning, and continued
until the Goth, rs the presence of Robt
Main il needed. Bryant admitted hav.
ing the horse in his possession, and says
he borrowed it from Mr.. Main, paying
him for its use $50. He rode the horse
10 Fort Maginnis, stayed several days
there and then went to Maiden, putting
II up at the livery stables and paying
board for it all the time. He made M
attempt either to conceal or sell the ami
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