The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-11
LOCAL. NOTES.

AS
at Fort Maginnis on the 1st inst. No
further damage done.
Murphy, Neel & Co. shipped a large
lot of freight for T. w. Reed, Of Gold
Run, yesterday, by Dave Thompson's
train.
Messrs. Wood & House have the con
tract for painting W. S. Wetzel's house.
and have a really a considerable portion
OF the work done.
Bob Mains boat with a cargo Of 2 COCO
pounds will start down the river this
morning, Lound for Wilder's Landing,
the solid for Maginnis' precinct.
Messrs. Payne s. Keenan, expect 10
complete the painting Of the new hotel
about the Goth. They are doing some
handsome granting in the dining room.
Dave Thompson and Pete Cabell's
train, loaded for Barker, let yesterday.
They have goods for nearly all the mer-
chants in the camp, and there are several
thousand pounds waiting shipment.
Patrick Murphy has gone to Helena
on business connected with the opening
of the reservation for settiement-that is
TO save if possible, his ranch located or
the same. AS a result there will be a
DELAY of several days before the land is
ready for tntry.
il. BoWles, who was reported hung
by cowboys near Fort Maginnis a few
weeks ago, j. on his way TO Benton and
will be here in a day ortWo. The RIVER
PRESS was the first paper to "catch n
10 the report, and in this ease at least we
a,a clad that the facts are not as pub
Iished.
The steamer BIZ tie passed Rocky Point,
up the rive ,3:s Saturday, but has not
since been heard from. Whether she
has unloaded and gone back, or, taking
advantage d the rise, il trying 10 come
to The Goa Banks or Benton cannot be
told. At The present stage OF water she
should be able to come to the head OF
navigation.
FIR m s nday' Dai y,
w. S. Wetzel's new house will be
completed nv the first Of November, and
limb ton cen calm the npatest and
han ON II r iltnce in Montana.
Wera viii he begun On 7. A. Cum
mings' new hrick building on Front
street in a few days. It is expected to
complete the building early this fall.
Some few bets on the election are
being made, hut the democrats fail to
give the odds that might be expected in
Choteau county, the Gibraltar OF denloc-
racy.
Tom j. Todd yesterday purchased
eight front feet ot ground adjoining his
Mr.. Todd's) residence property OF Her
man Brinkman. Con sideration, $40 q
front foot.
Jim Wells has sent in an order to
Peter Smith for q mackinaw 12x40 feet
in dimensions. Jim will be here in a
few days, and will load the boat for his
trading post at Clagett,
The general land office at Washington
has made the following ruling, import
ant to Montana people: Lane which
produce wild grass, but not in sufficient
quantity 10 pay for cutting as hay. are
desert lands, and may be entered as
SUI h: but when the character OF the
| nd is such that a crop of hay may be
produced without irrigation, such land
is not subject to desert entry"
From T esd " Daily.
The steamer Rosebud has gone from
Bismarck to Yankton for repairs.
The Big Horn left Bismarck for up
the riv, ron he 18th uIt. in charge OF
Capt. John A. Williams.
The land office has ordered a resurve.y
0 section p, which includes Roosevelt's,
Island, and the work will be done by
John M. Marsh.
The Shonkin roundup. both divisions,
camped at Spring Coulee, about twelve
miles flom town, last night, and will
remain there a short time.
Work was commenced yesterday by
Messrs. Wilton q Werrick on the build
ing a socis ten houses in the upper end
of town. There are two OF them, to be
butt OF blick.
The Butte came as far as Cow Island
on her last trip, and on the 7th inst. left