The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-04-26
MONTANA MATTERS.
Items Of Interest Cleaned from Our Terri
torial Exchanges

Missoula wants photographer.
A Liberal League has been organized at
Fort Keogh.
A post office has been established at the
Mullsn tunnel.
The Glendive Times has been enlarged to
seven column paper.
A Chinaman, on the way from Deer Lodge
to Butte by wagon. died on the 17th inst.
The tide of immigration to Montana still
continues to flow increasingly.
W. M. Cairns, Of Chicago, has taken
charge of the Butte tele graph Office.
Prof. Howey has been writing some inter-
esting article on "Higher Education for the
Independent.
The construction of works at Silver B ow
for the manufacture of powder will be COM
menced soon.
Lennie Vincent, an inmate of a house Of
i'll fame at Bozeman, suicided last week by
taking an ounce of laudanum.
The Billings Herald is the title Of the latest
Montana paper, to be founded at the Yellow
stone metropolis of that name.
The Yellowstone Journal has dispensed
with its patent ''inwards" and seems to get
along about as well without them.
The new town of Billings will have a big
boom this year, and if the railroad does all
that it promises it will be a lasting boom.
Mr.. Ebenezer Sharpe, an Indianapolis
capitalist, is at Helena trying to organize an
other National Bank with capital of $780,
900.
George Montague has been jugged at Hell
ena for horse stealing. His associate in the
business, .'Broncho Johnny" made good his
escape.
Assayer r. B. Harrison while in Wash
ipg'on succeeded IN securing reduction in
charges for making assays OF ore from three
to two dollars.
In accordance with the orders of Judge
Wade the Meagher county court house will
be erected and work on the foundation has
already commenced.
Articles of incorporation of the Yellow
stone & Pacific railroad have been filed with
the Secretary of the Territory. On an aver
age there is railroad Con paper built
through Montana once week.
MIR. Albert Kleinschmidt, Of the firm of
Kleinschmidt & Bros, has returned with
his family to Helena after an extended
visit to California, where he has been en-
gagged in cultivating the delectable orange.
A. j. Noyes, of Butte, has won the first
legal victory in his contest with Mr.. Buck
for the latter's daughter, Miss Hattie, whom
he (Noyes) claims as his rightful and lawful
wife. Judge Gslbraith decides that the par
ent can not detain Mrs. Noyes, and she is at
liberty to go where she pleases.
The MSssoulaa7a had the nerve to undertake
the publication of the Incorporation Act of
the last Legislature, and by making a con-
tinued story managed to complete the task
in three weeks. It was pretty heavy strain
on the readers, however, and if there is any
dropping off of subscribers Brother Arm
strong need not be at loss for the cause.
The political battle is on in Butte, the fol-
lowing being the tickets IN the field: Dem
ocratic for Mayor, William Owsley for
Aldermen in the several wards, II. A
D'Acheul, Jas. W. Forbis, Geoffry Lovel,
and Robert Renshaw. Republicans Mayor.
E. G. Freyschlag Alder men, Il. Rounds-
bush, Daniel Gamer, Alex. Ralston and Ar
thur Made u. May the worthiest win.
The Glendive Times Of the 9Th inst. says !:
ssNever, since the commencement of the
Northern Pacific, was the construction de-
partment in such fine shape. During the
winter material mas been pushed to the front
by every train, SO that now the spring opens
with enough material, beyond the bluffs, to