The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-10-11
MONTANA MATTERs.
Various Items Of Interest culled From Our
Exchanges.

Travel on the Montana division OF the
Northern Pacific is rapidly Increasing.
It is reported that the stock yards at
Miles City are to be removed to Rose
bud.
The railroad fare from Butte to Deer
Lodge Will be four dollars, but one dollar
cheaper than he present stage fare.
Ellery, the defaulting book-keeper at
Butte, has not yet been heard Of, al
though he had but few hours the start
Of the officers.
Joseph Lockey, the youngest brother
Of Richard Lockey, OF Helena, died at
Bozeman this week. The remains were
taken to Helena for interment.
The special school tax election in Boze-
man last Saturday resulted in the de-
feat Of the proposition by vote Of IL 10
1o2. It came very near being the mystic
numbers, AZ to 1l3.
Col, c. J. Nesbitt, who came to Mon
tana to start q paper IN the Barker dis
trict, but has been connected for some
time with the I2depeadent, left this
| week for the east
The grading for depot grounds IN
| West Deer Lodge is about completed,
and il is said the depot building is all
ready for shipment, to be erected as soon
as the track is completed.
The republicans of Custer county held
| their convention last week and nomin-
ated strong ticket. Mr.. Strevellis chair
man and Samuel Gordon, secretary, OF
the county central committee.
Deputy Sheriff Taylor, Of Custer
county, was shot in the thigh by a
laundryman named Lump, at Billings,
last week. The officer was attempting
to arrest Lump, when the latter fred
on him.
/ Wickershan1, the military telegraph
operator who absconded from Bozeman
some weeks since with D considerable
sum OF money belonging TO the govern
ment, was captured last Saturday near
GIendive and turned over 10 the u S.
authorities.
The powder works at Silver Bow
Junction are now in constant aud sue-
cessful operation, and the company is
: shipping powder to various points IL the
: territory. 1t is stated they can nanfac-
ture all the powder needed in Montana,
and the owners of the works expect 20
supply Idaho in part.
Miss iva Cutler, accompanied by her
unfortunate sister Of the Sweet Grass
] tragedy, arrived III Billings on Monday,
Ell route to their home in Red Wing.
: Miss Cutler has not fully recoved from
= her injuries inflicted by the would-be
! assassin, and probably never will. She
J is now in paralyzed condition and is
g being carried home upon litter.-BiI-
. zi9ags Herald.
: 4 Chicago dispatch of September ed,
says: G. C. Slaughter, one Of the largest
: individual stock owners and raisers in
: Texas is in this city en- route for Mon
: tana for the purpose of selecting and
leasing or purchasing q range somewhere
, near the line Of the Northern Pacific
: railroad. The range is intended for the
steers lie proposes to send to market, as
be is confident the steers will do better
!. north than in the Texas climate. Each
= year alltte tWo-year-oId steers Of lie
! southern ranch viii be told Of into o
= ! separate herd, which will be driven to
the northern range to be fatted up foI
the market on the rich pulpy grasses
which abound in the west.
= Phil. Winston, one Of the Winston
l. Bros, who are laying track for the
Is Northern Pacific, was in town this week
te looking after his grading contract o.
IS over twenty miles. Mr.. Winston was
r. unable to conjecture the amount oftracE
re laying that would be done this fall, but
. says as long as fair weather he vii
Ee average ten miles per week. Since the
ia death OF their head track-layer, Capt
- Clayton, which occurred at Billings, The
,e work Of traek-laying has gone aheaa
ut with remarkable rapidity, and more
rs track'has been laid in a single day thar
le at any time previous in the history 0
n the road. Mr.. Winston stated that not
ar Withstanding the fact that tract was lait
W all last winter, he lost~money by th.
"a operation, and that itaNas his intention