The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-02-21

loA NhSlAld SlOJ was AClA 1"o
Monday, and resulted in the election Of
S. R. Buford, Mayor; Thos. Deyarmon
and George Thexton, Aldermen in the
first ward; J. FL. Baker and J. M. Hern-
don, Aldermen in the second ward; j..
B. Lowman and Stephen Edmund, Al
dermen 10 the third ward.
The Bar association, or probably the
committees appointed, have from one to
half a dozen meetings every day. The
reports will be fulmigated Monday night.
The committee on fees will fix the min
imum rates in the different cases, and
it will be "unprofessionable" to accept a
smaller fee, entirely professional to bleed
a client for as much more as possible
even if they take all he has and runh him
in debt.
The Helena coach which got in yes-i
morning was from supper to-
breakfast time in making thirteen miles
over the Birdtail divide. The drivers
on the road regard it as a good joke on
their superintendent, Mr.. Powers, VINO
handled the lines on the drive. But the
passengers tell us it was a human lmpos-
sibility to keep the road in the midst OF
the binding snow storm, accompanied
by a brisk wind, with which be had to
Jack Browns people-the eros
Ventres-went back on him the other
day. and hence those scratches on his
genial countenance. It seems that he
got to ordering four or five bucks around
rather p~romiscuously, and probably re-
sorted to force to insure prompt obedl-
ence. when the copper-colored citizens
turned on him and threw him over a cut
bank down into Beaver creek, about fifty
lfeet. Jack may deny this story, but
lTuck Lambert tells it on him, and
Lmakes it even worse than we have.
Last week three Cinnamon from
pHorse Plains came to Missoula hunting
two Of their countrymen who are
charged with numbering the paymaster
and dangerously %wounding a member o
the Wing Sing company. 1t is supposed
the naymaster who was a Cinnamon
Twas robbed of some $4,000, but the pur
suing party gave no information con
%cerning the amount. The murder was
committed an the Goth OF January. Ihf
company offers a reward of S4OO Tor TN
: murderers.
We are pleased to welcome Mr.. M. Z
, Travers to the ranks of Benton bushes
men. MI. T. having just become one 9
f the ~lessees, with Messrs. Spitzley {
Todd, of the finest hotel in Montana, ID
Grand Union. Mr.. Travers is a mos
pleasant gentleman, and has hosts 9
+ friends throughout the territory, not
. few of whom are in Benton. lie ia
been for some time clerk TO MAYO
Blaine, u. S. Paymaster, n IN MS Oh
: cial capacity has visited almost ever
: town in Montana, and he is just such
: GENIAL gentleman as will make friend
wherever he goes. It seems to us ths
nature endowed him especially TO De
. landlord, and the RIVER PRESS oelleVe
he will make a most popular one.
From Sundays Daily.
!; John Mcguire, the monologue, IS :
o Bismarck.
Phil. H. Whaley, of Hughesville, a
d rived in the city yesterday.
b The infant child Of William Copestlcl
died yesterday, and will be buried to-da
at 10 o'clock.
il During Mr.. Chambers absence ca
e M T. Keith will fill his place at +.
ct Roosevelt & Co.'s.
q, One Of the drivers Of the Bent(
s. Southern coach was lost for three ia
e, recently. between Ubet and PhllDroo
Mr.. Richardson, q. J. Wackeriil
book-keeper, will bring his family
n Renton as soon as the boats begin Du
~ ness.
~ Among the arrivals at Billings on
~ 10Th we notice the names OF Mrs. JAG
Severance, Okla, and Mr.. A. Mcdreg'
- Martinsdale.
"Bronchon is the name of the posto1I
~ he established at George Hyd
% neh on Froze-to-Death creek, a TIL
tary of the Yellowstone.
Mt "Micky, the Nike was sentenced
thirty days imprisonment in the coul
- Jail Yesterday, for indulging IN a ~
80 f,,nny business with an ugly look