The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-02-28
LOCAL NOTES.

vrom Wednesdays Daily.
Mr. Wetzel is accompanied on his trip
east by Mrs. w.
Mr.. Hepler returned yesterday from
Fort Assinabolne.
Two discharged soldiers came in on
bnA ssinaboine coach yesterday.
The Big Four took their departure for
Sand Coulee yesterday afternoon.
Dan O'Reiley and Tom Connolly, of
the Shonkin, brought a nice lot of oats
TO town on Monday.
r.. C. Power & Bros mule train, en-
route from Billings with goods for that
house, will arrive in a day or two.
The Courier states that "there is no
nresent demand for skilled workmen in
Bozeman." This may be taken as a
mild term.
The Bozeman papers have on an aver
are one murder a week to write up. The
Northern Pacific Maginnis voters are
getting thick in that vicinity.
Messrs. Jedlica & Keith have COM
menced lathing at the Odd Fellows
building, and will commence plastering
as 0 as the weather permits.
For some reason unknown to US the
H18bdndman failed to make its appear
ance this week. We don't like to miss
it. and would like to know what is the
matter.
X. Beidler continues to gather in the
evil doors, and does not seem to be dis
couraged because the legislature refused
to give him $1,000. He left the Judith
country recently with a number of pris7
oners for Helena.
Griffith & Caldwell had six teams and
several men at work yesterday hauling
rock for the boom piers. The stone is
obtained from the bars in the river, and
they are putting forth every exertion to
secure the requisite supply while the ice
lasts.
We were shown yesterday a plat OF
Cans & Klein's addition to the Benton
town site, containing some $50 lots, and
most of them as desirable for building
purposes as any in Benton. These lots
will probably be put on the market this
season.
There was a shooting affray in Butte
q few nights since in which q man
known as French KID got a ball in
the calf of his leg. The shot was fired by
q man named McComisky, alias "Sailor
Jack" at Barney Mckinley, missing
him and hitting the other fellow.
Petitions for the denomination Of Prof.
r. III. Howey as superintendent OF pub
lie instruction have been forwarded
from B~eaverhead, Jefferson, Gallatln
and Lewis and Clarke counties. They
were largely signed by the leading citi-
zens of those counties, both republican
and democratic.
We acknowledge the receipt OF the B
& O. Red Book, issued by the Baltimore
q Ohio railroad. 1t contains a large
amount of valuable information, lnclud'
ING the official votes of the several states
AASD ~
last year, the gain and loss by counties
the list of members of the next congress
etc. Tt is sent by G. *. Lord, genera
passenger agent, and it will be sent free
to any one on application to Mr.. Lord
at Baltimore, Md.
The Rev. Mr.. McMillan's lecture was
we'll attended last night, and everybody
was delighted with it. He shows up tn
denominations of Mormonism in an en-
tertaining manner, and eight years resi-
dence in Utah having made him thor
oughlv familiar with the workings Q
of the sschurch.n Mr.. Mcmillan is
very pleasing t~slller, and whenever IL
lectures or breaches in Benton he ia
the assurance of a good audience.
John A. Jessrang, the man accused Q
the murder of Davidson near Glendale
last week, and who was atterWafu
strung up five times by a crowd OF Id
dignant citizens on the supposltlon 0
his guilt, is in the Dillon jail n Ia
had both feet amputated. me member
were frozen once after leaving Glendai
in company with Davidson, and tn
second time while the attempt was oelhi
made to force a confession from him. Il
the latter instance he was exposed III
protected for an hour to the BLIZZARD.
Ahout the last place in the world on