The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-24

found Sheriff McDevitt in d very few
minutes, and that officer arrested the
lelloW, Who quickly owned to the theft
ana told where the rest of the things
were, most OF which have been recoy-
erea. Nelson is now in jail, and il is to
be hoped will get his deserts.
In our Renaissance of a few DAYS ago.
IN regard to the first and only person
ever hung at Fort Benton by order of
Judge Lynch, we were in error as to the
date and the name of the victim. IT
was not "Frenchy" but a man named
Ben Henson who pretended to be a way
up member of the v%igilantes, and who
at the time was Benton's might watch
man. The execution, in accordance
with the circumstances related, took
place in 1868.
Sam. Kohlberg, one of the rustlers of
the firm OF Cans d Klein, is with us
once again from his Judith and Maiden
trip. He reports business with him as
first-class.S Sam. has some great stories
to tell of the, deep mud and other hard
ships incidentio a>journey this time of
year. He says it is a fact that the
ground is so STICKY that his overshoe
coming off in the mud he was unable to-
pull it out. The lady rot allowing him
to stay over night at theNsheep ranch,
.obliging him to camp out, was, to his
thinking, the unkindest cut ofall. He
lefJyBul Norris at Arrow creek, as one
of his horses died on the trip and the
ether was completely used up.
From Thursdays
GeoySteell is doing a very heavy bust
ness this fall.
NThe big faro game at Sun River is re-
ported to have run ahead $4,000 IN the
last three weeks.
-Four feet Of snow On the Birdtail di-
vide is what the travellers who come
from Helena report. 4
Ikas & MurTay's.new store is all plas-
terd, and only the inside wood work
r%eliains to complete,
Ne noticed Cans & Klein packing up
a hrge job lot of fine cigars, to-day. for
tie Maiden retail trade.
IDaye Wareham is in from the Shon-
lin. He reports nothing new out there,
Tut an all sufficiency of the beautifully
Grading on the western end Of the
canadian Pacific was completed to the
ju1nmit of the Rockies on Monday of
last week.
Operator Morgan took advantage of
the demoralized line yesterday to go up
the river on a hunting excursion. Game
is 0 scarce in that-regien-~
The Helena people say Fort Benton is
bound to have a railroad built next year
from that point, sure. Well, send her
"Barkis is willin'.o
JehH~Iayhasree ently~purchased~te
Merino rams from Gibson & Son.
They are intended for the sheep ranch
Of Allen & Co., on the Judith.
Dent & Tullock loaded up their two
yesterday with their winters sup
ply Of goods and grub from I'll. J. Wack-
erin & Co. and T. G. Power & Bro.
Mrs. Governor Crosby, accompanied
by her son and daughter, arrived at
Helena last Saturday, and will make
capital their future home.
A.W. Kingsbury and r. P. Walker,
two of Montana's cattle kings, came in
by private conveyance yesterday fore
noon from our neighboring city of SUM
IIS ~ 0Io UlOlICIS3 vi ouII IeIpCI, dIC
of killing some twenty head of
beef cattle as soon as cold weather sets
in, and bringing the beef, frozen, to Fort
for sale.
Lieut.. Col. J. G. Tilford, 18th cavalry,
who was recently promoted by the re-
tirement of Lieut.. Col. Evans, has been
relieved from duty at Fort Buford and
ordered to take station at Fort Meade,
Dakota.
Nelson, who went through the old
RIVER PRESS office, was hauled over
the Goals before Judge Kanouse yester-
day. The judge promised him board
free for sixty days at Choteau county's
expense. -
| Milt. Endsley yesterday purchased
.eehof & Frields' large bull train, Sc
the entire outfit, cattle, wagons,
and everything else belonging. Milt.
now hoe ono of tho hact and bi0unSt hu3l L