The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-04


From Thursdays Daily.
Helena's police are uniformed.
Ground was broken for the new court
house yesterday.
The Northern Pacific track was laid
fen miles west Of Helena last Saturday.
J. w. Tattan has been selected as sec
retary and treasurer of the racing asso-
citation.
Tom Davidson sold a $40 bride to a
cowboy yesterday. 1t was a handsome
one and no mistake.
Dan Thomas reports having secured
an average Of seven pounds or wool
from his band of sheep.
The Black Hills arrived at 1920 o'clock
last night, having made the round trip
in less than sixteen days.
fine, bouncing boy baby was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. Hirshberg yester-
day,morning. Congratulations.
Bob Blankenbaber will finish shear
ing his big band of sheep this week, and
will at once market his wool in Fort
~ w. j. Minar has q fine soda fountain
fen route to Benton. II he had it rum
ming now it would be well patronized
|1hese sweltering days.
Geo. H. Mullery left yesterday morn
ing for Box Elder to look after sheep
which are being driven to the Shonkin
sheds. He will return in a few days.
The price of sheep is much better than
at this time last year. There have been
no sales recently, but 1915 all around,
counting lambs, has been offered and
refused.
+ John Green tells us that the roundup
IS at Spring coulee, where all the stock
gathered 20 date will be branded. The
| crop Of calves will be a big one from
| present indications.
The Judith cattle company herd be-
ing driven north from the Judith by
| Messrs. FrieIds and Brown is on this
| side Of Arrow creek, and will probably
reach Fort Benton this week.
We notice that.sJohn S. Mellon, who
was at Benton last summer, was at. Bill
ings last week, and the Herald says he
proposes to 90 into the cattle business in
| connection with other gentlemen.
The Rosebud left Bismarck on the
| 26th on her fourth trip to Fort Benton.
Among the passengers are Jas. w. Con-
rad and daughter, Miss Alice, returning
| after a short visit to friends east.
We notice that the revenue districts
of Utah, Montana and Idaho have been
consolidated, and that 0. J. Hollister, Of
| Salt Lake city, is designated as collect
or. This, it would seem, leaves Capt.
I Fuller out in the cold.
In attempting to glide under the big
| railroad bridge at Bismarck, on her trip
down, the Dacotah has her smoke stacks
knocked off. The bridge is too low, and
the railroad company will AVE some
damages of this kind to pay every year.
1T is rumored that w. G. SWEET, Of
| Chestnut, has sold his band of cattle,
numbering between $500 and 5000
head, to Sam Hauser, Of Helena. The
price is not given, and in fact there is
nothing as yet but mere rumor to found
the statement.
II a telegram was received from ASSN
llaboine yesterday to the effect that about
100 lodges of Crees were preparing to
move south, under the leadership of
| Little Pine, for the ostensible purpose of
| hunting the buffalo, but in reality to
/ steal horses and commit other depreda-
IItions in Montana. Col. Ilges will inter-
lEcept them and see that their sojourn on
Ethis side of the line is short.
a railroad workman at Treenhorn
gulch last Tuesday saw something gilt
ter in some sluice boxes, under the rail
| road bridge on which he was working.
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