The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-06-20

This is the way the new city of Mis-
soula has been running things, while at
Fort Benton there has scarcely been half
a dozen arrests, all told, since the adop-
ton of the charter: Last month the
city attorneys fees amounted to $3.50, |
the police Justices probably ditto, and
Marshal Myers raked in SH5 and ever.
There were 81 arrests and 53convictions,
of which 81 paid their assessments"
Louis Schliep, the stock tender at
Bulls Head station, was thrown from
his horse yesterday morning at the cor
ner of Front and Benton streets and was
badly injured, sustaining a fracture OF
his leg. He was taken to the stables OF
the stage company, near by, and the
services Of a physician at once secured.
| Mr.. s. being a man well advanced in
years it will take him a long time to re-
cover from his injuries.
Mr.. Chatter says: A party Of engi-
neers surveying near the falls OF the
| Missouri last week, measured with the
utmost care the height Of the great falls
and found it to be ninety-three feet from
the surface of the water at the pitch to
the surface Of the river below. This in
crease of six feet in height aver Lewis
and Clarke'a measurement is partly ow-
ing to the present high stage Of water
and partly to mere accurate measure
ment.-Independent.
Berk. Largent, of Sun River, will go
down the river to Poplar creek if he
does not 90 to Fort Macleod, but it is
possible that he will take a trip to the
Judith country, and maybe on to the
Musselshell and White Sulphur Springs.
We would not be surprised, however, ii
he gave up all these contemplated trips
with q view of spending a few months
prospecting in the Bear Paws, providing
he does not take it into his head to 60
to Alaska. But we are assured that be
is going somewhere in a few days.
Charles Adolphus Murray, earl OF
Dunmore. who has recently been trav'
cling over the Canadian Pacific railroad
saws chat the above road is completed to
I Dunmore, about twelve miles from the
Saskatchewan river. From Winnipeg
to Brandon the country is all settled
UP, and from there on to Regina tn
farms lay one mile back on each side o
the track. Although Regina has been
chosen as the capital OF the NorthWes
} territory. the earl thinks that the towns
of Moose Jaw, Medicine Hat and Cal
gary will eclipse it in business facllltle
shortly.
A drunken Swede, and apparent,
crazy, was arrested last evening by ~
ficer Caldwell and lodged IN jail. d
: entered the houses of several Of our cltl
zens. alarming the women and children
and at one place at least Judge Tattan,s
, was elected from the premises in a rath
er energetic manner. He wound up al
calls at Herman Brinkman's, where b
wanted to get into the house despite tha
gentleman's vigorous protest. The al
rival of the officer on the scene put
ouietus on the fellows foolishness, an
he will have ar opportunity to-day
make IN explanation.
i The races on the Fourth of July prom
q Use to be very interesting. There Will Q
three races, o half mile, 600 yards an
400 wards dash, for each of which tn
nurse will be 500 to first horse and 81
y to second. Our citizens will be inte1
: viewed to-day for the purpose OF ralsln
e 1880 for that day, $3.50 of which will 6
Ito make up the purses and the other 81
ri towards fixing up the track. Ihel
should, and we hope will be, q liberia
response, for the success of this meetln
: will insure that of this falls and subs
uuent ones which will bring back tt
amount of their subscriptions with b.
n interest to those of u business me
n who subscribe. Four horses are now !
7, training for these events, and sever;
l, dark horses'' are liable to turn up u
6. week before the races.
"a Our highly esteemed c%ontempora1
g INCLUDING it's interesting dude) IS 9
L wrong, as it usually happens to be, Whe
le it states that the RIVER PRESS publls
le ed an article to the effect that Maj
Lincoln had given permission to sever
N parties to pasture cattle on the reserV
1s tien.n No such statement was made
4 these columns, but we did say, in refe
a 81 RING to J. A. Wells herd, that til
~ ranged on the reservation by permissl'
OF the Indians and Major Lincoln. +
l red men are friendly to Mr. Wells al
a have given him in their way authorl
to keep his cattle on their land, and t
ng Indians being satisfied, and everybo'
K else for that matter, the agent has 7
Vt interfered. This is all there is OF
The statement was made to us by y
to Wells in the presence Of Mr.. Y. q. lis
an and we made it the basis of d local ltt
4 without a thought Of imputing Wro
doing to Major Lincoln, for whom
have, without a doubt, as high q regs
as any of the s%cribblers on the other
~ per.
- 1890 ~--- ~ y-~. ~ T