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

SISTED in pulling the buffalo robes OH
from them, leaving them in imminent
danger of a lingering death by freezing.
THE French cook brought In q nice
|present of a we'll done up package OF
wild game to his old friend, Norris
which affected the recipient very
,much, as it reminded him so much OF
old times in the states. 4
@7Afr.T. f. Samples, who came from
Walla Walla this last summer, says that
the cattle have nearly all been driven
odt Of that country, and what few are
left are held at about the same price as
in Montana. Saddle horses are about
20 per cent. higher here than there, but
work horses are no higher on account
of the smaller demand in Montana for
teams. Sheep are worth from $3.50 to
So, and q very good grade at that. This
would be about one dollar per head less
than they are sold for here. He reports
a great deal Of travel OF the old Mullan
road, and in consequence the feed is
very poor for stock coming over the
Cour d'Alene mountains.
DR.. Wheelock returned from Patter-
sons, where be had been to visit the
wounded man, Stollee, but went back to
his patient again yesterday. The doctor
saws that at the time Of the explosion
Stollee was prying off the cap Of the
shell with an awl. It was a brass shell,
loaded with shot for a shot gun. The
head of the shell was blown off, and it.
was probably that which struck him in
the center Of the forehead, fracturing
his skull. A hole about two inches deep
was made in his head, out of which
about a handful of the shattered pieces
of bone were picked. The shot from tie
shell was found scattered all over the
floor around the wounded man. He was
conscious when the doctor arrived,
which is strange when we consider the
extent of the injury. Mrs. Patterson
was standing near watching the work
on the shell when the explosion took
place, so close that she was deafened by
the noise. We are sorry to hear that
1.-THE chances are small for the wounded
ma recovering.
From Sundays Daily.
w. G.. Jones has proved up on his pre-
femption claim.
John Harris, from the Marias, is at
the Grand Union.
J. F. Patterson, from the Big Sag, is
registered at the Choteau. -
The Overland register shows il in
| crease of twenty regular boarders. y
K Sam Dickey, the we'll known sheep
imam from BoxElder4 isia-the7c1ty.
MI. Beale, superintendent of the Box
Elder sheep company, went out to the
ranch yesterday.
Charley Fish, from Highwood, passed
through the city yesterday on his way
to Fort Belknap.
Jack Hammond rolled out yesterday
with a big load for muddy weather. He
loaded at Murphy, Maclay & Co.'s for
Barker and way points.
The Masonic hall has been tastefully
decorated in mourning, in memory OF
the lamented Jos. S. Hill, who was q
member of the Fort Benton lodge.
The travel on the Helena coach has
been remarkably large the last few days.
There was not room on the coach Sat
urday for all that wished a seat. -~--
ssJoe," one of the dining room boys at
the Grand Union, won the gold watch
ratified off at Brennan & Donovan's last
night. A Al throw took the timeplece.
Fort Benton society will be pleased to
4 hear that Mrs. Ed. Maclay and Miss
Jodie Murphy will be with Us again
this winter. They are expected down
from Helena some time this week.
The Billings ditch, thirty miles in
length, is completed and a copious
stream of water now flows through that
town. Some so 1000 acres of valuable
land can be Watered from this ditch.
Wackerlin has now, all the same as
Bonner. a fine team of bay trotters for
his carriage. 1t will oon be necessary,
we expect, for the council to pass an or
| dinance prohibiting fast driving on our
Tom Cummings started for Helena on
Yesterdays coach to attend the district
Il convention, to which he is q delegate.
HE will cast the two votes Of this county,
as Max Waterman, the other delegate,
|icould not attend.
The Knights of Pythias are talking
Iof having the first grand ball of the sea-
son, in Fort Benton, on or about Thanks
giving. Their dance q year ago was a
big success and this will probably lead
them to repeat the eXperlment.~
John f. Murphy and Herman Brink
man go out on a hunting and fishing ex-
cursion to-day. May they have. differ
i ent luck from the proverbial fisher
mans luck,n and not forget the poor
editor when it comes to the distribution
Of the spoils.
The rumor that A. II. Bell, former
telegraph operator here, is to return
from Miles City does not seem to have
any foundation, as Mr.. Morgan, the
present efficient operator, has received
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made at thispoint.