The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-17

Der Montana Ar9us is the name of a
German paper published at Helena, the
first number Of which was issued last
last week. Herman Melster is the ed
itor.
L. III. ROsencrans busies himself now
adays fixing up his fine ranch on the.
Teton. He expects to build q good
house in the spring and be fixed up in
first class shape.
The water running through the Shon-
kin tunnel and over the road on this
side has made it almost impossible.
The road boss should see that the same
is fixed at once.
The assessors roll in Missoula county
foots up $3,321 ,907, of which 81, 747, 300 is
accredited to the Northern Pacific rail.
road company-more than half of the
entire assessment.
The new route for the Northern Pa
cific branch to the Bull mountain coal
fields is up Buffalo creek, and there is
likely to be something of a town at the
junction of the road with the main line
a dangerous rival for Billings.
Montanians are letter writers. from
away back, the average number of let
tiers a citizen of this territory mails an
nually being 40, as shown by post office
statistics. For New York state the
number is Al and Minnesota, 81.
Mr.. John Houston informs us that he
has the contract for furnishing the brick
and putting up the walls of Col. Lean
ing's new law office, which is to be
erected opposite the school house, and
will be quite an addition to that part of.
9 town. ~~~-
A late order OF the Canadian Pacific
authorities prohibiting passengers from
turning over seats or taking the smallest
parcel into the passenger car, has been
modified SO as to admit small packages,
excluding large valises and what is gen.
orally termed baggage. ~
Max. Waterman and family have JUST
returned from the Deep creek coal mine.
Max. reports a catch Of 400 trout and
plenty of venison; also, that John Cell
sey has loaded up st the mine with coal
for Fort Benton and as he has % wag-I
on loads every body can get some when,
he gets in.
The opening at Brownies" place,
kept by Brown & Friese, was we'll at
tended last evening, Notwithstanding
the muddy streets. Good music with a
fine lunch drew a large crowd. This
house will keep the finest liquors and
cigars that can be had for love or money
and will be well patronized in conse-
quence.~
We were shown, yesterday, some fine
wheat raised by Dan O'Reilly, Of the
Shonkin. Tt is extra large, plump,
white grain, and yielded at the rate Of
i 63 bushels to the acre. Some wheat
raised by Winny Evans on the bench
above town without irrigation looked
we'll, though the grain was not as large
and plump as the other.
feffUwsef an-eeenomicaI turn of
mind met at the drug store yesterday.
One had a cough without a cold the
other a cold without a cough. They
decided to consolidate the diseases so as
to beat the poor pill man out of n bot
tie of cough syrup. They failed to agree
though as to who should tak the COM
bined diseases and pay for the medicins.
Oliver Pichette, one of the merchants
Of Big Spring creek, is in the city. He
proposes to stock up his store with q
tirst-class line of general merchandise,
and expects a big trade this coming
winter. He reports the new town OF
Lewiston as booming, with Il. G. Power
q Bros store, q saloon, hotel and butch7T
er shop. The new store On COTTONWOOD
was not open when he left home, but
they expected their goods in a few days.
The snow and rain storm yesterday
reminds all pedestrians that we ought toy
have some good crossings as well as ten
feet sidewalks. Those deluded persons
who were so foolish as to give away
their rubber boots on seeing those NICE
sidewalks go down are especially dis
consulate. Our city fathers must help
us out of these mud holes at the cross
ings unless the lucky owners Of corner
lots can be induced to build across the
streets.
Sheriff McDevitt started in a day or
two ago to let the water through the
Shonkin tunnel, just to see how the
thing would work. 1t was not long un-<
til he had some seventy-fve inches
rushing through and at the present
time could easily turn 500 or 400 inches
this side Of the grade. The water was
shut of yesterday. After this little ex-
pertinent the sheriff is more than ever
convinced that the Shonkin tunnel is a
big institution.
Col. Delaney tells us that the last of
the government freight for the season.
between twenty and twenty-one thou
sand pounds-is at Assinnaboine now.
Teams have been started out for it, and
1t viii probably reach here in a few
days on its way to Fort Shaw, its des-
%unation. The Col. will then be ready
toreport to Maj. e. J. Eckerson, chief
quartermaster, at Helena, after which
he will leave the territory to spend the