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


LOCAL NOTES.
From Saturdays Daily.
Another man made happy. His name
is James A. 1ore, and the cause is a fine
boy, born last night.
James Kinney and John Dwyer were
mulcted to the tune Of $1925 each yes
terday, for disturbing the peace and dig
nifty of the city Of Fort Benten.
Frank Egbert, better known as "the
dude, was arrested yesterday for tear
ing down and destroying the fence
around the house on upper Front street
where he roomed short time. Jailor
Caldwell has furnished him a suite of
rooms for the present.
John'F Murphy county clerk. and
w. 5. WetZel, chairman Of the board of
county commissioners, have nice little
job Oh their hands in the way of signing
/ the court house and Jail bonds, sold some
time SINCE. They are required to put
their signatures to the documents about
5000 times each. ~,
The trunk stealers referred to in our
last issue were taken before the probate
judge yesterday, when they gave their
names as Martin Pendergrast and Gus.
In default Of bail they will continue as
inmates Of the bastile until the next
term of the district court.
Swope d Davenport, wool growers, To-
Gated OF Dog creek, are shipping their
wool to Clagett. They are shearing
$4,000 sheep this season and will buy
their supplies in Benton, but as they are
but - miles from Clagett will send their
wool to the boats at that point.
We copy the above from our dearly
beloved contemporary. 1t is correct
with the exception that the firm named
has just been formed, and that they
haven't got a single sheep on Dog creek
body has been "guyingn No 10. Won
der if Clark Tingley is in town?
We publish to-day the annual state
ment, showing the financial condition
Of Chotcau county the 1st of March,
1888. The publication Of the report has
been delayed to this time on account of
the absence of q majority of the board
Of commissioners at the March term,
and it consequently went over until the
June meeting. The report shows the
financial affairs OF the county to be in &
healthy condition, the net indebtedness
Of SOB, 765. 20 being a small item indeed
for county with an assessment roll that
will foot up 81 600 900. The new court
house Will swell the Indebtedness this
year, but on its completion Choteau
..aapty will have the best public hnild-
lt5s' Iii The teiIffaf-,- 2 14--
rom Sundays Daily.
We understand that Alex Tarbett, of
utte, was in Helena few days ago en-
ute to Benton and the mining district
Mth Of Us.
2umor says that H. w. Filbert, of
allatin City, telegraph operator in the
0ploy of the Western Union, has sud-
cnly disappeared, but that no defcien-
cs have been discovered
Billy Yard has purchased d one-half 4
iterest in the Arcade Restaurant, ands|
tie firm will hereafter be styled Yard &iI
Eeber. Billy is we'll known as first |
c.ss caterer, and the Arcade is first
clss restaurant.
IN effort is being made to have tel |
eeaph line constructed between Liy-
inston and White Sulpher Springs, to /
bdouilt by the citizens of those towns. ]
Aelephone line would cost less, could 4
b0perated at less eXpence and would
anWer every purpose as well.
apt. John Smith Of Bozeman pur-
chsed the bar privileges of the Nation
al ark and will leave for there at once.
Hayill establish a place of business at
thePark hotel, at the geyser basin and
the Yellowstone lake. 1t is estimated
by he company that $4,000 people will
visi the park this summer, and if the
nunber is only 10000 the captain will
reala large benefit -Bozensaaa Chroni-
Gle.
Tie Marquis DeMorres, the French
cattl king on the Little Missouri river,
is sal to outdo himself in politeness and
hospitality. For the entertainment of
stralgers he has large well..built house,
sie-board on which are wines and
Hquos of every country. In his stable |
he h8 number of horses, and the vis-
ltor lat liberty at any time to order one
harnssed or saddled. A gentleman who
has jlst returned from a visit to the
Marqis, says that the courteous treat
mentae received while there, went a
little head of any thing he had ever
SEEM .-Chronicle.
From Tusday's Daily.
Paris Gibson shipped a lot of sheep
pelts est on the Helena.
Vice President Edmunds and party