The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-05

pledge under the exhortations of "the
Wick4dest man in the World.u
Jack Hammond starts out for Barker
to-day with $500 pounds of freight, in
Guiding $500 Of beef from Kennedy q
Kelly.
Pete Macdonald has got his Scotch up.
If you don't believe it just call around
and sample his hot Scotch and rum
punch.
Rowles, of Sun River, is expected in
to-day with a load of turkeys for the
Grand Union, to be used for the K. of
p. ball.
The regular freight rates from st.
Paul to Helena are So a hundred, over
the Northern Pacific, and about 81 from
Chicago.
Chris" who was for long a favorite
driver on the Assinaboine stage line, is
now making a clean up running a bus
from the Helena depot to the city.
Chas. Miner, at the Overland bar, is
doing his best to stand off the newly ar
rived Polar wave by dealing out hot
Tom and Jerry 20 his numerous custom
ers.
The present running time Of the
Northern Pacific express is said to be Is
miles an hour only. An increase of
speed up to 20 miles an hour will soon
be tried
Teams were crossing all day yesterday
on the new ice bridge. Mike Lynch
and Bob Miller are no doubt expecting
a mild chinook along almost any hour
of the day or night.
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church sociable and Ben Hogan were all
running at full blast in Butte last Thurs
day evening. The carnival season must
have commenced at the silver metropolis.
Invitations were not issued to the
knights or members of their families for
the coming K. of p. bail Thanksgiving
evening. They are all expected to at
tend without the formality Of an invita-
ton.
Col. Donnelly came in on last nights
Barker coach. He reports everything
quiet there and the men all patiently
waiting for the next move to be made.
Max Waterman will be in on the next
coach.
Wells. Fargo & Co. are preparing to
do express business along the line Of the
Northern Pacific. We are glad there is
a prospect of breaking the monopoly en-
loved by the Northern Pacific express
company.
A lead mine was discovered neal n
of the Fort Missoula targets recently by
an enterprising freighter. h trouble
was the lead did not prove a true assure
vein, as the mining of 800 pounds ex-
hausted the pay streak.
A. Gibson's little smelter at Barker
now has it's counterpart on the west slde,
and the Muscular is getting hoarse
shouting Glory! Hallelujah over a little
ITO pound bar Of bullion, the first ever
produced in the county.
Letters received from Clendenln last
evening" state that everything is quiet
there and the men generally are
dent that operations will soon be re-
sumed. We believe there are good
grounds for this confidence.
The books of the assessor Of Deer Lodge
county show a total of S3,3O3, 9ol. as the
wealth for 1883. The New Northwest
seems to fear that part OF this annot be
collected, as the n. T. railroad withstand
pat on paying some OF their taxes.
Wenotice that Tom Davidson has got
some of his Helena bound goods mark
ed .tCale Benton Branch railroad Via
Great Falls" That is O little too pre-
vious, Tom, but by this time next year
your goods may so all right by the route
indicated.
Mr.. T. McCune, of the Benton meat
market, returned from Sun River this
week with fifty-six head of fine beef cat
tie. purchased of VIM. Mulcahy, Of that
valley. for $780, head. Mr.. McCune was
IN luck to get his beef herd on hand at
such a reasonable time. This lot will
take him a good way through the win
ter.
Messrs. Tut and Flint in the treasur-
ers office report some $4,000 paid on the
county .exes yesterday, making quite a
lively day for them. AboutS 12, 900 have
been paid up to date. The city taxes are
being paid without the promised kick
ing, as about ST, 900 have been collected.
All of the heaviest tax payers are wait
ing for the last day of grace. next Satur-
day, before making their contribution to
the county funds.
Fer artistic werk in free hand sketch
ing on frosted windows we commend
the devotee of art to q certain mercan-
tile establishment on Frontstreet. There
YOU can see the unmistakable frame
house with the barred windows, n the
oak tree, of the porcupine variety. AS
to the geological specimen sketched
thereon we are in serious doubt; one
may be taken for q cat or an owl as best
nIancao tho ohcowuortc fancy. and 1nDth-