The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-07
MATTERS.

uavi is selling for $50 per ton in Mis-
soula.
The Missoula county Jail now has but
one prisoner.
The Montana Chn'chman, Virginia's
now religious monthly, will be issued in
y few days.
nv the premature discharge Of a heavy
blast in Rocky Canon at IL o'clock Mon
dav. n man was killed and two others
wounded.
About fifty head of cattle are reported
to have been killed during the past win
tGrbyN Northern Pacific trains, on Clark's
Fork bottom, near Billings. The cattle
men are looking into the matter.
MI, Wright, one of the members in
the Legislature from Gallatin, is ahead
on kilograms, having received Oh Mon
dav fftv-two dispatches from Livingston
and vicinity and the Upper Yellowstone
i'm favor OF the new county Of Park.
Lieut.. Cooke and a squad of soldiers
from Fort Missoula left for the Agency
ON Thursday to remain during the pro
cess of railroad construction owe the re-
serve. 1t will be their duty to keep
li0uor sellers and d~isorderly characters
i'm check, and they will probably do it.
Chas Story, a young man of Is, an
pmplove in his uncle Nelson Story's
hankfn Bozeman, left there on Sunday
last with ST, 900. He was taken from
fine east bound train at Miles City by
Sheriff Johnson, and relieved Of So, $40
Of the money, which he had appropriate
ed, and was placed in jail.
1t is stated that there has been a very
disastrous cave in Mullan tunnel which
it will take several weeks to clear up.
The statement Is that the cave extends
100 feet along the tunnel and was occa-
stoned by falling to put in permanent
timbering. No one was hurt, but the
expense Of fixing it up will, it is said,
reach So, 1000.
Under instruction from Governor
Crosby, sheriff Platner Of Madison coun-
ty, and three deputies made a trip &c
the upper Madison and Ruby valleys,
last week, to arrest parties who We're
said to be in those neighborhoods slaugh-
tering game iii violation Of law. They
had a wild goose chase, however, as nc
hunters, or signs Of any having beer
there recently, could be found.
If rumor state the truth there is a Sc
rious muddle in county affairs at Miles
City. Report says that a committee o.
citizens have taken charge Of the treas
urer's office, and have listened to thu
ALLEGATION OF bills at the last meeting Q
the county commissioners. fraudulen
allowances and payments are said +
have been discovered, and eN-sherlf
Irwin has taken a petition to Helen
asking of the executive relief in som
form. 1t is difficult to learn the tru
state of affairs, and further development
NAV put q worse or better face on pres
ent reports.
Messrs. Brandenburg & Van Gaskl
loaded q car Of meat to-day III 9 refrIgel
ator car. The shipment is made unde
the personal supervision Of Charles "
Sleeper, and goes as q sample OF Montah
beef. 1t is consigned to St. Paul, bt
will be. exhibited at all the principe
towns On the road, and in ali probabillt
will be placed on exhibition in Ch1cag
and several other eastern cities. NJ.
Sleeper is making q success OF shlppln
beef in these cars, and says that a con
panv is about being organized with tt
intention OF building slaughter hous'
near this city, and making it an eStel
sive point for shipping OF beef.-N11
city Press.