The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-11

- SoeNf u. II. Dny ana Herman
He was pronounced insane
ana VIII be sent to Deer Lodge as soon
as possible. Mrs. Wilkins was also ex-
ainlned Yesterday and adjudged of an
mind, a step that really should
have been taken long since. She will
also grace the asylum at Deer Lodge.
The advertisement of the old reliable
Coulson line appears this morning, and
Will readily attract the attention Of the
reader. In the I'M connection Mr.. w.
5. Wetzel, the agent of the Coulson line,
has something to say to the purchasing
public. Mr.. Wetzel is buying an i'm
mense stock this season, and III every
will have just what the people want.
same Coulson boats that did such
good work last year are on the upper
Missouri again-the Dacotah. Big Horn,
Josephine and Rosebud-and it is a safe
bet that they will show up at the head
Of navigation as often as any of them
during the season OF 1883. For Informal
ton in reference to freight or passenger
rates apply to w. S. Wetzel, Fort Ben
ton.
From Thursdays Daily.
The Odd Fellows Of Benton will form
an encampment soon.
A. NJ. Rowles brought in a big load Of
hides yesterday from Sun River.
Mollie McCarty, the we'll known Cali
fornia racing mare, recently died in that
state.
Nose Solomon played rheumatism on
the courts in Helena, and got \. ex-
cused.
Max Waterman was at TIBET on Sun
day en- route to the White Sulphur
Springs to attend court.
The "Bozeman," another Of those
splendid sleeping cars for the Northern
Pacific, has been completed.
Major Lincoln, the agent at Belknap,
Dir. Bickford and A. H.. Kesor arrived
from the agency by private conveyance
last night.
Livingston is to have bank, with
a capital stock of $50, 700, and a private
banking institution has just been started
in Glendive.
Cans & Klein have got their new glass
show windows about done, and we ex-
pect soon to see an attractive display OF
goods in their line therein.
Henry Wyldes, of Missoula, shot at q
squirrel last week and the gun burst
f~racturing the unfortunate gentleman's
skull. He will probably die.
The democratic papers are beginning
to claim Ex-Governor Potts as a member
Of that party. The republicans Of Mon
tana dropped to that fact years ago.
The new city officers are expected tx
commence work next Monday. The
location of the city hall and the police
court has not vet been determined upon
j. ID. WeatherWaX loaded q train yes
terday with supplies for his Utica store
Among his other purchases was a heavy
bill of hardware from III. j. Wackerlll
& Co.
H. 2. Rolfe's new residence near tn
| Helena road is nearing completion, AM
when finished will be one of the nices
houses in town. 1t is two stories high
containing seven rooms, and Will o
lathed and plastered.
Barney Tierney has put up four fin
equine pictures in his rooms, represent
hing Maud S. and st. Julien, the queer
land king of the %trotting track, lei
Brock, the fastest race horse in tn
world, and Mollie McCarty, the heetes
animal aver on the Pacific slope.
Ex-Governor Rouut, is the republicaI
candidate for mayor eff Denver. Or
what a fall was there, my countrymer
Miner.
And Ex-Governor B. +. Potts is a den
ocratic candidate for alderman IN Helt
ma. Didn't something drop there?
J.H. Emery, who left a few days ags
i expects to meet w. III. Emery at Ma
~tinsdale. The latter will come by. "a
to Billings and across the country froI
there. The two gentlemen will retar
to Barker, and on ~theirarrival we expet
10 see things liyen up still more at Tia
smelling works.
When. the splendid mentality
quotes scripture to prove that the RIVE
Press is at argument with hell it ce
tainly paws a kind of left-handed con
pliment to itself. However, If it ls So
isfed with such a name we do not SC
that we have any call to dispute th
question or the fitness of the cognome
it bestoWs on itself.
Jim Finlay, a half breed on the +
serve. shot and killed himself on Tue
day of last week. His family say
had been drinking, and came IN, too
his gun, and deliberately committed su
eide before tleir eyes. The incident
4 remarkable, as it is probably the mr.
case on record Of an Indian taking n
own life.-Missouadn.
John Zimmerman, who left Bentc
some three weeks ago for his ranch 9
1.-THE Marias, about IS miles from Bento1
II started to return to town last Thursda
morning on horseback. He got as Tar
the Teton when his horse gave out, az