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

feel sorry for the subscribers who often
tines, after paying every year in ad
vance, cannnt get their papers over one
tnlrd or The time owing to some irregu
iarltles IN the mail service or post offic.
The ice going out in the river yester.
DAY morning took with it the upper ferry
lgboat, which ran ashore, however, jus1
Habove i Lynch's boat. No material
damage was done by the short voyage
as the present kink in its back, caused
by settling on a small iceberg, will.
stfalghten out when the boat gets af1oat.
quite a good natured, iovial crowd
watched the efforts of the men gettine
the boats into working trim, and lots d
fun and plenty of Jokes simmered out ia
the course. of-thea afternoon: ,....s
Butter will probable be a reasonable
price this coming winter as quite astock
Is accommodating for the coming cold
months when cows do not let down
their milk very well. Some 500 pounds
OF butter came in from Sand Coulee
yesterday, which sold readily for fifty
cents, at wholesale. Eggs seem to be
scarce, and hold at from 70 to so cents
with a good prospect for a big raise just
before the holidays. Strange that the
hen hould refuse to lay just as the fes-
tive season Of the year draws near when
their production are in the greatest de-
mand.
Elk Senator d. Maclay, of Pennsylva-
MIA, father of Maclay Bros, Bitter Root,
is in Montana on a hunting and visiting
tour. A few days ago he returned from
an expedition to Flathead lake in search
OF deer. Assoon as he registered at the
hotel he inquired, evidently with much
interest, how Pennsylvania went in the
last election. He was told that the re-
publicans carried the day. The aged ex-
senator could scarcely believe this, but
was assured such was the fact, when
strengthening himself up he said indig-
nantly and with much emphasis. III
Pennsylvania has gone republican this
year, I'd rather be in HI than be a
democrat.-Missoula Times"
The cause for the rash suicide of young
Church, at Helena, seems still a mys-
terry. No further facts have been ELECTED
except the following unfinished letter
found torn up under the desk at the dry
goods store of Van Wart & Co: Dear
doctor, [ have dressed myself for the
burylng, all except the o%vercoat. If the
bullet should fail to do its work--.u
Mr.. Van Wart remembered seeing him
write the note and then tear it up early
in the afternoon. It seems from this
fragment Of a note that the suicide was
contemplated some time before its eNe-
cution. The deceased had been a resi-
dent OF Helena forthe last two years and
was highly respected by all his numer-
Gus friends. He was formerly a resident
of Findlay, Ohio, aud leaves a brother
and two sisters-Mrs. DR.. Morris and
Mrs. l.. Kilpatrick-who are residents
Of the territory.
From Sundays Daily.
The Knights Of Pythias Of Montana
are again agitating the question Of or
ganizing a territorial grand lodge.
Marian Woodhouse, an employee of [.
G. Baker & Co., has been very i'll with
erysipelas, but we are glad to say is much
better now.
Nj. J. r. Craig, of the Oxley ranch,
and family, came in from Stand Off and
We're at Macleod yesterday.-Fort Mac
leod Gazette, 18th.
Application has been made for a char
ter to build a railway from Medicine
Hat to the Coal Banks, with power to
extend the same to Fort Macleod.
The lower ferry got under full head
way Saturday afternoon and there was
a great rush Of teams and horse men all
the rest Of the day, keeping the boat on
lne 60 al the TINE.
Henry Kennerly arrived in the city
last evening from his ranch on the TIE