The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-02-21
LOCAL NOTES.
Saturdays Daily.

c1or. Tingley Will leave LOT the f1ot
snrings, Arkansas, in a few weeks.
1obn LaMott, of Arrow creek, has
on in own a few days this week.
Tom Martin and ]. G.. Anderson, of
49, Rio Sag, are at the Grand Union.
Ky IT Hunt, Jr., left for Barker yes
..raav morning to take a hand in the
,oroI fight for the Silver Belle.
1ohn Cook was tried for petty larceny
stealing a watch before Judge kanouse
Yesterday, and being found guilty, was
cent up for thirty days.
M D.. Chambers leaves for the east
4his morning on the Helena coach. He
will buy a mammoth stock OF furniture
for z. c.. Roosevelt & Co. ]
General Ruger arrived on the coach at
o'clock Yesterday morning, and took
his departure for Assinaboine early yes
4ordav with Lieut.. Cabaniss and escort.
Although Judge Tattan agreed to ac-I
cont bail in the sum of $4,000 in the
MCGOWAN case, the latter is still an I'M
mate of the Jail, as bondsmen have not
been forthcoming.
John Harris returned day before yes-N
tordav from a visit to his brother-in-law,
Mr., Norton, of Stuart, Deer Lodge
. tv, Mr.. Harris spent about four weeks
in the upper country.
Mr.. G. w. Settle received more valen-
fines than anybody else in Montana, n
he Indignantly scouts the idea advanced
by some parties that they were sent by
his young lady friends.
Mr.. Duncan, of Helena, arrived yes
terday to take a bench at A. >. David
sons saddlery establishment during the
absence of Andy Carson on a visit east
The latter leaves this morning.
Yank Smith, who had been snow
bound on Highwood all winter, showed
up in Benton yesterday. His appear
ance does not indicate that he was short
of grub during any of the time.
Clark Tingley has concluded, ~aftel
hearing John Green's report OF the cat
te on the Shonkin range, to establish
acandle factory in Benton. He thinks
there is big money in the enterprise.
The directors Of the Missoula Fal
association, at a recent meeting, decided
to offer a programme of races for tn
coming 4th of July, and also to hold
fair on the 18th, 18th, 14th and 10Th o
September, of this year.
The fool killer has not made th
rounds of the river metropolis lately 0
the public would have been spared tina
s'Reply to Rev. Blackiston." But W
warn the author that she cannot escap
his the f. ks wrath much longer.
We understand that some town lo
speculators are about to file on the o-Mll
Springs property, and will have tn
same surveyed and plated and anheAe
to +ha BENTON townsite. The next thin
we know Jimmy Arnoux VIII nave "a
fleetwood ranch annexed.
The Miner says that an eXamlnatlo
Of the books of Judge O'Meera, who su
cided Sunday morning, disclosed u
fact that during the entire year OF la
only two cases tried in his court LID
been recorded on the docket, altheug
cases were tried before him almost ever
day.
There are fourteen prisoners III Ja
now, eight of whom are held III DURAN
vile awaiting the session OF the als1ii
court. The latter ire: VIM. McCoWa
charged with murder; Mike Lynch, q
SAINT with attempt to kill; Frank Laoe
Thos. Bryant and -four Indians nor
stealing.
During their recent session the co'
missioners visited the jail ana lou
everything in first-class order. IL
ascertained Just what irons are iackl
to complete the cages and CORRIDORS d
DURING his trip east Mr.. Wetzel W
secure the same, and have them sh1pp
up the river.
A Miles City man opened corfesp'
dence with q woman in the east Will
view of matrimony. ArrangeAhe
were finally consummated ana he ?
her $500 to come west on. ohe cai
but she hadn't been twenty-four no
4 in Miles City before she married 80
other fellow.
The Livingstone Tribune furnishes
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