The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-09-05

next week md keep u readers posted
as to the progress OF events. -
Jere Sullivan and Jos. Hirshberg, the
committee appointed to secure speci-
mems for the Helena exhibit, went out
to Hlghwood yesterday to secure some
fiae specimens Of grain and other pro-
ducts.
Ed. Flint returned yesterday from a
trip to the country in the interest Of AS
SCISSOR Kennerly. He took in the Shon-
kin and Arrow creek country, and cross
ing the i've at Clagett returned by way
= Charley Gibson is somewhat puffed
up over the fact that he killed a white
tailed deer on Belt creek a few days ago.
While up north he brought down a-bufs
sfalo, and is now beginning to esteem.
himself a mighty hunter. !
Messrs. w. III. Hunt, Chas. S. Spen-
Ger and c. G. Griffith, accompanied by
the Misses Kearney and Tonge, left for
the beautiful valley of Belt creek yester-
day morning to enjoy a few days fish
ing and the~benefts of the country air.
We~have received from Secretary Nc
Cutcheon a copy of the laws, resolutions
and memorials passed at the 18th ses-
sion Of the Legislative assembly of Mon
tana. The book has the imprint Of Geo.
3. Boos and is a well executed piece of
Leave of absence for n month, with
permission to apply to the adjutant gem
eral of the army for an extension of five
months, has been granted Captain Cass
Durham, 18th infantry, commanding
Fort Maginnis, to take effect about~Sep-
tember
II. c. Power & Bro. loaded Mr.. Gau-'
ser's teams yesterday with 5000 pounds
of merchandise for j. f. Burd, Of Du-
puyer, the merchant of that region.
Judging by the amount of goods sent to
him almost weekly, Mr.. Burd must be
doing azbigg. business.
Speaking of the horses at the fair
grounds the Independent says: "A
good deal of interest is felt in Vaughn's
horse, Great Western, and he is expect
ed by his trainer to open somebody's
eyes. Great Western is by Knox out of
the Childs mare, and weighs 1,4oo
pounds. He will go in the three min
teau county flyer, and the only Il to
DO wv Noulu w pANAC@N w HS~A
of his success.
Captain Randolph Norwood, who will
be remembered here as commander of
the I'd cavalry contingent in the Nez
Perez war, has been been ordered with
his company to Fort Custer. On his ar
rival there, the captain will start on a
six months leave of absence, which he
will spend in the east, mostly at Dayton,
Ohio, the home of Mrs. Norwood, who
preceded him thither. The captain is
a brother of our townsman, w. J. Nor
wood.-Mud;sonian. :
Four hundred laborers on the Cana
dian Pacific railroad quit work after the
track was laid to Calgary, when Lang
don, Sheppard & Co.'s contract was
completed. The new contractors de-
sired to retain them, but they refused
to stay. The force of track layers was
thus cut down to about fifty men, who
can lay only a mile a day. It will be
difficult to replace these men, and as q
result construction on the G. p. will be
delayed considerably.
A prize fight for the light weight
championship was fought Saturday in
Elk Park, in Jefferson county, just
across the line from Silver Bow. The
principles were J. X. Waite, Montana's
champion, and Billy Lynn, who enjoys
that distinction in Colorado. Fifteen
rounds were fought and in all of them
the Montanian came out first best. The
contest lasted three hours. A forfeit o.
$500 has been put up for a hard glove
battle between Waite and Burns, the
latter the heavy weight champion o
Colorado, the mill to come off within
four weeks.
A couple of Helena gentlemen, n 8
druggist, the other a land office clerk
both unused to roughing it, had q thrill
ing adventure in the Belt mountains nc
long since. They We're in the vlclnlt,
of Great Falls and attempted to react
White Sulphur Springs via Montana
district. After a half days travel the,
learned this was impossible and sen
their team around and undertook tn
Journey on foot. They lost their way
as might have been expected, and Wer
two DAYS in the mountain wilds. The.
had their guns and subsisted we'll OF
meat straight, as game was plenty, bu
as the nights were cool, sleeping b.
turns on the cool earth while the othe
warmed rocks and put to his back, wa
: a novel experience, and a 60-mile tram
{ tried their muscle, but they stood j
I Observation-Disclosures.
From Fridays Daily.
4 ,Jno. Fisher left for Helena yesterday
+ Read F. w. Bucksen's new ad. in thi
I tissue.
w. p. Baker, an old-time resident c
4 Bedford, died OF the 18th inst.