The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-10-15
LOCAL NOTES.

LOSAA
From sarrpant Heron, of Fort Assinaboine,
oel5d Yesterday and left for the upper
a,[ nii this morning.
,,v Waterman and II. 6. McIntire
MAJ lone to H1ghwood for a few days
inning t and fishing.
~. have heard good democrats ex-
thpir belief in the success Of the
Publican ticket on election day
r !. said that 40 of the former en-
W. If the Parrot company left yes
ploGw for the Little Rocky country
inter Mountain.
u,o stpamer Benton left Bismarck on
~ @th inst for Rocky Point with a large
ln Dsoo Of freight for the new mining
INN nm near that place.
THE fall roundup of the Benton &
= Louis Cattle company commenced
oS.+lrday, They have already passed
H!So mouth of the Marias.
nnring the fight between the Crows
Il or near the Judith Gap, Antelope
SIirt who was confined in jail here for
2nrar99I months for killing cattle, was
%1Ipd, Another good Indian.
Tba-smoke rising in large volumes
em[1 the direction of the Teton, north
vest from town, is caused by prairie
|Gsroo There is said to be extensive fires
r"ging in the Bears Paw mountains.
Sergeant Heron, of Fort Assinaboine,
| saws that potatoes have Deer grown IN
\ 7"I| ~ tInt rInnn ,yli11
weipbed five and a half pounds. These
are the largest potatoes we have yet
heard of.
The man who relies on states'theories
70 ruide him in Montana farming and
| Sto@ek growing, will get left by his
npiobbors who recognize the fact that
Montana requires a system peculiar to
itself.-Husbandman.
L-C~S. Brown, who returned to-day
from Rock creek, says that owing to the
scarcity of water but little more work
can be done in that district this fall. He.
has made arrangements for representing
his interests and will remain in town
for several days.
An exchange says: Mrs. Belva Lock-
wood intends to have her cabinet made
ala pompadour, cut bias, with seven
rows of knife plating down the front,
and a iabot of Spanish lace, with ROUGH
ing of Scotch null and pink bows
around the neck.
The finest wagon bridge in Montana
has lust been completed across the Vel
lowstone at Big Timber. 1t was built
by Mr.. Cooper of Big Timber at a cost of
$4,000 and is a credit to that gentleman's
enterprise. Charley Anderson with his,
fine six horse coach Of the Big ELK
stage line was the first team to CROSS
Independent.
The Helena papers have been very
enthusiastic over the splendid reception
given to Lawrence Barrett. A Helena
correspondent of the Pioneer Press,
however, says that he played to poor
houses, the theatre goers of the metrop-
oils Of the mountains bucking like bay
steers over the extortionate charge OF
$3.50 for general admission tickets.
A gentleman who recently returned
from the Little Rockies, and who is in
terested in q number Of claims in the
Little Alder and Rock creek districts,
reports that excellent quartz has been
discovered. At Nicholson's place, about
four miles from discovery in Little Al
der, where the creek m to the sur
face again, he saw five cents to the pan
taken out lust below the grass roots, III
the gravel. On Is below discovery they
are sinking a shaft. Work is being done
on 5 below discovery, So having been
taken out the first day. The gentleman
is enthusiastic over the prospect and
predicts a good camp.
From Mondays Daily.
w. J. Minar returned from Helena
yesterday.
A new meat market, it is learned, will
soon be started here.
Hon. R. S. Ford, of Sun River, re-
turned home this morning.
There were a great number OF stran-
gers in town yesterday from all parts.
John J. Kennedy and wife are ex-
pected tomorrow from their trip to MIS-
soula.
The board Of equalization met to-day
to hear the reason why taxes should no
be raised. -
John Davis, superintendent Of the
Benton & Billings stage line, arrived
yesterday. This tayorite line IS III hrs
class order.
Mr.. A. w. Kingsbury will shortly
visit Missouri. He will probably take
IN the New Orleans exposition during
his visit east.
We heard n good democrat say this
morning that by any influence he coul
K q Roosevelt would be the