The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-08-20
THE RIVER-.P RESS.

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Frank Balm will commence threshinp
on Higgins place in a day or two, after
which he expects to be kept busily EN-
ployed
foot race for a wager OF So took place
az Sun River a few days since between
two prominent stockmen. The big
stockman was fairly distanced.
M. j. Keith left Tuesday for Warm
Spring creek to remain about a month.
lie Will be engaged in plastering the
new residence OF Governor Brooks.
The Liquidator mine is shipping
ABOUT forty n of second-class ore
daily. Between 5000 and 5000 tons of
thlrd-class ore are now on the dump
which will be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Inter Mountain says it is consider
ed quite likely that the capital Of the ter
ritory will be removed to Bozeman or
Butte by the next legislature, and that
the popular vote will carry the PROPOSE
ton.
The August term of supreme court
convened or Monday. The docket was
called and cases assigned for hearing.
Montana this term yields her usual crop
Of attorneys some ten or a dozen were
admitted IN motion.-Independent.
The many friends Of MI. James Weir
of the drug firm of Weir & Pope, Helena,
who is at White Sulphur Springs for
the benefit of his health, will be sorry to
hear that his condition is very grave and
fears are entertained hat he will not
pull through. -
MFR. r. W. auckland has some fine
apple trees on his ranch bearing fruit
OF the hardy Russian variety. Two
weeks ago some of the apples were at
Aleast three inches in diameter. Mr..
auckland obtained the trees from the
Geneya- nursery. tree fiend.
1T is learned that a gentleman from
Peoria, Illinois, will be here shortly
with the view OF locating a Touring mill
in this vicinity, if sufficient Inducements
can be- offered. He is a man Of large
experience in the business and ample
means to carry out the project.
The RIVER PRESS has been promised
a few articles on old times on the Mis-
souri,, in the palmy days Of Fort Peck.
The gentleman who is to furnish them
was for several years in that locality,
and the articles will contain interesting
reading for some people now residing in
the territory.
Our reporter incidentally learned last
evening that u miner, who has been
prospecting in the Bear Paw mountains,
would arrive to day. He has ample
proof that there is gold in paying guam
Titles in that locality, having several
be ascertained.
Jailor Caldwell is certainly deserving
Of great credit for the neat and cleanly
manner in which he keeps the county
Jail. Everything in the interior is neat
as a new pin. He has had the prison
ers at work making gravel walks, and
the approaches to the Jail are kept in
splendid order.
The Helena board of trade ut its meet
ing on Thursday last telegraphed me
hundred and twenty words to the secre-
tary of the interior representating the
death-rate by starvation among the
Indians Of the Blackfeet nation and
asking the department to take immedi-
ate steps for their relief.-Herald.
Neil Murphy (the stage robbery while
being taken from Helena, h%andcutted
and shackled, to Butte for safe keeping,
attempted to escape by throwing him
self from the train, but was shortly re-
captured by Under Sheriff Conrad and
is now safely lodged behind the steel
bars of the Butte bastile.-A-slippery
customer that.
The Sisters hospital is now complet-
ed, but nothing will be done in regard
to the formal opening Of the institution
until the arrival of Bishop Brondel,
which will probably be some time this
month, when all the arrangements will
he made for the assignment Of the sisters
who will be in Observation-Disclosures
: On Saturday last quite a large rock,
thrown by a blast in the foundation be-
ing excavated for the new Masonic
Temple on Broadway, went through one
of the windows in Jockeys abstract
Office, causing CONSERVATION and uncer-
tainty in the minds Of Steele and others
as to whether it was an earthquake or u
call to judgment.-Herald. -
EWe-urderstand that it is the inten-
jtion Of the county commissioners to ask
Judge Wade not to hold a term OF court
here this fall owing to the small amount
of business, both civil and criminal,
now on hand. In. any event the court
will not v before October. AS a
matter Of expense not holding court this
fall will save to the county $4,000 to
SIS, 900.
From~Mr. J. j. Kennedy: who has
lust returned from the Marias, it is
learned that the roundup is now at Flat
coulee, on the Marias, about forty miles
from town. They will complete their
labors in about ten days. Mr.. Kennedy
reports the stock looking splendidly and