The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-12

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jor Allen had not before met in nineteen
years. A good soldier ought to make a
good Indian agent.-Herald.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Ben Hogan is working Dillon now.
Silver Bow county is well heeled,
with $85 900 cash in the treasury.
Ben Swigert loaded his teams Sunday
at Kleinschmidt & Bro-'s for Helena.
B. e. Kingsbury, of Butte, is in the
city, and stopping at the Grand Union.
r. c.. Power & Bros teams were load
ing yesterday with bacon and flour for
Belknap
The city election promises to be the
absorbing subject OF interest for the next
two or three weeks.
Len McCulloh and family, and E. T.
Broadwater, left on the coach yesterday
morning for Helena.
The many friends of Judge G. l..
Spencer are pleased to see him back
again from his trip east.
Ed. Smiths mule teams will leave to-
day or tomorrow for Barker Junction,
to haul Barker bullion to this city.
w. A. Clarke, of Butte, the probable
nominee of the democrats for delegate
to congress, was in Chicago last week.
Col. Baker, late of Fort Maginnis, has
been ordered to Fort Custer; and Capt.
former post.
The paymaster will leave Helena on
Friday next for Forts Shaw and Assina-
boine, to distribute ducats amongst the
boys in blue.
Mike Hendrickson returned from
Helena Saturday. The Indictment
against him in the Z. S. court, for al
legged election frauds, was quashed.
An election for school trustee in the
place of Herman Brinkman will take
place the first Monday of next month,
the same day the city election occurs.
Gen. Coburn, the new district Judge,
received the nomination for secretary of
Montana nineteen years ago, but de-
clined, when Gen. Meagher was APP
pointed in his stead.
Billings is moving earnestly in the
matter Of having a branch of the North
ern Pacific built from that town to the
Bull mountain coal fields, and with some
assurances of success.
Mr.. Paris Gibson, the persistent and
effective boomer of northern Montana,
arrived at Helena Friday on his way
home from the east, and may be ex-
pected in Fort Benton in a day or two.
w. c.. Pomfret left for TIBET on the
Billings coach yesterday morning, at
which point he will meet his wife and
make the journey by private convey
ance, via White Sulphur Springs, to
Helena.
Our principal builders and contrac-
tors are busy Figuring on the cost of
erecting the heW School house, prepare
tory to putting in bids. Major Dunno
was kept busy all day yesterday ex-
Gplaining the plans and specifications.
The finest ASSOC tment of jewelry ever
brought to Montana is now displayed at
g.. p. Reeves & Co. IS. Helena. Anyone
Visiting the capital city should not fail
tb call and view the display of so many
beautiful articles. Whether you wish
to purchase or not, do not fail to take a
peep at them.
Mr.. c.. B. Fowler visited the ice gorge
at the mouth of the Shonkin Sunday,
and he authorizes us to say, reports to
the contrary Notwithstanding, that it is
lust as solid as it ever was and is not
broken anywhere. There is not, how
ever, any danger OF another flood, as
the new ice is not heavy enough, nor is
there sufficient of it, to do any harm.
Commodore s. B. Conlson says there
will be no special change in the policy
of Missouri river steamboat owners this
season. There are large contracts Tor
the shipment Of private freight, and the
usual number of boats are likely to be
kept busy. The Missouri is expected to
be open for navigation, to quote the
commodore, ANY time between March
Is and April 15.'-Pioneer Press.
If you have a fine watch which you
wish cleaned or repaired send it to Geo.
P. Reeves q Co., of Helena. Only the
best Workmen are employed at that es-
~tabIishnent. IF you wish for any gold
or silver jewelry. silverWare, or a fine
watch or clock, reHemberthat the above
firm have a full and complete stock and
are selling the same at a reasonable fig
ure. Orders by Eidil receive prompt and
l~caseful attention..
We see by the Argus that Constable
lFletcher, Of Maiden, who was here some
yWVCho aSO aflCI d. lIoISC tIICI Idillt0
Thomas Logan, got his man and horse
and took both back to camp. The ar
rest was made aG Lake station, on tile
Helena road. Young Logan is Il de
generate son of Capt. VIM. Logan, who
lost his life at the battle of Big Hole,
and after whom Fort Logan was named.
Sheridan s. Barker, the merchant
tailors Of Helena, will have a clear
ing sale at cost from this date until the
18th of March, to make room for their
snrinv aSsnrfIlpnt which will arrive