The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-17
more confident in regard to Fort Benton

is reasonably good, and altogether he
regards the situation at the river metro
polls as better thar at other towns of the
territory, excepting only Helena and
Butte. He expects a grand revival OF
business and says we have now only to
help ourselves to be prosperous and hap
| py. He agrees with the RIVER PRESS
that a Touring mill is a necessity and
wants steps taken to secure it, guarantee
ing his full cooperation. With this
object attained and the reservation
| opened to settlement a long period Of
prosperity is in store for Fort Benton.
From Mondays Daily.
The thermometer registered IL below
| zero this morning.
George Irwin, ex-sheriff Of Silver Bow
county, is a candidate for chief clerk of
the house.
The Missouri had not closed on Sat
urday at the Coal Banks. Ice was
running very heavy.
Capt. J. FL. McIltre, N. w. M. P,
who has many friends at Fort Benton,
is now stationed at Maple creek N. w. L.
1t is reported that a barrel of whisky
was broughtinto Peoples creek recently.
The owner was ANONYMOUSLY fired. but
whether they fired the whiskey OR not
we did not learn. The miners will not
have the article in camp.
Tt is reported that pickpockets are
rushing en- masse TO New Orleans, where
they expect to find victims in album
dance. Fort Bentonites who take in
the big show will please take warning
and look a little out for their wallets.
We asked an old stage driver how he
stood this cold weather. "Well," he
said. "when / make an unusually hard
trip, I make UP my mind that I'll quit,
but as soon as my destination is reached
and I get warmed up again, [ forget the
hardships of the trip and keep oE.'
Mr.. Donovon ofSan Francisco arrived
last evening. He is statistician of
Bancroft & Co. and will remain for a
few days gathering statictlcs for the
histories being published by the firm
whom he represents. Mr.. Donoyon is a
pleasant gentleman whom it is a pleas
ure to meet: We are sure our people
will aid him as far as possible in the
work upon which he is engaged.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Only $50 below Zero last night.
Il. C. Power s. Bro. have real apple
cider on draft. It is the genuine article.
The Valley House at Choteau has been
closed temporarily, probably for the
winter.
A wedding will take place the latter
part of the week. We are not atliberty
to give the names of the parties.
Jack Miller is loading at I. G. Baker
& Co.'S 10000 pounds Of freight for
Hamilton & Hazlett. of Choteau.
VIM. MacQueen, assignee of F. w.
Reed & Co., has an important advertise
ment in another column. Notice the
bargains offered.
Cattle quotations in the Chicago mark
cts on the 9th were as high as So. 10. The
market was firm and the supply and de
mand were about equally balanced.
The river closed at Fort Benton last
evening at $50 O'Clock, and this morn
ing quite a number of people crossed
over. About the same time the river
closed at the Coal Banks.
A Lo1I oo-Io wee rnaanf1xy killed nnl1
Stoneville, on the line of the Miles City
and Spearfish stage road, which weigh
ed fifty pounds and measured nine fee
from tip to tip Of the wings.
There is another butcher in town
6 Jacob Odenwald, Jr. Although but
three days old the little fellow is nearly
big enough to handle a ~cleaver, and it il
hardly necessary to add that his daddy
is decidedly proud of him.
From January 1st, 1875, to the 10th
inclusive, the thermometer ct the hospi
tai at Fort Benton showed an average
temperature of 25. $50 below zero. The
lowest reached was 59o below, and at ne
time within that period did it register
above zero.
Sergeant Major Douglass, of the
Northwest mounted police, was at For
Assinaboine a few days ago. He hae
been to Fort Maginnis to recover SOM
horses which had been stolen from Ma
ME creek o. short time since. Four o
the animals were recovered. The ser
geant has returned to Maple creek
; where he is stationed.