The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-21

ations for making the brick. The build
Ing is to be completed by September 1st.
-Husbandman.
Major Dunno reports that he has sew
eral apple and plum trees in full bloom,
while all the small fruit bushes (cur-
rants, gooseberries, etc., are loaded
down with blossoms. The major ex-
poets to raise lots of Montana fruit this
year.
Griffith yesterday purchased tie
well known trotting horse, Bozeman
Boy, from A J. Vance, of Twenty-eight
mile springs, who but recently became
the possessor of this fine animal. Boze-
man Boy has a record of 2:30, and is one
OF the fast steppers of the territory.
\ The new court house at Butte has a
clock which was ''set goingo with inn
posing ceremonies a few days ago. Our
new and magnificent temple of justice
should also be supplied with a clock.
The cost will be small in comparison
with the general utility Of a public time
piece.
By reason of a cable breaking a
section of the sheer boom got away yes
terday. and fioated down as far as the
IShonkin before it was stopped. 1t will
be taken back to its place to-day and
fastened so securely that there will be
mo danger of another accident of the
kind.
On Saturday last the Northern Pacific
company in st. Paul sold 1000 acres of
grazing land lying north of Miles City,
which will be used by several capital
lists as a sheep ranch. The average price
paid per acre was a trif1e over two dol
lars. Thus the grazing lands of this Sec
ton are being rapidly occupied.-Press.
Otto Fischer, a commercial traveller, for
leaving Helena without paying his city
and county license, was arrested at BOze-
man yesterday. Mr.. Steele, deputy
sheriff, leaves on this mornings train
and will bring the prisoner back to Hell
ena for trial.-Independent.
Mr.. Fischer represents Falk's beer COM
pany, of Milwaukee,, and was in this
city a few weeks ago. He doubtless for
got the little matter Of getting a license.
IAN esteemed subscriber sends us for
publication a defense of the celebrated
Jury that agreed to disagree" and were
fined by Judge Wade. There is this to
say, however, in defense of the judge
The jury did not try very hard to arrive
at a verdict, and they were especially
instructed to find the prisoner either
guilty or not guilty. They were out but
twenty minutes when they agreed to
disagree and notified the deputy that
their verdict was made up. These facts,
mong others, prompted the judge to
take them to task for their action.
Sunday evening last, while Robert
lCoburn's family were at supper, the
house was discovered to be on fire. 1t
had caught from the parlor stove, and
was under good Roadway when discov-
cred but the heroic efforts of the young
.ladies-there being no n present
cept the children, Miss Jessie and Miss
Laura Morrow--soon had it under con-
troll. Fortunately, however, but little
damage was done, more than that the
carpet, furniture and pictures got a good
Observation-Disclosures.
From Tuesdays Daily.
w. S. Wetzel has returned from an
extensive trip TO the country.
The work of sinking the artesian we'll
at Helena is progressing rapidly.
c. S. Gibson went down on the Bat
on a flying trip to Minneapolis.
Len McCulloh and family, OF Fort
iAssinaboine, are in the city, EN- route
for the post.
/ D. G. Brownies teams arrived yester-
day with oats from Jim Gellett's ranch
on Willow creek.
w. HI. Hunt, wife and child, are en-
route home on the steamer Benton,
which left Bismarck on the 18th.
Col. J. J. Coppinger, of Fort Assina-
toine, with his wife, will arrive from
Helena to-day, en- route to the post.
Mccoy got away with Mcdonald in
the slugging match at Butte last Satur-
day. They fought thirtyy-one rounds.
Col. Moale, Of Fort Shaw, is expected
in the city to-dry. The c%olonel's Fort
Benton friends are always glad to see
The Bachelor took the sections of the
sheer boom up the river Sunday, and
the work of getting the same in proper
place again is now in progress and will
soon be completed.
Major r. A. Allen, U. S. Indian agent
for the Blackfeet, arrived by private
this morning, followed by a