The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-06

MalcOlm MOrrOW, sen., arrived from
Helena yesterday, bringing with him
William Morrow and bride. They all
leaye for their home on the Shonkir
to-day.
G. A. Broadwater, Helena, J. M. Ma
than. San Francisco, A. and G.. HAY
Arrow Greek, Mike Healy, Assinaboine,
James Gillette, Highwood, and Pete
Wilde, Helena, are registered at the
Grand Union.
The Spokane Falls Chronicle is au-
thority for the statement hat oats are
being brought extensively from Helena
to that place. A firm at Spokane re-
ceived $4,000 pounds from the capital a
few days ago.
Malcolm Morrow, ST., who has Just
returned from Helena, says hat his
visit to the capital has given him more
faith than ever in the river metropolis.
He thinks our future prospects are even
brighter~than those of HeIena.--
No one in Fort Benton will ever in
vest in a rattle again when Frank Lep-
per is allowed to take a chance. He has
got away with about everything that
has been put up this winter, and last
night threw AZ, winning the handsome
toilet cushion and scent bottles at [. G..
Baker & Co.'s. -
-The-tax levy of the several counties
of Montana is as follows: Lewis and
Clarke, II mills; Silver Bow, 10: Bea-
verhead, 10; Gallatin, 10; Madison, IA;
Choteau, Is; Deer Lodge, Is; Meagher,
Is Custer, 20; MissouIa, 2O9 Dawson,
q. The lowestis Lewis and Clarke, with
II mills, and the highest is Dawson, with
81 mills.
A st. Paul dispatch says Col. Ilges is
in that city arranging to have a rehear-
ing for reinstatement to his former rank
in the army on the ground of newly
discovered evidence. The president is
reported to have promised to see the Sec
rotary of war, with a view to securing a
%rehearing, at the intercession Of friends
of Ilges.
This chinook is everything for the
stock interests of the country. On some
of the ranges the snow was crusted, so
as to make it difficult for stock to get at
the grass, and as a consequence many
Of the cattle were beginning to get thin.
To-day, however, there Wilf~be very
little snow left, and all Stock will begin
ito improve.
Tom McDevitt and Jim Shelton took
| their departure a few days ago for the
Occur d'Alenes. where they fully expect
to strike it rich.n We trust their ex-
pectations will be realized. VIM.
Shelton is already in the gulch, where
he is conducting a business, and is the
owner of thirty acres of ground that
be thinks valuable.
Major Crozier, of the mounted police,
who has been in command at Fort Mac
leod for several years, will shortly de-
part from that post or leave of absence,
and it is doubtful if be returns. but will
probably be transferred to some other
post. The citizens of Fort Macleod
recently presented him with an address
of a very complimentary nature.
The dryer of the Assinaboine coach
informs us that two men came into the
station at Coal Banks, Wednesday even
ing, one with his hands and the other
with his feet badly frozen. They were
hunting a sheep ranch near the Bears
Paw mountains, and in coming from
there lost their road and tried to follow
the telegraph. Tuesday night they had
to sleep out, and then got frozen as
stated.
The ice boat, manned by Messrs. Yore,
Tut and Fowler, made q grand trip
Yesterday from the Grand Union hotel
clear down.to Mike Lynch's ferry tower.
The boat not being braced enough sag
ged down in the center, dragging in the
soft, wet snow which lay on the ice.
This retarded its motion SO much that
the boys were compelled to get off and
push occasionally to help the frail craft
along. All at once a sudden gust of the
chinook, or. as an old sailor said, a
squall, struck the boat; the mainsail
Gibbed, causing the mast to cant forward,
and as there were no backstays, the
force of the squall jerked the mast right