The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-16

LOCAL NOTES.
From Saturdays DAILY #
Cant. Spaulding, of Fort A~ssinaboine,
u,oo IN town Thursday on his way east
IN attend a court martial, OF which he IS
a member.
The tax levy in Silver Bow county
will be only thirteen mills this year.
This low rate speaks we'll for the eco
uomical ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
officials.
The popular dry goods mar at w. >.
.Wetzei's, Mr.. Chas. Thompson, expects
TO start to-day for Sun River and other
noints in the interest of the Fort Ben
ton house. ~~ -
The first of the ice crop is being gath
cred near the upper ferry for the sum-
mer use of the Grand Union. About
1875 tons will be put up for consumption
during the heated term.
Our Neihart r~ustler, Peter Fehren-
hack. better known as Clutch Pete"
will leave for Helena by this mornings
coach on business connected with the
famous Samson mine, in the Montana
distrit.
Miles City shows a grand fetal of
s136 800 invested in public buildings,
stores and private residences this last
summer. 1T is pleasing to note such
~nrosperity in our sister cities as it speaks
volumes for Montana's growth in the
future.
The notorious outlaw and cattle thief
of the Powder river country, "Zeb'
Steward, was captured at the Arkansas
Hot Springs lately, just a few days be-
fore he was to be married to an estima-
bic young lady of hat place. He has
been taken to Cheyenne for trial.
The John l.. Sullivan combination OF
celebrated pugilists drew a large crowd
Mt their entertainmentin Butte Wednes-
dav evening. An audience of about
1.5OO people witnessed the company's
first sparring match given in Montana.
The exhibition was repeated in Helena
Thursday evening.
One ofthe delegates to the constitution
al convention, w. Ell. Hunt, starts for
Helena on this mornings coach. The
other delegate, r. T.. Collins, has been
in Helena for some time. Nearly every
county in the territory has claimed the
honor of president for n of their dele
gates. Though Choteau has not asked
for any honor of that kind yet we sus-
pect that our members elect will size up
with any of the delegates as far as tit
ness for the place is concerned.
The latest sensation in Butte is the
mining expert crank, John Edgar
Smith. Not being satisfied with the
notoriety consequent upon being hap.
tized in one of the churches he has
started in to make numerous and lndls-
criminate calls upon the ladies Of the
city-all the same as New Years Gay.
The crank was arrested, and hauled up
before His Honor" lately, but the
IRENE notability and p%oliteness Of the
visiting fiend melted the heart or MS IN
cipient taller and he was turned loose to
rustle with the common herd once
more.
The Helena citizens are complaining
of unwarrartable structures by the city
marshal in enforcing the ordinance
with regard to keeping the sidewalks
cleared of snow. The indignant suffer
ers complain that this officious city 9TH
cial insists on the snow being cleareo
from the walks, running clear out int
the country a mile and a half from tht
settlement. Thank the Lord, we have
not got that kind of a marshal in For
Benton! Here, the property owners q
not have to keep the snow shovelee
off even in the business portion OF tn
town. But that, we suppose, IS the Gil
ference between the city government
Helena and Fort Benton. We neve
heard vet of any one complaining Of oul
city marshal being too strict in llttl
matters of this kind.
From Sundays Dairy
Isaac C.McCord proved up on his High