The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-01-30
LOCAL
From Wednesdays Daily.

Ford S. Caldwell was in New York a
few days ago.
TIE ice ~rustlers are hard at work. and
+bnra need be no fear of an ice famine
next summer.
Some of Nose Solomon's old acquain-
tances are paying him o visit. They
came with lodges and travOls.
The managers of the Livingston skat-
mo rink have sent east to.secuTe the SER
vices of four professional skaters.
A great many antelope are reported
%runnine at large on the lonesome pral-
rie. This is a God send for the Indians.
Jake Graft q Co. have been busy for
some time hauling wood across the river
atthe the Coal Banks and banking 1T up
for the steamboat use next summer.
A handsome photographic blrdseye
view of Montana's metropolis, for which
we extend thanks to Richard Jockey,
real estate agent, now adorns the RIVER
PRESS sanctum. /
There was a sherif's sale yesterday of
the cabin of John Ogle, the jumper of
the ranch of J. A. Kanouse, ON the Te-
ton. The cabin was bought in by Mr.
Kanouse for S25.
The commanding officer at Fort As
sinaboine has ordered Mat Adams and
Dave gle, who were engaged PENN
up the coal mine at Coal Banks to stop
the work at
In digging a we'll on the premises oc-
cupied by Col. Leaning, on upper
Main street, a fine quality of building
sand was discovered. 1t is said to be
better thanany yetfoundin-t this section.
VIM. Evans and Mike Maloney were
arrested Monday evening for being
drunk on the streets. They were
hroupht before Judge Kanouse yester-
dav and given the usual fine of 81 and
costs.
A stage is being organized
To rnn q daiIy coach between Spokane
Falls and Eagle City, the metropolis OF
the Coeur d'Alenes. The biggest SIAM
nede ever known on the Pacific coast is
predicted.
Iowa Gathers Familiarity known as
"Oab,'' is confined to the limits OF the
Overland hotel by a severe attack OF
rheumatism. He will probably start for
the Hot Springs as soon as he has SUIT
ticiently recovered.
novel method of keeping out the
wintrv blasts is that adopted by Mr..
Schoeffer, the mail carrier Tor stanton,
D. T., and the vicinity. lie mas con-
pletelv covered his house with deer
skins, which are a great protection and
a curiosity to strangers, as the house
presents a queer appearance under It's
weight of skins.
Mr.. Morgan, military telegraph oper-
ator. received authority a few days
" A. ,ax,,xo tho to1aUr1nh office TO
the Grand Union hotel. Yesterday ne
commenced making preparations chang
ing the poles to Bond street Every
thing will be completed by the first OF
February. This change will be Of great
convenience to the business men OF THIS
end of town.
Owing to the rush for seats for the
Trayesty of Romeo and Juliet, to be Civ
en- by local amateurs his evening, the
management added two rows OF chairs,
and if found necessary will add more.
A good view of the stage can be- ostalned
from any seat in the house. Partles
who were unable to get good seats yes
terday morning will find seats BY calling
at the post office this morning. Let
everybody attend to witness THIS, the
last representation Of Romeo ana Jullet,
s'with all the modern improvements
reproduced from Shakespeare.
Major Turner writes as from Nash
Vile Tenn. as follows: "On January
5th the thermometer here showed II
I below zero. and there was four inches or
snow on the ground. This has been the
coolest spell and the deepest snow IA
this section for ten years, and all tnel
4 stockmen are busy feeding their cattle
~1HoIsTein cattle are having a boom in
Tennessee. a great many herds having
been imported into this state recently.
The tariff Question is being freely dis
cussed anon politicians. Look out for
more Jersey cattle which will DE driven
IN to Fort Benton in the spring.
Our rigorous snap has chilled and
stupefed the prairie chickens in the ru-
raj precincts hereabouts to such an tx
tent as to render them perfectly mar
ferent to the presence OF a man. lt is
said that coyeys of them can be picked
ont Of straw stacks and from the snow
in the tall grass readily as gooseberries
can he picked in October. Another
week like the one just closed, 1t IS
thought. would do the business for these
BIRDS to q very great extent, but as the
backbone of the snap has been fractured
thew will come out with a limited loss.
Some farmers gathered in enough to
keen their familiesin meat until SPRING
Sioux Falls Press.
From Fridays Daily.
Col. Ilges left for the east Saturday
evening. He intends returning II es-
tablishing himself in Montana In about
two months.
The ouartermaster at Fort Assina1