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

LOCAL NOTES.. \
From, wednesdays Daily. ~
Ed Smiths teams will start to-day to
bring in a load of Barker bullion.
las, A. Yore and family, OF Belt creek,
are stopping at the Grand Union.
We have received with the Avant Cour-
Ter a fine photographic view of Bozeman.
Pete LABELS teams are in from Bill
mos loaded with goods for T. G.. Power
& Bro.
Clark, the stage driver, reports only
two inches of snow from the Coal Banks
10 Acknowledgement less than we have
L. r.. Fl, Mason, from Belt creek, is reg
I ;stered at the Overland. He is in
| town to get medical treatment for an
/ attack of snow blindness.-~~~~~=~
Anything new from Helena?" Ten
dollars reward for evidence that Will
convict any person guilty or asking the
above question of a newspaper man.
Justice Kanouse's court was %enlivened
Yesterday with one plain drunk of an
ex "boy in blue" The usual assessment
of$1, with trimmings, was levied on
the unfortunate. N
Our efficient stage agent, B. L.. Pow
ers. ESQ.,, left on yesterdays coach for a
4 short visit to his relatives in MeagherJ
county. Ed. Campbell also left on the
same coach for ashort Yisittohis easteEu
\friends.
r We learn that David Morrow had a
large crowd at his Christmas dinner.
Nearly all the people of the lower Shon-
kin were there, and those present were
delighted with the many good things
they had to eat. --
Bismarck has not escaped the imam
cial pressure. The Tribune says: 1t is
believed that the Bismarck Touring
mill will pass into the hands of q receiv-
er. Numerous attachments were field
Yesterday, among others n by the
managers of the Hayes farm to secure a
debt of $4,000.
We are told that 500 was put up yes
terday by a we'll posted party against an
equal amount that a railroad Would be
under course OF construction to Fort
Benton inside of six months. we all
hope that the mar who has sand enough
to bet on a coming railroad will get
away with the$loo.
4 Gus Senieur expects to take his de-
5~parture for the east tomorrow morning
to make his purchases of material need
ed for finishing the new court house. lie
will be absent several weeks, an Will
come back prepared to push his con-
tract through and have the court mouse
finished by August 1st.
n The coal mine at the Coal Banks
promises to be a big thing, as Dave
Ogle, the discoverer and owner, says it
crops out for three-quarters OF a mile
lust as thick as where he has opened up
the vein. 1t shows up four feet and two
inches of good, solid coal in the face of
the tunnel where he has been at work. |
Another Of Fort~Benton,s o1d-timersI
is preparing to take a tripto the states.
! Herman Brinkman will start THURSDAY
morning for Davenport, Iowa, where he
has a brother residing. There aged
mother has arrived from Bremia, in the
"Old Country and as it has been many
a long yearsince Herman has seen herl
he feels under obligations to ge at once.
/ His many Benton friends wish him q
pleasant journey and safe return in a.
few
Last evening a young man VINO had
lust arrived froni Montana visited the
apartments of a Second street prostitute
named Maude Golden, and during the
interview was requested to go out ana
purchase some whisky. He left the
room. and was at once throttled by four
men, who robbed him of $500, all the
money in his possession. the ponce
were Instructed to arrest the woman, as
the robbery is supposed to have been IN
stigated by her.-Pioneer Press.
The city marshal should have noticed
long before this that the ordinance Or
dering the sidewalks to be kept cleared
of snow has not been obeyed. The last
two davs most of the sidewalks in the
city have been covered with q slush Of
snow and water in the middle OF the
day, and the rest ofthe time with frozen
snow or a thin coating OF glare Ice: Inc
middle of the road is preferable Tor Pc
destrians to the fine sidewalks In either
case, and especially at night when the
smoothness of the recovered boards
makes q person guess whether the next
step will find him on his head or
feet. The authorities should see to THAT
this city ordinance is strictly enforced,
and the sidewalks kept cleared, espe-
cially in the business portions or the
town.
From Thursdays Daily:
Jerome Norris, the Helena butcher,
proprietor of two meat markets in that
city, has failed.
Charley Green of this city, but who is
attending school at Faribault, was regis