The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-08-06
LOCAL NOTES.
r,om Wednesdays Daily.

There are encouraging prospects for
.ha resumption of operations at Glen
Ionin in a short time.
2 r. Cowen, Of Murphy, Maclay &
~ left Yesterday morning on a bust
ness trip to Belt creek.
Commodore Wheeler was to have
.tarted from Helena yesterday with an
"ther excursion party to Great Falls.
Major Lincoln and wife arrived in the
city Yesterday on the Billings coach, re-
aiming from their trip east. They will
leave for Fort Belknap in a few days.
Insurance rates in Miles City have
hoan advanced two and one-half per
oent, all around, whereat property own
ers kick vigorously and justly, but I'M
availingly.
II, J.. Wackerlin and Co. are putting
iron crate doors and windows on the
First National bank. 1t will take an
axnert burglar to reach the treasure in
that institution now.
If is claimed that most of the travel
to the National Park this year is via
the Utah d Northern and Beaver can
Won. The Northern Pacific, although
The direct route, is getting left.
The Rev. Father James b. Halton,
who has been a priest or active duty i'll
the diocese of st. Paul for a number of
Years. has arrived in Helena and will be
assigned to a parish in Montana by
bishop Brondel.
The Alline mine, the property of w.
Dunton, Fred. France, Il. Herpich, E.
Gendren and James Mlllikin, was bond
ed last week to A. M. Esler, tor the sum
of $1,000 till April 1st, 1885. Miners
will be put to work at once getting out
Ore.-Maiden Argus.
Hon. J. L. Kanouse of Townsend, ac-
companed by his brother-in-law, T..
Ballard, arrived in the city yesterday by
private conveyance. Mr.. Kanouse knew
of the illness OF his father, but did not
think he was in a dangerous condition,
and was shocked to hear upon his arrival
that the Pale Rider had preceded him a
few hours.
The auction sale at Macleod of lots on
the new townsite was very successful.
One hundred and thirty-ive lots were
disposed of at prices ranging from S3O
to $50 per lot. The new site is nicely
situated, n as the lots were sold tor
cash, the citizens of Macleod have shown
by their large purchases hat they have
every faith IN the future OF their town.
We learn from reliable sources that
Dutch Louie,o who has a ranch on
Crooked creek, on the Rocky Point
road, was hung one night last week by
aparty of men, on the charge of keeping
u rendezvous for horse thieves. 1t Is
said he core a hard name, and suspicion
had been resting on him Tor some time.
We are unable to learn ~partlcularS.-
Maiden Argus -
A meeting Of the pioneers of Montana
will be held at Helena on wednesday
Sept. 10th during the fair for the pur-
pose of forming a Pioneers association.
Those who were residents within its
limits at the organization or the territory
MAY rs, 1864 are entitled to rank as
l"Pioneers.n The call bears the sigma
lures Of Mat. Carroll, T.. q. Maclay and
u. NJ. Arffoux OF CEoteau county.
Ed. Smith has just returned from
Nelhart. He informs US that his mule
teams are now hauling ore from q
Montana Bell and st. Julian mines TO
the railroad and that they will be kept
busy at this work until snow flies. Jack
Hammond is also hauling ore for the
same parties. This ore averages a little
over $500 to the ton and will net the
proprietors of the mines, Messrs. Cham
berlain IL Bell, about $135. In view OF
this fact it is no wonder that they are
reluctant to part with the property at
any figure.
The case of Broadwater, Mcnamara
Co, VS.. The Lion Fire Insurance COM
pany is on trial in the district court at
ut. Paul. 1T is an action brought to re-
cover $4,000 upon an insurance pollcy
given upon the post traders station at
Fort Maginnis, in Montana, belonging
to plaintiffs. The insurance company's
defense is that at the time the policy
was taken out the plaintiffs were not
the owners in fee simple of the real es-
tate upon which the insured property
stood, and that no notice Was given the
company of~this tact.
/ Edmund Ingersoll, who has just re-
turned from Otter creek, informs us
that, a few days ago. Ed. Mann saw a
small party of Indians about ten miles
from his place who had with them seven
head of horses with halters on, evident
~ stolen animals. Not being prepared
to fight five or six redskins, all well
armed, Mr.. Mann ~retreated IN good
shape, and that night the Indians disap-
peared. Mr.. Ingersoll had been survey
ing in that region, and next morning
one OF the flags he had put up was miss
Ing, having been carried away Doubtless
by the Indians. 1t is believed these are
Flatheads, a party Of about the same
number having been seen a few days
ago at the Judith Gap, en- route this
way.
from Thursdays Daily:
Howell Harris arri wed from the north.