The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-09
LOCAL NOTES.

LOCAL NOTES.
From Wednesdays DAILY.
Chas. Culbertson, the Sand Coulee
bonanza coal king, is in town.
The Helena coach rolled in yesterday
with a full load OF nine passengers.
%ew potatoes at five cents a pound are
+ already in market from HighMood.
s~6an Dutro returned last evening from
crn.t Falls, where he has been taking
views.
The Johnson brothers of Buffalo
orapk. Judith Basin, are in town and
exnect their clip of $4,000 pounds in to-
day.
p, Rolfe's family came in with
hin, from Great Falls, to spend the
Fourth visiting their friends in Fort
Benton.
Mr., THAN has opened a blacksmith
sbon on upper Highwood. lie also does
repairing IN wood. This-Miu fill a long
tell want.
Johnny Davis, the rustling and eff
= cient superintendent of the Benton u
billings stage line, came i'll on last
nights coach.
~rrhe Touring mill of Mark Shelly Il
Son of Townsend was struck by light
ming last week, but fortunately was not
greatly damaged,
Dr, Bickford and A. III. Riser, of Fort
R4knap, arrived in town yesterday
from the post, and left after dinner for a
trip to HighWood.
The Judgment in the old case of Hus-
sev VS.. Tillson, al Old-timer on the dock
Of has been satisfied, Mr.. Hussey pay
inc 81. 800 IL Judgment and costs in the
case.
Chas. Crawford will run a four-horse
coach to and from the race track on the
afternoon of the Fourth, so that all not
having u private conveyance can get a
ride to the races.
Daniel Mckay reports the Teton wood
drive at Hunt & Kichter's, some forty
five miles from Fort Benton. He thinks
that the 18th of July will see the drive
all safe in the boom.
We see by the Mineral Argus that
Capt. McAdams had been under arrest
at Fort Maginnis, but upon what
charges, it is not stated. He was re-
leased last week, the charges being with
drawn, when he started for the Pacific
to Join his regiment.
John Mcguire, the manager of about
all the theatres in Montana, has gone
east to arrange the bookings tor the
Montana circuit the approaching the
atrical season.. He promises some first
clacC aOmn 1nipsm ae
7 The Power line of boats are now MAX
( ing special inducements in the way OF
low rates for parties going east, to pa
tronize the river route. they quote
tirst-class tickets to st. Paul $4Z.2O;
Chicago 500. 20; and New York $79.45.
twenty three tons OF ore from the
Spotted Horse lead at Maiden, run
through the Davis arrastre, yielded S7o7
in bullion. The experiment was SO sat
~isfaetory that it is proposed to gut up an
other arrastre, and continue the good
work.
Mr.. Julian f. Burd, the popular mer-
chant of Dupuyer, arrived IN the city
Yesterday after supplies for his estab-
lishmenU. MI. Burd reports business
good Notwithstanding the dull times.
He will leave for home to-day or to-
morrow.
Some evil minded person dropped
several pieces OF steel into the arteslan
well at Helena, thus making further
boring impossible. The present 265 foot
hole will have to be abandoned on that
account and a new start made in AMI
other place.
The new town of Choteau will have a
grand celebration on the Fourth, in
Guiding a mounted procession, GRAFTON
by Jno. w. Eddy, basket picnic, horse
races, foot races, fireworks, and a ball to
wind up with. There is lots OF enter
prise to the square inch in Choteau.
a
Highwood people soon expect a post
\ office, with Jared Smith-as-nQstmaster
They ought also to have a grist mill. A
very good water power could be secured