The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-03
LOCAL

During the week ending November
ODD Butte shipped bullion to the value
of $l63, 800.
The Montana Improvement company,
of Missoula, have 10000, 900 feet Of ium-
Der on band.
w. J. Stevenson, formerly an attorney
at this place, was married recently at
his home in Jacksonville, Ill.
n. B. Smith, one of the rising young
attorneys of White Sulphur Springs,
has recently been married at Ottumwa,
Iowa.
"Tuck" Lambert, one of the bonanza
kings of Neihart, has gone east to spend
a few week at his old home in Ken
lucky.
r. A. Wall is in town and is the hap
piest man in four territories. Mrs. wall
presented hin with a fine, bouncing boy
on the oath inst.
The horses, mules and wagons adver-
tised in the RIVER PRESS by VIM. Mac
Queen were sold to-day to }. L. Arm
ington. Printers ink did it.
Rev. S. c.. Fackenthall will take his
departure from Fort Benton Monday
morning, going as far as Helena by
private conveyance. His destination is
San Francisco.
John Hezekiah and bride have return
ed to the city and are now living beneath
their own vine and fig tree, so to speak.
Mr.. I'll. has been the recipient of innu-
merable congratulations.
The residents of Great Falls had a
ball at Walker & Carriers hotel on
Thanksgiving, which we learn was a
most pleasant and enjoyable affair. This
we believe was the first ball given atthe
new town.
Now that the national administration
will soon be democratic Fort Benton
will probably have a land office in the
near future. Delegate Maginnis ought
to be able to accomplish this result dur
ing the ensuing session.
AL. Hamilton is at Helena, en- route
home, after an absence Of several months
i'm the mountains of Alberta, looking
after his mining interests. MI. Hamil-
ton will be heartily welcomed by his
many friends in this part of the terri
tory.
Robt. Brighton was arraigned before
Judge Spencer this morning on the
charge of petit larceny, he having stolen
a cord Of wood from w. O. Dexter.
He was found guilty and fined $50 with
costs. Mr.. Brighton will occupy quar-
ters at the McDevitt hotel for a brief
season.
We noticed Il. c.. Power & Bro. load
ing q freight outfit to-day with oats for
Fort Shaw, to turn in on the contract
at that post. Hauling grain to the Sun
river valley seems a good deal like car
rying Goals to Newcastle, but Fort pna-
ton has about oats enough to supply the
whole territory.
A. d. Landrum, of Fort Buford, who
recently returned from the Little Rocky
gold fields, was in the city during the
past week. In conversation with an In
dependent reporter he spoke very highly
of this new mining region, and said that
gold was there in paying quantities, and
that next spring it would receive a new
impetus.-Glendive Independent.
We understand that the mail service
from Ubet to Fort Maginnis via Maiden
is to be daily after the 1st of December.
This will be a convenience fully appre-
ciated by the people along the route
whose mail facilities in the past have
not been first-class. Several important
new lines in this part Of the territory
are to go into effect on the first prox.
VIM. Glassman has just completed
one of the finest saddles ever made in
Fort Benton, and for the past day or
two it has attracted a good deal of atten-
ton at the shop. 1t is manufactured
from the very best material, is hand
made throughout and withal Il perfect
beauty. 1t ought to do almost any cattle
king proud to be the possessor of such
an s'Outit."
Great is the power of printers ink.
II. g. Power & Bro. had a number of
horses stolen near Clagett this fall, and
through an advertisement in the RIVER
PRESS they heard from them a day or
two ago. The horses were stolen by
northern Indians and taken to the Mac
leod country, the police taking posses
sion of them, and by means OF the ad.
in the RIVER PRESS the ownership of
the animals was learned.