The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-07
LOCAL NOTES.

LOCAL
From Wednesdays Daily.
Rrick laying on the new school, nous
is in progress.
Costner's teams arrived yesterday with
Two for the new court house.
now Catholic church is to be COM
,,onced at Livingston at once.
There are quite a numbe or passen-
or the boats leaving Bismarck.
Tbarp are now three or four boats on
.hdir wav from Bismarck to this city.
man named Muller was run over by
liars and killed at Miles City on the
24th.
Colas's circus will be in Montana
vt lime, 1t will come from the
west.
miner named Pat Kelly was killed
hr a cave in the Bell mine at Butte,
on the 18th.
Z 7. Morrison, the rustling merchant
= of PhiIbrook, Judith valley, arrived in
the city yesterday.
Henry Miller has moved his family
AVN from Sun River, and has taken q
chair at Dukes Grand Union barber
shop.
n G.. Brownies teams will pull in to-
law from Helena. They are loaded with.
lime lumber, lath, and goods Of various
Linds
AFR w. G. SWEET, of Chestnut, one of
Meagher county's cattle kings, arrived
IN the city yesterday, and is at the
= / Teton
Aq6e Meagher county delegates to the
pozpman convention are solid for
BIaine. Major Wallace of the Judith
leads the delegation.
The first marriage in the Occur DIAL
ones was solemnized last week, Rev. w.
r. Shinpen. canyasser for the Butte In
ter Mountain, tying the knot.
The first instalment of treasury war;
ronts to Montana business men as re-
hate upon their tobacco tax was sent out
nv Internal Revenue Collector Fuller
the Goth inst. -
Lieut.. Griffith, with a. detachment of
troops, will arrive at the Coal Banks to-
day' where they will be stationed dur
ing the boating season TO take charge OF
the government t eight,
Better reports are now coming from
fine Cnur d'Alenes, although but little
can yet be said as to the merits Of the
camp, work not having progressed to
any considerable extent.
1.-TWO Doto Wilson, Of the leading
cattle men of the Musselshell, passed
over the Benton Southern stage line last
week with q view to purchasing. Tt is
thought he will take possession ia a
short time.
Tobacco rebate claims are being paid
at the rate of l 900 a day, and it is ex-
pected to have them all settled in about
a month. The claims already settled
number q 1000, and represent upwards
of s., 1000, 900.
Mr.. n. Nj. Erickson has received his
commission as postmaster for the new
office soon to be opened at LewistoWn
formerly Lewiston), and expects to
handle Uncle Sans letter pouches by
the 18th of May.
We specially call the attention OF our
lady patrons to the fact that we have re-
opened our Dressmaking department,
under the management of Mrs. jennie
Stevens, of Chicago, and respectfully
solicit their patronage.
r. C. POWER & BRO.
The walls of the new court house are
going up rapidly, and it will be but a
few days now until the brick work is
completed. The showing made already
is a sufficient indication that it will be
a very handsome building.
William Deascey has presented to
the Montana Historical Society his
badge or Insignia worn at Virginia
City in 1865, as the first town marshal
in Montana. 1T is a silver plate with
a gold shield and inscription, and cost
SOS.
Circular letters are being sent out by
the Helena & Fort Benton railroad COM
mittee, setting forth the purposes for
which that company has been organlz-
ed, etc.. ETC., and inviting subscriptions
to the stock.-Independent.
That kind of work will never build
the road. The circular plan won't do.
Ed. Smith has completed his contract
for repairing the Belt creek bridge. Mr..
T.. w. Peck informs US that Ed. has
done his work well, and that there is
now no danger Of the bridge being
washed away. The pier may be knock
ed out" but the bridge will stand With
out it.
The secretary Of the interior has re-
versed the decision of the COMMISSIONS
Of the general land office in the case OF
Peterson vs.. j. M. ArnouX, admlnlstra-
tor of the estate of Stephen Armell.
The decision of the commissions was
favorable to Peterson, out Secretary
Teller overthrows this and gives author
ity to Mr.. Arnoux to prove up OIL the
land in question for the benefit OF the