The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-11-19
LOCAL

!. p. Pollinger of Fort Macleod is re-
gistered at the Grand Union.
G.. ?. Thomson left to-day in com
pany with his partner, Mr.. Weideman,
for his sheep ranch on Warm Spring
creek.
The Macleod Gazette, with commend
able energy, is issuing a supplement
every week, and is getting a new set Of
plates for brands.
The Independent a few days ago said
"Blaine never heard the rebel yell"
Old Missouri occasionally crops out III
the columns Of that journal.
Geo. w. Samples to-day loaded 10000
pounds of freight at t. G. Power d Bros.
for N. M. Erickson, Lewistown, judith
Cattle company and Brooks Bros.
Ed. Smiths teams loaded 75,0C0
pounds of freight for Murphy, Maciay
q co. to-day. This is the first shipment
of goods to the firms new store at Great
Falls.
Charles w. Penrose, Of Missoula, who
passed the board Of examination for the
army at Fortress Monroe and commits
stoned q second lieutenant, has been as
signed to the 18th infantry now serving
i'll Dakota.
Two Of the three district attorneys
elect of Montana-Henry N. Blake, Of
the first, and VIM. H. Hunt, Of the
third district-are republicans. Both
are able lawyers and will make public
prosecutors OF the first order.-Herald.
News has been received here Of the
death Of Mrs. Lucy Richardson at st.
Louis on the Sd inst. Mrs. Richardson
was the sister Of Mr.. VIM. Archer and
M, J,1,,, " NT,-1y nf fhjc 0itv Shn
leaves a husband and six children to
mourn her loss.
The Rev. George Comfort, the presid-
ing elder Of the Helena district Of h
Methodist church, is an old-timer. He
was in Benton sixteen years ago when
there were but few people in the town.
He is pleased to notice the rapid strides
Benton has made since he was here at
that time.
The reverses suffered by the democrats
of Montana seem most TO have affected
their newspaper organs. The Benton
Record is rumored about to 60 out Of
print; the Livingston Enterprise dis
penses with lis daily edition the Boze-
man Chronicle curtails its columns, and
the Helena Independent to-day declares
it's purpose to cut down its dimensions
to q folio sheet.-Herald,
The people Of Bozeman held an in
dignation meeting a few days ago to
protest against what they term a gross
misrepresentation Of the agent Of Ban
croft's history. They subscribed, as
they supposed, for a single volume and
find that they were duped into subscrib-
ing for a large number of volumes, and
they do not like it. They passed reso-
lutions not to receive the books.
From Mondays Daily.
Fifty Indians left the Blackfoot agen-
cy a few days ago on a horse stealing
raid.
G. B. Fowler and E. E. Peterson re-
Faont Maiden vo~te- y h"ving
had "a pleasant and SUCCESSFUL pusllesa
trip.
Gus Senieur will start for the east to-
morrow morning. He will go from
here to Kentucky, and during his trav-
els will visit New Orleans.
The board of canvassers met this
morning to count the votes. 1t was
found that there are informalities in
every return, Fort Benton included.
Capt. John Mullan, who laid out the
famous Mullan road from Walla Walla
to Helena, was lately in Missoula. lie
is now u commissioner of Indian schools.
A Sun River Sun correspondent
closes his review of the Suilivan-C Craig
tragedy with the following state ment
'The general verdict of the people at
Augusta Is that Sullivan richly deserved
what he got, and that Craig was fully
justified in killing him."
Little Dog was the Indian killed by.
the C~heyennes at Judith Gap q few
weeks ago, instead OF Antelope Shirt,
as reported. The latter, we are inform
ed, is like the Police GaZette-illuetrated
with cuts. A few days ago he and an
other Indian had a row, in which he
was carved up with an axe. He carries
his nose in a sling.
For the past two weeks rumors have
been circulating in town as to a suspect
cd murder on Hollywood, John Valen-
tine being the victim. So far as we
have been able to ascertain nothing has
vet been discovered to confirm the trnth
of these reports, and until something
definite is known it would be unjust to
connect the name OF a reputable citizen
with u crime which is still in doubt.
Thirty men went out this morning from
Highwood to institute q search for the
missing man, and until the real facts are
ascertained it would be as we'll to with
hold Judgment in the matter.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The Helena and Benton stage line is
doing a good business for this season of
the year.
r. G. Power and wife were ut the
Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, on the
18th inst.