The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-08-13

SuDpoScu there were more Ill Tie parry.
They crossed at the mouth of High
wood and were seen by Neubert at
.Huntley's coulee on their way north
A female known as Florence had a
close call night before last. She had
been drinking some wine and used a
glass which contained morphine, and
shortly after became unconscious. Re-
storatlves were promptly administered,
and it was nearly morning before she
was regarded out of danger. 1t is sup
posed She took the drug to end her ex-
~istence, as she had been heard to say
she was going to kill herself.
From Fridays Daily.
The Missouri river is fordable at Great
Falls.
w. G.. SWEET, of Chestnut, is slowly
improving, M will shortly be around
again.
The saw mill at Great Falls was start
ed up yesterday morning, with Z. A.
Wall III charge.
Messrs. Power and Mcknight did not
leave yesterday as reported, u will de-
part this morning.
Capt Todd says the only man he saw
on his trip to Dauphin's rapids, was G..
Il. Norris, at Clagget.
The steamer Bachelor will leaveso OF
time after noon to-day. This will. be
the last chance to 60 east by the river
his year.
Tom Todd. and Arthur Conrad went
out hunting, Il day or two ago, and re-
turned in about three hours with sixty
three snlpe.
The good work goes on, and by next
year the system OF sidewalks and cross
walks inaugurated by the city council
will be complete.
Capt. Mart Coulson, well known in
Fort Benton, is living ia Pittsburgh,
having retired from steamboat life Oh
account of ill health.
A Portland paper reports that Frank
Frizbee formerly Of Helena) skipped
that town the other day with about
$5, 900 belonging to a bank i'll which he
al employed.
The Bachelor made an unprecedent-
edly quick trip from D%auphin's rapids,
passing the head OF the rapids at 8 a. NJ.
Wednesday and tying UP at Benton yes
terday at 500 p. III.
Brick making for the new hotel at
Great Falls is progressing rapidly.
About 40, 900 brick are already made.
It is the intention to make a Kiln Of
LOG, 900 before burning them.
Mrs. Kanouse and family, accompa-
MED by Miss Lottie Smith, left Tor
ToA nsend yesterday. Mrs. Kanouse
will visit Hon. j. E. Kanouse, u Miss
Smith will join her brother at Fort
Ellis.
Il It is rumored that there will be no
term Of the district court in Choteau
county this fall, owing to the small
amount Of business on hand. In case 1t
should be decided to hold court 1t Will
probably be postponed until october.
Bob Ingersoll has been telling the
Helena people what to do to be be saved.
| One OF our citizens suggests that BOD
be invited to come to Fort Benton and
| give us some information on the SUBJ
| iect, as Helena people are well fixed and
do not need any advice.
Mrs. Max Waterman will please ac-
| cept thanks for the beautiful bouquet OF
| flowers that ornaments the desk Of the
editor or the RIVER TRESS. NILS.
ternian has been a most successful florist
this year, her garden being a real oasis
in the surrounding desert, SO far as flow
ers are concerned.
MI. T. C. Power is building a mann
moth Darn on. his property at the leav-
ings Of Sun river. 1t will be used as a
COW stable. The structure is 40x8O feet,
built of stone and probably the largest
barn in the territory. Frank Dunn has
the contract for building, which IS suf11-
| cient guarantee that the work will be
well done. Mr.. Power has five miles OF
fencing on a portion of his property in
that location.
The following from the Independent
Of the 9th is taken for what it is worth
Advices from Cotton wood, Meagher
county, under date Of the Sd inst. report
that Granville Stuart's cowboys, twenty
or thirty III number, have a large band
OF horse thieves surrounded near the
mouth Of the Musselsllell, where seven
men were hung last week. The and Is