The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-06-04
ON Wednesdays Daily.

and they will if there is anything to be
found.
From Wednesdays Daily.
The much wanted rain has come, and
Is duly appreciated. -
AThe steamer Benton took down about
1000 bars of bullion.
Coles circus will pitch its tents at
Helena or the ed prox.
The republican national convention
will be held next Tuesday.
There were fifteen delegates from
Montana at the meeting Of the grand
lodge A. O. u. W., at Salt Lake City
last week.
W. don't hear much about the rail
road how. The Helena & Benton en-
terprise seems to have gone the way of
all others.
The New York Clipper is authority
for the statement that John Mcguire is
now the biggest theatrical circuit man
ager in the west.
Gov. Crosby has gone east for a few
weeks, and in his absence Secretary
Tooker is the acting head of the terri
torial government.
Thos. Ell. B. Hussey. G. Fl. Wood and
S. S. Berry, of Philbrook, arrived in
the city yesterday. MI. Hussey is an.
extensive wool grower on Ross Fork.
The Montana cowboy has illustrated
his propensity for striking nomencla-
ture by naming the scene of Paymaster
Whipple's recent encounter with road
agents "Whipple's Skin-Out."
Mr.. Noah Armstrong, of Madison
county, had $4,000 on deposit with
Donnell, Lawson & Simpson, of New
York, when that firm failed. He is
probably the heaviest Montana loser by
the New York panic.
Gen. Brisbin, with his command, has
left for Boise City, Idaho, to which
place he has been transferred. The
general will now doubtless become an
Idaho boomer, as he has been a most
effective and persistent Montana BOOM
er.
The ieWelry store of J. Walters. Glen
dive was burglarized last week. Watches
chains and rings to the amount Of$1,0 900
were secured by the thieves. One arrest
Of a woman of the town has been made,
and the officers are in pursuit Of two
other parties implicated. -
Mr.. w. f. Parker has formed a part
nership with FL. P. Rolfe in the practice
Of the law, and the style of the firm will
be Rolfe & Parker. Mr.. Parker has
been in the office of Sanders & Cullen,
at Helena, for sometime, and is a young
man we'll up in his profession.
I'VE acknowledge a pleasant call from
Mr.. N. W. Scott, editor and publisher Of
the Pope County Press, published at
taken an extended jaunt through Mon
tana, and expresses himself as very
much pleased with the territory.
rs. w. Clarity, who had been en-
ployed as a telegraph operator in the
Northern Pacific office at Bismarck for
fa month or two, was arrested a few days
ago, charged with robbing the express
company at AinsWorth, Washington
TERRITORY, Of | 5000. Clarity denies all
knowledge of the matter. It is said
they have strong evidence against him.
From a Belknap paper we learn that
GAIA, one of the owners Of the
Dream Gulch claim, who came into the
camp recently with a saddle rain,
brought with him SIC, 900 in gold dust.
He is a member Of the lumber firm of
Perron, Wall & Co., of Belknap. Mr..
Roy, who is another of the lucky own
ers Of the Dream GuIch claim, used to
be a small harness dealerin Butte.
There was a meeting Of the hook and
ladder company at the city hall last
evening. It was decided to join in the
parade on the Fourth Of July. The
membership was increased to twenty
two. A committee was appointed on
the selection of a uniform, and another
to wait on the committee appointed by
the engine company to make arrange
ments for the Fourth of July parade.
A. J. Pritchard, the original discover
er of the Occur d'Alenes, writing to Ea-
gle, says: L should think that men
would learn that the better plan is to
prospect for it, instead of stampeding
after something that somebody else has
found and located. Very frequently
they find that all the ~prospected ground
is located, and in hat they find disap-
pointment and cry down the country
A detachment of loo recruits arrived
at Fort Smelling yesterday from Column
bus barracks, under Lieuts- Bailey and
Delaney. Fifty of the number are IN
tended for assignment to companies of
the Eighteenth infantry at Fort Assina-
| boine, Mont, and will leave for that sta
ton today under the command of Capt.
G. r. Paul. Eighteenth infantry. The
balance are destined for the Third in
fantry, and will leave to-day for Forts
Shaw and M~issoula.- Pioneer Press,
oath inst.
We are Informed by MI. Ghas. Veg
ner, forema of A. M. Hotter s. Bros
large Missouri river saw mill, which