The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-28

o1orpd a quarterly dividend of 123 cents
;" share. ~aggregating $50 1000, payable
lime I'd in New York.
w r. Parker, of Helena, an attorney,
ourivpd in this city on last evenings
each with the view of locating here to
practice his profession.
Col. Coppingeir and wife arrived yes
to-day and are guests at the Grand
I1nion. They will take their departure
today for Fort Assinaboine.
Patrick Clark, foreman of the Moul-
ton returned Yesterday from the Mel
hart mining district. He speaks highly
If its mineral possibilities.-Inter Noun
= prof. Marteno and wife embarked in
I q mackinaw yesterday morning for Bis
marck or some other seaport. They will
stop to give entertainments at the sew
\ eral posts
WIN. Scaggs, who lad his leg broken
on Hiphwood a few days ago. died at
the Pacific hotel yesterday and will be
hurled to-day, The deceased was an ole
timer in this section.
Rv letter received from Lee Mantle,
one of the delegates to the republican
convention at Chicago, we learn that he
will leave Butte for the scene of the
coming contest on the oath inst.
Henry Linenkohl arrived from the
reservation Yesterday. Henry is taking
time bv the forelock in earnest, and if
the country is opened up this session OF
congress he will probably be amply re-
warded.
Several lots belonging to John e..
Lilly were sold at sheriff's sale yester-
day' and the property brought fair
nrices. Tive lots on Main street brought
s.. 800. two lots on upper Front street
5000, and two lots on upper Main street
$3.50.
The hotel property of the Benton hotel
company was sold at sheriff's sale yes
terday to Chas. T.. Duer for $50 600. The
property was bought by Mr.. Duer IN
trust for the members Of the hotel COM
nany who advanced the money to COM
plete the building.
Judge Galbraith has decided against
the commissioners of Deer Lodge county
on the court house question-that is,
that thew have no legal right to issue
bonds to build a court house without the
consent of the legislature, or the submits
sion of the question to a vote OF the
people.
A. G.. Burnham, of Utica, has caught
the Redwater fever, and is IN the city
with the view of going down the
river to try his luck in the alleged
mines. Mr.. B. will embark on the next
boat. and is not without confidence IN
the new d~iggings. We trust he will
strike it.
The sale Of stock by VIM. Mcqueen,
assignee of f. w. Reed d Co., was we'll
attended yesterday, and fair prices were
obtained. The stock cattle were very
poor but brought $50 a head, d. F. Will
son of Ulidia being the purchaser.
Twenty head of horses and mules, some
harness and one wagon brought about
$1,000.
Joseph Ell. Mcknight, of Fort Shaw,
arrived from the east last night, after a
few months ABSENCE. Although Mr..
Mcknight was considerably shaken up
in the recent eastern railroad accident,
he now looks as hale and hearty as usual.
His numerous Helena friends gave him
a hearty welcome home again.-lnde-
pendent.
Jos. Kipp, of the upper Marias coun1
try, is in the city. He reports that but
slow progress is as yet being made at
his sawmill as the snow is some two or
three feet deep in the mountains. joe
lis closing up his business at the trading|
post down the Missouri, as the business
has gone from hat section with the
buffalo. |
Sergeant Aquila Coonrod, the soldier
killed by the road agents who attacked
Paymaster Whipple, served through the
war, then in the Seventh cavalry under
Custer in the Indian territory, then be-
came first sergeant, Fifth infantry, vas
in the charge on Crazy Horse at Wo.f
mountain under Miles. and received a
medal OF honor for bravery shown on
that occasion.
A message received from Deer Lodge
announces that Messrs. Clark y Lara
bic, two of Montana's sOundest bust
ness men and financiers. have purchase
ed the one-third interest owned by Mr.
Donnell, of New York, in the Butte
and Deer Lodge banks, formerly owned
by Donnell, Clark g. Larabie. Both
Institutions will hereafter be conducted
under the firm name of Clark d Larabie.
independent.
The following figures are interesting:
len years ago there was little more than
a hatful of mail daily passing over the
Northern Pacific railroad. The weight
OF the mail one day last week, in round
Igures, was as follows: Received at st.
Paul 13, 1000 lbs; took on between st. Paul
and Bismarck / 900 left at stations be-
tween st. Paul and Bismarck 5000
pounds; delivered for Bismarck and
other points 5000 pounds. y
The people of Dillon and vicinity pro-
pose to raise the sum of fifteen thousand
dollars, and claim that with this amount