The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-30
LOCAL NOTES.

n t. AhNSlSoA
- was one of yesterdays arrivals IN
the CITY,
,toce horse was killed by lightning
rIst creek, on the Helena road, on
Monday
Gorge Chaplin and family take their
,'oertHre for White Sulphur Springs
u0Pgv TO become permanent residents
Of the Saratoga
Mics E. Worthington of Ohio, a rela-
.n nf Mrs. Henry Mcdonald of Arrow
u nook arrived from Helena yesterday
ND is at the Grand Union.
Miss Anne Caplice, daughter of John
canIice, Esq, II of the bellies Of Butte,
U ,rar married to Geo. E. lockwood, of
" " paul. al Helena, Sunday.
" O. Dexter received a new Ault-
g. TAYLOR threshing machine on
tho bachelor. He offers it for sale, but
- case no purchaser is found will run it
himself this season.
We hear of astounding railroad de-
,olonments that are to occur in the next
sivtv DAYS the nature Of which is as yet
raiIeed in mystery. AS to railroads, Fort
Rpnton never is but is always to be blest.
P, C. Roosevelt shipped a lot of furni-
tnre on the Bachelor to Judith for w.
n Swope. one of the wool growers of
Moo creek. Mr.. S. will need furniture
IN his business this fall-after he returns
from California.
We have added several candidates to
our list in the last few days and will
coon be ready to publish the roster. The
republicans must feel hopeful this year
as there are about as many Of them in
tbe field as there are democrats.
Murphy, alias Redmond, who had a
rreliminary examination last Saturday
ast Helena on the charge Of robbing the
His bail was fixed at $1,000, in default
of which he was remanded to Jail.
The Canadian government has been
officially informed that Louis Riel, who
led the Red River rebellion in 1870, is
heading the half-breed agitation in the
northwest in regard to the settlement of
their claims against the government.
The citizens of Big Spring creek val
lev are taking steps to secure the cree
ton Of an extensive Touring mill at
that place. Stock to the amount of $4,000
has already been subscribed and the
success of the enterprise is fully as
sured.
Messrs. McDevitt & Wright have just
sold to Broadwater, McCulloh & Co.,
their entire bull train, consisting of six
seven-yoke teams, with wagons and
everything complete. Consideration,
$4,000. The transfer was made during
the brief ~sojourn Of Col. Broadwater in
the city a few days ago.
The Bachelor left for down the river
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon with
10000 pounds of wool and 10000 pounds
of bullion, leaving still on the levee two
boat loads of these valuable articles.
There were quite a number Of passen-
gers, some of whom are taking a pleas
ure trip and will return on the Helena.
The board of Deer Lodge school trus-
tees on Wednesday made the following
appointments of teachers for the Deer
Lodge school for the ensuing year: j.
II. Meyers, principal, $1,25O for the
school year; Mrs. e. N. Hoss and Miss
Nellie Wlthers, $50 per month for the
term; Miss Lottie q. Thompson, Of
Pittstield, ILL.,, and Miss Maggie Wolff,
of DeWitt, Ia, have also been engaged.
After a run of twenty-one days, in
which time thirty-two tons of the Spot
ted Horse ore was reduced, the cleanup
OF the Mexican arrastre was made
yesterday, of ninety-six ounces OF
gold, that, at it's market value SIC per
ounce, gives a total Of $1,536.0O. The
total expenses were $441.0O, leaving the
handsome sum to the Of this
enterprise, Jones g. Davis, a trif1e over
5000 profit per day.-Maiden Argus.
Some tramp or sneak thief stole a sad
die and bride from J. l.. Stuart's shed
night before last, and that gentleman
offers ten dollars reward for any infor-
nation that will lead to the a%pprehen-
sion of the thief. The chances are that
The fellow also stole a horse and is now
a good many miles away from .his city:
Four or five of the roustabouts on the
Bachelor they We're the leaders in the
strike Monday morning) got the bounce
and they are known to be hard cases.
The officers have them spotted, as well
as a few others, and if they make a
break of any kind they will probably
md that this is not a healthy country
1r those who are not law abiding.
from Thursdays Daily:
Daniel Mckay is burning brick at
Great Falls.
Gen. Brisbin is now post commander
at Walla Walla garrison.
Mr., and Mrs. t. C. Power and son,
Charley, will arrive in the city to-day.
Bowman's teams brought in the re-
lilalnder Of J. ID. Waite's wool yester-
day.
Rarus, a $4,000 Salt Lake horse, will
take part in this falls races on the Mon
lana circuit.