The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-06-25
LOCAL NOTES.

creek.
A. D. Prescott, Helena, and J. NJ.
Murray, Butte, are registered at the
Grand Union.
The Waldron Rancho company party
will pull out this evening for the Chest
nut country.
Governor Crosby left Chicago for
home on Thursday, and will reach the
capital about July 1st.
p s. and w. L. Clark, of New York
Citv. were among the arrivals by the
Helena coach yesterday.
The bullion shipments from Butte for
the week ending June II were 1886
mounds, valued at $3.50, 743.
The new Glendive paper, a five-col-
umn, eight-page weekly, styled the In
dependent, appeared June 18th.
Major Reid, formerly of the Judith
hut now a resident of Billings. was mar
ried in Billings on Saturday evening to
Mrs. Cooper, a widow residing in that
town.
There will be immense quantities of
wool arrive next week. There are nu-
merous teams en- route to this market
on every road leading-to~the city.
DR.. Mckay, of Barker, goes down the
I river on the Benton, returning to his
( former home in Missouri. He will re-
turn in about eight weeks, and bring his.
family to Montana.
.~Governor Brooks of the Judith Basin
arrived in the city last evening. Bar
ring a little horse stealing now and hen
/, he reports everything quiet and prosper
Gus in that favored region.
Barney Tierney will leave for WhiteI
Sulphur Springs in a few days. He is,
interested with Dan Lombard and
others in the saloon and gaming house
to be started~at n ~heafth resOrt.@l
u. G. Brownies teams arrived fromA
/ Helena yesterday en- route to Fert As-Y
( sinaboine, with the baggage and equip
\ ments of the companies of the First reg7
\iment now on their Way~to~the postrZ
A portion Of julius Hirshberg's stock
lof goods are now on the road to Sun
River, and the rest will follow in a few
days. julius will have a fine stock
and no doubt will do a good business.
Walter c. Mcfarland, of livingston,
tried on the charge of numbering James
Stanley OF the night Of August 18th
last, was acquitted on Saturday evening
by the district court, in session at
Bozeman.
Vice President Cakes of the Northern
Pacific has ordered a large number Of
tents to Livingston, to there await his
orders. In default Of other accommodate
tons in the park-tf1ese wflfbe-pnt upA
and furnished.
The latest arrivals from Red Water
( and Lone Tree gulch say there is plenty
of gold there, but instead of being on
bedrock it is in the grass and cattle are
the only things to get it out with,
\Glendive Independent ~
While working with his team on an
irrigating ditch near his home on the
IShonkin, on Thursday. Pat. Connolly
received very serious injuries, caused by
his team running away. He got en-
tangled in the lines and was dragged a.
considerable distance.
y Andy Rhule, one of the oldest citizens
of the lower Yellowstone valley, shot
himself on Sunday evening, June 9Th.
He leaves a good name in the settlement
where he was known. being an honest
and peaceable citizen, but sickness and
blindness coming on he chose death in
preference to it.-Glendive Times.
About a week ago a whiskey still ar
rived here consigned to a party at the
9th Siding, G.. p. r. AS the person to
whom it was addressed was not known,
Constable McKinn watched it carefully,
but as no one seemed to claim it, it was
shipped back to Calgary, and is now in
the possession of the police awaiting a
claimant.-Herald.
We acknowledge the receipt of a copy
OF the catalogue OF the M A. M. an.
association of Helena, containing the
premium list and other information Of
interest regarding the territorial fair to
be held September Sth to 18th inclusive.
The pamphlet is printed by Fisk Bros,
OF the Herald, and like all work turned
out of that office, is neat and attractive.
We regret to announce that G. 5. Ben
nett, our efficient signal service officer,
has been transferred from this station to
Bismarck, and will leave for that point
IN a few days. Sergt. B. O. Lenoir. Of
bismarck, formerly Of Fort Assinaboine,
takes his place here. Although the
change may be considered in the way Of
promotion, Mr.. Bennett regrets it, as he
would prefer to remain ait this place.
The. Gibson expects to go to Helena
IN a few days to meet the party OF sur
v,eyors who are TO locate the railroad
line from Helena TO Great Falls and this
city. The. drove President Hill u
party through from Helena to Sun Rlv-
or and return. and the latter made ar
fangements with him to take the sur
Yeyors in hand and convey them to
such points as they desired to begin OPP
e%rations at. They will In all probability
pe IN the field within a week.
The second largest source Of revenue