The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-07
TIL RIVER PRESS.

ed ardor, vowing that livingston is the
best town he has seen. He will reopen
his law office and remain here.-Enter-
prise.
Lieut.. Anderson and escort arrived
yesterday en- route to 28-mile springs to
meet Major Clayton, the paymaster.
S. Buford, of Junction City, who has
the transportation contract from Terry's
Landing to Fort Assinaboine, is in the
city and stopping atths-GfaadLnion,
John Lepley arrived in the city yes
terday and had a hearty welcome from
his many friends at the river metropo-
lis. Mr.. Lepley has but recently re.
turned from California, where he spent
kthe winter, and he looks as if that balmy
CLINE agreed with him.
At a meeting of the Big Spring Ditch
company held on the 18th, at the First
National Bank of Helena, John Schuy-
Ter Crosby was elected president, and
t. I'll. Kleinschmidt treasurer and secre-
tary. The capital of this company, an
incorporated institution, is $4,000.
This is a piece of news from the Liv-
| ingston Enterprise: N. A. Foss, super
intendent Of the smelter at Barker, has
rendered his resignation, and intends to
| spend the summer in the Clark's Fork
| district making expert examination of
| the mines there on behalf of Helena
capitalists.
w. S. Baker returned Tuesday even
ing from his trip to White Sulphur
| Springs, returning by way OF Helena.
This was Mr.. Bakers first visit to
| Meagher county, and he was very fav-
orab1y impressed with it, particularly
the Judith country. He reports having
had a successful business trip.
w. S. Baker, who has just returned
from Helena, reports that SO far as be
could learn the citizens of the capital
are anxious to have the Fort Benton
railroad project put through, but
they are opposed to giving Mr.. Hill OF
ANYBODY else a bonus almost sufficient
to build it. They want the road built
and controlled by a home company.
Tom Doherty, a coal miner, recently
from Pennsylvania, was shot and killed
last Saturday by Theo. Pendleton, g
a Mexican half-breed, at McKee's sheep
| ranch, near Livingston. They had
been drinking together during the night
and gambling, and the deed was prob.
ably the outcome Of a quarrel. Pendle
ton denies having done the shooting
but it is pretty clearly shown that he
| did.
Mr. A, NJ. Richardson has severed his
connection with the firm of III. J. Wack'
erlin & Co, and, with his family, will
take his departure for Chicago on the
steamer Helena. During his brief stay
among us Mr.. Richardson has made a
host Of friends, who VIII regret to learr
that he is going away. He has been
here, however, long enough to get
4'stuck on" Montana, and we would not
be surprised to see him back again after
a while.
The bids for military supplies were
opened yesterday at Fort Smelling, Fort
Assinaboine and Helena, and considera.
BILE interest was manifested by our loca1
bidders, but the result is net yet known
G.. E. Conrad's bid for oats at Assina
aboine is $2.19 per cwt., and that OF
Power and Wetzel, $3.50. Conrad's il
the lowest SO far as known. The re
turns thus far received indicate that Jas
McDevitt has the lowest bid on Assina
baine hay and wood, $11.3S per ton an(
$14.2 % per cord, respectively. =