The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-10-29

the Northwest territory, has been open
ed up for sheep raising by authority OF
the government.
We understand that a number Of men
from the Little Rockies will come to the
Marias or this city to vote if no precinct
is established at Rocky Point.
A party who returned from the mines
Yesterday report having made the trip
in two anda half days-the best time for
that distance on record~set
Paris Gibson informs us that he is
making arrangements to secure the es-
t%ablishment of an Oat meal mill at Great
Falls, with every assurance or success.
The wonderful oats raised in Choteau
county ought to make the best oat meal
in the
As many applications are being re-
ceived by him for appointment as
notaries public, the governor desires to
olive public notice that the attorney gen
oral has given it as his opinion that,
nnder the laws of this territory the gov
ernor is not authorized to appoint notar-
les public, except during the session OF
the Legislature.
Miss Jennie Palmer, who has been
giving select readings III other Towns ol
the territory with great success, Would
come 10 Fort Benton if sufficient en-
courapement were offered. We believe
tbat anv deserving entertainment would
be literally ~patronized by he Benton
nublic at this time, and would advise
Miss Palmer to come on.
For several months past, conductors
on the Northern Pacific have been
afraid of their heads. Nine nave been
DISCHARGED, and those who remaln are
in hot water for fear that their heads
will come off too. Head officials are all
very reticent, but it IS UNDERSTOOD ina
s]nofters baye been at work for some
time. and have furnished information to
the effect that the boys were not diyid-
ING fair with the stockholders.
Henry Kennerly's little sou. seven,
wears old, fell from a wooden horse on
(which Mr.. X. keeps his saddle, yester-
| day, suffering n severe fracture ol lne
| arm. The little fellow was brought to
town this morning for surgical treat
ment, and is getting along as well as
could be expected nndeF-+Ae-eHeH1n-
stances. The arm is broken in three
nI97-- ND it is feared that even with
the best cSre and medical ~atientisn the
pnanher will be somewhat defOrmed.
MNCHlDCl w
IF is now almost too late tohave Cho-
teau county represented at the New
Orleans Exposition, but II some cho,ce
specimens Of minerals, WOOL, Vege.aples
or other products Of the county should
be sent on to Helena at once they would
probably be in time to be forwarded 10
New Orleans with the EXHIBITS OF otnef
%covnties Of the territory. Parties who
Iz-o &c fLnca nr06IIatC and desire TO
have them on display at the exposition
can have them forwarded without expen-
es to them through Mr.. Jere Sullivan, one
of the commissioners for Choteau county.
1t is much to be regretted that steps were
not taken earlier to have a credltable
exhibit from this county-Whlch IS q
s'world astonishern in the production Of
grain, vegetables, wool and other articles.
From Mondays Daily.
There are about thirty persons In the
Lewis and Clarke county jail.
Several teams loaded at I. G. Baker q
Co.'S o-day with merchandise for Ham
ilton & Hazlett.
Murphy, Maclay & Co. are loading
5000 pounds of general merchandise Iof
George Stone, of Philbrook.
The indications are tnat FOft DcHloH
will be literally supplied with apples
this winter. Several OF our dealers are
shipping large quantities oftheni.
The local contest, with several tickets
in the field, in Yellowstone and Gallltan.
counties, seem from this distance to be "
good deal warmer than the Choteau
county affair.
DR.. Turner and G. r. Choate returned
last evening from the Neihaft district
where they have been representing their
bonanzas on Snow creek. They make a
very fattering report as to these proper
ties.
Some of the Meagher county papers
claim that L. A. Wall, candidate for
commissioner OF that county on the
democratic ticket, is d resident of Che
teau county. Mr.. Wallis homestead
and general headquarters is OH Otter
creek, Il teM-ffr1fes northof Glenden41
Mr.. Johnstone, who has the contract
from the city council for constructing
the several drains to the river is making
rapid progress with the work. The
ditch down on the reservation looksl like
a great canal, aud certainly ought to ba
effective in thoroughly draining thYt
portion of the city.
Some of TIE Territorial papers are in
sisting that the Little Rocky boom is