The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-10-22
THE RIVER r.

Newton Sheppard has just received a
letter from Rock creek, stating that
money is still being taken out. The
scarcity of water interfering very much
with the thorough working of claims.
Mr.. Sheppard is of the opinion that
next season will show some wonderful
developments; that the richest ground
is yet to be found and the Little Rockies
will become famous.
The committee of the Fort Benton
library members has decided to give a
ball Tor this deserving institution on
thanksgiving evening. The tickets
and invitations will be ready about No
Tyember lst. 1t is earnestly hoped that
every IL will purchase a ticket, which
will entitIe the holder to a six months
Subscription to the library in addition
to admission to the ball.
From Tuesdays Daily.
George T.. Oyerfield will go to Macleod
kOn the neXt coach.
S. G. Burd and Fred souers left for
HChoteau this morning.
Mr.. w. III. Kanouse arrived on Sun
day from Fort Macleod.
Major B. B. Keller and Lieut.. G.. Fl.
Hunton, of Fort Maginnis, arrived last
evening.
evil the commissioners establish a
precincta at Rocky Point ~ is the political
question OF the hour.
A party Of five or six men, with pack
r>animals, who passed through here about
alnonth ago, returned from the mines
yesterday.
Max Waterman will speak on the
political issues of the day at Martins6ale
ron the 25th inst. On his return he will
Join w. II. Huntin meetings at Maiden,
Lewlstown and Stanford.-~~~~~-
The new mail route from Chotean
down the Teton to Capt. Nelse's ranch
will be a great convenience to the set
/ tiers in that valley. 1t ought, however,
be extended to Fort Benton with service
three times a week instead-ofMeekly.
7 The report which has been in circula-
ton at Fort Macleod for the past month
relative to the massacre of Capt. l.. N.
T. Crozier and party by Indians on Red
river is not credited at Fort Macleod.
Since the first report nothing has been
heard from the patty.
r. Captain Baker received a dispatch
form Capt. Barr, of the Helena, yester-
day. announcing that the Benton's cargo
had been transferred to the Helena, and
the latter boat went north While the
Benton returned from a point fifty miles
4 below Embellishments Tribune 10Th.
The question has been asked, as there
to be a voting precinct at Rocky Point,
This we do not know. We understand
that the county commissioners nave nad
reasons presented to them why a pre-
cincs should be established, but we have
not learned what action they have
taken.
The Northern Pacific Railroad com
PAW have made a special rate or S1.2o
per hundred pounds On apples IN car
loads from Portland or San francisco 10
Helena and Butte; also from st. Paul
and Duluth to points between Bozeman
and Butte. The rate from Portland to
Missoula is $1.50 per hundred in carload
lots.
AS good things do sometimes come
from Nazareth, so this little scrip OF wis
dom is none the less wise because II
comes from a moss-back Mormon sheet.
Saws the Utah Journal: eff everybody
would speak cheerfully of the times; II
1~eyerybody would encourage enterprise
instead of depressing it; II everybody
would avoid crowding and squeezing to
get the dollar, and adopt policy OF 1--we
and let live, and if everybody WOULD get
out of debt and keep out, we would no,
hear so much complaint about dull
times.n
Failure of George STEEL & Co., OF Sur
River.
The report hat George Steel q Co..
of Sun River, had failed was clreula1eo
Monday orenoon but nothing definite
in regard to the matter could be Learned
for some time. Later it was ascersalnec
that the store and other property OF tn
:. firm had been attached by the Montana
National Bank of Helena for a large
amount of money, and is now in chargt
of a deputy sheriff. The amount o.
liabilities or further particulars are 10
l..l A fnuy IF orr merchants arr