The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-03
LOCAL NOTES.

The maximum velocity of the wind
this morning, as reported by Operator
Lenoir. was IS miles an hour. For fif-
teen minutes the average velocity was
90 miles an hour.
Nothing further has been heard from
Stoner or Valentine. The SHOWS which
have recently fallen in the the noun
tains prevent a thorough search for the
remains of Valentine.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs VIM.
Morrow of the Shonkin on the morning
of the 22d. Will was in to-day to obtain
a supply of paragoric, soothing syrup,
etc. and reports the young heir to be a
bouncing fellow.
w. p. Turner and son, OF the Marlas,
left for Tennessee last week to spend
the winter, and of course Will take IN
the New Orleans exposition. Mr.. Iur-
ner will bring out another lot OF fine
cattle next spring.
Mr.. George A. Fry is building at By
NUNS, the crossing of the Muddy, be-
tween Choteau and Dupuyer, and in a
few weeks will put in a stock of general
merchandise at that place. 1t will be a
good business point.
Frank Coon1bs will leave for the east
tomorrow to visit his old home and
take in the New Orleans exposition, re-
turning to this city in the spring. The
RIVER PRESS wishes Frank a pleasant
winters sojourn in the "effete" east and
a safe return home.
G.. s. Bennett, of the signal service,
formerly of Fort Benton, and now on
duty at Bismarck, assaulted Mr.. Draper,
of the Western Union office at that
place, because Mr.. Draper had accused
him of writing a spurious telegram.
Bennett was fined five dollars and costs.
A fight occurred in the saloon Of Bou-
rassa & DeChamp last evening between
Joe Trombley and Dan Hart. A dis
pute arose out of the fact that one Of the
combatants doubted the ability Of the
other to whip him. After an exchange
Of a few choice epithets they set to,
which resulted in Trombley losing a
portion of an eyebrow. Whether it was
bitten out or not no one seems to know.
Hart was taken to jail.
Murphy, Maclay & CO. have let the
contract to w. G. Jones for the erection
of a large store building at Great Falls,
the same to be finished before the first
of May next. The building will be
25x50 feet, which, with basement and
warehouses, will be ample to meet their
wants at the new city for the present.
Until this is completed they have leased
Peck & Wallis store building, which is
quite a neat and roomy structure. The
indications are that Murphy, Maclay &
Co.. will do a fine business at Great
Falls.
The second number of the Montana
Wool Grower will be issued early in De-
cember. The generous patronage which
the Wool Grower has received is a suffi-
cient guarantee of its excellence. 1t is
the aim Of it's editor to make the maya
zine authority on all matters connected
with the sheep industry. It's columns
will be open to practical suggestions of
sheep owners and others. This is the
only magazine devoted to the wool
growing interests in the territory, and
we are sure it will be appreciated by
every sheep owner.
J. G. Dunlap, formerly range rider on
the Teton and Marias ranges, but now
foreman for lhe Cochrane Cattle COM
pany, Northwest territory, paid his
many friends at Choteau and vicinity a
visit recently, returning to the North
land last Wednesday. Mr.. Dunlap re-
ports that the Cochrane company has
been making fine progress the past two
years, and is in splendid trim for the
winter Their cattle now range on
Belly river, in the Fort Macleod district,
which is undoubtedly one of the best
ranges in the northwest.
The Fort Benton band, or a portion Of
it, were out exercising their instruments,
the fife, snare and base drums. The
uses to which the big drum had. been
put has had the effect of throwing the
tone off two and a half degrees from
concert pitch. There were several rea-
sons given for the uproar. One was that
a telegram had been received a%nnounc-
ing Blaine's election another that it
was intended as a serenade to q Of
our citizens recently married. At all
events the parade attracted quite a
crowd at the Overland hotel.