The river press., 1884-05-14

sITOng symptoms OF pneumonia On
Monday he showed no evidences OF i'm
prOvement.
1t is claimed that gold iii paying
quantities has been found on the Vel
lowstone, near Livingston. Several
claims have been staked off and some
excitement created over the alleged rich
discoveries. III.
Z Mr.. A. E. Bryan, who arrived from
Helena yesterday, is an assayer, and has
complete assay outfit with him. He
Is en- route to Neihart, where he will
Temaln during the summer as aide-de-
CAMP to B. G. Kingsbury, who has
bonded the Queen Of the Hills.
Some person, on mischief or mali
clousness intent, cut the rope that held
the Helena, night before last, and the
distance before she could be checked
and brought back to place. If the van
dal should be found out it would not go
easy with him.
In the trial of Black Wolf, the Chey-
enne chief, and accessories, at Miles
City, for the burning Of Alderson's
ranch, Black Wolf was found not guilty.
Howling Wolf, White Bear and two
others pleaded guilty. 1t is understood
they did so to save others as guilty as
themselves. Each will be sentenced to
five years.
! In the match trotting race last Satur-
day, mile heats, best 5 in 5, between
Scott's Black Abraham and the gray
mare entered by E. T. Nash, Scott's
horse won the second, fourth and fifth
Heats 3:24a 1923 and 3:24a. The purse
was 5000. The race drew a considerable
assemblage to the race track.-NeW
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r. J. Casey, of Medicine Hat, n. w.
IT,, arrived from the north by private
conveyance day before yesterday, and is
at the Pacific hotel. Mr.. Casey reports
that the Hat IS making a steady march
in the way of progress, and that times
have been reasonably lively there the
past year. Mr.. G. comes to Fort Benton
10 look after his cattle interests on the
Shonkln range.
THE county commissioners have au-4
,thentic information that case of small-
pox (the party coming from Philips
burg had developed at Anaconda. The
patient was taken to a remote cabin and
Aquarantined. DR.. Lesser has him in
sease will spread, as the case was almost
incipient when discovered. Where did
the case originate New Northwest.
Col. Y. Bausenwein, who was for
years leading spirit in the engineering
department of the Northern Pacific, ar
rived in the city yesterday from Helena
where he is now interested in the Hell
ena & Fort Benton railroad The Col
onel has many friends in this city, his
good nature and originality winning for
him pleasant remembrances all along
the line of the Northern Pacific.-Miles
City Journal.
From Fridays DAILY.
George Bert returned to Fort Benton
yesterday after sojourn Of several
months at Butte.
I'll. d. Burghardt arrived from Glen
denim yesterday on business connected
with the smelter.
Eutte shipped bullion last week to the
value of $124,0O0. The best mining
camp in the world continues to inn
prove.
Miss Maud Waterman returned last
evening from Helena, where she has
been in attendance at the Helena CLASH
cal school for several months.
The boom is now all ready to receive
the timber when it comes down the
Missouri, and there is no doubt but that
it will do its work in good shape.
Eleven teams from Livingston, own
ed by j. J. Donnelly, Of that town, will
arrive in the city to-day, en- route to the
Canadian Pacific. They came by way
Of the Judith.
Paymaster Clayton and escort return
ed from Fort Assinaboine yesterday.
Col. Coppinger accompanies the major,
on his way to Helena, where he will
meet Mrs. Coppinger.
Mr.. L. G.. Brown, of Des Moines,
Iowa, was one of the arrivals on yester-
davis Helena coach Mr.. Brown ex-
presses himself as highly pleased with
this portion Of Montana.
William Altman and Tim O'Leary
are the names of the men who died by
poison at the ranch of d. j. Hogan,
south fork of Sun river, recently. Clay
Kearns barely escaped with his life
They ate some wild parsnip, a poisonous
plant
T.. r. Clingan, Of the RIVER PRESS,
was in town last week. Mr. G. has been
riding the range in the interest of his
paper, and we learn with good success.
The RIVER PRESS is first-class paper,
and deserves its large patronage.-Sun
River Sun.
G. A. BroadWater had it all his own
way in the matter Of bidding for the
beef at Forts Aassinaboine and Magin-
MS and Camp Poplar river, his ibids be-
ing 9-93. II and Is cents per pound re-
No other bids were receiv-