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

berS, and the InQlcaLlOnS are t0aC GnoTe
will be something Of a contest-this
II. G.. Power & Bros teams brought in
10000 pounds of oats from the ranch OF
Thomas Connolly, on the Shonkin. 1t
was unloaded on the other side of the
river.
= Workmen were busy yesterday paper
ing and painting the Overland hotel,
which Billy Yard proposes to have fitted
up in good style ready for the spring
boom.
Miles City stockmen are also amusing
themselves at this time prosecuting cat
tie thieves. They have two or three
cases on their hands and propose to "let
no guilty man escape"
We learn that two of the leading citi-
zens of the Marias at this time-Mose
Solomon and "Bishop" LeWis-are bad
ly crippled up with rheumatism and
unable to get around at a very lively
rate.
The boss wood contractor for the Ana
cOnda smelling works, named David
Naole, shot one of the Workmen dead
last Saturday. They had a dispute
about some trifing matter just before
the killing.
The silver set drawn jointly by Frank
LepDer and L. E. Collins at the Grand
Union hotel during the winter, was
turned over to the latter yesterday,
he having purchased Mr.. Lepper's in
terest in the same.
A large amount Of express matter has
accumulated at Il. G. Power d Bros
during the last week or two, as it was
IMPOSSIBLE to get it across the river. 1t
will be sent on to its destination in a
hurry as soon as the ferry boat begins
running.
In the land case of Horace Clark
against J. M. Gray, decided in favor of
the former over a year ago, the secretary
of the interior has recently rendered a
decision reversing that of the commits
sioner of the land office, and giving the
land to Gray.
A large share of the Black Hills
freight will be shipped this year by way
Oft + n. p. r. r. to Dickinson or Little
Missouri. and thence by bull train to its
destination. Tt is claimed the overland
haul will be much shorter this way than
via Pierre, the old route.
A letter received yesterday by one of
our citizens from a prominent Helenalte
states that the Helena q Benton rail-
road will be built, and Immediately,
without any doubt whatever. He is IN
q position to know a good deal about 1t,
and his words are encouraging indeed.
The Number Of failures in Montana
last wear was 26, with liabilities to the
amount of $315, 900; against { failures,
with liabilities ST. 900, ia 1852. In 1881
there were four only failures recorded.
Last wear put the merchants OF Montana
to a severer test than they ever exper-
fenced before, or will experience again
for a good many years.
Dennis Halpin found q valuable watch
chain yesterday-worth probably SLOT
and did not rest until he ascertained the
owner and returned it to him. If it had
been worth $150.O00 Dennis would have
restored it to the owner with as mucH
alacrity. That's the kind Of a map
he is.
Some of the capitalists Of Billings ard
organizing a company to build a rail-
road to the Bull mountain coal fields.
A prospectus is now being prepared
and will shortly be published, setting
forth the advantages of the scheme n
how much money there will be in it for
the lucky investors.
From G.. r. Monaghan and Richard
Oatley, who arrived last night from
Barker, we learn that the rooster has
been running some time and that the
smelling furnace was to start yesterday.
Everything is quiet in the camp and
the smelter has plenty of gold ore on
hand to make aL@ng and srrrressfaILlll.
some fears were entertained yestetf
day about the gorge at the mouth OF thd
Shonkin, and Ill. j. Wackerlin Wenq
down to look into the situation. He rel