The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-02

patHy Is with the railroad man, who
was highly esteemed and not at all
quarrelsome.-Inter Mountain.
We were informed by an officer last
night that there are a few of the hardest
characters in town Just now that have
ever struck Fort Benton, and although
as yet they have attempted no violation
OF the lew as far as he knows, they
are likely to at any moment. The fell
lows are spotted and are. sure to get
into 8 whole lot Of trouble if they con-
tlnue their stay at the head of naviga-
ton very long.
There are twelve or fifteen horses in
training for the races on the Fourth,
ana all the returns are not in yet.
Among the number are some well
known "fyers,n SO that the races are
likely 20 attract a good deal of interest.
The track will be completed this week,
and before the Fourth rolls around the
accommodations at the race course will
be first class in every respect. The races
will begin at 2:3O p. M, and continue
during the afternoon.
G.. L. Herzog, the we'll known and
gentlemanly operator, and Fred Kaiser
have purchased Mr.. Craddock's interest
in the Star Sheep company, whose
ranch is on the reservation, towards Fort
As%sinaboine. The boys will take the
management Of the ranch, succeeding
Mr.. Craddock, and will leave on the
coach. this morning for that place. Both
are active, industrious young men, and
are certain to make a success of the
work they have undertaken. Beside
their interest in the band, numbering
about 1000 head, they run them on
shares, and are in a fair way to become
in time wealthy wool growers. The
RIVER PRESS wishes them all possible
success.
The RIVER PRESS says James J. Hill,
the prominent Minnesota railroad man,
who a week or two since visited the
Great Falls of the Missouri, where he
and others have acquired large landed
interests controlling great advantages
in utilizing that magnificent water,
was very favorably impressed with the
place and with Montana generally. He
will build a $4,000 hotel and a $500
Touring mill at Great Falls. The Press
says he will also at one put or a corps
of engineers, under Col. Dodge, to locate
a railroad route from Butte, via Helena
presumably oyer the Boulder route to
Fort Benton. It further says he will
extend his Manitoba railroad system up
the Missouri and Milk rivers to Fort
Benton as soon as the reservation is
open. 1T all these things are consum-
mated, north eastern Montana will come
into great prominence and prosperity
New Northwest.
From Thursdays Daily:
J. r. Craig will leave for the north
to-day.
The plasterers are at work on the new
court house.
w. L.. Allin of Sand Coulee arrived
in the city yesterday.
Fort Benton has some of the crack
chess players Of the territory.
The Collar mill at Maiden is to be sold
under execution on the 28th inst.
A daughter was born to the wife of
Mike Lynch, the ferryman, yesterday.
The first diocesan synod of the Catho-
lie Hierarchy of Montana is now in ses-
sion at Helena.
Sam'l Wilkinson, the wool buyer, ar
rived on yesterdays coach, and is ready
for the campaign.
MI. J. M. Powers, superintendent Of
LIN llClC1I ~ Ii GJdSC Liz dl1l
in or the coach yesterday.
The Fort Assinaboine band will give
an open air concert N Front street on
the evening Of the Sd prox.
Marshal Houk is doing some good
work in the way of grading Front street
and the construetion-U of cress-Malks
w. P. Turner sold quite a number of
his Jersey and dairy cows yesterday.
w. S. Stocking purchased eight of them.
T. G. Power & Bro. shipped 5000
pounds Of supplies to 0. G. Cooper, Du-
puyer creek, yesterday, and the same
mount~for-S~C-Bu
Three Cinnamon were drowned near
Corbin last Saturday. The deluge from
a cloud burst came down the gulch and
overturned their cabin, with the above
result.
SeTgt. McCafierty, of the second cav
Ialry, who was SO badly.hurt last week at
Helena by his horse running away with
him, died at the Sisters Hospital last
Sunday.
John Schroeder was thrown from his
horse, or rather the horse fell down on
him, last evening, as a result Of which
he sustained a rather eyere injury of
the knee.
The committee of safety has organized
at Helena to protect the citizens from
the buns, burglars and cut-throats who
are becoming a daily and nightly terror
at the capital.
\ B. @. Lenoir, the new operator and
Signal service officer, arrived on yester-
days coach. Mr.. Bennett expects to
take his departure for Bismarck in two