The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-07

tom mill. The prospective sale to an
English syndicate being off, the owners
of this property intend to institute a
vigorous prosecution of development
and work on both mine and mill, and
by working custom ore materially assist
prospectors and miners throughout the
camp.-Maiden Argus.
Land Commissioner Lamborn gives
notice that the Northern Pacific rail-
road company has never entered into
any contract with the Belknap Town
company las alleged), and that parties.
purchasing lots or lands from the said
town company will do SO at their own
risk. This makes the Belknap townA
site business a bigger fraud than ever,
as those who have invested money in
town lots have no assurance OF q good
title.
Aftera connection with the paper for
ten years, Thomas Deyarmon has sold
his interest in the Madisonian, of Vir-
ginia City, to Mr.. A. B. Kiser, who has
also been identified with the paper from
its foundation. Mr.. Deyarmon retires
from the publishing business with well
won l~aurels, and that he may meet with
the same uniform success in other pur-
suits that attended his labor in publish
ing a newspaper, is the wish OF the
RIVER PRESS.
r. C.. Power & Bro. are erecting a
new store 25x6O feet, at LewistoWn. The
new store will be a substantial and com
modious structure, with cellar the full
length and breadth of the building.
The present store will be occupied as q
warehouse No. 2, thus giving room for
the mammoth stock theyintend to carry
Ito supply the rapidly increasing trade
3of this section. Mr.. Erickson the man
ager, intends to rush the building to
completion, and hopes to be into It by
the middle of June. Their present
quarters have already become too limit
ed.-Maiden Argus. J.
From Thursdays Daily. @# n
John Glass, formerly Of this city, is
now running a jewelry establishment at
Eagle City.
Geo. P. Fiske left for his sheep ranch
on Otter creek yesterday, going as far as
Belt creek with Messrs. Peck and YOre.
The Butte city election occur next
Monday. The democrats have nomln-
ated VIM. Owsley, the present lncnm-
bent, for mayor,
Mike Lynch has a regular ship yard
over at hts place. He is building a new
ferry boat and will have it ready to be
launched before many days.
Sheridan & Barker, merchant tail0rs,
corner Of Broadway and Jackson street,
Helena, are in receipt Of the largest and
finest display ever brought to the terri
tory of foreign goods in all the latest
colors and designs for spring and sum-
mer wear. The public is invited to call
and examine.
The finest assortment of ieWelry ever
brought to Montana is now displayed at
G. 2. Reeves & Co.'s, Helena. Anyone
visiting the capital city should not fail
to call and view the display of SO many
beautiful articles. Whether you wish
to purchase or not, do not fail to take a
peep at them.
An Eagle City correspondent Of the
San Francisco Chronicle says: "There
was preaching here last Sunday, and an
old-time looking fellow remarked to me
as a hymn fioated up from placer claims
to the quartz above, I never knew a
camp to be worth a id cent where
preaching began before bedrock was
struck"
The wool growers of Dillon and vicin-
ity have organized under the name OF
the Southern Montana Wool Growers
association. They adopted the constitu-
ton of the Montana Wool Growers as
ISOLATION, and instructed their secretary
to correspond with Secretary Peck in
regard to matters appertaining to scab,
it's prevention, etc.
An average sample of coal from Cul.
bertson's mine on Sand Coulee was sent
| to New York to be tested some time
ago, and the returns are fattering in the
extreme. The coal is pronounced to be
Of excellent quality, and is placed as
third On the list, for general merit, OF
| all the specimens examined by the par
ties to whom it was sent. This is Ger
tainly a boom for the Sand Coulee Goa
| district.
If YOU have a fine watch which you
wish cleaned or repaired send it to Geo,
p. Reeves & Co, Of Helena. Only the
best workmen are employed in that es
adjustment. If you wish for any GOLD
or silver jeWelry, silverWare, or q fine
watch or clock, rememberthat the above
| firm have a full and complete stock and
are selling the anne at q reasonable fig
ure. Orders by-maif receive promptanr
careful attention.
Nearly all the farmers of the ShonkiI
| country are blowing in their grain this
| season, even on sod ground, believing
this way to be vastly better than frs
| breaking the ground and then harrow.
| ing in the grain. The seed is put into
| the ground much deeper, gets q better
| root and can resist more effectually the
| long continued drouth. The experience
| of former years shows that this method
Iof sowing has been attended with very
satisfactory