The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-05

given laSU evening at the residence OF
+ Butte bachelors are reminded by the
Miner that the game law does not pro-
tect them in leap year.
Malcolm Morrow, ST., informs us that
the upper ferry boat will be ready for
business in about ten days.
Mr.. Woods, of the firm of Woods &
TOombs, on Willow creek, reports their
sheep as coming through the late storm
in good order, and all doing well now.
On Lion mountain, near Glendale, a
man recently had his skull mashed in
by falling 700 feet down a tramway, and
another poor unfortunate was smothered
to death in an enormous snow slide.
w. S. Wetzel's men have everything
cleaned up now in good shape after the
flood. What few damaged goods the
firm had nave all been disposed of, and
the public may rest assured hat no
water-soaked goods will be palmed off
on them.
I. G. Baker & Co. are having some
first class iron shutters put up on the
rear of their building as a protection
from any fires coming from that direc-
ton. The shutters came from I'll. J.
Wackerlin q Co.'s, and like everything
else from that house, show good, sub
stantial work.
The price Of damaged sacks Of -four
advanced yesterday morning from $3.50
to $3.50, as the owners found out they
were selling almost 100 pounds of -four
at Just half price. The flour is cheap at
$3.50, but a good many are mad at them
selves for not buying a lot the day before
at a dollar less per hundred.
Seven head of cattle are on what is
known as Patrick's island, on the lower
Teton. Some parties went from town
yesterday afternoon to drive them off,
but did not succeed in doing SO as there
are piles of ice and lots Of water there
in the Teton. The cattle were not suf-
fering any, though, as there was plenty
of grass for them on the island.
The Episcopal church at-Butte has got
q new racket-a sociable on roller skates.
The first one was a great success, all the
brass band and seventy-five couples of
merry-makers appearing on the floor.
We hope that the skaters were all first
class rollers and that no untimely crash
with the accompanying naughty words
broke in on the sweet strains of the Or
chestra.
The town rs going to lose two Of its
good blacksmiths soon, as Rufus Payne
and Cuthbert Pratt expect to start for
Fort Macleod on the next coach. We
understand that they are to run Kan
.ouse's shop at that place, and our north
tern neighbors may be sure of first class
work in that shop when the two Ben
tonites arrive, as they are both good
mechanics.
The city authorities are having the
ice cleared away down to the river at
the foot of Power street and at other
( places along up the stream so that in
/ case of fire the water in the river can be
reached by the engine. This ice field
/ on the levee wiff-be an eyesore II a
nuisance for some time yet, as it is in
the way of travel and the slow melting
of the cakes will keep the ground wet
and muddy as long as any ice remains
unmelted.
The Overland in a few days is to be
renovated and fixed up in good shape,
so as to be all ready to catch on to the
coming railroad boom this summer. A
fine ladies' parlor is to be fitted up where
the O. K. barber shop is O located. A
ladies' dining room will also be put in.
New furniture and new carpets are to
adorn each room, and last but not least,
the whole house will be repainted and
%repapered from top to bottom. Billy
Yard has made a success Of this old es-
tablished hotel ever since he took hold
of it, and with the new improvements it
is expected that the patronage OF the
house will steadily increase.
From Sundays Daily.
T. C. Power is at Washington.
John w. Power will leave for the east
in a few days to buy goods.
1t is reported that Fort Ellis is to be
enlarged to a ten company post.
Jonas Higgins left on Saturdays
coach for White Sulphur Springs.
Col. Leaning expects to leave for Hell
ena this neutrality-suspicious. trlp
The Helena coach is making splendid
time, Notwithstanding the bad roads.
About twenty-five men pass Helena
daily on the west bound trains, en- route
to the Coeur d'Alenes.
We learn that John Higgins, who re-
sides in the bottom opposite town, suF
tanned a serious loss by the flood.
The A~ssinaboine mail is now being,
brought across the Marias in a boat, as
the stream is too deep to be forded at
present.
The damage done in Miles City and
the ranches up the river by the recent
Tongue river flood does not amount to
more than s..
Mr.. Orman Scott, from Gill Co., Kan
sas. a friend of Ed. Lewis, is now in the