The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-26
LOCAL NOTES.

LOCAL NOTES.
From Saturdays Daily.
Fonr woke of good work cattle for
sale. See notice
n. F. Samples has some good horses
Gale See his ad.
r,,orlev Miller is mixing drinks at
tbp hotel saloon at Sun River.
The office of the Choteau house has
Ion ~re-papered and painted and looks
ns neat and inviting as can be.
Andrew Fergus, of Fort Maginnis,
1900 broke his arm while skating at
tba Helena rink last Friday night.
Major Allen, the new agent of the
piogans. has arrived at the agency ana
aed the duties of his position.
r. 10 stated that John Wren will Sc
the nosition of farmer under the
new new agent at the Blackfoot agency.
Y Mcclellan, Of the Shonkin, came
astorday. He informs us that he
Iii commence sowing oats on Monday
Twalve thousand dollars worth of
r Dr,n ummon bullion was received
attha Merchants National bank We'd
nesday.
sun River people are willing to boom
tbe Helena & Benton railroad, on the
single condition that It's route snail oe
nv way or their town.
A new school house is to- be built In
+bau INNER Shonkin district, and bids TOR
the~e erection of the same will be opened
tonight by the trustees.
Under the new Northern Pacific
schedule, to go into effect in April, pas
oonoers will be taken from st. Paul to
Portland in ninety
The Fort A~ssinaboine coach was de-
,-ad of the Marias three hours yester-
dcv nv the booming waters OF that
Stream Clark being unable TO get across
with the mail even in 9 Skin.
7. r. Wilton went to Barker yestef-
day on business connected VIII We
hondinp of the Queen of the Hills. we
Dtat +hat he will be successful in get
+;np the signatures of the other DarLes
interested.
Toa Cobelps Youngest child was jolted
from IFS mothers arms in crossing tnel
Shonkin the other day: 2 came very
near drowning. Inc li.1ie ~" | !"
carried quite a distance GOWN ~
the current before being
TTba sale Of the effects of the Grant es-
fate took place on the Sth inst. Inc
farming implements, wagons ana HORSES
were sold very low, but good ngures
were realized for the mllcn cows anu
cattle. The sale netted 81 ,30O.-oun.
Two wagons loaded with Indian sup.
,lias under escort of troops from Fort
shaw nassed through here Monday Ell
route for the agency. The Blackfeet are
said to he in a deplorable condition,
are SADLY in want Of provlslons.-ouh
River Sun.
G. F. Hobart, agent of the Park I'M
nrovement company at Mammoth LOU
Strings. is securing the clalms OF q leW
~ the creditors there by giving mort
cages upon the company's chattels. 10
NM a lien upon the stock OF liquors mas
been issued, and to another security
unon the piano at the hotel, ana 50 on.
The carpenters who are holuihg .ne
hotel wished to be ecure IN Ille saiie
way, but Mr.. Hobart tolu .heh ha me
thought thew had a good enough tnlng'
r. thev could maintain it, without any
mortgages. .
Charley Sheridan was much eAoi.coa
and exercised last evening ABOUT some
sction aiken with reference to Paddy
Murnhv's cows, which had been put ID
the Mound by Constable tlnnegan'
Charley got under the impression some
how that Col. Donnelly had issued a
proclamation to Finnegan by when the
civ ordinance was annulled, ana all the
costs of the case saddled on him, ana ne
would not rest until he FOUND Judge
snencer who assured him that such
was not the case. and that the
renainad intact Notwithstanding the
c]olonel,s proclamation on the subject.
The following from the Minneapolis
Journal would indicate that railroad
huildinp in the northwest is to 60 on al
a nretty lively rate this year, when Is
contrary to what has been expected
prom the present outlook there Will DC
more railway building this season Ia
the northwest than any year IN the past;
The Burlington and q hock lsiah ~
are both actively on the move, ana Tue
Milwaukee and the Northwestern VIII
not be idle while the map IS being re,
constructed. The Northern racine anu
the Utah C Northern are Warlly Walcn-
inc each other. The Minneapolis q ote'
Marie is getting down to business a.,
ready and the Wisconsin Central Is
prenariug for extension. Our columns
torashadow some of the movements
quietly on foo. at various points - Us
great northwest"