The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-23

that may reach their offices addressed to
persons who have moved away, giving
them to any citizen who has not received
a copy.
Sam Barbeau has just completed a
handsome monument for Joseph 4.
Garner Of Fort Assinaboine. 1t is cat
from stone from Arnoux's quarry, and
is not only durable but presents a good
appearance. Mr.. Barbeau is an expert
at work OF this-chaIacteEw.A.w
The Occur d'Alene boom booms the
wrong way, as follows: Army & Brush,
general store, Thompson's Falls, attach
ed and assigned; Wonnacott q Glass,
general store. Rathdrum, transferred as
sets to Portland creditors; others are
selling out, moving out, or abandoning
Their small property. The Spokane
Falls & Ceur d'Alene Transportation
company has gone into the hands of a
receiver.
The Canadian Pacific authorities,
looking forward to securing a portion OF
the business of northern Montana, have
in contemplation the establishment of a
mail and express line from Maple creek
to Fort Assinaboine, connecting at the
latter place with the tri-weekly line to
this city. The project, if carried out.
would bring a great deal Of business to
the Canadian Pacific, and would be the
| %forerunner of the c.. 2. branch to this
city. |
The following from the Winnipeg
Free Press shows hat the thieves who
ran off the horses at Swift Current are
not Montana COW boys, as stated by the
papers at the time: Three prisoners
were brought into the city yesterday
from the west in charge OF a detachment
of mounted police. They will be taken
to Stonev Mountain to-day. The prison
ers, who are Missouri roustabouts, are
committed for horse stealing, they having
run off a number Of horses from Swift
Current u short time ago.
Mr.. II. M. Martin, the Boston wool
commission merchant, takes his depart
ure from Fort Benton tomorrow, hay
ing concluded his business at this place.
Mr.. Martin has succeeded in ~"corraling'
for his house nearly the entire Montana
clip this season, and it is pretty safe to
say the returns will be as good as it is
possible to make. Harding, Martin d
Co. have handled Montana woods for the
past fourteen years, and the generous
confidence that is now placed in them
shows that they have been doing the
square thing at all times and under all
circumstances.
The internal revenue department. has
sen through Capt. I. P. Fuller, col
lector of internal revenue for the de-
partment Of Montana, Utah and Idaho,
d draft for $14,860, payable to the
Brigham City Mercantile association
of Utah. The amount Of the draft
lis for taxes collected from lions Co
operative Mercantile Institution (Mor-
mon church, upon scrip issued by ltand
circulated as money. The institution
brought suit against the government for
the taxes paid under protest, and got
away with it under a decision OF the
United States supreme court.
From Fridays Daily.
Lieut.. O. B. Warwick is in command
of the ~paymaster's escort.
J. X. Waite and John Murphy are to
fight with hard gloNas-at-Bntte:
+ C. p. Thompson left with Mr.. Weide-
man yesterday for a trip to the Judith
aThe First National bank Of Helena
received $4,000 in gold dust from the
Ceur d;Alenes on Tuesday.
Chas. Cooper has Been summoned to
Helena as a witness to testify in the case
bf the road agents who held up the Hell
lena coach.
Tnos. a. Hendricks, the democratic
for vice president, is largely
interested in the Hecla mines and
snelters at Glendale.
julius Hirshberg got in his work on
the sBoom boys" before they fell by the
wayside. He clothed them up to the
value OF $3.50. Julius is a rustler.-Sun.
John C. Barr is captain Of the Benton
this trip. This boat will probably not
come any farther than the Judith, where
she will transfer her cargo to the lighter
boats.
Tt is rumored that rich diggings have
been struck near the head of the north
fork of Sun river. There has been a
number OF prospecting outfits in that
region this summer, and we shall not be
surprised if the runlor proves true
sun.
II. g. Power q Bro. sold two of their
celebrated Wood Irvine binders yesterday
One to Poole Bros. and the other to
Henry Wareham. Both go to Wolf
creek.