The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-20
THE RIVER E

A correspondent of the Sun River
Sun in a lengthy article warmly advo-
Gates the old scheme of setting off the
new county of Dearborn, with Sun
River as the county seat.
The Helena coach is on runners now
something very unusual on this end Of
the road, though between Mitchelps
and Helena it is the ordinary convey
ance in the winter easan.-~
| The shelter company settlement has
rot yet been effected, but ought to be
soon, if ever. Lots of valuable time is
being lost, time that might be utilized
in turning out bullion bars.
The temperance ladies of Helena are
starting a coffee house and free read
ing room combined opposite the Inter-
national hotel. This will be in opposi-
ton to the attractions offered by the
free lunch counters of the saloons.
It is reported at Bozeman that X.
Biedler has been hired to 60 with Cal
fees panorama of Wonderland as a nat
ural curiosity and to deliver the lecture.
The show has been a financial failure
SO far, but the managers think about
right when they select x. to draw a
crowd.
Delegate Maginnis has introduced
bills looking to the reduction of four diff
ferent military reservations, but we
notice the Fort Assinaboine reservation
is not included. If the Indian reserva-
ton is cut down, it is necessary to the
welfare of Fort Benton that this big
military reserve should be considerably
reduced.
The railroad men say that no Utah
and Northern train has reached Garri-
son for three days, and thai four or five
of the "toy locomotives' (as broad gauge
engineers call them are piled up to-
Bow Junction. About a half dozen mar
grand bounce as a result Of the I'M
pleasantness.- Independent.
I VIM. Shanks. who is in from his wood
yard at the Coal Banks, says that he has
some 400 cords banked ready for the first
steamboat in the spring. Last year he.
sold 300 cords at the~same~plaee. Matt.
Adams has been ordered to stop all work
on his coal lead. The authorities at AS
.~sinaboine sem him word hat he would
be liable to the penalties of the law if
he ala not deSlSL.
A resident of the Judith, whose name
we have not learned, was in the city
this week looking for a horse tolen
from him some days ago. He traced the
thief to Fort Benton and learned that
he had gone on towards Sun River last
Saturday. Reports of horse stealing are
becoming altogether too numerous. "A
little hemp, judiciously used, would
doubtless tend to put a quietus on the
business, and the remedy~eught~to be
tried.
At an election of directors of the First
National bank of Fort Benton, held
Wednesday, the following were elected
S. T. Hauser, T. G. Power, w. G. Con-
rad, G. E. Conrad, Jno. w. Power, E.
G. Macl-y, Jno. Hunsberger, r. A.
Luke and T. A Cummings. The fol-
lowing officers were elected at a meeting
of the directors yesterday: President,
W.. G. Conrad; vice president, John w.
Power; cashier, E. G. Maclay assist
ant cashier. R-A-Luke.
The Sun River Sun, edited and pub
lished by D. B. Hall and Will Hanks,
illumined our sanctum last evening for
the first time. The Sun is a seven
column paper, gotten up in the highest
style of the art p~reservative, and is brim
full of the news of Sun River and it's
vicinity. It is a paper creditable alike
to the publishers and the community,
and deserving of the very liberal patron
age which it seems to have at the outset.
The RIVER PRESS extends its best
wishes for the success of the Sun.