The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-31

morning.
The thermometer registered only 50
below last night.
Lieut.. F. w. Roe, Sd infantry, has
gone east to spend the winter.
The thermometer in the signal office
at Helena registered 90 below zero this
morning.
4. G. Dyer, Of the Higgins house, at
Montana's Saratoga, %nounce another
grand ball for New YEARS eve.
During the recent cold snap the tenn
perature at Fort Benton was lower than
in any other portion of the territory.
DIR. J. I'll. Fairfield was at Helena
Wednesday en- route east. The doctor
will take in the worlds fair this winter.
M. A. Meyendorf, melter at the assay
office, returned to Helena on Monday
last after an absence Of several months
in the east.
Our friend r. 2. Walker, general
manager of the Montana Cattle COM
pany, is to be married on the 22d of
January to Il Chicago lady.
So far as we can learn Fort Benton
has again captured the cookey on the
score of cold weather. Our $500 below
zero record is away ahead of anything
reported.
Kootenai, on the line of the Northern
Pacific, near Lake Pen d'Oreille, is the
latest Montana town. Col. Hudnutt is
the proprietor, and of course he expects
to build up a lourishing city there.
The minstrel troupe at Fort Assina-
boine will give an entertainment at the
post on Tuesday evening, January 18th.
1t is to be hoped that the troupe will pay
Fort Benton q visit. We are sure they
will be amply repaid.
J. r. Marks has just purchased Potts
u Harrison's stage line, running be-
tween White Sulphur Springs and
Townsend, including wagons, teams
and stations, and thus equipped will
put on one more change Of horses and
six horses to each team.
It is fortunate for our people that fuel
has been cheap this year. The high
prices which have prevailed since 1901
were purely speculative, as there was
more wood in the country thar at pres
ent. We sincerely hope that the low
prices of fuel will be maintained.
AS a wheat growing country, Montana
is destined to hold a prominent position
among competing commemorative. Its
farmers can supply the entire home de-
mand as well as ship much abroad. The
time is not far distant when numerous
elevators will line our main highways Of
travel.
OF all the old-timers, residents of Fort
Benton in the winter of 1923, but four
teen are known to be alive. Four were
killed by Indians, two committed sui
eide, one, Henry Bostwick, was killed
at the battle of the Big Hole and ten
died from other causes. Old-timers are
getting scarce.
A bridge across the river at Great
Falls is one of the promising enterprises
now talked Of. The situation, character
of the stream, ETC., are most favorable,
rendering it possible to erect a bridge at
a comparatively small cost. Nothing is
yet fully determined upon, but the pros
poets are favorable that the structure
will be commenced next season.
Work is being prosecuted in the deep
diggings on Peoples creek. Parties
who are conversant with affairs in that
section are confident that the result of
their winters work, and the richness OF
the mines will be placed beyond doubt.
There has been more effective work
done there than in any other camp in
the Little Rockies.
From Mondays Daily.
Mr.. A. B. Hamilton left for Choteau
via Sun River this morning.
Professor Donovon was Il passenger on
the Helena coach this morning.
w. f. Parker and George Westervelt
returned from Great Falls to-day.
One Of our citizens says we shall have
a chinook before the 9th Of January.
All OF the past due Helena coaches are
now in, Yesterdays coach arriving at 4
O'Clock this morning.
The thermometer 1t the signal office
yesterday morning registered 81 below
zero, this morning 350 below.
The cold weather has no yet affected
the stock. We learn that the sheep or
cattle nave not been materially affected.