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

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REDUCTION ROLLS, BOLTING
FOUNDE
Correspondence solicited. M
health for the past year, is much worse.
Col. Donnelly went out to fix up his
affairs yesterday.
For the months of January and Feb
ruary the Northern Pacific earned 81 |
O83, 800, as against 1857, $40 for the same
period last year.
r. s. Price has sold his handsome
residence at White Sulphur Springs to
John Potter, of Meagher county. Con-
%sideration, IS,
Steve Stoner, the enterprising High
wood ranchman, is always in the van
He informs us that he will finish seeding
about 100 acres this week.
Max Waterman left for White Sui
phur Springs on yesterday mornings
Billings coach to take in the forthcoming
term Of court in Meagher.
The wife OF John Keith, porter at T.
| G.. Power 81 Bro.'s presented him with
twins yesterday, q boy and girl. Con
gratulatiops in duplicate are in order.
Two of Ed. Smiths teams arrived
Yesterday from Montana Junction, load-E
ed with bullion. It will be unloaded at
the landing on the other side OF the
+ Three road supervisors, c. ii. Boyle,
John La Mott and H. Brinkman, called
on the county clerk yesterday for their
! receipt books, preparatory for the sea-
sons work.
The following ticket was nominated
by the democrats of Helena Saturday
evening: mayor, Col. w. b. Hundley;
treasurer, Jacob Loeb; police magis-
trate, T.. n. Smith.
Joe STREET of Highwood informs us
that he has put in twelve acres OF wheat
and would have made it fifty II there
were any hopes of having a Touring
mill at Fort Benton.
Ira Myers arrived in the city on the
last coach. MI. Myers has been east the
past winter, and from his hearty, robust
appearance we would judge that he was
treated we'll back there.
Ed. Kelly, who was nominated as one
of the candidates for alderman IN the
fourth ward, has declined the honor,
and it will devolve upon the ward com
mittee to select q candidate in his stead.
A Utah & Northern passenger train
Jumped the track near Dillon on the
10th. The engine and three cars We're
overturned, the sleeper alone keeping the
rails. No one was seriously hurt by the
accident.
There were over fifty conversions in a
recent revival led by Messrs. Van Orsdel
and Riggin at Dillon. Among them
was the noted Con Orem formerly the
champion light weight prize fighter of
America.
r. K. Ballou, G. N. March and Levi
Newcomb, capitalists, are at White
Sulphur Springs, waiting for favorable
roads to go into the Montana district,
where they will probably invest in min
ing property. We are glad to see that
this district is attracting attention from
men and companies with money to in
vest.
FL. P. Rolfe returned from Great
Falls on Saturday evening. He informs
us that he is building a house on his
homestead adjoining the townsite, and
will remove his family up there within
a few weeks.
George Wells has returned from his
sheep ranch on Cora creek, where he is
building q residence. He will move out
on the ranch in about three weeks.
George reports the focks in that section
in fine condition.
An election will be held on Saturday,
April 10, for the purpose Of authorizing
the board OF trustees to issue bonds to
the amount Of $4,000 for the completion
of the new school house. The PROPOSE
ton will receive a unanimous affirma-
tive vote.
We see that M. A. Flanagan and TT.
Todd g Co. are having an excellent
cross walk made from the post office to
Mr.. Todd's liquor store, thecity furnish
ing the necessary timbers while the
gravel and labor is provided by the in
terested parties.
Mr.. J.. r. Wilton will return from
Barker to-day, if he has had no diff
Guilty in finding the parties he went to
see. Some of them may be at Neihart,
in which event he will probably not re-
turn until Thursday. Everybody will
be anxious to learn the result OF his mis-
sion.
Judge Kanouse went out to the saw
mill of Settle 81 Kanouse at the head OF
the Shonkin yesterday. The mill has
been started up and is turning out lots
of lumber. They have already contract
ed for the sale Of so, 900 feet and are pre-
nared fo make additional contracts,