The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-02

DOC Lewis and Al. Hutchinson are
,oadinp their teams at k~lelnscnHlae "
Pros for Helena.
uorbead county reduced its in
debtedness $9,552.l1 curing 'h0 S0"i
ending March lst.
NJ @. Jones built a nice boat Tor
Charlev Rowe yesterday, which ne WHY
take down the river to his ranch-
Jobn Lepley was at Helena las.
\ urodnasdav and will return to his fanch
", Wv of White Sulphur Springs.
Mr. A McGregor, one of the proml-
raol growers Of the Musselshell,
hos INST returned from the east, where
snont the winter with his family at
Minneapolis.
The Cooke bank has been organized
Of Cooke City. with Judge Budlong,
formerly-of-L Livingston at -pfesfaeht
r. q Griffith and BENZ. Webster re-
turned Yesterday from Robt. Blanken-
4 bakar,s ranch, where the former made
some extensive surveys. D.
Nessrs. J. r. Wi4ten-andB b. c: Kings
bury left for Barker yesterday afternoon
on business connected with the bonding
of the Queen of the Hills.
Another excursion Of Iowans to Nom
tana is being talked of in the vicinity OF
Thover of that state. The excursloni
80 ora having some trouble in securt
ING as low rates as were granted lnein
last year.
A Nathan, we'll known in Montana
&C the commercial traveller OF u. Conen
g. Co. died in San Francisco March 4tn;
He had been in poor health for several
weeks. but was not deemed TO pc dah-
gerously Ill.
Mr. All Son and wife, formerly the
bandsome and charming Miss All Hou,
of Rozeman. who were recently mar
Tied at Helena. arrived in the city on
vesterday,s coach, and have now quietly
settled down to the enjoyment OF dom
este affairs.
The time for a general cleanup has
arrived and the city authorities propose
that it shall be a thorough one this Time.
Those who do not have their premises
cleaned ND promptly will be prosecuted
in accordance with the city ~dlnan
on the
Id. Weatherwax has secured the
contract for furnishing the rough lumoer
for the new school house and Will put
his bull train on the rOad hauling IL as
soon as he returns to Utica, IL the Wealh-
or and roads are favorable Tor roillng.
Mr.. Weatherwax has also furnlshed a
large portion of the lumber for the ne"
court
From Sundays Daily.
The Union, at Butte, seems to De a
defunct institution.
A norton of the Sand Coulee delega-
ton left for home yesterday afternoon.
The fiat of the sixteen has gone forth,
and the three hundred must humbly
bow to it.
The armer are taking advantage OF
this fine weather to get the SOIL ready 10
receive the cops.
Sheriff McDevitt returned last even
ING from an official visit to the upper
Teton and Sun River country.
Frank Coombs is repairing the breech
in the wall of the engine house, caused
Inv the ice during the late memorable
breakup.
J. T. Lee proved up on his homestead1
before Deputy District CLERK Cummlngi
Yesterday. A notice of contest has been
Hleu ny JdHleo VI
TT is understood that thirty-five men
have gathered at the Mammoth Hot
SPRINGS. and are preparing to resist any
attempt on the part of the newly ap-
pointed receiver to take possession OF n
property.
The Grand Union telegraph office is
now in operation, and all messages are
now received and sent from the new Oft
flee. Mr.. Bennett is very comfortably
fixed and is not a little pleased with ms
new quarters. ~~
r. F. Morgan arrived from Stanford
Yesterday. where he had been on busl-
ness connected with the Billings and
Benton stage. company. Tom promises
us a rood item next time he comes IN,
but he won't give it away yet. II
Mr.. J. F. Blattner, of Clendenin,
struck an old-time acquaintance n
friend yesterday in the person Or Omar
lev Belden, of the Judith. Ihey ate
bacon and beans together for three years
in the Sweetwater country, BACK IN
1869, 20 and IL.
Lee Shackleford and VIM. Clark leave1
by their own conveyance this morning
for the Occur d'Alene. They take two
or three saddle horses and are certainly
well fixed for the trip. The RIVER I
PRESS wishes the boys success and would
be pleased to hear of their striking lt
rich"
We are informed by MI. Burghardt
that the experiment Of putting log pile
roasted w. & E. ore. mixed with Silver