The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-16

Tuesday.
Russell B. Harrison and bride have
roturned to Helena.
tered at the Grand Union.
There were 1853 votes polled at the
Helena election last Monday.
w. O. Dexter came in yesterday with
lumber from his mill.
n C. Power & Bro. will load two
teams for Julian f. Bird, Of Dupuyer,
to-day.
: Rice loaded q lot of supplies at T.
4 Power Il Bros, for Geo. A. Wells
Yesterday.
Thos. Rose was elected trustee and
lanes Gibson clerk, of the Sun River
school district.
George Steel, of Sun River, shipped
10 O00 pounds of flour to the Blackfoot
agency Wednesday.
Mrs. Peter Macdonald, who has been
snending the winter in the States, is
now Ell route home.
Joseph C. McCraig, one of the wool
growers of the upper Marias, on Dry
Fork, is in the city:
\ Mr.. c.. E. Beal, the prosperous wool
grower of Box Elder creek, is in the city
purchasing supplies.
Col. J. A. Johnston, attorney general,
will probably arrive tomorrow and
Judge Wade On Tuesday.
Mrs. Horace r. Buck received the un-
welcome news Thursday of the death of
her father, DR.. Jewett, of New Haven,
Conn.
Messrs. Blossom and HASTE, of Sun
River, nave opened up their magnifi-
cent sample rooms in their new brick
building.
George Wells shipped his household
and other goods to his ranch on Cora
creek Yesterday, and will take his de-
parture from amongst us in a few days.
Rigging & Ayres, Of the produce
market, have leased the Stocking build
ing. corner Main and Bond streets, now
used by Gus Senieur as q carpenter shop.
The soldier who was arrested for
shooting at a companion had a hearing
Yesterday before Judge Kanouse, and
was bound over to await the action Of
the grand jury.
Mrs. James Austin died at her home
in the Chestnut valley on the Sd inst,
aged thirty years, leaving a husband
and three children to mourn the loss of
a wife and mother.
The Northern Pacific earnings for the
last week in March were $3.50, 000, max
ing the total for the month 5000, 900
This is an increase of yer 80 per cent.
over the earnings of March, 1883.
The statement that has gone the
rounds of the press to the effect that
Col. Lamborn, head of the land depart
ment of the Northern Pacific railway,
had been bounced, is without founda-
ton. |
The Indebtedness of Dawson county
has already reached the magnificent
total of $131, 526. As, and the county is
scarcely a year old! This is n of the
beneticient results Of demonstrating
rule.
Jack Lee. the Macleod driver, lost his
horses at Pen d'Oreille coulee the day
before yesterday and was unable to get
through. At last account he was "on
the trail" and will probably pull in to-
day or
Max Waterman says he thinks there
are good grounds for getting a new hear
ing in the case of Jos. w. Hanna, SEN
fenced to be hung, and that it is very |
probable he will be given another
chance for his life.
The immigration to the northwest
will be greater this year than ever be-
fore. If the Helena & Fort Benton
railroad project were under way now
northern Montana would catch a goodly
number of the immigrants.
Mr.. E. r. Choate, one of the bonanza
kings of the Montana district, has re-
turned to town, after al absence of sew
eral months. Mr.. Choate says that he
wouldn't trade his interests on Snow
creek for q dozen Silver Bellies. 4
VIM. Woolsey eontemplates increas-l
ing the service on his stage line from
here to White Sulphur Springs to two
trips per week. He will put on enough
stock TO go over the road in twenty-four
hours, remain at the Springs the same
time and return to Livingston Oh the
third day.-Enterprise.
The new road from Townsend to
White Sulphur Springs is being much
talked of, and the cost is estimated to be
about $1,000. On the present road it
takes two days to reach the springs from
ToWnsend-over the new o a day
only will be required.
From MIR. Jack Arnold we learn that
the new saw mill of w. HI. Watson, To-
Gated in tae North Moccasin mountains,
will be in operation about the first OF
May. 1t has a capacity OF 10000 feet
per day. Mr.. Watson has 2,OOO,O 600 feet
of logs ready for the mill.-Argus.
~. II. d. in q letter from Diamond