The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-06-03
MONTANA MENTION.

have new spaper soon.
The bullion shipments from Butte
last week aggregated $98,634.28.
''Flopping Bill'' is one of the stock
inspectors in the lower country.
A Butte woman presented her hus-
band with triplets few days ago
Asel Keyes put in the lowest bid for
the Fort Keogh hay y-$14 ton.
A stock company is being formed at
Miles City to build new and magnlfi-
cent hotel.
The Miner says more than 100000
of bricks will be placed in walls in that
city before fall.
A few Indians from the west side Wis
tied Butte last week and were regarded
as real curiosities
The Morning Bulletin, a paper devoted
to labor and mines, will be issued at
Butte Thursday morning.
VIM. Courtenay of Miles City hasjust
negotiated sale of 900 head of western
cattle at $35 per head.
A stranger was held up and robbed
of gold watch and chain on Main
street, Butte, day or two ago.
The enterprising citizens of Helena
are making arrangements for the erec-
ton of custom smelter at that city.
Prominent insurance companies de-
mand better fire protection at Miles
City or otherwise they will withdraw
Special land agent Harrison, who is
we'll known here and throughout the
territory, has sent in his resignation, to
take effect July 1st.
The abduction case against A. j.
Noyes, of Butte, was dismissed, as it
was found the girl in the case had left
| home of her own choice on account of
| i'll treatment received from her father.
Three thousand Utah sheep, designed
| for the Butte butcher business, arrived
at Dillon last week en- route to the great
mining camp. Butte ought to patronize
Montana more and the Mormons less.
| The contract for the building of the
new three-story dormitory for the col
| lege of Montana, at Deer Lodge, has
been. let to McDevitt & Mcconnell, of
Butte. The cost of the building will be
SIS, 900.
The great Anaconda company has
found bed of fire clay near their works
and are now manufacturing with good
success their own fire brick. They save
fifty cents on each brick made, amount
ing to thousands of dollars in the course
of year.
District Attorney Pemberton says:
II have kept close trace of all the hom-
| icides since I was sworn in in 1882, and
I have been surprised at the small num-
Der of fatal affrays in the territory. And
this is especially true as to this district,
the second, the wealthiest and the most
populous in Montana
An illicit still capable of making five
gallons of whiskey per day was lately
found and seized by revenue officers
near Deadwood. This reminds us of
|
might reward the searchers with a dis
covery of the same kind in the noun
tains not thousand miles from Living
ston.-Enterprise.
Mrs Lewis and Mrs. Curtis are solicit
ing subscriptions for testimonial purse
to be presented to Mrs. Holt. the mother
of the triplets born Tuesday. So far
they have secured about $100. The lit
tie ones, two boys and girl, weigh re-
spectively AZ, and 81 pounds. They
are all as bright as larks, and the mother
is as we'll as could be expected. Inter
Mountain.
A band of marauding Indians was
discovered last week by two cowboys
on the Big Dry about seventy-fye miles
north of Miles City. The Indians were
running off five head of horses belong
ing to one of the Big Dry cattle outfits.
The two cowboys followed them when
they showed fight and hot scrimmage
resulted, in which two of the Indians
were waited to the happy hunting
grounds and the nVe h0rseS were recoV-
cred.
The New York Herald of the 21st
ult. says: Yesterday James M. Rey-
nolds, Of Montana, challenged the VIM
ner of the race now in progress in Lon
don, whoever he may be, to six day
roller skating race for $4,000 a side, the
race to be open to all for sweepstakes