The river press., 1885-01-21
LOCAL NOTES.
from Wednesdays Daily.

eQ lDlhe9'
steps are being taken at Helena for
The organization of a territorial bar as
sociation.
William Kane, we'll known miner
of Neihart, recently had S40O in cash
stolen from him.
Phil Gibson is to build residence
At Great Falls commencing next week.
I'd Canary has the contract for the
stone work and w. G. Jones for the
carpenter work.
The holiday edition of the Semi
weekly Inter Mountain is d fine paper.
replete with interesting information
concerning Montana in general and the
greatest mining camp in the world in
particular
E. C. Dyer retired from the manage
ment of the Higgins house at White
Sulphur Springs on the 1st inst, and
was succeeded by Arthur w. Sias. Mr.
S. was formerly manager of the Springs
hotel and was q popular landlord.
There is veritable haunted house in
Fort Benton; almost every evening foot
steps can be heard approaching the
front door, and on numerous occasions
the inmates have gone to the door only
to find no one there. Investigation has
failed toattribute the phenomenon to any
material cause. AS the ghost is peaceably
inclined, aside from his nightly vista
t0ns, the residents OF the house are not
much alarmed.
Mr. A. G. Shutelt accompanied by 2.
Fl. Shields, arrived in town Yesterday
evening from the Judith Basin to re-
ceive and transport machinery for the
erection of a flour and feed mill which
he is soon to erect and operate in that
section. Mr.. Shufelt hopes to have the
mill in working order by the 1st Of
March, as the demand for a Touring
mill in that locality is great.-Billings
Rustler.
This reminds us that our citizens have |
as yet taken no steps TO secure a Touring
mill for Fort Benton
We ehave received cards ofinvitation to
the marriage Of Miss Gertrude S. Derby,
Of Chicago, to Mr.. Robert Powell Walk
er, Of Montana. The ceremony will be
performed at the church of the Messiah. |
Chicago, on the 22d inst, and the we'd |
ding will no doubt be brilliant affair.
Mr. Walker is one of the prominent cat
tie men of northern Montana. and the |
RIVER PRESS unites with his hosts of
friends in the territory in Offering con
gIatulations, even in advance Of the
happy event.
From Thursdays Daily:
The sleighing is fine just at present,
and many of our people are indulging
IN the amusement.
VIM. Ell. Kanouse left on the Helena
coach this morning on his way east. He
will spend few months in Moberly,
Missouri.
The total assessed valuation Of the
property of Yellowstone county this
year is 81, $3.50, 40, while that of Daw-
son county foots up $1,186, ,131.
Tom McDevitt received letter from
tine sheriff Yesterday, written from
Chicago on the 9Th. On that date he
left for New Orleans and expects to be
pack to Benton about the 10Th of this
month.
Geo. Cultivate, the party who escap-
ca from the Meagher county jail at the
same time Jos. w. Hanna did, was re-
gently capturedat Miles City. No danger
that 'Fow-string Joen will be fooling
around so close as that
A TWO foot vein Of coal, said to be Of I
excellent quality, has been discovered :
"ithlh three miles of Anaconda. IF it
ahs out as the discoverer anticipates it
FlII be bigger bonanza than the Ana
Fohda mine and smelter.
Geo. Nestervelt, Of Choteau county, !
- nominated yesterday in the repub- !
cah caucus for assistant clerk of tile i
PouSe' The office is not provided in the i
''Slute and will probably be created TO- !
floffoW by resolution, Independents. !
NaF. j. j. Healey says that while at &
oFt Hamilton told Whoop- Up), oa his b
ay 70 Fort Benton, he was shown the d
'eilaFs where Dave Akers has his vege- /,
RoleS stored. In all his life he never d
n" anything like it; one large room tc
9iea with monster potatoes, hardly any Il
.hem weighing less than two pounds 81
uu from that to three and four pounds, II
~ mammoth cabbage weighing from y y
'ehty 10 forty pounds. Mr. Healy re- 20 -
nus the old Whonn-IIn hnttam a. the il