The river press., 1886-01-27
LOCAL NOTES.
From Wednesdays Daily.


A petition is being circulated at Cho-
teau for mail route from that point to
Benton via the Teton.
The resul, OF the bids on mail routes in
Montana has not been made known, as
far as we are able to learn
The mounted police are still going on
with their good work Of taking stolen
horses away from the Indians.
We suppose that the large amount Of
ice which is being gathered this season is
in anticipation of the railroad next sum-
mer
The cold weather still continues. Last
night the thermometers registered at Ben
ton 32o at Helena 2O0 Assinaboine $50 be-
low zero.
The Northern Pacific earnings for last
month exceeded those for the correspond
ing month in 1884 by $43,5 ,595. The in
crease was observed in all thee depart
ments.
Word has been received that Messrs.
r. C. Power and |. P. Baker will not
leave Helena until the cold weather lets
up. It is said that the Hon. Martin Ma
ginnis will accompany them.
Clay M. Greene, the great California
playwright, has just completed a drama
entitled ''Louis Riel,'' descriptive of the
hero, and the section of the country he in
tested. It will be produced at Montreal,
Canada, next Monday night, with himself
in the title role.
Letters addressed as follows have been
deposited in the Fort Benton post office
recently with no stamps affixed: Mrs.
Wallace Day, Alpha, Mo-; Mr.. j. F.
Freeman, Goss, Mo. The writer's would
do well to invest in stamps and have the
letters forwarded.
The son Of r. w. Buckland, aged about
Is years, was riding one Of his fathers
horses, ON Monday last, when the animal
reared and fell over backwards, the horn
Of the saddle striking the boy in the stom-
ach, iniuring him severely-to what
extent is not known.
Col. Sanders has gone east. 1t is we'll
known fact that growth on his face
which is only to obvious to his friends,
threatens to be . cancerous affl'ctlon.
He has gone east for treatment at Rome
N. V. and there is no one who will not
hope most prayerfully that any serious
consequences may be aVerted. The colo
nel's eldest son, James ". Sanders, has
been admitted as member OF the flrm
and is showing some good qualities as
LAWYER Helena Cor, Inter Mountain.
The annual statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the city Of Fort Ben
ton for 1885, which was published yester-
day, shows the affairs of the city to be in
excellent condition. The burden of taxes,
of which complaint was made last year,
IS not SO great after al when we consider
the good that has been done under the
civ government. Important improve
ments are talked D. for the coming season.
We believe it has been the aim of the city
council to expend money judiciously, and
tftat nofe has been wasted is horne ont by
the permanence Of the improvements
which have been made.
1t is rumored that strong effort will be
made for the establishment of 8 mail route
TO the upper Highwood, with a post office
at Smiths or McCord's ranch. This
route is much needed. There is no place
in Choteau county where mail loule
would be of as much benefit as one te
Highwood. The entire valley from Ar
nonx'c to the canyon Is settled up. We
have been told that former petition con-
tanned something over two hundred names
of bona fide settlers who would be bene.
fired. Why their petition was not granted
will probably never be known. The mat
ter is now in the hands Of a gentleman
who will see to it that the route is estab
lished or some good reason assigned why
il should not be.
From Thursday's Daily.
About ak inches of snow fell last nigh
and this morning the sleighing was ex
cellent.
A letter received from p. G. Brown
states that he may be in Fort Benton in.
short time.
Miles City is TO have an ice palace simi
lar to the one III St Paul only on . smalle
scale. 1t will probably be very sma
one.
Charlie Kendall was as clipper as lin
net this morning. Cause; real. live bo
baby, born yesterday afternoon. AcceI
our congratulations.
John Glenn who lived at Fish creek