The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-12
Territorial Items.

Castle News; The smelter has been
idle for the past week owing to lack of
fuel. It resumes operations this morn
ing.
John Rombaugh, a miner, was killed,
by two Nez Perces Indians on billiard
creek few days ago. It was a cold
blooded affair."
Castle News: The lower Musselshell
roundup begins work the 10th inst at
Musselshell crossing and will meet the
upper roundup, thence work down the
north side of the river.
Joseph Leighton, the founder of Miles
City, recently died at that place in his
41st year. He was a well-known steam
boat man ard trader and highly respected
by all who knew him.
Anaconda Review: The Rocky Noun
tain telegraph line that is being built to
Philipsburg has been completed as far as
Cable, and work is being pushed forward
rapidly. The line will be completed in
thirty days.
Lethbridge News: Comptroller White,
of the mounted police, reports horse steal
ing in the northwest a thing of the / st,
as the result of the patrol service carried
on along the boundary line from Manito-
ba to the Rockies.
Information is wanted by his parents of
Eddie Lowe, printer, who was in Helena
a year ago, and went from there to the
coast. Anyone knowing of his where
abouts should address f. r. Lowe, lions
vile, Boone county, Ind.
Husbandman: The eight thousand
mutton sheep sold and driven out of this
valley the past week, of which mention is
made in our sheep and wool notes, Mr.
Beasley informs us are about the finest
lot he has yet purchased this season.
New Idea Jim Gilchrist showed us
some oats pulled from the DAILY ranch
that beats anything we ever saw for
height. They are over seven feet high
and they have in over 100 acres that will
average nearly as we'll as the sample
shown US.
Lethbridge News: Messrs. I. G. Baker
& Co.'S bull teams came in from Macleod
on Sunday last and loaded with coal for
that place. They brought down couple
of thousand pounds Of oats which were
turned in to the police. They pulled out
yesterday.
Lethbridge News: Messrs. Pinhorne &
Bell, of the Oxley Ranch company, were
at Grassy Lake yesterday on their way to
Medicine Hat with band of 1,100 head
of fat cattle for the Old Country where
they have been sold. They will be ship
ped at Medicine Hat via the G. P. R'y.
Mssoula Gazette: Over one million
feet of lumber is cut and shipped from
the Bitter Root valley per week, and at
least seventy thousand of it is shipped to
Butte, Anaconda and Helena, while the
Big Blaekfoot mill company cuts and
ships about three-quarters of million
feet per week.
Fergus County Argus: There is some
thing wrong with our whiskey or water;
we don't know which. Nearly all the
democrats who attended the convention
last Saturday were taken sick before they
left. IL 1t is in the water we will have a
chance to ascertain this week when the
republicans meet.
Morehouse and Albertson, of the firm
of Morehouse, Albertson & Blevins, have
sold to Ell. L. Baker their share of the
racers owned by them. The string in
cludes the we'll known horses, Ida Glenn,
Daniel B., Nevada and x. Mr. Blevins
still retains third interest in the stable.
The horses are now in Spokane Falls and
will winter in Walla Walla.
Fergus County Argus: At the meet
ing of the Judith Roundup association,
held at Utica last Friday, it was decided
to ship by the Manitoba. The roundup
commenced on Sunday at the Gap, and
will terminate at Rocky Ridge, from
which point cattle will be driven to Sand
coulee for shipment. We are unable to
learn the price per car, if any was given.
The Wickes tunnel on the Montana
Central is fast nearing completion and it
is expected that daylight will be let
through the range at that point and the
great 6300foot bore finished by the 18th
of this month. This being done it will be
but couple Of weeks more until the line
will be opened for through business be-
tween Butte and ST Paul probably by
October 1st.
Missoula Evening Item: Hanging on
our desk is bunch of grapes saken from
the vines on the ranch of VIM. Kennedy.
Although not ripe the fruit is a positive
demonstration that such fruit can be
grown to perfection in this part of Mon
tana. Mr. Kennedy has a large vineyard