The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-10-19
PURELY PERSONAL.

Will Kelly will leave for Barker this
week.
"A. Fl. Lambert, of Barker, is at the
Overland.
L Joe Cutting. Of Utica, left for home
this morning
Norris Gray is suffering with a bad
case of rheumatism.
Capt. Jack Killally. Of Barker, put in
an appearance yesterday.
Charles Mix. Of Barker, is mixing with
the citizens of the river metropolis.
E. e. Bywaters, Jared Smith and Horace
Clark, of Hollywood, are in the city.
MIR. Goodhue, of Goodhue s. Young,
fruit tree men, left for the States yesterday.
j, T. Boothroyd, the attorney Of the
Barker District, is practicing his profession
with success at the camp.
Nick Welsh is in from Barker, and Is
just as enthusiastic as ever over the ''best
mining camp in Montana"
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Clegg, proprietors of
a prosperous store on Big Spring Creek, In
the Judith valley, are in the city purchasing
goods.
Mr.. M. 6. Miner, the enthusiastic Sec
rotary Of the Stock Protective Association,
was in the city a few days during the past
week. #""" ""
Judge Tattan visited Barker last week
and he is quite enthusiastic over the pros
poets of the camp. His expectations were
more than realized. .
MIR. Samuel Brady, of Detroit, Mich,
superintendent of the new smelter to be es-
tab'ished at Barker next spring, arrived in
Benton by yesterdays coach.
Buck Barker, having disposed of his in
terests IL the gulch, will soon leave for the
Ruuor has it that he intends to
share life's joys and troubles with on Eastern
damsel.
i. Todd will arrive from the east by
this evenings coach. Mr.. Todd hes been
doing duty as clerk of the steamer Red
Cloud, and we are glad to see him home
once more.
DR.. w. Fl. Hawkes., formerly of Helena
and lately a tutor to the children of Presi-
dent Garfield, has been appointed acting as-
sistant surgeon in the army, with headquar-
ters at Washington City.
Al. Olden was called to White Sulphur
last week as 8 witness in the Court
ney murder case. The trial, however, was
postponed and the defendant admitted to
to bail in the sum of 81, 500.
MFR. George Brock, Of tie Prickly Pear
valley, has learned the lesson that it is not
we'll for man to live alone, and accordingly
on the 9th inst, he made Miss Mollie m.
Anthony 8 partner for life.
A stone mason named Benton left
Fort Maginnis q week or two ago bound for
Rocky Point with $3.50 in his pocket. He had
not gone far, however, until he was knocked
down and robbed of his wealth, and when
last heard Of. was laying up for repairs.
Bert Largent, Of Sun River Crossing,
was in the city 8 few days the past week,
and left for home on yesterdays coach.
While here he sold for his brother, John
Largent, sixty-two head of work cattle and
twelve wagons, to Frank Ensley, the eonsid-
Grafton for the outfit being So, 700.
j. G. Guthrie, the popular up town ba-
ker, has pulled up stakes and tomorrow viii
take his departure tor Barker where he pro-
poses to 60 into business. Johnny is q MOI
boy and an excellent baker, and we regret
that be has concluded to leave Benton. He
will establish q bakery and restaurant in the
gulch, and the RIVER PRESS wiahes him all
possible success.
JEFF. Patrick, ayoung mar who left with
Asa Samples on the cattle drive east, met
with quite a serious accident while crossing
the Yellowstone river q few weeks ago. He
was thrown from his horse, headforemost,
into the stream land was almost drowned be-
fore rescued by his companions. he re-
5ceived injuries about the head in such q man.
ner as to effect his reason to some extent.
Judge Tattan and J.. T. Murphy, with
their families. returned Sunday last from q
ten days visit at Mr.. J. H. Seifried's, on
Belt Creek. They were caught cut In the
storm but managed nevertheless to have q
very pleasant time. They killed all the
game wanted explored Belt Creek to Its
source INDUCED In sleigh riding, as well as
horseback exercise-in short, roughed it for
ten days in splendid style. During his ab-
sence the Judge took occasion to pay a visit
to Barker, the coming mining camp Of the
Territory.
We Must Hzve It.