The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-07-27
PURELY PERSONAL.

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-Richard Clendenin, Of Martinsdale, is in
the city.
John Vincent, Of Carroll, is autographed
at the Centennial.
Thomas Cooper, Of White Sulphur
Springs, ism the city.
Mrs. T. J. Todd and Miss Alice Conrad
returned on the Red Cloud from a brief ex-
cursion down the river.
Mr.. 4. Pound, of the Musselshell,
brought in his wool clip on Monday and laid
in a big lot Of supplies.
-Mesdames Blackiston and Hirshberg,
with their families, left on the Benton for an
extended visit in the States.
Col. Moale, Of Fort Shaw, Yves in Ben
ton a few days during the past week. He
was en- route to Fort Belknap.
MIR. J, D. Weatherwax, OF the Teton
and Choteau county at large, has been in
Benton for the past few days.
X Beidler has q good nose for news.
lie can give up as much as anybody when
the reportorial pressure is applied.
Miss Annie Ford, daughter Of Mrs. N.
Ford, of Sun River, is in Benton en- route to
F%airbault, Mimi, to attend school.
Lieut.. Campbell, one Of the popular Of
fcears of Assinaboln, tarried day or two
with Benton friends this week.
w. Fl. Burgess and Max Waterman re-
turned from the mines on Monday. They
report everything lively at the camp.
Judge W. r. Napton, father OF Hon.
Tom NaptoD, Of Deer Lodge, came up on
the Red Cloud, and leaves il q few days for
the West Side.
W. J. Casey, who has been spending a
couple of months with friends in the East,
returned on the Red Cloud and will tarry
among the Bentonites for g few days before
going to his Fort Walsh home.
MIR. Leak, Of Mills 8 Leak, dealers il
gloves, mita and whips, San Francisco, is in
the city waiting on bis customers. He rep
resents articles that are deemed staple in
Montana and always sells piles Of them, too.
Miss Mamie Wheeler, daughter Of w.
Z. Wheeler, Of Helena, after spending q few
days at Sun River, the guest of Mrs. George
Steel, passed through Benton Monday en-
route 10 Fort Assinaboin to vii. the family
Of Col. G. a. BroadWater.
-Thorrot Cox, assistant under Engineer
Lynch, was ID the city Monday on his way
to the upper Missouri, above the Falls, after
some machinery which they will take TO
Drowned Mans rapids where the engineers
are now at work, "a hundred men will be
employed at this point the present low-water
season.
Miss Mary q. Finnsgan, . prominent
teacher.in the Benton schools, arrived here
Sunday evening last on the Martinsdale coach
having come through from Benton on that
route. She expresses herself much delighted
with the country, and speaks il the highest
terms Of the large-hearted bachelors who
keep the stations along the road.-Husb0nd-
man.
Miss Hussey will treat the citizens Of
Benton to one Of her delightful entertain
ments next week. The time has not yet
been fixed but when it Is the talented young
lady should be given 9 genuine ovation.
From the praises that have been bestowed
upon her by the press Of the Territory we
can certainly infer that there is a treat in
store for Benton.
Mr. George Steel, one Of the most enter
prising residents Of Sun River, Is in the city
on business. Mr.. s. has not been in Benton
for over q year and he was agreeably sur
prised to note the progress Benton has made
in that time. Mr.. STEEL has faith in the fu-
ture Of Northern Montana and he predicts
that within two years there will be a railroad
between Benton and Helena.
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Very AccOnamo datIng.
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