The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-07-06
out of the family of Wilder, Maginnis, Broad

three-fourths Of an inch per day. The stage
OF water is not as high as it was expected it
would be three weeks ago.
Wool is coming in in quantity with the
clip just allttle below average which is main
" owing to the severity Of the past winter
which left sheep in q weak and impover-
ished condition. Selling at 22@23c.
The roads between Benton and Sun River
are drying out, but are horribly cut up with
ruts, and travel is considerably impeded.
But q few days of this weather will see it
pounded IS hard IS a Macademized road.
Mr. William H. Hunt has formally en-
tered upon the discharge of his duties as
collector Of customs for the district Of Mon
tana and Idaho. He will occupy the same
quarters that were used by MIR. T. A. Cum
mings.
Quite a large party Of immigrants, from
Missouri, with good teams and wagons,
passed through town on Tuesday for per-
manent location in the valley. They came
by the Powder River and Yellowstone route.
Courier.
Fl. J. Wackerlin s. Co., have received a
large installment Of their goods per steamer
Dacotah, consisting Of builders and smiths
hardware, miners tools, retrigerators and a
general assortment of shelf hardware. The
bulk Of their stock is yet to arrive.
Main street is becoming a popular avenue
for promenading these pleasant evenings, but
lts value would be wonderfully enhanced by
the removal Of some of the resorts that now
disgrace and pollute this really handsome
and otherwise attractive thoroughfare.
The steamer Dacotah left Benton Monday
morning for Bismarck. She takes about 80
passengers, and a large amount of hides,
pelts and wool. It is not expected she will
reach Benton again this year, although it is
believed she will come up as far as Cow Is
land. ~~.="
a very curious thing happened last week in
the office Of one OF the Butte daily papers.
A compassion who had possessed the sense Of
hearing for nearly thirty years, suddenly and
mysteriously became deaf when the local ed
itor asked him for the loan Of fifty cents un-
til be could sell his dog.
Efforts at growing fruit in Deer Lodge are
bound to be crowned with success. Capt.
Mills has an apple tree that is bearing, and J.
&. Robinson and Taos. Aspiring have cherry
trees that are bearing. The latter has sew
eral grape vines that are producing in regular
California style.-NorM- Vest.
" Lilly, Thos Lloyd, F Guitrell, E f
Whalen, O Grett, II steinfat, Assinaboine
Birkenbud, Jno Spencer, Sun River Doe
Fields and family. Shonkin W Woods,
Highwood J D Weatherwax E 0 Lying
and wife J Cleggg, Utica ] D Armstrong,
have been stopping at the Overland.
The Indians are playing havoc with the
game in Deer Lodge and Big Hole valleys. 1t
was very plentiful and fed low down until
their advent, but now it is shy and has been
slaughtered in large numbers. 1t is u little
binding on the sportsmen to see the Statutory
effects Of the game law destroyed BY the
gentlemen OF the wjgWam.-NorM- West.
Mr.. G.. d. Storer says that while be has no
objection to having a party come into his
yard and take away two or three cords of
wood, but, on the contrary, likes to see the
eterprise displayed by the parties in taking |
ii, he ~emphatically objects to having the
pile overhauled, the even, straight wood
taken away, and the chunks and knotty pei
ces left.
] Massey, Chas Wilson, Montreal; T G
Merrill, st. Paul, Mimi. Geo McCune and
wife, Arrow creek " CARED, Shonkin:
ID Allison, Fl. Mcleod F Mcpherson, Big
Sag Jas s Bennett, Benton !; O F Weigh.
Shonkin F Hyde, Belt creek; F G Alden,
Judith Basin G Gibson, Helena 4
Beecher, Rock Island, Ills, are registered at
the Centennial Hotel.
On the Goth, at Butte, a sporting man
named Jessie Sanders was shot and instantly
killed by S. G. Kennicott. The melee be-
gan By Sanders making threatening demon
to Kennicott, who warned him
away, but, paying no attention to the warn
ing, and coming towards Kennicott as if to
strike him, he was fred upon BY the latter,
the ball passing through the neck.
Mr.. f. NJ. DAILY, advance agent for the
H~asenwinkle Dramatic Company, has secur-
ed the school house for one week, beginning
on Monday evening next. The company
comprise many well known and favorite act
resses and actors, and are highly spoken of
they have appeared. They are
low playing at Assinaboine to crowded
We bespeak for them a hearty end
appreciative reception from our amusement
owing people.
A chapel, school room and gynasium are
among the new buildings that are begun at
and will be finished as fast as
hey can be put together. Besides this there l
ire two more cavalry stables and a building t
or the non-commissioned staff. The un-
completed buildings will be finished, giving !
* sets Of officers quarters in addition to the
resent Accommodations. When all these are
lnere VIII pc quarters Tor 1000
zen, 400 cavalry and 800 infantry.
On Friday evening, Of last week, a pleas
Mt little party was given on the Dacotah, in v
of Mrs. D. w. Marratta, Miss Fannie
Miss Asa Fisher, Miss Letlia
MISS Jessie Wilkie, Miss Minnie
davidson and Miss Annie Clauson, all Of :
7hom came to Benton on a pleasure trip.
he party passed off pleasantly and every
ne was delighted with the entertainment. 2
he visiting ladies expressed themselves de- G
GIFTED with their reception and regret at G
N wing SD MANY new frainda