The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-03-16
PURELY PERSONAL.

Mrs. Martin and her two children from
South Fork came down on the coach on
Monday and is registered at the Overland.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Tattan was
taken i'll on Sunday night quite suddenly, but
we are glad to report the lady conyalescjng,
d. j. Donnely, ex.Speaker of the House
OF Representatives, returned on Mondays
coach, and is stopping at the Choteau blouse.
hi. w. Endsley arrived Ia Benton on the
18th from the East, and will begin his usual
frelghting operations in a few weeks. He
anticipates a rousing season.
Il. 4 Wheaton and Charley Mix, two
Wholesouled, industr ious and lucky miners
from the Barker came in to-day. We are
indebted to them for q pleasant call.
We acknowledge q pleasant call from
Mr.. Vance of 28-Miles Spring. The gentle
man will hereafter keep himself thoroughly
posted in local and general news by q perusal
Of The Press every week.
Mrs. j.. s. Hill and her sister, Miss Anna
Ford, are making Q protracted but pleasans
visit at their former home, Sun River. They
will want to return to city life when the mu-
steal whistle Of the first steamer is heard il
the land.
Dr.. P. c. Goodrich, our popular dentist,
returned q few days since from Fort Assina-
boine, where he has been kept busy for the
past two months in his professional capacity,
The Doctor may be found at the Choteau
House.
We are pleased to be able to say that Mr..
Irvine, whose leg was SO seriously injured
some time since, is now rapidly recovering,
and that the limb will not have to be ampu-
stated. Mr.. Irvine is serenely happy in con-
sequence.
MIR. @. E. Conrad aud bride are now in
Ottawa, the capital Of Canada, where they
have been having al enjoyable visit. Ii
&. E.. hadn't turned Benedict we would
almost believe that some lass Of the Canadian
Court had persuaded him to become q British
subject.
j. j. Quinn, clerk in the @. VI. depart
ment at AssinaboEn, arrived in town on Sun.
day. Mr.. Quinn is o brother of the late
Edward Quinn, one Of the victims Of Il G,
Marias disaster. The gentleman has tire sir
eere sympathy of the entire community in
his sad bereavment.
Mr.. T. NJ. Nathan, who is representa-
the Oregon City Wooden Manufacturing Co.,
of San Francisco, arrived in town on Sattr r
day last. He left to-day for Helena. He
has been quite successful as the excellent
standard of the house he represents is a pass
port for the favors Of the business public
wherever it is known.
j. FL. Conrad, the head of the Fort
Mckinney branch Of |. G. Baker Il Co., Is
spending the spring months in the East.
Howard is a. straight Democrat, and went
to Washington on Inauguration day to- see
that Jimmy Garfield was duly and properly
installed in the White House,
w. ". Junkins, . prominent newspaper
man Of Fairfield, Iowa, and a party of gen.
men friends will arrive on one OF the early
boats to spend q month of hunting and fish
ing in the mountains. They will be but the
advance guard Of q regiment of sight-seers
and pleasure seekers who will visit Montana
this summer Hope they will al like it and
conclude to stay with us.
Mr.. Herman Cans, one Of Helena's most
energetic young business men, who has been
in town looking up a good business location,
left on Saturdays coach for the Capital. We
feel cafe in asserting TINT the extensive
clothing house of Cans & Klein win be rep
resented among the business firms Of Benton
this spring. They will prove a valuable
acquisition to the town.
-J.E. Stevens, ye local scribe Of THE
trip to Helena, Diamond Gity and White
sulphur Springs. We would ask our friends
to treat the youth kind and considerably, for
he will need words Of comfort and cheer
after pulling the coach, driver, two sick
horses and twenty sacks Of mail over Bird
Tail Divide. Mr.. Stevens will be absent about
three weeks, and Just before he returns the
writer will leave for a ten years excursion
in the Holy Land.
Major A. d. Baker. . prominent ST.
Paul man, arrived in town o few days since,
having been all winter travelling through
from Pembina TO this place. lie reports
having been in Sitting Bulls camp about
three weeks at Wood Mountains. The Major
reports the great Chief as having 4 hundred
lodges, nearly all middle aged men and his
best warriors. The Chief told the Major
that he didn't want any more war, all he
wanted was to be left alone, The Major
i los uae far a trim thro,1uh tho Suu River