The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-12-14
PURELY PERSONAL.

! PURELY PERSONAL.
Frank A. Aldrich is in town from Bar
ker.
: Mr.. A. J. Davidson arrived from Helena
) last night,
Jared Smith, Of Highwood, is in town
for q few days.
Lieut.. A. NJ. Henry, came down from
Fort Shaw on Monday.
Allen Woods, OF Highwood, %rejoices in
a brand new son and heir.
DIR. and Mrs. Parberry, Of White Sui
phuraaSprings, are visiting at Denver on their
way East.
NJ. NJ. Rosencrans is visiting with
the family of Mr. Charles Crawford, on the
Teton.
The Hon. Daniel Carpenter, one Of the
bonanza kings Of the Barker district. paid
Benton q visit last. week.
-Messrs, Ike GREENWOOD and Ferdinand
BONN, Of GREENWOOD, Bohm & Co. Helena.
made Benton a visit last week, and returned
home Saturday.
Col. ia. Moale, formerly commandment
AZ Benton, but now stationed at Fort Shaw,
MISS Mamie Moale and Master Sam are visit
ing friends in the river metropolis.
Sol. Gensberger took in Barker the past
week and expresses himself as highly pleas
ed with the camp, He will probably estab-
lish a branch house there in the spring.
-Messrs. Robt. Vaughn, Matthew Fur
nell and M. Dunn, prominent stockmen of
Sun River, left for the States this week TO
be absent until spring. II winter keeps up
its present lick they will find all their cattle
alive when they return.
DR.. Kneidler has gone East to remain q
Q short time. During his brief stay in Ben
ton he made hosts of friends who will be glad
to know that the Doctor proposes to locate
pleasant visit to his old home and a safe re-
turn to Montana.
Tie RIVER PRESS acknowledges a call to-
day from Hon. j. @. Kerley, former editor
VI tHo IAClCua 11UtpeDUeNt, Dul now u pros
porous sheep grower of Meagher county.
He is travelling this winter in the interest Of
his old paper and Of the lining aud Scien-
hfc Press, and will write up Montana for the
latter journal. Mr.. Kerley has friends all
over the Territory, and receives q warm well
wherever he goes.
VIM. Dn3ray, of Florence Springs. one
Of the prominent stock growers of upper Sun
River, who arrived q couple of weeks since.
has improved very materially since that time,
and bids fair to be permanently restored at
al ea7ly day. He stayed some time at the
hospital il Helena, but desparing of
getting better, came here, and we are happy
10 say is feeling quite j%ubi,ant over bis pros
poets of a new lease of life.-Hus6nudmnn.
DIR. G. P. Goodrich will leave on Fri
coach for the East to be gone all win
Ter. After a short stay in Michigan, where
will meet Mrs. Goodrich, the Doctor will
again strike West, bringing up at the Pacific
Slope. He will also visit New Mexico and
,eturn to Benton probably in April. The
Doctor has some long jaunts laid out, and
We hope he will find them as pleasant as they
lengthy. The RIVER Press unltes with
lis many friends in wishing him q safe and
speedy return to Benton. Z
The Benton and Barker stage line has
made wonderful strides in the way Of pro-
,ress under the new management. All the
id stock has been turned out and good nj
nails put in their stead new stations have
,een added, and an abundance Of hay and
rain secured along the line. The coach41s
low usually ahead of schedule time instead
f several hours late, as heretofore. This
hanged status Of affairs is duly appreciated
y the people of Benton and Barker, as the
zach has q full load nearly every trip and is
loing a regular land office business. Next
pring two new Concord coaches will be put
n the line to Barker, and other needed i'm
made. Superintendent Houck is
ow on the line from Mann's to Maginnis,
what changes are necessary. aid it
ill not be long until better facilities. are af-
orded the prabIic on that roAd.
Relocation of Aiming claims,
As the first OF j anuary is near at hand the