The river press., 1881-11-09
PURELY PERSONAL.

Rates for Transient Advertisements given at office.
PURELY PERSONAL.
E E. Bywaters, Of Highwood, Is in
tcwn.
Peter Gallagher, the cattle king, is in
the city.
MIR. John Hackshaw, of Belt Geek, ar
rived III town last night.
Col. Clendennin has not yet returned
from the mines, but is expected every day.
Press Lewis 10 coming in with his freight
teams from Helena and Is expected IN few
days.
W. Ell. Hunt will leave for Washington
City In few weeks to remain during the
winter.
The smiling countenance Of Nose Solo
mon, of the Marias, was seen on our streets
this week.
Mr.. Paris Gibson was at Okla, in the
Judith Gap, when last heard from and is on
his way home. -
MIR. Perry Asplin has accepted the posi-
ton of book keeper at the house of Hirsh-
berg Il Nathan.
j. B. johnson, Fort Benton, put his au-
tograph on the Western House register, at
Bismarck, on Oct. Goth.
MIR. John Madden spent few days Of
last week in town, and returned home on
Friday last Come again, John.
Ben. Philips and wife, of Little Belt, were
in The city yesterday en- route to Deer Lodge.
where they 90 to visit relatives.
--Lieuts. Leahy and Fuller, of Fort AS
einaboin, and Lieut.. Krause, of Fort Shaw,
were in the city this week on business.
MIR. james McDevtt arrived il town from
Barker on Saturday last. Jim says he Is the
best minev in that camp himself, ''and don't
you forget II. =
NJ essrs. Landusky and Hamilton arrived
late last night from their trading post on
Flat Willow. They will take out a winters
supply Of goods.
Hi. Upton and u. w. McCullum, of Fort
Conrad, have been In the city the past week
laying in o big stock Of supplies for the for
mer's trading post.
james Brady, the mining expert who cx-
amined The mines Of the Barker District,
stopped awhile at Helena on bis return, and
will also inspect the mines at Butte.
Mr. y. f. Akers, of Fcrt Mcleod, who
has been spending several days in town, pur-
chasing goods for his store, leaves for his
home today, accompanied hy Mr.. Toney
LaChapelle
Charles e. Turner, Ed Keister, William
Collin, y. N. Dckey and Robert Blankenba-
ker, all OF Box Elder, are in the city, and
their autographs ornament the register Of the
Overland Hotel.
Charley Rowe Is arranging to get up y
dance at Kennedy's hall for the benefit Of
the Benton Baod Charley il just the man
to make success Of it, 100. When he un-
dertakes anything he usually makes q credi-
table showing.
Major Wallace, Of Judith, arrived at the
international last evening accompanied by his
daughter. Miss Lena Wallace Is on her way
to Butte, and il preparing for the production
of Esther soon to be given in that city |,
and In which she sings the title role--Herntd.
MIR. and Mrs. a. G.. GreWe left by coach
this morning for Helena, en- route TO their
old home in St, Paul, They were residents
Of Benton only three months but during that
short time made many friends here. Mr.. 6.
will take charge OF his fatber-in-laWs exten-
siye business III patent medicines at the me.
tropols Of Minnesota.
Billy Rowe returned on Monday even.
ing from months trip over bis stage line
and through western Montana lie has been
purchasing horses for the line and succeeded
i'll .sbagging' twenty-five first-class animals.
With this addition to his Stage stock, to-
gether with other arrangements he has made
there need be no fear but that the Helena
coach will get here On time--uness Il be-
comes necessary to tunnel the snow on the
divide. MIR. r reports that good horses are
hard to find and that when one is discovered
ii requires small fortune to get him.
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