The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-09-14
PURELY PERSONAL.

Col. Clendenin is enthusiastic over -,
Barker District. ' ~
Mrs. Judge Tattan, we are pleased to re-
port is cohvalescing. =
baron Foley left for Barker early in the
week With q load of goods.
billy Rowe has gone over his stage Inns
10 iook after his hay contracts. 4
Mrs. Hamilton and Landuskv are in
from The Flat Willow country,
-uus Senleur has invented and patented
we latest conundgum. Ask him about II.
-D:ck Stautjn arrived to-day from, the
ouonRln With u load of lime tor the new hn-
~ ~ i.Hlit arrived from Assinaboin on
shape. - hooa
~. POWER, Judge Wade, and District
a1'orIey Lowry lett On this mornings coach
Judge Wade left on this mornings coach
Tor Helena and on Monday next Will begin
Inc term OF court to Radersburg.
lion. r. s. Ford, OF Sun River. has heen
IN me CITY the past few days. He cams over
10 attend the stockmen's meeting last Satnr.
day.
= Il. Is. Buck and wife are expected daily.
lhey will return by the river route, which is
noe very certain or pleasant jourueyin at
the present stage Of water.
Capt. +. Norwood, wife and servant are
registered at the Cho,eau House. They are
returning from d visit 10 the States and will
leave soon for Asslnaboin.
Major Walker arrived from the Bow
river country, where he had been looking az
Ter MS large stock interests, on Saturday.
and is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Con
rad.
IN. III. Jones, brother of our fellow
t&Wnsman, w. T.. Jones, arrived in Benton
yesterday, having come all the way from
Maine. He will probably make his perma.
nent residence with US.
Mr.. +. M. Wilson, Of the Herald, was
IN the city q few days this week looking af- |
ter the interests of his paper. MIR. w ia a !
popular and energetic canvasser and one of |
the best correspondents in the Territory. He |
met with good successes here.
Henry Austin has returned from Wash
lngton Territory, bringing with him some 800 |
head Of cattle. A large per cent. of his
cattle died last winter and Mr.. A. is now
ready TO give his testimony that Montana is
the best cattle country in the world.
Major IIges arrived in the city from
Helena by Saturdays coach and has been
busy auditing the claims of the volunteer
soldiers who fought the red skins under his
command. The Majors many friends in
Benton were much pleased to meet him
again.
L. A. Wheaton has sold his interest in
the Johnny Morgan lead in the Barker Dis.
trict and will relinquish the pleasures of a
miners life for a few months. In the spring, |
however, Dick will resume business at The
old stand. He has. not lost al ounce of his
faith in the camp.
Mrs. W. s. We'zel, Mrs. q. 2. Rolf,
Mrs. Stewart, of Fort Benton; Mrs. Daniels
of Ft. Shaw, and Mrs. Goss, of Sun River,
were passengers up the river on the Dacotah
and Rosebud. All but Mrs. Wetzel and Mrs.
Rolfe arrived in the city yesterday and the
latter are expected tomorrow.
MFR. A. B. Smell and family will take
their departure from Benton in a few weeks
and propose to make Washington Territory
their future abiding place. Mr.. s. tells US
be will locate a farm somewhere along the
Of the N: P. railroad and settle down
for keeps. We wish him abundant success.
Prof. Walker, one of the best musicians
in the West, ~arriveds in the city from the
North West Territory and has accepted the
leadership of the Benton band. Prof. Walk
er is an excellent instructor and under his
the band has already made wonder
full progress. l. will not be many weeks I'M
til the boys can s'blow their horns in good
shape.
Mr.. Gray, who recently arrived from
Chicago, has thrown bis coat and settled eight
Town TO work at the Barker camp. He is
n the employ of the Shelter Co., sbperin-
the affairs of the company on the
Mr.. Gray is one of the For,y-nin-
s,s and is the right man in the right place.
He pronoupces the camp one of the most
Ia the world.