The Benton weekly record., 1882-11-16
From Saturdays Daily.

~NA1AAS4AC Ava LiAC lCLi1tS LO run LO-ttdEs
+ [. G. Baker & Co. are now putting dow
all carpet which they sell free of cost.
d I. G. Baker s. Co. have just receive
= from Sun river 400 pounds of fresh 1anc
butter
Mr.. Peter Smith will commence build
: ing the dwelling house of the Rev. Nj
Mills, next Monday.
Mr.. A. NJ. Row1es loaded 1900 pound
Of freight at W. S. Wetzel's to-day, 70
Steele & Co., Of Sun River.
; Messrs. James Wells & CO. are putin.
e up very fine stone building 60x1oO fee
e at Clagett, which they intend using part
~ as store and SIS a warehouse.
Large numbers of buffalo are said t.
be in the judith Basin, driven thither BY
the scarcity Of grass, and there are abou
fifteen lodges OF Gros Ventre Indians en-.
, camped in the Basin who have been hunt
ing them with great success. n...5a =a
Mr.. Jack Hezekiah, wagon-maker AT
the River blacksmith shop, Mr.. Rufus
Payne, proprietor, is now making large
number of pillow beams and stocking a
great many plows for the farmers Of Sand
Coulee.
4 Mr.. j. w. Kinsley, Deputy Grand Mas
tor Workman, Of the Ancient Order OF
United Workmen, will leave on the Mon
day morning for Barker, where he expects
to organize Lodge Of that benevolent
Order.
Henry J. Hanna, whose ease attracted
q great deal of attention and sympathy in
Benton about eighteen months ago, has
been pardoned by Governor Potts. This
is most hnmane act on the part of the
Governor and his action will be endorsed
by all Of the Intelligent and respectable
members Of this community.
Mr.. NJ. Miner arrived this afternoon
from his ranch on the Shonkin and is now
| at the Grand Union Hotel. He comes to
town to attend q meeting of the Shonkin
Stock Association, of which he is the see
retary. He says that the snow has fallen
from four to six inches on the upper Shon-
kin, and gradually grows thinner the
nearer one approaches Benton.
Mr.. S. ?. Horr, Of the firm Of Bristol &
Horr, Indian traders at the Blackfoot
Agency, came in from there last even ing. I
He reports the Indians at the agency to be
very quiet, and business very brisk. He
came in to buy supplies for his store, at
various places in town, amongst whom are
Messrs. 7. G. Power & Bro, Hirshberg u
Nathan, and [. G. Baker & Co., and will
leave tomorrow for his trading post.
Mr. e. W. Buckwalter came into Benton
last Tuesday from La Notes ranch on
Arrow creek, and he states that it is re-
ported in his neighbOrhood by various
parties that Indians have been seen both
singly and in numbers in that vicinity,
and that they have in most NAKED man
1er, avoided coming in contact with any
white men, and seem to shun all observa-
ion by them in every way in their power.
One Of Mr.. D. G.. Brownies teams, con-
listing of four wagons and twelve horses,
,ame in from Fort Walsh yesterday even
ng and will leave to-day for Castner's +,
oal mine on Belt creek. His other three
cams with the same number of wagons
md mules to the team, have gone to
3roadwater's Landing, on the Missouri :
liver, to load with freight for Fort Assina- !
'oine.
Mr.. Browns team that arrived in Ben ;.
on yesterday, brought as a part Of its =
reight beautiful boat from Fort Assina-
oine, which has been shipped from Rocky : :
Point, and which is for use at .. G. "
,roWne & Co.'S. ferry. It is Whitehall
oat, and is intended for the purpose of r
passengers and freight across
he Missouri river when the ferry boat is !.
nable to run on account Of ice.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Mcclure, manager Of
[essrs. Auchard &c Nicholes' herd Of cat y
e on the AIarias, says that as he and :
everal others was going to the ranch Of r
le Benton 4 st. Louis Cattle company to ;,
ote last Tuesday, they met on the Mafias :
bout seven lodges Of Piegan Indians who :,
1unned observation, and upon their in-I :
estigating the matter, they found that !.
lev had about 25 or 80 horses in their .
ossession which had been stolen, as they =,
fought, from other Indians or half Il.
reeds. =
Messrs. Freels & Niehoff's four teams, -
Of three wagons and nine yoke \.
oxen to the team, came III yesterday II
en- Claggett with 10000 pounds Of gem II
al merchandise for Messrs. L. G. Power %
Bro, and Il. j. Wackerlin & Co. Their ta
eight entirely .'cleans up'' all Of the III
erchandise brought up the Missouri riv- s.
bY the block 'sP'' line this season. II
hey are again loading at Messrs, i. @. III
over s. Bros. two teams for the Black b
OF Agency, with q, 900 pounds Of freight AZ
ID will load to-day the two other teams W
lth 10000 pounds Of freight for Fort hi
eknap. all
Doctor Carl Won Holzsehuher and his pl
IL Alfred, came into Benton last even
g from the Cappiani ranch Oh Belt
eek and are now at the Choteau H9use.
6 came in with tWo-horse team an ~
tends purchasing and taking back WitEl.Io,, .,
ia iC hfIsyl @