The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-05-31
IN TOWN AND OUT.

A letter from Cartervile is too late for this issue.
j. Fl. Mcknight & Co. ad. will appear neg. week.
The Helena and Benton stage line is dong a big
business.
VIM. Rowe ie building a new residence on upper
Main street
IL Baker & Go. bought s33 robes Of Eugene Alb
bolt yesterday.
r. s. Price has purchased the Starter saw mill. near
White Sulphur springs.
A rich strike near Red Butte, in or near the Warm
Spring district, is reported
The service on the new mail route to Gold Run, to
begin July list, win be tri-weekly.
Henry Willard and q party of railroad magnates leave
New York this week for Montana.
Crane 8 Green received a fine lot of blank books
and stationery on the Josephine.
Samples train returns to Maiden with a full load
of merchandise, about 5000 pounds.
Tomorrow is Steamboat day." and the man with a
little bill" will be abroad in the land.
There will be Fourth of July races all over the Ter
ritory. Has the river metropolis no '~fiyers?"
The Chollar Mining Company has filed articles Of
association with the Secretary of the Territory.
The showers of the past week have had a good eff
feet on the crops sown on the bench lands adjacent to
town.
Secretary McCutcLeon is on his way to Helena, and
in a few days, doubtless, will step into Captain Milps
shoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ford, of Sun River, mourn the
loss of a son, eleven months old, that died on the 23d
instant.
Major w. W. Sanders left St Paul on the list inst.
to make his annual tour Of inspection of the posts Of
Montana.
Calamity Jane" is now Using on a ranch on Grave
yard Bottom, Yellowstone valley. Garry the news to
Clark Tingley.
J. f Wilton has burned his first kin of $780, 600
brick and is now delivering the same. He fires up a
second kiln to-day.
grand opening of r. c. Power & Bros dry goods
department is promised the ladies of Benton one
evening next week.
The contracts for furnishing Indian supplies were
let on the 23d inst. The result of the bidding has not
yet reached Benton.
Frank COMBS who has sublet the brick work
on Wackerlin's new building will commence laying up
the wa Is this week.
Holland s. Murphy's train arrived last week Loaded
with lumber from Barrow's min. Tt was consigned to
Murphy, Meet & Go.
If the Fort Benton military reservation is thrown
open, Benton will begin a large and elegant graded
school building this fall.
t. A. Cummings new building, corner of Main and
Bord streets, is nearing completion. A Chinaman
has rented it for a sa.oOn.
Ross Deegan, Of Helena, has taken NJ a ranch on
Wolf creek. He made his selection after having
traversed the Judith Basin.
Samples tran, loaded with lumber from Dexter's
saw mill, arrived Monday, Most of the lumber was
consigned to H. j. Wackerlin u Co.
Commissioner Weatherwax liz in from his ranch on
the Teton. and is duly happy over the recovery OF HE
horses, recently stolen by the Indians.
If movement to incorporate Benton were inaugu-
rated at this time, with no faint of the 'ring" about It
it would be carried almost unanimously.
The decision in the desert land case of Carouthert
Va Kingsbury. which excited 80 much interest in Ben
ton, will probably be reached this week.
Hamilton McBurney, an old-timer in the Territory
died al Helena Friday, at the ripe age OF 81 years
Mrs. Dutro, of this city, is a daughter OF the deceased
w. A., Cameron is fitting up neat quarters ADJOINING
Bourassa's saloon, where he will soon begin busines'
with q stock Of cigars, tobaccos, canned goods, fruits
etc., etc.
Work on w. s. Wetzels new building, intended a
an office for w. B. Settle, has been renewed, ant
with n ten DAYS that gentleman viii be established Il
his new quarters.
IG Baker g Co. and Wackerlin & 90. have hlled
,arca order for the mounted policemen on the Ret
Cloud. who start from the Coal Banks for their desu
nation, Fort Walsh.
Bucksen & Hoyt have opened a neat ice cream pat
lor in the rear room of Franks news depot lhty ar
nicely fitted up, and should do q thriving CUISINES
during the heated term.
The owners of the Barker mine have extended I'd
lime of PARIS Gibson's bond for six months on Ger
tain stipulated conditions, one OF which Is mat ne
to put in a pump to OPP rate the mine.
jim McDevitt left for Fort Shaw Sunday with n
mule train loaded Icr j. Fl. Mcknight q co. OF tha
pest. He viii bring back q load of potatoes Tor /"
s. Wetzs, for sh ,pment down the river.
IG. Baker & Co. recently sent transportation to tf
Northwest Territory, to remove Fort Walsh. but "a
Indians abucked' so strongly against the removal thu
il was found necessary to postpone the project Tor
time.
Lumber has been comipe in pretty iive'y the pas
week, but il is gobbled up before unioaded trom u
wagons. Ii the material can be obtained there VIII
improve menls to the amount OF S!oo,ooo mace III De-
ton this season.
Paris Gibson & Son received a carload uSo hea
of thoroughbred Merino sheep on the Josephine.
fine q lot f animals as has yer been brought Io Dc
ton. They are des ined tor Messrs. 0lDsohs Sie'
ranch near Benton,
g. w. Davis. the United States Signal officer at tn
Mace. received q letter last week announcing the oea
Of his mother some two we ks prior. Owing 70 7
change OF location 8 telegram making the saHe .
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