The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-26

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Calgary to-day.
The Helena leaves this morning for
down the river.
Clark Tingley's teams will arrive to-
day from Calgary.
Charles Price bought nine head of
horses from MI. LaMarsh, of Missoula.
n. A. Lewis loaded for Spencer & Co,
White Sulphur Springs, yesterday, and
pulls out to-day.
The Rosebud will pull out for Bis
marck to-day. She tskes down about
100 tons Of wool.
The Josephine leaves Bismarck to-day
for Benton with q full cargo Of freight
and a number Of passengers. She will
not stop short Of Benton either.
The pummeling contest between Sui
Iivan and Wilson at Madison Gardens,
New York, was won by Wilson, who
pockets 81 900 and the gate money.
There are 5000 feet Of flooring and
finishing lumber on the Black Hills,
which will make over 10000 feet re-
ceived by the last three boats Of the
Power line.
Buck Rainey purchased a mule team
to-day from Mr.. Tiyell, Of Deer Lodge,
and will load to-day at L. G. Power &
Bros. for Cypress. Charles Crawford
also bought a mule train from the same
party.
The citizens of Belt creek and vicinity
are expecting q boomarshortly. What
with q bridge across the creek and a
railroad in prospective they begin to
feel happy. There is talk of a town
already.
b. II. G. Crowder, late OF TWenty-eight
Mile Springs, was capiased to-day at the
instance Of Ed. Kelly, as CroWder was
about to leave the territory without
%liquidating a bill Of considerable size
due MI. Kelly.
The Benton & st. Louis cattle com
pany have sold the balance OF their
steers, about $50 head, to Charley Price
for $335 q head. Mr.. Price drives them to
the terminus OF the Canadian Pacific to
fill his contract with the Dominion gov
eminent.
The wool growers must make haste in
getting their clips to market as the river
continues to recede, and it cannot be
many weeks until the last boat III Ben
ton is due. If required to freight theil
wool to Cow Island or other points
below it will cut down the profits con
siderably.
John Evans has made arrangements
with Dick Nee, who owns the ferry al
the Marias crossing, to have the boat
brought up to Benton and placed in
position here at the old ferry boat land.
ing near the Clendenin warehouse. Mr.
Evans has 1000 cords of wood which
must be fcrryed across the river and ht
calculates it will be cheaper TO put il
this boat than pay the regular ferry
rates. He expects to have the Marias
craft brought up in a few days.
From Sundays Daily.
The MusseEshell roundup party is still
at work.
A new billiard hall is being put up Al
Martinsdale.
l.. Cams, jr., purchased Len Lewis
wool, about $4,000 pounds.
The Far West passed Poplar river, up
on the 18th and the Benton Oh the Goth
J. A. Woodson sold his wool, amount
ing to about 10000 pounds, to Paris Glib
son.
Pres. Lewis train arrived yesterday
evening for White Sulphur Springs
loaded with wool.
Bozeman is to have a new bank. The
parties starting it are Sebree, Ferris {
White, OF Dillon.
The Rosebud will take on lis tons o
wool for L. Cans. IT,, and will start down
the stream Monday.
The saddle trail from the Montans
district to White Sulphur SpTingshas
been laid out and completed for tht
present.
o. Parsons, Of the Shonkin, is tht
most successful turkey breeder ia Mon
tana. He will have one hundred to sci
Christmas.