The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-04-05
PURELY PERSONAL.

PURELY PERSONAL.
Rev. D. l.. Leonard returned Saturday
evening from a short trip to Barker.
Mir. William Cressop. of the firm of
Cressop 6 Turner, sheep men of Box Elder,
is in the city.
DIR. Wheelock is on a fishing CD excur-
sion to Highwood. We expect him to bring
US in a twelve pound item.
Mr.. F. D. Cooper, of Sun River, has re-
turned to Montana from an extended and
pleasant visit to the States.
MIR. r. Fl. Kleinschmidt returned to
Helena Saturday after a ten days %sojourn in
Benton looking after his interests here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George STEEL, Of Sun
River, after a pleasant stay Of several days
in Benton, returned to Montana's garden
spot Saturday.
Mr.. D. W. Davis, manager of |. G.
Baker & Co s business at Fl. Mcleod, left
yesterday for that point after selecting a large
and complete stock of goods.
IT. J. Todd left for Bismarck last week
where he will remain during the boating sea-
son to lock after the shipping of goods con-
signed to I. G. Baker & Co, and T. j. Todd
Il Co.
Mr.. F. M. Crosby, for a long time book
keeper at the house of Kleinschmidt & Bro,
this city, has succeeded Louis Hoffman as
manager of business at this place and doubt
less will fill that important position we'll and
creditably.
Mrs. William Wallace, of the Judith
Basin, returned to Helena last week from
the States. She left her daughter, Miss Lena,
at st. Marys, South Bend, Indiana, where
during the ensuing year she will receive train
ing in vocal music.
Col. Wesley Brainerd, who came as far
as Helena en- route to Barker to take charge
of the business of the Mining & Smelling
company, returned to Chicago last week with
the view of perfectiDg some arrangements
he deemed essential. Col. BGainerd is es.
teemed one of the best mining experts in the
country and we trust that the company will
secure his valuable services.
The funeral of J. J. Smith took place
Yesterday afternoon from the EplscopaI
church. The deceased has been engaged ir
the freighting business in Montana for the
past 10 or Is years and was we'll known il
nearly every Territorial town. Nevertheless
so far as can be learned, none of his friend'
here know the name or address OF any oi
the dead mans relatives.
John P. Barnes, one of the old timers il
Lewis and Clarke county, has disposed of hi
interest in the Spokane ranch of Barnes &
Arnold to his partner, Walter Arnold, ant
will next week depart with his family TO
the Judith Basin. Lewis and Clarke lose
one of her best citizens, but her loss is a de
cided gain to Meagher county. We wisI
him abundant prosperity in bis new home
independent.
Hon. Granville Stuart, manager of tn
D. q. 6 Co.'s cattle ranch, near Fort Ma
ginnis, was with us a DAY this week, an
warmly welcomed by old friends. Granville
saws their lives run quiet as a summer
dream over there at present, but he, as a
ardent and experienced meteorologist, ca
never reconcile himself to the actions OF til
barometer in that region. He is just east 9
the most easterly range OF mountains ths
mark the western confines of the gres
. plains, and the waves of heavy air that phi
+, up against the east, send the barometer u
. to the most exalted condition just before
. severe eastern storm. He says it IS a Pc
: petual and irreconcilable war over there DC
tween the climate of the Rocky Mountain
s and that Of the Mississippi, and it was NJ
until he had achieved among his nelghbol
e the reputation of being the 1alsest proph'
: on top Of earth that he studied out the an
maly. turned his barometer upside down an
learn to guess the weather rightly.-Ne
n NorthDest.
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, Barker Brevlties.
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