The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-19

issued, and is well filled with local and
general news. This is Fort Macleod,s
hrst paper, and it IL creditable alike 10
the publisher and town. @. il. ID.
Wood Is editoraad publisher. Wegladly
place the Gazette on the River Press
\ List, and extend our best wishes rits
success.
IT IN Fridays DailT.
Mr.. Wilkinson bought Peck 4 Lacy's
wool yesterday.
Dave Brownies teams pulled out for
Helena last evening.
A handsome flagstaff was put up yes
terday on the new hotel building.
Z. J. Morrison has purchased So, 900
worth OF goods Of Murphy, Neel & Co.
Cans & Klein shipped goods yesterday
to White Sulphur Springs, the Judith
and Musselshell.
John Stiller has sold his interest in his
Teton ranch to Henry Griesbach. Com
sIderation, $500.
We ore told that the Josephine buried
the body Of a man found floating in the
river on her present trip up.
IL. Cans, jr., yesterday bought the
wool crops of G. l.. Geiske and Clifford,
Clary & Morrison, Of the Judith.
Seventeen sheep men were counted at
the supper tables Of the Choteau house
last evening-and all the counties had
| not been heard from.
is laid into Missoula county, but it is not
thought the trains will run into the
town of Missoula this season.
Clifford, Clary & Morison's sheep
averaged nearly pounds Of wool
each, and the wethers over eight pounds.
This is q record that will cornpare with
any Of them.
Lost-A photograph Of q building
with the name Of the artist at Bing-
hampton, II. ", Oh the back. The
finder will be suitably rewarded if the
same is left at this office.
The Mime. reports q case OF smallpox
in Butte, and considerable alarm is felt
lest the contagion should spread. The
patient has been removed to the hospital
and strict quarantine established.
There ore not any less than twenty
five prominent wool growers in Benton
at this time, and many have already
returned 90 their homes after disposing
Of their clips and purchasing supplies.
Il. j. Boothroyd, who arrived from
Barker yesterday, reports that Q rich
strike was recently made in the Wright
& Edwards mine, and that q fine body
OF ore Is now exposed to view in the
tunnel.
The Martinsdale coach due here SUN
day last has not yet shown uI,. The
team ran away between Sage and Arrow
creeks, and yesterday, as far as known
in Benton, had. not been found. The
mail sack and some express matter were
lost.
The Thomas Nolan: who was
sent to the Warm Springs asylum,
proved to be an escaped ltnatic from
that place. He was very peaceable on
the road until he got in sight Of the asy-
lunl, when he fought against going
further.
The Mccormick Bros, Of the. Mis-
souri, valley, loaded 50, pounds yester-
day at Welzel's for a. 2. Curtin and
Payne, Brown & Weisenhorll, Helena.
The Mccormick boys are among the
most careful and successful freighters in
the territory.
Having completed the settlement o.
the roundup business, NJ. i. Miner re-
turned to his ranch on the Shonkin last
evening. The card published elsewhere
in these columns shows that his labor OF
love has been duly appreciated by tbs
stockmen Of the Shonkin range.
I. G.. Baker s. Go. are by no means
discouraged and will proceed to have tive
fine new boats constructed this winter
It would require the sinking OF more
than one boat to discourage this enter
prising firm. Business will continue
with renewed energy at the old stand.
The several stations that will be estab
lished along the line Of the Northern
Pacific railroad between terminus and
this point will be named and located a!
follows: Guys, at Guys Bluff; Bis
Horn. at Big Horn river; Custer
nearly opposite Junction City; River
aide. at the hamlet Of that name; P0n2
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