The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-05-03
PURELY PERSONAL.

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DIR. P. G. Goodrich was at Bismarck on
the 10Th en- route to Benton.
Mrs. Wetzel, mother of w. 8. Wetzel,
came up on the Josephine to pay a visit to
her son.
Col. Edward Moale, Of Fort Shaw, was
shaking hands with his Benton friends last
Thursday.
Major Walker, who has large stock in
terests in the Bow River country, is register
ed at the Choteau.
"A. B. Keeler and wife, Harry Hill and
H. s. johnson were at Bismarck, enroute to
Benton, on the 10Th ult
Geo. G. Raymond, of St Paul, fur
buyer, Is at the Centennial, having made the
trip up the river on the Josephine.
C E. and Ashby Conrad returned yes
terday from Fort Walsh, where they had
been sojourniDg the past two weeks.
Jas. Gordon, with F. c. Roosevelt & Co.,
returned to Benton from the east on the Jo-
sephine, making the trip from the Marias
overland.
Major R. L. Morris, Fifth Infantry,
Fort Assinaboine, has leave of absence to go
east. Major Morris suffers from ill health,
and goes east for treatment
H. T.. Rosencrans and bride, W. s. Ba-
ker and A. Nathan are among the Benton
business men aboard the Big Horn, which
left Bismarck on the 3Oth ult.
Blu * Barker arrived from the east on
to-day's coach. Buck is fat and hearty and
has evidently been we'll treated by his old
friends in Missouri. We are glad to see him
return.
Two sisters and cousin of Will Ken
nedy are passengers on the Nellie Peck en-
route to Benton to make this their future
our rapidly growing female population.
Mr. NJ B. Chambers, of Helena, cabi-
net maker and upholsterer, has accepted
position in the house of F. c. Roosevelt. He
is reputed an excellent mechanic and his
work is abundant proof of the fact
Mr.. Goldberg, one of the pioneer mer-
chants of Montana, and now of Maiden, is
in the city. Mr.. G. passed through Benton
four ago and he expresses great establishment
at the material progress made in that short
time.
MIR. Hepner and family arrived from
Helena on Monday by their own convey
ance, and are now domicled on lower Main
street. Mr.. H. has come to camp in Benton
and the RIVER Press extends him hearty
welcome.
Mr.. j. NJ Marsh, of the Surveyor Gen
ERALS office, Helena, is in the city, having
some townships to survey in Choteau coun-
ty He has been engaged this week in sur
veying and plating Deletraz's addition to the
town Of Fort Benton.
w. s. Baker, young man of boyish ap-
who has been in the city during
the past few days, shipping goods up the
river, has the distinction of being the first to
engage IN the dry goods trade exclusively at
Fort Benton. Bismarck Tribune.
Francis NJ Croft. who has been teaching
at ST. Ignatius mission, near Mlssoula, sever
al months. is in the city waiting for boat
down the river. Mr. G. goes to join Bishop
Martin, the celebrated Sioux Indian mission
ary whose reputation in that regard is only
second to that of Father DeSmet.
Mr.. O. H Churchill, one Of the cattle
kings of Northern Montana, was married to
Miss Alberta Jutkia. of Lexington, KY, at
the latter place, On the Goth ult Immediate
" after the ceremony the happy twain left
for tour of the principal eastern cities, af-
Ter which they will return to Montana. The
RIVER Press offers its congratulations.
MIR. Henry 7. Hepler leaves this morn
ing by private conveyance with his invalid
wife and family for Benton. Mr.. .Hepler is
regarded here as one of the best
mechanics who has ever worked in Helena.
and we commend him to the citizens of Ben
ton who contemplate building, and want to
employ skillful, reliable and conscientious
mechanic. - Independent.