The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-03-22
PURELY PERSONAL.

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PURELY PERSONAL. .
Mr.. w. G. Conrad is now at Montreal,
Canada.
L. s. Stark, with Kleinschmidt & Bro.
in the city again.
Mr.. Richard Il. Clendenin, of Martins
dale, is in the city.
e. E. johnson and George Ayres, of the
j Judith, are at the Choteau.
Jos. DUDE and Moses Menare, of Deer
Lodge, are at the Overland.
Mr.. Paris Gibson was in Coulson or the
18th en- route to Minneapolis.
Jack Harris and r. w. Buckland, of
Highwood, are at the Overland.
Mr.. J. E. Clegg and wife are in town
buying goods for their store at Reeds Fort.
-Chas. Wolford, A. J. Scott, E Ell. Rob
inson and John Leach went to Barker Mon
day.
John Lilly, Of Barker, is at the Over
land. He reports progress on his Barker
brewery.
Commodore T. G. Power and Col. G. A.
Broadwater, of Montana at large, are now
at st. Paul.
j. r. STEEL, of Sun River, was in Benton
several days the past week buying goods for
his store at the Crossing.
Mr.. W. L. w. Miller, one of the pros
porous sheep men of the Judith Basin, is
paying a visit to Benton.ss
Gus Tyler and NJ. j. March are in from
Carroll and will load a mackinaw with goods
for that point in a few days.
We regret to learn that Major Ed. Dunno
is seriously i'll with erysipelas, but we hope
will soon be at. ais post again. He is report
ed a little worse to-day.
jim McDeyitt and family returned from
Barker last evening. Jim tells US he has
come to camp in Benton and his hosts of
friends will welcome him back.
Col. llges left Helena for Washington
City on Friday last and will return to Mon
tana in q few weeks when he will assume
command at Fort Assinaboine.
Mr.. d. Mckay, a coal expert, is in the
city and will examine the principal deposits
in Northern Montana in the interests of the
Northern Pacific r. r. company.
MIR. d. w. Davis, manager Of |. G.
| Baker s. Co.'s house at Fort Mcleod, ar
| rived in Benton Tuesday to select a large
stock of goods for the seasons trade.
Capt. r. A. Collins of Meagher county
| was married to Miss Minnie A. Ashley at
New Bedford, Mass, on the 22nd OF Febru-
ary. The RIVER Press extends congratula-
tions.
MIR. Duffy, of the firm OF Duffy d
| Yeasey, sheep men of the Musselshell, is IN
| Benton purchasing supplies. This is his first
| visit to our town and he p%ronounces it by
large odds the cheapest market in the Terri
tory.
-Revs. J. j. Garbin, of Butte, and N. J.
Hall. Of Sun River. were in the city q few
days the past week and on the Sabbath held
services at the Court House. These gentle
men are ministers of the NJ. e. Church north
and think it probable a church building will
be erected here this season by their people.
IS. Gurwell arrived by Mondays coach
accompanied by his charming bride, whom Il
gives us pleasure to welcome to q home in
our beautiful Montana land. May she never
regret the day she sought q genial cline. Mr
g. will improve his ranch near the Springs
and engage in horse growing.-HusbdndmGn.
IT. j. Fleming has located 9 ranch or
Rock creek, q very coy. but isolated loca'
ton. It Is an admirable place for q stock
ranch, one where he will have plenty Of Ell
bow room for q good many years yet te
come. We congratulate Mr.. +. on HE choice
although 1t is q lonely home for . bachelor
Husbandm0n.
DIR. Knedler recently passed Through The
trying ordeal Of an examination before the
Military Medical Board at Philadelphia with
great honor to himself, and If he wished,
could obtain a commission. That to passthis
examination is no easy matter is shown BY
the fact that put of over 700 applicants only
six were successful. Il leaves no room &c
doubt that DR.. Knedler is way up IN hii
profession.
-Ex-C County Treasurer Jesse F Taylor.
/ who has been on a visit to the States for sey'