The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-04-12

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Wanted, a tenant for a farm near Benton
See notice.
Thayer, the man of the tireless jaw, went
to Barker Sunday.
Clark Tingley's teams have gone to High
wood to load oats for the North.
VIM. Rowe bought a team Of Charles Fish,
of Highwooo, last week for $3.50.
Our Barker letter and IA Tenderfoot's
Tale are crowded over until next week.
w. O. Dexter has cut a flag staff forty feet
long and as straight as a die for the new
hotel.
David G. Brownies teams have gone to the
Shonkin to load with potatoes for Maiden
Vile.
A party of twelve or fifteen men from
Butte, with an assayer, are in the Montana
district prospecting.
W o. Dexter has 40, 600 feet Of lumber at
his mill ready for market and expects to saw
200, 900 feet this season.
Mike Hendrickson left to-day in a E,acki-
nav loaded with goods for Rocky Point
where he proposes to start a saloon.
The blast furnace at the Barker smelter
was started up Sunday night and is now turn
ing out the bright bullion at a rapid rate.
The murderer of "Briney' Osborne is in the
Bow river country. In making the journey
he had his feet frozen in a terrible manner.
Robert Louther, an inmate of the Deer
Lodge Jail, cut his throat with a knife one
night last week, and died almost instantly.
w. Ell. Todd has bought of Louis Ballen-
ger the latter's fine team, also wagon and
harness. Consideration for the outfit, $500.
The proposals for furnishing supplies to
the various military posts in Montana and
Dakota will be opened at st. Paul on the 18th
inst.
Horses are very scarce IN this market, or
binary cayuses bringing from $75 to $3.50.
The prices on good horses run up in proper
ton.
We have it from good authority that work
will be bugun at both ends Of the line this
wear on the Fort Benton, Barker and Yellow
stone railroad.
Among the new ads, in this issue of the
RIVER PRESS is one for Broadwater, McCul-
lob Il Co.. post traders and dealers in gener-
ell merchandise.
The rush Of people to the mineral fields
tributary to Benton will be scarcely less IN
magnitude than the Black Hills stampede OF
a few years ago.
In order to make room for the immense
stock of goods en- route Cans & Klein haye
decided to close out their present stock OF
goods at a sacrifice.
Court convenes next Tuesday. The venlre
for the iuries has not yet been issued and it
is probable there services will Lot be required
this term in melting out justice.
r. 5. Price is preparing to erect q new
saw mill near White Sulphur Springs. lie
will ship his mill to Miles City and j. A.
Woodson's teams will be there to receive It.
We publish this week another very inter
esting letter from Mr.. III. e. Miner, who il
temporarily sojourning in Chicago. Mr.. N.
will retuan to Montana on one Of the early
boats.
Mr.. Ed. Lewis has purchased W. ID
Todd's interest in the Benton ferry. MI
Todd paid 81, 900 for his interest and sole
for So. 500, netting 5000 on the investment
in three weeks.
Inst received at Baker and DeLorimier's
an elegant line of suits at rock bottom prices
They will sell you a nice satin marVeilieose
suit for $3.50. How is that for low
Offers in proportion.
Deputy Marshal Hathaway arrived at boze
man last week with a prisoner known
throughout the country as "Utah Johnny,
He is accused of horse stealing, and wa
captured near Fort Mckinney.
The .Phoenix'' is again in full blast in In
room one door above the Overland notei
Mr.. Tierney has thoroughly remodled ane
reftted the room and has now most pleasan
quarters. Call and see him.
Messrs. Wetzel and Weatherwax hav'
broken ground for a one-story frame building
on the corner of Main and Bond streets
which has been rented by w. b. Settle Tor
law Office. MIR. S. thinks he will have on
the neatest and most comfortable offices II
Benton.
la MARITIME, alias Anderson, the many
wiyed. and known in Helena as the Bos'