The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-04-19
PURELY PERSONAL.

Gov. Brooks is in town.
Judge Wade is at the Overland.
Michael Ryan is in from Barker.
-Chas. Turner and Frank Palmer, of Old
Agency, are at the Overland.
Rev. Leonard has gone to Helena and
possibly may not return to Benton.
Joe. Kipp is in the city. He will start
in a few days for Carroll with a mackinaw
load of goods.
Daniel Newell, of Butte, a professional
stair builder, is in the city. He will work
Upon the new hotel.
Rev. F. A. Riggin, presiding elder of
NJ. E. church of Montana, and Rev. j.. Mills
of Vermont, are in the city.
Mr.. j. L. Stuart has a ranch on the
plateau south of town and is now breaking
up ground for a crop. He proposes to test
the merits of the upland for producing grain.
Sidney G. Edgerton, son of Montana's
first Governor, is established as an attorney
at Vaudeville. He is a lawyer of five or
elk years experience, and we'll known to old
timers as q page in the first legislature.
Bob. Blankenbaker, the rustling wool
grower of Box Elder, spent several days in
Benton the past week. The last seen of him
he was slowly moving up the coulee singing
s'1he Wearing of the Green" But it must
not be inferred from this that Bob. has en-
rolled himself among the Land Leaguers.
Col. Delaney, q~uartermaster's agent, ar
rived in Benton last week, and will remain
during the summer to look after the govern
ment freight at this point. Col. Delaney is
a scholarly gentleman If the old school
whose fund of information on almost all sui
jects is quite inexhaustible. We trust be
will find his %sojourn in Benton as pleasant
az can be.
Mr.. I. T. Churchill, with I. G. Baker &
Co., retured from his trip east last Wednes-
day evening and is well pleased to be back
in Benton again. His experience in staging
it from the railroad terminus to Benton, and
particularly on the overland to Helena, was
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eloquent in relating his harassing exper-
fence. He informs us he purchased a large
and elegant stock Of drygoods, notions, etc.,
and the bulk of the purchase is expected on
the first boats.
Mr.. W. G. Conrad is the first of our
merchants to return from the East. Having
the purchases to make for their immense es-
Enlistment in this city, several branch
houses and as well the supplies for the posts
Of the Northwest Territory, it is needless to
| say that his time was fully occupied while in
the States and Canada. The trip home was
rendered tedious and unpleasant because of
the terrible roads from the railroad terminus
to Benton. Mr.. Conrad was warmly well
coined back to Benton by his many friends.
MIR. Jos. Hirshberg informs us that Gov
ernor Brooks, of Warm Spring creek, Judith
country, has one OF the finest ranches he
has ever seen, both for general purposes
and stock. The creek running through his
land gives him water in abundance the year
around, and in every respect it seems to be
naturally adapted for ranching on a big
scale. AS the Governor was the first white
man to venture into that country, even long
before Fort Maginnis was in existence, he
deserves to have the best ranch and enjoy
the fairness Of the land.
MIR. William Shelton, one of the enter
prising ranchmen of Wolf Creek, is in the
city He reports the Wolf creek valley,
which is one of the finest and most extern
siye tributary to Benton, as rapidly settling
up by both stockmen and farmers. A post
office has been established in the valley with
Mr.. Robley, of Bayless & Robley, as P. NJ,
who by this time has probably received au-
thority to cancel stamps. Some promising
leads have been discovered on Dry Fork of
Wolf creek, and a project is on foot to build
a road from that point to Barker which will
probably be carried to completion this sum
mer.
Our A~ssinabOlne Letter.