The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-08-30
LOCAL NOTES.

cleaned away.
It will not be very long until the Can
adian Pacific surveyors will head for
Benton.
There will be at least a half dozen fine
brick business houses started iii Benton
yet this fall.
The smelling company are preparing
to erect a building capable of holding
200,0 600 bushels of charcoal.
Buffalo are reported as returning to the
country Of the Bad Lands on this side Of
the river, from Round Butte down.
Ed. Smiths train, which has arrived
from Fort Macleod, will load again for
that point. His next trip will probably
be to Billings for the machinery and
friedrich for the smelter, loading with
bullion to the railroad.
The ferry boat used at the crossing Of
the Marias has been brought to Benton,
and by the first of next week will lie
ready to cross the travelling public. The
boat is owned by Dick Nee and will be
operated by B. w. Smith.
A number of new trading posts are
being established on the river below
here. Among others, Tyler Il Massey
are building a large post below Round
Butte, and a party by the name of Glib
son is establishing a post about $50 miles
below Clagett.
Eight head of government stock were
run off from neal the Coal Banks last
Sunday. An Indian reports that on
Monday he saw a man driving the stock,
which he knew and described, in the
direction Of Clagett. The mar vas driv-
ing them at o rapid rate,
VIM. Foster returned yesterday morn
ing from White Sulphur Springs, where
he had been sojourning some days past.
Mrs. Foster will remain at the Springs a
few weeks in the hope that the healing
waters will drive away her neuralgia.
Foster says the capital Of Meagher is q
very pleasant place and lively enough
for SO small a burg.
Parties from down the river report that
man called Dutch Fritz had been killed
by Muddy Wilson a short time ago at
Whipple's wood yard, about ten miles
above Norris trading post. AS near as
we can learn the two men had been
wrestling and Fritz had thrown Wilson,
and the latter, getting mad over the
scufle, pulled his gun and shot Fritz,
killing him. Nothing has as yet been
done with Wilson.
From Thursday's Daily.
Sorre1 Mike won q th~ree-quarter mile
race at Coney Island on the 10th in 1876.
w. S. Stocking measured off his
ground on Front street yesterday, pre-
paratory to building.
tThe reports from Barker continue
Most favorable. Parties who came in
yesterday report that the boom is grow
irlg. A prosperous fall and winter at the
camp is assured.
Ed. Garrett, the stage driver that was
killed according to the Record, arrived
in Benton on yesterdays coach. Eds
left arm is broken, which is the only in
Jury of consequence he sustained.
Joe. Cutting yesterday purchased the
counter and bar fixtures lately owned
by Mich Welsh and will take the same
to Utica and place them in his saloon.
joe. proposes to have things in ship
shape.
A quarry Of fine white sand stone, al
most equal in quality to marble, has been
discovered some thirty or forty miles up
the Missouri, and it will doubtless yet
come into use as D building material in
Benton.
The work of refitting Cash Lanning's
new business room-the Nick Welsh
property-began yesterday, and in a
short timeit will be ready to receive one
of the most extensive stocks Of jewelry,
etc, ever shipped to Benton.
A citizen ofHelena was knocked down
and robbed Sunday night in one of the
principal streets. The highwayman
secured $50 in money, a watch and two
rings, but was soon afterwards captured
by q policeman and the property recov-
cred.
Attention is called to the ad. Of Joe
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