The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-07-05

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new contractors are taking hold Of the
business with 4 vim, and it will not be
long until this line is one Of the best in
Montana. We can safely promise the
public that within six months there will
be daily service between Benton and the
Northern Pacific terminus.
Fort Benton has the railroad fever
now. Since the Northern Pacific has
manifested Il determination to run a
branch line from Billings to that town,
the citizens of thai town are talking of
building aline north to tap the Cana
dian Pacific. The completion of such
connections will give Benton splendid
communication with the outside world.
bismarck Tribune.
Montana is enjoying 4 boom. Every
thing is taking on new life in that Ter
ritory this season. Abductors of horse
flesh recognize this fact and m%istakingly
conclude that their old offenses are for
gotten in the new order of things. But
there is one man in Montana who is old
fashioned, and all the things of the past
remain green in his memory, hence he
continues to take in old horse-thieves as
fast as they show up. His name is Y
Riedler. Bismurck Tribune.
From Fridays Daily.
w. S. Wetzel loaded three teams for
Fort Shaw yesterday.
I. G. Baker 4 Co. started a beef herd
yesterday for Fort Walsh.
II. J. Ramspeck, Of White Sulphur
! Springs, has sold his cattle for SOB per
head.
Charles Kla,Ie has purchased a ranch
above Gaddis 4 Bryan's, in Smith river
valley, and will go into the dairy bust
ness.
The -Assinaboines and Crees, formerly
at Fort Walsh, have been transferred to
GU Appelle, about 800 miles east Of
Walsh.
The Morrow Bros. will deliver 10 the
Montana Y st. Louis cattle company
to-day, ,Ol2 head Of cattle, the band pur-
chased some time ago.
w. =. Turner & Son, the breeders OF
thoroughbred sheep and cattle, brought
up on the Helena forty head Of South
down sheep and a short-horn bull and
COW.
Messrs. Dent 4 Tul!ock, enterpris-
ing sheep men Of Wolf creek, arrived in
fla .;t,v4 -ac4arJ,, with tl,a .aa.nn'- .1;n
some 5000 q 5000 pounds. They report
excellent success the past year.
Norris Gray purchased Charles Wun-
derlich's OK train, consisting Of two
eiglu-yoke teams, a few days ago@ The
outfit left "Wednesday loaded for Fort
Shaw, and will bring back lumber. The
bullwhackers vii! welcome Norris to
their ranks.
d. Ct. Browne purchased Jim McDev-
it's ten-mulc freight outfit Yesterday.
and has already started them to Fort
itary expedition. Fl Dave keeps on he
will soon rank as !; king among the
freiohters OF Montana.
Mr.. Mcintyre, who has been III Ben
ton the past few weeks purchasing cattle
to drive east, received a telegram from
his home at Chicago yesterday, %announc-
ing the death Of three OF his children.
1t is certainly Il great affection, and Mr..
Mcintyre is deserving Of the sympathy
Of the community.
Mr.. Anderson, OF White sulphur
Springs, has sold his cattle for S2G Il
head. Mr.. \. purchased over 4OO from
! b. =. Sherman last year, and these with
he paid sd for these cattle, the present
price With the increase in his herd will
net him quite Il snug profit for his Year
old Investment.
John Potter, who every year brings 4
lot Of fine stock to Montana, made his
usual trip to the states last fell and re-
turned on the Helena, bringing with
him 1s5 Spanish mcrinos. These sheep
areall pedigreed thoroughbreds, bred by
Hunlbert u Bro, J. =. Crawford, Perry
Craig aild a. &. Nhitnlorc, Of Caldwell
prairie. Wis. They are one and two
year-oldS. and Il fine lot. Mr.. Potter
takes them to the Smith rivcr.and Mus
selshell ranges, the StOckmen of which
have spoken for the majority Of them.
He still has some Of them for sale, how
ever. John also brought Il fine Here