The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-03-08


st tss on the Cd inst, t, be- absent two or
t ,ree months looking after his extensive ln-
torres 8 N that quarter.
w. III. Burgess left for the East yester-
day morning TO purchase his stock Of goods
Tor 1882. He will ship q very large supply
of groceries of all kinds.
p. 81. Hughes made bis appearance IN
Benton last week, but has returned to the
camp again. He reports that the Barker
mine is looking splendidly.
Col. j. j. DonneIly left for Helena Mon
day morning to attend the term Of the Dis
trict court. He is attorney for Gunther,
whose case comes off this term.
Tom Clary, wagon master for I. y. |
Power & Bro, was in the city a few days
last week. He came to take charge of the
train O'Connor had been in charge of.
w. III. Black, who has been in the en-
ploy of John Lepley for some time, left last
week for Oregon to purchase q band OF
horses. he will return to Benton in the fall.
~ j. a. dOTuOu, WILL T.. ~. AsuOo0Solt
Co.. left for the East yesterday morning to
purchase goods for his house. Messrs. Roos
evelt s. Co. will ship q large lot of furniture
this season.
Col. w. F. Sanders. after an absence OF
several months in the States, has returned to
his home in Helena. Ii he has u commits
sion rs Governor. in his pocket he has not yet
exhibited it.
Charley Buchanan leaves for Vaudeville
so-mprrow with q goodly supply OF goods.
He has taken up q number Of lots ct the me-
tropolls Of the camp and will probably go
into business there.
Charley Mix, the popular postmaster of
Hugiesvil!a, and one Of the business men Of
the gulch, is in town. BE has purchased q
large .ot of supplies, and is now fully pre-
pare | for the coming boom:
Major P. Fl Conger will arrive about
| the last Of April and enter upon his duties as
| Superintendent of the National Park. Mr..
Henry Cannon met the gentleman recently at
Dubuque, Iowa, and speaks of him in flatter-
ing terms -HeruM.
j FL. Rice succeeds w. Ell Todd in the
management of Muir ply, Neel 6 Co.'s mer
camille house at Fit Benton. A better man
than MIR. r zee could not have been selected.
He has had a large experience in that line OF
busin IS HusbGndman.
Lieut.. A. Nj. Henry has returned to Fort
Shaw, having concluded to make his trip to
Barker later, during more pleasant weather.
Lieut. Henry is largely interested at the boss
camp of the Territory, and is likely to de-
selop into a quartz king.
Judge Tattan has been quite i'll the
past week, but, we are glad t } report, Is cuu-
valescent, and to-day has been IN attendance
Judge WAS taken suddenly i'll last Thutsi y
while going t. the funeral Of John O'Cuu-
nor.
-Jack Harris and Ell. Keaster, who have
Just returned from u "Trip 10 the Salt Like
City County,, are IN Benton. Mr.. Harris in
forms US that the B Tker boom has reached
that section, and that = large immigration OF
min.rs and quartz men may be expected
soon.
john P Ross. John Scott, Thomas Scot
and Geo. Allan, ali of Ontario, arrived in
Benton last week, and on Monday left for
Arrow creek. where they will locate ranches
and engage in the sheep business. We *
tend them welcome to the grest country trit-
utary TO B nton.
Tom Todd and O G.. Dennis determined
0 try it again. aud ON Monday left for the
Basin and Judith mining country. They
represent the well known firms of L. j Todd
s. Co. and l g. Baker s. Co, respect vely
They will 20 through this time if they have
"a swim ali the creeks between Benton and
Vaudeville. /
ALEX. e. johnson, John G. Tut, VIM
Ford and two others were passengers on the
nu going Baker coach on Monday morning
M+ssrs. johnson anu Tut ale bookkeepers
tor T. g. Power g Bro. and Murphy, Nee
s. o, spec lively, and doubtless are TAXI, {
observatiors IN the best camp in Montana il
the Interests of their houses.
john F. Murphy left This morning fo
Utica 10 sakr charge Of the store Ut JOSEPH
Cult y & Co, on account of the illness !"
{ Mr. e. The latter will probably 90 to Whit
sulphur Springs for treatment, and We hop