The river press., 1882-07-12
THE RIVER P RE 5 S.


ferred to some days ago hy the RIVER
Press.
Peter Walton last week sold to J. f.
Patterson & Go. who have their ranch
1880 head of sheep, to be delivered Sep
tcmber lst. The price is s; per head g.
Herohd
L. e. Power has gone to Ogalalla to re-
ceive 800 head Of beef cattle for his
contract at Standing Rock Agency. He
expects to be back in about ten days,
when he will probably make Benton
flying trip
Theo. Shed, confined in the county
Jail, is reported suffering from hemor
rhage, and il quite i'll in consequence.
He has been troubled with weak lungs
for some years, and bleeding spells oc
cur with frequency .-UcrnN.
L. G. Power & Bro have added 4 mil
linery department to their dry goods
house They have the services ola first
class millincr, and the ladies Of Benton
are notified that if they care to keep up
with the fashions they should leave their
orders with Power 4 Bro.
! j. d. WcatherwaX has taken the con-
tract to furnish 200 tons Of hay, or
more if needed, for Fort Assinaboine. 1t
is a pretty big contract, but j. ID. is the
man to get through With it if anybody
can. He will cut the hay on the Sandy,
!. near the Old hay ground, and will at
once put several mowers and men at
work
/ Charley johnson has struck i lead II
the new district, between Barker and
the Montana district, that promises tf
be the bonanza of the Belt range. The
lead shows up five feet Of solid ore ant
there is ''foat rock by the ton laying
on the surface of the ground. Its no
often so many favorable indications Q
a good lead are found.
We are informed that our estimate 0
the costs i'm the hubert -Middendorf cas-
is too high, and that the costs are appor
toned to each side according to the evi
dence introduced. In this instance the,
amounted to about $40, Of which MI
Nubert's share was only S97. The cas-
will 90 to the secretary Of the interio
before finally settled
, From Fridays Daily.
Straw berries are plenty i'll the Helen
market, and retail at four bits,a box.
, The steamer Benton turned her nos
down the stream last evening about 81
: o'clock.
{ One Of the stock holders OF the ne>
! hotel expressed the opinion yestcrda
: that the building would be completed i
! four weeks.
| Indignity hcapcd upon indignitics
4 The man who threw officer Mcllhenn
i in the Missouri river was acquitted ,
L Justice I<anoalse.
The third story Of the new hotel
nearly completed, and q portion OF IL
{ second story has had the finishing co;
of plastering. 1t is expected that Il
t. building will be ready for occupancy b
IS the first Of September.
\ son of MI Evans, Of the Shonkil
/. was thrown from Il horse yesterda
d morning and his shoulder dislocate'
He was brought to town, and with II
e assistance Of the physician will soon,
0. hope, be all right again.
Judge Tattan and family return,
Of Yesterday from their visit to the pie
,e SAINT valley of Belt Creek. During the
Y absence they made a flying visit to u
great falls of the Missouri and the ]ud!
a can grow eloquent i'll describing Il
= beauty and sublimity Of the scenery. I
- looks a hundred per cent better tn;
when he left, and, to quote his oN
words, he "feels better, too, you can
your sweet life
a 1t is reported that 4 body Of the ve
best kind of fire clay has been found
the coal mine Of the Deep Creek &C
- company, the discovery OF which W
: :, mentioned in these columns some til
- ago. The fire clay is said to be just 7
thing required for smelters and II
II naces. and if this is the case it will be
he valuable as the coal itself, no such cl
III having been found in the territory
fore. Fire clay is indispensable for +
he naces. etc. and it has been necessary
Is, shin from the east heretofore. The cl