The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-01-04
KIT C., PERSON al.

days the past week.
Corporal Pratt is teacher of the post
school at Assinaboin.
Jim Gillette, of Willow Creek, is auto
graphed at the Overland.
j. c. Kerley took his departure on We'd
nesday's coach for Helena.
Father Prando left Tuesday for the Up
per Teton and Marias districts.
Col. Clendenin will arrive in Benton
from the mines Saturd ay evening.
IT. G. Power returned to Helena on the
Both ult., from a three weeks trip east.
Mr.. W. G. Conrad has been quite ill the
past few days but we trust will soon be at
his desk again.
-Messra. Madden and Byrnes returned to
their ranch Wednesday after a stay of a few
days in Benton.
MIR. McGifin, one of the prosperous
wool growers of Sand Coulee, was in Benton
a few days the past week.
Hi. Wright came in from Barker this
CfCAibSs - says II Pto0PSS1o ~ IAS SNoP
are Frightening every day.
Mr.. James 81. Marshall, of Canyon Fer
ry. arrived in Benton last week, and is now
taking in the Barker mines.
John Lepley, the cattle king from the
Big Sag, spent the holidays in Benton and
had more fun than anybody.
M..or W., -+hn~ 1ofo oF Mop4arn
has been assigned to duty on General Han
cocks staff, Governors Island.
MIR. e j. Morrison, Of the Judith, has
gone to the States to spend the winter. 1t is
probable that he will bring Mrs. Morrison to
Montana in the spring.
Bill Shelton came in from his ranch
Tuesday with a load of young porkers which
he disposed of at good rates. Dick Nee was
the principal purchaser.
Geo. W. Bullet has purchased the inter-
ests of Alex Marin and Ed. Simms in the
Grand Central Restaurant and IS now the
sole proprietor of that establishment.
Pres. Lewis will now make better time
than any f%reighter on the road. He won a
$25 cuckoo clock at a rsf1ie last Saturday
night and by it's aid expects to jog along live
~ as we'll as aerenely.
Col. G. A. Broadwater and family left
on the 29sh ult. for San Francisco, Cal. Aft
ter spending a few weeks on the Pacific
coast they will go to st. Paul and other east
ern cities, returning to Montana in May.
Mr.. A. E. Rogers has severed his con-
nection with I. G, Baker s. Co., with whom
be has been for a number of years, and &C.
cepted of G. A. Broadwater & Co., the
management of the %latter's store at Wilder's
Landing-a new enterprise.
Mise F. E Caldwell, canvassing agent
for the Encyclopedia Britannica, arrived on
the coach from Helena last evening and is
stopping at the Choteau. As Miss G. induced
nearly everybody in Helena to subscribe for
this work we naturally conclude that she
must be a winsome lassie.
Mr.. David Morrow and Miss Sarah e.
Travis were married on the LIST inst, at the
residence Of Mr.. Malcomb Morrow, on the
Shonkin, Judge John w. Tatian officiating.
The RIVER PRESS extends congratulations
and wishes that all the days of their life may
be as happy with them as January l, 1882.
Col. Robt. s. Gardner, an agent of the
government sent to Montana to investigate
the Indian depredations upon our stock
ranges, is at Helena. Col. Gardner should
come to Benton and interview our stockmen
or confer with the executive committee Of
the Stock Protective Association. We are
| certain he would obtain much new and in
teresting information on the subject he is in
vestigaiing.
w. Fl. Buck, the founder OF the Record,
returned to his sold stamping ground" last
week. He got back just 10 time to read the
holiday number of the RIVER Press, a pa
per that he once gave thirty days to die. But
Mr.. Buck knows a little in his way about the
printing business, and we predict that it will
not be many days until he makes q scatter
ment IN the present gang. It be has any
love for his founding left he ought to do
something to lift it ont Of the slough OF con-
tempt into which it has fallen.