The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-21

The RIVER PRES
| J. w. Kinsley instituted another lodge
Eof thea. O.U.W. in Butte last Thurs
day night. 1t is known as Summit Val
Hey Lodge No. Is.
Two large bars of bullion from the
new Barker smelter came in on Saturday
might, and have been placed on exhibit
ton at the banks.
The White Sulphur Springs Bar asso-
citation was formed last week with n. B.
Smith as president, A. G. Hatch secreta-
~, n J. e.. Murray treasurer.
We are told that No. 6 went out to the
cemetery and picked out a lot in which
he desires his friends to lay his tender
form at rest in the sweet sequel.
Waterman & McIntire have got COM
pletely settled in their new quarters in
Cummings block on Main street, and
have now one Of the incest law Offices in
Benton.
j. P. Dyas returned to Sun River on
yesterdays coach, after buying extern
sively among our Benton wholesale
merchants for the new firm of Dyas &
Murray.
One of our citizens is now at work on,
and has about completed, a new car
fridge which promises to surpass in
many essential particulars anything Of
the kind now in existence. He will APP
ply for a patent soon, when further de-
tails as to it's merits may be given.
Radersburg people have made a dozen
or more purchases of town lots in the
Townsend site, Meagher county, and
propose next month to put up business
houses there:
George P. Parker has purchased of
Harris & Rowe the four-year-old team
spoken of in Sunday mornings RIVER
PRESS. We think he will find he has
got a bargain.
pave Browns teams arrived yesterday
from Little Belt with lumber and tim
bers for the boom. Work on this enter
prise will now be pushed rapidly until
it is completed.
J. III. Evans and John Berkin, OF
Boulder, with their families, intend to
remove to the judith Basin in a.short
time. They will be accompanied by
VIM. Rowe, Of Jefferson City, and 9th
erS.
One of the editors Of this paper re-
ceived a very pretty and unique pen
wiper by the last mail from some IN
known friend. 1t is greatly priced, and
we wish to return thanks to whoever
sent it.
Cans & Klein have just received from
New York all the latest styles Of hats
among which we notice the Wilsonia
Magnetic hat, q sure cure for catarrh
influenza, headache, earache and pre-.
vents sleepless nights. Buy one. m
dan Dutro has brought in from j. M
lArnoux's ranch IN Highwood, the stone
required for ". S. Stockings building
land he is now at work dressing the
same. This is excellent building stone
and if the quarry was just a little closer
it would be valuable property.
n Judge Tattan only reached his father
in-law's place on his return home from
Barker, when he was taken i'll. Youne
Seifert brought in the team the judge
had driven, and we understand tina
Mrs. Tattan has gone out to take care o
her husband until he is abIeto be moved
James Rowe and VIM. Foster have
returned from Helena where they went
on the subppnas served on them severa
4 days W They say they Were up be-
fore the grand jury and testified as t.
what they knew about certain matters
but that is about all ye reporter could ge
out of them.
Paymaster Blaine, Major Robinson
Lieut.. Stouch and Mr.. Riley, who re
turned from their Assinab inc trip Sat
urday night, and remained over witt
their friends here during Sunday, lef
bv government conveyance YESTERDAY
morning for Helena, intending to make
Shaw last night.
w. J. Minar left on yesterday morn
ing's coach for Helena and the east. FL
will purchase a big stock Of drugs t.
meet the requirements of his rapidly in
creasing trade. Sam Kelly will be il
charge during Mr.. Minar's absence, anC
we need not say that prescriptions vii
be filled with promptness and accuracy
for every Que near Benton knows Sam i:
a first-class druggist.
A report reached town last evening
that several ranch owners. a short dis
tance above CentrevilIe, in the Missouri
bottom, have stopped the Northern Pa
cific graders. The ranchmen are said t.
be armed with doub]e-balreled sho
guns, and are firmly resolved that NJ
grading shall be done on their land unit
some understanding is arrived at as t6
damages. One man, it is said, claim:
that the road as laid out will run righ'
through his house, which he will no
submit to.-Independegf.
Saturdays Blow.
K%%4"En severe OaIn of wind last Saturday