The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-08-22
LOCAL NOTES.

LOCAL NOTES.
From Saturdays
w. O. Dexter's teams arrived yester-ll
Iday with a load of sidewalk lumber.
Henry ward Beecher's lecture at Hell
ena was attended by about 900 people.
Hirshberg g. Nathan will have a new
sidewalk built in front of their store tod
day.
We regret to learn that o. w. Kelly is
quite sick and hope to see him at his post
again soon.
The Odd Fellows had a special meet
ING last evening and the goat was called
on for extra duty.
G.. w. Merrill commenced work on
the new sidewalk around the school
house block yesterday.
J. B. Marcou and O. c.. Morrison rode
I'D the river q short distance yesterday
to examine the formation.
Lester f. Ward, of Washington, DC,
arrived on the Helena coach yesterday,
and is at the Grand Union.
f. Applegarth, the mining expert,
who has been in the Montana district,
returned to Helena Wednesday.
A. J. Vance will drive Profs. White
and Marcou to the falls of the Missouri
to-day, where they will remain about a
week and then go down the river.
The $500 sheep now on the road to
Benton for Col. j. H. Rice will be put
on Wolf creek, a portion to be under
the management of III. 0. Wareham.
Henry Wright came in from the hay
W 70 80 4In4 bn
has quit cutting as the grass has got too
dry. He has, however, his contracts
about filled.
Our friends. M. Corson, of Sun River,
the jolly village smithy, has taken to
himself q wife, Miss Jennie Doyle, of
Helena. The. RIVER PRESS offers its
congratulations.
The telegraph line is down again be-
tween Benton and Fort Shaw, and Mr..
Morgan will start out this morning to
ascertain what the trouble is and make
repairs, if possible.
Henry Kennerly, our rustling assess
or, returned yesterday from an eXcur-
sion on official business into the coun-
try. He took in lower Sun river, Great
Falls city, Sand coulee, Belt creek, and
a portion of Highwood. Henry seems
determined TO let none VI tHe aeooooaole
property get away.
KIeinschmidt s. Bro. are packing uI
their goods and sending the same te
Helena. They will discontinue busl:
ness here. In fact they discontinued
business more than a year ago-Whef
Lon Heitman retired from the manage
ment. The fellows they nave had il
charge since couldn't make a success O
apu Kind of business.
w. S. Wetzel left yesterday morning
for Clagett to meet the Rosebud and re
ceiye and forward her cargo. He wa
ACCOMPANIED by M. S. Richard ant
niece, who expect to go down the rive
on the boat, and NJ. d. Chambers VIII
will assist in looking after the freight
Giessey's bull train is now on the wa
to Clagett to bring the cargo, or as mucf
as he can take, to this city. Mr.. Wetze
will remain below only as long as it vii
require to receive the cargo n settl
with the officers of the boat.
The territorial fair this year promise
to be the best and most successful in tn
history of the association. Extensiv
ARRANGEMENTS for the forthcoming e2
hibition are being made and the diret
tors have every reason to believe thel
labors will be amply rewarded. IN
horses in training at the grOuHuS larger
outnumber those of any former exhib
ition. and the running and trottin
events will doubtless be the best on re-
ord in the territory. There will be n
small attendance from Choteau county
But by this time next year we ought
have a fair of our own. The time
ripe for such an organization.
From Sundays Daily.
Ford Caldwell is at White Sulphl
Springs.
Duncan Mcdonald came in from Ne
hart yesterday.
Up to August 10th 26O locations hs
been made in the Montana district.
Sheriff Cameron of Meagher alWa,
meets a hearty welcome in Benton.
+. A. Massie's team went down to tt
boat twice yesterday after passengers.
Sidewalk building is going on at
rapid rate in various points OF the CIT
IT s'Redn Adkins went to the Marias ye
terday and will go down the river
the Black Hills.
e. r. Clingan returned last evenll
from a successful trip in the interest
the RIVER PRESS.
Mr.. Neihart, after whom the metro
oils of the Montana district is name
arrived in the city yesterday.
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