The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-02
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
How the Capital of Our Sister County is
Moving on in the Way OF Progress.

How the Capital of Our Sister County is
Moving on in the Way OF Progress.
White Sulphur Springs is improving
rapidly and has now a large number of
handsome and substantial buildings,
both business houses and residences,
several of which have been constructed
in the past year. But the town will
make even greater progress this year on
account of the proposed improvement of
the springs. IF there were any doubt
ing Thomases'' in that section before,
the number is few indeed row who have
not implicit confidence in the future
greatness of White Sulphur Springs,
which is to develop, as they see it, into
the great health and pleasure resort Of
Montana.
The syndicate has already commenced
the work of improvement, which is to
be prosecuted under the able direction
Of w. L. Ford, A. w. Sias and DR.. VIM.
Parberry. They sent out orders last
week for material needed, and it will
not be long until the work is well under
way. Meantime several other buildings
will be commenced, and it is pretty safe
to predict lively times at the Saratoga of
Montana this summer.
A. w. Sias, the secretary Of the w. S.
S. Association, has been retained as
manager of the hotel, and most assur-
edly he is the right man for the place.
It requires special faculties to make a
popular and successful landlord, and
Mr.. Sias fills the bill about as near as
any Of them. So far as the facilities Of
the house go, guests will lack for no at
tentions OF comforts, and they will al
ways find the best the market affords in
sight about meal time. This is the rep
utation the house has sustained hereto
fore, and under the new order of things
it will not be permitted to ane.
The firm OF Spencer, Mayn & Heit-
man is doing a big business, and this
season is branching out into various new
lines Of trade, to prepare for which they
are building q large addition to their
store. Mr.. Hoffman is now east pur-
chasing an immense stock Of goods, and
Mr.. Spencer is at Livingston with the
firms teams after the earliest shipment
Of goods, while Charley Mayn, assisted
by TWO or three clerks, is s'running' the
store. 1t is needless to say they keep
him pretty busy. The business of this
firm will run up into big figures this
season, and with such persistent rustlers
as AL. Spencer, Charley Mayn and Lew
Hoffman at the helm, it is safe to say
they will let but little of it get away.
Anderson, Bros. & CO., who purchased
r. S. Prices stock Of goods some time
since, have quite an extensive store,
and will make some heavy shipments
from the east this spring. Mr.. Ander-
sons brother, with his family, arrived
from the states last week and will assist
in the. management Of the firms bust
ness. He is to become a permanent
M~Ontanian.
The Grand Central hotel and restau-
rant, only recently opened, is growing
in favor and is doing a good business.
The house is a handsome tWo-story
structure and is fitted up nicely through
out. Messrs. Kelly & Hurd are the
proprietors, and the evidence is aDpar-
ent on every hand that they understand
their business. The Grand Central is a
credit to the Springs.
The Saratoga" is prospecting as of
yore, and every year is made more at
tractive. 1t is probably the best busi-
ness in that line in the territory, and of
course Yves. and Jack are getting rich.
The boys deserve fully the success they
have won.
r. S. Price, formerly Of our city, has
developed into a lnmber king. He now
owns three saw mills and has establish
ed an extensive lumber yard in town.
MI. Price is also, in connection with his
brother, a contractor and builder, and
during the past year has put up quite a
number of good houses at that place.
Among others he has erected two good
store buildings, one Of which is occu-
pied by Anderson Bros. & Co. and the
other mot quite completely has been
leased by l.. Marks.
The excavation for DR.. Parberry's new
brick building to be the Masonic tenn
pIe) is about completed. This will be
the finest building in the burg, the low
er rooms to be used for some business
purpose and the second story for a Ma
sonic hall.
Mr.. Mcdonald, the saddler, formerly
of this city, has a nice shop and carries
q biz stock of goods. He reports thai
business thus far has been much better
than he expected, and is growing. Mac
is industrious and attentive tie business
and is sure to make money.
B. r. Sherman, the proprietor Of The
bic red barn, is doing a rushing business
The stable is full at all times, and Mr.
large addition. When this stable wa:
erected it was generally considered lar
ger than the Springs would ever require
and on that account it was the subject o
numerous jokes. But Mr.. S. knew VIVA
he was doing, as the sequel shows. Ill
has been east the past winter and pur
chased a big stock of wagons, buggies
~buckboards, ETC., and will be prepared
to furnish anything in that line the PEG
pie of the valley may need.
TTr ~--9 L. L