The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-07
LOCAL NOTES..

From Saturdays Daily.
Toe Atchison of HighWood was in the
city Yesterday.
Inn Bender came in from the raging
Narias yesterday.
Thos. Miller Of Box Elder is registered
If the Grand Union.
#. Lee of Sand Coulee arrived in
the city last evening.
John b. Samples arrived from Kansas
CITY on yesterdays coach
w. H. Burgess left for the east yester-
dav morning, going by way Of Billings.
wilkins teams will load at L. G..
Power q Bros with goods for George
STEEL ofSun River in few days..
z Brinkman's train arrived from the
Narias loaded with wood yesterday. If
YOU don't believe it ask Gus Senieur.
The case Of Clark IS. Gray, before the
register and receiver of the Helena land
office. has been decided in favor Of Miss
Clark.
Our distinguished representatives will
be with us the latter part of next week,
explaining away their mastery mac
tivity.
We are pleased to see Bishop Lewis
in town again, He halls from the Marias
this time, but expects to be ION the
road'' before very long.
Dyas & Murray, who are about to be-
Gin business at Sun River on an extern
sive scale, will occupy the new stone
building in course Of construction by
Frank Damn & Co.
Threemen are now at work on theVan-
derbilt lead at Barker, and we under
stand a good vein of has been recently
struck. This is one of the most promis-
ing prospects of the camp.
Has the pre-emption law been repealed,
is a question agitating q good many
minds Just now. We see that meetings
are being held throughout the northwest
protesting againstits-fepeal.
d. G. Brownies teams arrived from
the Marias again yesterday loaded with
wood. AS it is not safe to cross the river
at this time they will bring in still an
other load before starting for the Little
Belt creek mill.
Let it be recorded in shining letters
that the Hon. w. B. Settle, the member
from Choteau, has secured the passage
of the giant powder bill, the provisions
of which, however, are as yet unknown
to his constituents.
Pete McDermott and Miss Mary Mar
tin we're linked for life, for better or for
worse, at C%lendenin, last Saturday night,
Justice insolvency officiating. The
RIVER PRESS extends its best wishes for
their future happiness.
The Wright & Edwards mine is said
to be looking splendidly at this time, in
fact, better than ever before. Another
shift was put IN the lst inst, and large
I,xa,,t.f1,, ~ f.,t a1acn, " y-ill 1nx NO
put on the dump daily.
William Evans, of the lower Missou-
ri, whose house was burned down some
months ago, Informed us yesterday that
he has completed a new residence, and
is now living in the same, for which in
part he must thank his good friends who
so readily came to his assistance.
A couple Of strangers We're passing
along Front street the other day, and
one of them noticing the K. 7. on the
hall turned to the other and said:
Halo. Has the Kansas Pacific got an
office in this place."
His friends at Barker should have
Daddy Thompson explain explicitly
the object of his late. trip to Cora creek
and its results. If it is as we aveheard
it we would advise Mr.. Thompson, II
the language Of Mr.. Samuel Weller, to
beware of the yidderso hereafter.
Ford Bros, the new business firm at
Sun River, have bought the stock Of
goods left by Steele & Co., but will not
do business in the same place. They
have secured the building opposite the
hotel, formerly occupied by E. B. Lar
gent, a very suitable structure for the
purposes intended. The lev firm, we
understand, is now ready for business.
Mr.. T. J. Davidson informs us that
his house will receive a large invoice OF
wagons on the first boats for sale in the
Benton market. He will handle the
Caldwell wagon, manufactured at Ieav-
enWorth, Kan, a vehicle with estab-
lished reputation, and especially adapted
for this country. He will make it an
object for purchasers to wait and secure
these
From Sundays Daily.
The Grand Union hotel was opened
four months ago yesterday. -
John Cashiers teams, loaded with
10000 pounds of lime, are On their way
to Benton.
Nee Bros ferry boat will be taken
down to the Marias again as soon as the
Ice goes out.
Mr.. Jonas Higgins expects to return
TO White Sulphur Springs soon if this
peasant weather continues.
The ice is in a great measure brokel
up in the Marias, but it is not likely to
take a skip until the Missouri breaks