The river press., 1883-08-15

care to open our columns to such stuff.
1t would have shown more judgment {
on the part of said editor had he waited
for the explanatory letter which gen
tleman of Helena had promised on the
matter. But he probably preferred to
give credence to the story of his friend,
the pimp.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The Messrs. Gibson returned from
Great Falls Sunday
Henry Ward Beecher lectures at Hell
ena tomorrow evening.
Messrs. Miner & Boardman, Of the
Shonkin, are in the city.
Lieut.. Guy Carleton and wife, Fort
Maginnis, are registered at the Grand
Union.
Mrs. A. J. Samuels left for Sun River
yesterday morning to pay visit to Mrs.
r. S. Ford.
Attention is called to the ad. of George
STEEL, of Sun River, in this issue of the
RIVER PRESS.
We regret to learn that Allen Woods,
Of Highwood, is dangerously I'LL with |
typhoid fever.
J. M Powers, superintendent OF the
Helena and Benton stage line, arrived
in the city Sunday.
The Rosebud, of the Coulson line, left
Bismarck for Clagett on the 8th, loaded
| for Benton merchants.
M. A. Flanagan received yesterday
| from the Black Hills large and hand
some desk for his store.
Four Indian prisoners escaped from
the guard at Fort Macleod recently. Two
of them were recaptured.
WIS. Baker of Montana and party Of
| friends have apartments at the MeIfOpOl-
| itan.-PiO7eeer Press, 7th.
Giesey's large bull train arrived yes
terday from the Marias with Black Hills
freight for our merchants.
r. S. Culbertson and family returned
| Sunday evening from trip to High
wood, Belt and Sand coulee.
DR.. P. c.. Goodrich left for Barker yes
terday morning on professional business
and will remain several days.
Messrs. Rice and Leaning, with their
families, returned yesterday from a 1lsh-
ing excursion to Highwood. They had
a pleasant trip.
Pres. Lewis and Al. Hutchison's teams
arrived Yesterday with a big lot OF coal
} from Millard's mine, It was for Muir
ply, Maclay & Co.
Mrs. Chas. E. Duer is expected nome
!. this week Besides visiting friends al
' Helena and Butte she has paid VlslU &c
: her mother in Nevada.
Ed. Smiths bull train will leave at
once for Billings and will load at Barker
; with bullion. He will bring back mer.
chandise for Benton merchants.
D The Northern Pacific will make an ex
o hibit Of the products OF the country alons $
its line of road at the Cincinnati expos
ton. which commences September otI
t. and ends October 9th.
= Miss Birdie Damon, so we'll known II
Benton, has just graduated at the New
q England conservatory OF music, am
le sails soon for France, to take tWo-year'
course of music in Paris.
$ Walter Scott. the eldest son of Mr.
le and Mrs. H. 0. Wareham, OF Wol
creek. died last week and was burfe
!, Saturday. The child lacked but a fe,
20 20 DAYS of being three years of age.
r.. f. Semmes has moved his new
q and tobacco store to the room ad)o1nlh
~ the post office, lately occupied by u. )
Ringwald & Co. .This will make him
very neat and much better stand.
~ ~ A Blackfeet Indian had his foot badl
~ crushed between the bumpers OF wv
i0 cars on the G.. P. r. r. The only chanc
for saving his life was amputatlol
y which he refused to submit to. he ha
w since died.
u The Cochrane herd of cattle, nun1bel
ing between 5000 and 1000, Doc Lausit
ri in charge. crossed the river above hel
r on the 26th, enroute to their new rang
&c on the dry fork of the Kootenal. Fo'
I'd Macleod Gazette.
J. r. Craig returned from Montal
va on the 26th went on to the Oxley falc
no and returned to Macleod, where ne n'
TX since been. The cattle purchaser 9
he this company are we'll on the foad nef
Fort Macleod Gazette.
ba Gus. senieur will get the lower sto1
n of the court house completed Defo
al winter, and perhaps d good deal NOR
as The amount of work accomplished WI
- depend a good deal on the weather
are to have dished UP to us this fall.
,et MILD. Weatherwax, Of Utica,
81 rived in the city yesterday 10 pufcila
If Goods for his store. He reports the )
&C. dith booming. They have had mo
oIo rain than this section has been treat'
~ to and as a result the farmers are PR
he porous and happy.
en- The Fort Macleod Gazette says: &c
he - r salySnn lately arrived from the j