The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-04-11

section and the prospects for the future
very promising. He will go out again
next Sunday.
Those who contemplate making their
lawns beautiful should get some OF the
Central Park Mixed Lawn Seed at I. &.
Power e Bros.
The indications are now, so our mer-
chants unite in saying, that Benton's
trade this year will be fifty per cent.
than last.
Our merchants report that trade is
nickinp up RAPIDLY. All that is needed
now is good roads to bring III a perfect
rush of business.
D.. +. Price and Charley Peterson
leave to-day for Little Pittsburg TO take
charge of their business at, that point.
They send out a team loaded with goods
this morning.
Rev. T. A. Riggin, superintendent OF
missions of the M. e. church, Will
preach at Sun River on Sunday, April
18th. A cordial invitation is extended
to all to attend.
Married-At the house of Mr.. and
Mrs. Day, Reedsfort, by John Ioombs,
Justice Of the Peace, April 1st, 1883, MT.
Ed. Noble of Big Casino Saw Mill, to
Miss Mary Ann Shea, of Fort Maginnls.
A petition, thanking President Ar
thur for his action in suspending Judge
Conger, and demonstrating against the
reinstatement Of that gentleman, was
circulated and signed last week in Boze-
man.
V During the recent storm the wool
growers of the Musselshell were re-
quired to feed hay to their sheep, but as
most Of them were prepared for just
such AN emergency the loss is very
slight indeed.
Agricultural patents for the following
| Choteau county people are atthe Helena
land office: John Wren, Beverly W,
Landers, Matthew Carroll, Samuel
Rurd. Thos. E. Williamson, Randolph
w. Smith, Winfield S. Stocking.
John Kleber will open a restaurant In
the rear Of the Atlantic saloon and eX'
poets to have it in running order early
next week. John is a good caterer, and
he proposes to keep his place open day
and night for the benefit OF the hungry
public.
Major Lincoln, DR.. Bickford and Mr.
Reser will return to Fort Belknap 70
day. From the story they will tell 0
the future prospects OF the city OF For
Benton, we will expect to see some 9
the big chiefs of the Gros Ventres com
inc up here to invest in own lots.
4 ferry boat is to be put in the Mis-
souri, at the mouth of Sun river soon
Hotter Bros. have just received from st
Louis 1000 feet of one-inch steel CABLE
which will be stretched across the Mis-
souri, at the aforementioned place t.
guide the ferry boat while making it
trips.
Mr.. Half. a soldier recently discharg
ed from Fort A~ssinaboine on the sur
geon's certificate of disability, lsquItel i
at the Grand Union. Mr.. H, we ar
informed, is an excellent young man
and pose to make Benton bis able
I inc place. We trust his recovery will 3
speedy.
The river has been clear of ice at thl
place for more than a month, but at BIS
marck, 1000 miles below, the break-u
has not vet taken place. And yet lh
Tribune sometimes talks about the de
lightful chinook winds that play in tina
quarter! They must be terribly chill
chinooks, Mr.. Tribune.
The Claoteau House looms up with
new ad. III this mornings paper. INT
such time as he gets his new house con
pleted, which is to be n OF the nnes
tn the northwest, Mr.. Sullivan-WllI col
tinue to render it as pleasant as ever 1e
guests at the old stand. See his al
nouncement.
: Frank Day, proprietor OF the Da
; House, at Reedsfort, has an ad. in tn
issue. He offers first class accommod'
tons to both man and beast, and Il
f house is already doing a land office bu
mess. Parties just returning from I'll
: Judith Basin speak highly Of the q
commodations offered at the Day Hous
AS an indication Of the coming boo
we might state that seventeen persol
desired to leave Billings for Benton, p