The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-07-18

II fl
r, Barney, the wool grower OF
.. creek, arrived in the city last even |
His woolNilL getin to-day: !
,snry Wright's teams arrived yester-
hT 1T the first new hay Of the season.
nn,loaded at-the- Benton stables. Y
~ T, Donnelly takes his departure
w barker this. morning, and will be
q p~overal DAYS. He will make q fly
g9 risit to the Montana distriet
Up Ford, Of the firm of Ford Bros,
hpivpr. arrived in tie city yester-
1n ~ and las purchased a large LOT OF
st j, If orr Wholesale dealers. MI.
NV, ~ rpnorts business good at the Cross
|1g. ~
Dhairmeeting yesterday the wool
a.ar. EXPRESSED d desire TO have a
9toteau county fair association organ
III co that they could exhibit their
nnav stock. and in that way come INTO
@jpndly competition.
Tudee J. NJ. Gray arrived from Barke
vasterday3 morning, his first Visit 70
ihe river metropolis since he arrived ~
Montana, two years ago. Inc ouusG
has been making a tour OF the hlllleial
Iistriets Of the Belt mountains cen
and * more convinced than ever tflaC IL
! tba richest mining field in Montana.
While preparing to go out TOT a roe
Inst evening, Tom Healy met Wild qulte
q sorious accident at the Benton stables.
Loo Shackleford's horse, standing py,
raorad backwards and fell partly upon
Mr. HeaIy. who sustained q very severe
main of the foot and ankle. he a To-
Iro carried home, but we trust Will not
10 laid I'D by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Z Dr G. A. White and J. B. MarcouN,
$ora Washington D. c., came in on the
e1oocb last evening and are stopping q.
tba Grand Union. They are connected
With the r.. S. geological survey n
COME snecially to examine the geologl-
al formation in theyicinltV or the III
lJith river. but will also make e1amln-
otion about Fort Benton, where their
lbeadruarters will be for about a 1noleh.
From Thursdays Daily:
Hosea Fisher leaves this morning on
. visit to the Barker district.
II Lee and J.. B. Gully, OF Sand
conlep are at the Grand Union.
palnb Berry. Of the Berry Bros, WOO
growers of the Musseishell, IS III towh
The reported sale of w. c. Swetti
hio hand of cattle was not consummated
4 painter fell from the top of the new
Grand Union porch yesterday, oo1 wa
not very seriously injured.
Chas. G. Fish, of Highwood, came II
Yesterday morning, en- route 20 belhhap
He will be gone about three weeks.
TD Weatherwax's bull teams cam
in Yesterday with 2 1000 pounds OF WOO
belonging to the Sage Creek Sheep 20.
Chas. Y. Lacy, of Belt creek an
Chas. w. Gray, of Old Agency prove
up on their land entries before Juus
Spencer yesterday.
wv. Dewey and G. w. Settle left b
nrivate CONVEYANCE yesterday mornln
on a two weeks trip to Sand coulee, Ba
ker and the Judith basin.
Jacob Severance, of Severance d Co
the bio wool growers of Okla, arrive
Yesterday. Their wool is on o TOE
and will be marketed here. There WI
be about 60, 900 pounds OF 1t.
Miss Hamilton, a niece OF Hon. "a
Fergus. arrived on the coach from Is
ena last night. Mr.. f. and the your
ladv will leave for the formers 0
near Fort Maginnis this morning.
A. M. Rowles came in from Sun III
er yesterday with a LOAD OF rancn r
duce, and will load back Win suppline
He reports that hay and gram III III
section are looking better than ~ ~
time since his residence on Tue VSlioy
number of years.
Mr.. Lawrence informs us mat 7
first drive of the Boom Co. is now on
way. There are over 500 cords or Wo'
and about 100 saw logs in the drive, a.
ON the way the men will start down
the drift wood near the banks OF !
river. -~~
The longest single outfit we ever 9
was hitched to Nathan Bells teams Il
pulled ont Yesterday. Twelve nor
had three wagons loaded with zoo =
five bueries in d string behind the
with a Sixth buggy on top of OF
wagons. They were conslgneu 10.
Mcknight & Co., Fort Shaw.
SeyeFafgafes of wool were maze
terdav. amounting in the aggrega.e
nearly 100. 900 pounds. some OF Ia
reported az selling are the Sage Vt
Sheen Co. the Belt Greek Sheep !
Griffith & Ingersoll. w. IL. Peck,
Blanchard and Mr.. Parrott. Inc pr
ranged from 2Oc. to 23c., but mostly
tween 215e. and 22c.
Billy Edwards, who is breaklng J
horses for Harris e Rowe at HignNs
met with a serions accident on Mons
He got on a horse that ne . ~
two or three times before; the AM
ctar4aJ ~ !, aud ran across q fOp