The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-08-22

Evolves ia one pack near his ranch. 1t
must have been a pretty good day for
wolves. -
w. G.. Jones returned yesterday from
a trip to Sun River, Great Falls, and
other points in the upper country. He
is very much pleased with that part OF
Montana. -
To-day you can kill buffalo,. moose,
Eelk, Edeer, grouse, prairie chickens, fool
hens, pheasants and quail, wild geese
moved until January LIST. av
Acting Xssfstarrt" ss,ufgeeaF J. Adams.
has been relieved from duty at Fort
Stevenson, Oak, and ordered to report
to the commanding officer at Fort ASST
naboine, M. IT,, for assignment to duty.
Mr.. John j.. Miller, father of L. w.
Miller, one of the prosperous wool grow
ers of the Judith, arrived yesterday
from his sons ranch and will leave for
Helena this morning on his way home.
Kyle Price has returned from the
north. He went as far as Fort Conrad
with his band of steers driven from
here, and then proceeded to Old Agency
to start north another band of about $50
head.
The awning in front of the Overland
hotel has been taken down and it makes
quite a change in the appearance of the
house-a change for the better, we
think. To-day the front Of the hotel
will be treated to a coat of paint.
T. C. Power & Bro. have sold twelve
of Woods self-binding reapers this sea-
1 son, and could have disposed OF half a
dozen additional if they had had them.
| The progressive farmers of Montana be-
Alieye in labor-saving machinery.
The Blackfeet of the Northwest terri
tory sensibly agreed to omit the torture
from their sun dance programme. AS a
result the performance will probably be
ito the average red skin a good deal like
Hamlet with Hamlet left out.
An example Of the rapid strides which
the territory is making is given In an
item in the RIVER PRESS, which says
that the assessor had returned from his
official trip to the upper Yellowstone,
that in the section he visited he found
S400, 900 worth of taxable property, as
against 5000, 900 last year-BtNiags Her.
aid.
W. said upper Teton, not upper Vel
lowstone, ifyou please.
J.F. Murphy, who was on Highwood
a few days ago, tells us that Il. w.
auckland has the finest oats he has ever
seen. Mr.. Nj. says he stood up in the
field and the grain was several inches
higher than his head. Not only was it
tall, but it was also thick, with heavy
heads. MI. auckland should certainly
send some of this grain to the Northern
Pacific exhibition and also to the terri
Itorial fair, Just to show outsiders what
Northern Montana can do.
Col. Donnelly, t. A. Cummings n
Horace r. Buck leave this morning for
Old Agency, where the two legal gem
tlemen have professional business to at
tend to. Afterwards the party will go
to the mountains on pleasure intent. III.
j. Wackerlin was busy a long time yes
terday putting up ammunition for them
and among other things the Colonel has
supplied himself with the handsomest
and most costly fishing tackle III the
country. We wish them the best kline
of luck and a pleasant trip.
From Thursdays Daily:
John Roe came in from Barker last
evening.
Ii. Is. Largent, OF sun River, mas Ie-
turned from a visit east.
The Fort Macleod coach started out
on regular time yesterday.
Billy Rowe's youngest child has been
quite sick out at the ranch, but is now
getting better.
w. A. Shepardson, formerly Of the
boomerang, is in town, en- route to Ben
ton to accept a position on the Record
staff.-Inter-Mountdin.
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