The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-09-05

Ine Danaulan racine. They need sucI
territory in their misunderstanding,
Herald.
From Tuesdays Daily.
H.. 0. Wareham, of Wolf creek, is in
the city.
Harry Ringwald leaves for Helena
this morning.
w. S. Wetzel purchased a lot of new
oats yesterday.
Jos. Hirshberg expects to leave fo1
Helena this merning.
G.L Overfield was at Bismarck on
the 3Oth, en- route home.
A daughter was born to MI. and Mrs.
E. q. Maclay, at Helena, last week.
Yesterday was the first day of school.
A good start was made for the first day.
w. S. Wetzel received, yesterday, by
way Of Helena, an immense lot of dry
goods.
Harry f. Peterson has been commits
stoned postmaster at Helmyille. Deer
Lodge county.
FVice President Cakes says there will
be 1000 car loads of cattle shipped from
Montana this year.
Quite a number of the Shonkin round
up party were IN the city yesterday Sc
curing supplies, etc.
The steamer Helena left Bismarck for
a trip up the river-to the Coal Banks,
If possible-on Thursday, the 10Th ult.
Will G. Riddle took his departure for
Helena yesterday morning and will en-
ter the employ of Clarke, Conrad & Cur
tin, of that city.
Max. Waterman and Miss Maud left
for Helena by private conveyance yes
terday. Miss Maud will attend the Hell
ena classical school the ensuing e
The Lily the boat that started up
the South Saskatchewan on a trial trip
to Medicine Hat, was at that town on
the Goth, having made the voyage with
ease.
Dr.. ?. G. Goodrich returned Yesterday
from Barker, where he had been on pro
fessional business the past three weeks.
He looks as if the Belt mountain air
agreed with him.
The Rosebud arrived from above last
night and will start for the upper coun-
try this evening. She has quite a num-
Der OF passengers from BentOn.-Bis-
mdrck Tribune, 30M.
Extensive forest fires have been raging
for days past on the mountains east Of
Deer Lodge and bordering on Gold and
iBoulder creeks. A vast amount of tim
Der is being consumed.
The new office of the Gazette is near
ing completion under the able direction
Of Mr.. Quail, and will be a model of
modern architecture. Paper will be en-
larged very shortly.-Fort Macleod Ga
zette.
Jere Sullivan left for Helena yester-
day morning to take. charge of Fort
Benton's exhibit at the Helena fair. A
great number of specimens of grain,
vegetables, etc., were sent up in yester-
days coach.
: Three days work will complete the
Park branch. 1t has been delayed by
lack Of iron, but yesterday a quantity |
arrived and will be sent forward to COM
plete the road MISUNDERSTANDING
Enterprise, 31st uH.
Montana's great %rustler, II. C. Power.
established a large mercantile estab-
lishment at Junction City. The commo-
dore is gradually coming toward Dakota
and Bismarck may yet number him
among her business men.-Iri6mee.
Gen. w. B. Hazen, the chief of the
service, and the gentleman who
pronounced Montana an arid desert
years ago, was at Helena last Fri
day. We have no doubt his opinion of
country has changed somewhat since
then.
j. r. Craig, of the Oxley Ranch Co.,
been in town. He is expecting Mr..
5tavely Hill and a large party Of dis
Iinguished ladies and gentlemen, who
intend making a pleasure tour of this
part of the country.-Fort Macleod Ga
,ette.
The commissioners met yesterday and
lad a short session, continuing their la
until a late hour last night. At
heir first meeting they did but little
part from dividing the county into road
and defining the boundaries of
he anne
Jimmy Frederick, a young man who
lad lived in Benton two or three years
,ast, died Sunday morning of consumD-
and was buried yesterday. The
Of the deceased raised sufficient
money yesterday to defray his funeral
expenses.
H. J. Wackerlin launched a sheet iron1
oat III the Missouri Monday and took ]
ute a voyage in it up and down that
tream. The craft is fair sized and !:
but $50 pounds, the weight being
1uch less than that of a wooden boat j
he same size. It was made in Mr.. 4
Vackerlin's tin shop, and is considered1
decided success.