The river press., 1883-10-17
Sun River N ews.

sun RIVER, Mont, October 11th, 1883
Editors o. the RIVER Press.
Geo. Steel has laid out an addition to
our town, consisting of so lots locat-
ed OH the south side of Carol street
r. ?. Walker, superintendent of the
Montana cattle company, has purchased
sold upward of fifty lots during the past
mon month at prices ranging from $50 up to
$500. 1t has taken the real estate boom
some time. to reach us but it is here now.
The following parties have bought lots
during the summer and have, or are go.
ing to build on them: S. NJ. Corson,
single story cottage; I. S. Corson, two
story cottage with l. B. w. Murray,
cottage, with six rooms; J.. E. Hull,
two story, seven rooms; Hiram Wood,
one story four rooms; Alex Lux, one
story, five rooms; VIM. III. Ford, one
story, six rooms b. A. Robinson, one
story, five rooms VIM. Morgan, one
story, four rooms; John Largent, new
restaurant; Patten, Fold & Co., meat
market; Mrs. Bule, restaurant and sa-
loon; Dyas d Murray, new store, cut
stone front, two story, 30xl00 feet; Geo.
Steel, addition to warehouse, 3Sx42 feet,
making about 3SX2O0 feet OF warehouse
room used and is necessary for his mann
moth business. Ford Bros, two ware
houses Hull & Co., tobacco, cigars sta
tionary and reading room an addition
to school hOuse-another and larger is
required. Geo. Steell's new building,
which he has divided into offices, in
two of which r. P Walker, superin-
tendent of the Montana cattle company
and DR.. Newman have located. John
Nixon has added stable room for twelve
horses to his already large stable III. e.
Strong has opened feed stable, with
room to accommodate 20 herses and is
making preparations to build another
immense feed and livery stable. James
Strong is building a residence on Mis-
souri, avenue. Judson Teemer is build
ing cottage of five rooms. Ed. Caro-
theirs will shortly commence building
home for his FAMILY upon the lots he has
recently purchased. G. w. Wiegand
has just finished burning his kiln of $50
brick which are of excellent quality.
Mr.. John Largent is about to build
residence which will be one Of the finest
in our town. D., as & Murray are fitting
up the second story Of their building for
q hall or theatre and have ordered COM
plete STAGE settings, etc. A roller skat-
10 open. John Dunn has built stone
cottage containing five rooms. George
Steel will build brick store adjoining
his present one, for his clothing and
boot and shoe trade. Mr. Thos TWeedie,a j
and builder has located here
and has more work than he can get men
TO do
Ellises & Steell's Touring mill is run
ming night and day and turning out
an excellent article of flour. Crops
in the valley were never better than
they are this year, and the farmers gran
cries are bursting with their store. Mr..
Steelps steam thresher and pambrum's
horse power have been at work here and
in vicinity all the fall and are not done
yet.
Until this year Sun River has had but
one store, now it has three and more to
be soon; yet Geo. STEEL ordered more
goods this year than ever before. Dyas
d Murray have also ordered an immense
stock OF goods, and the Ford brothers
have their large store full. There are
no Snlde goods for sale at Sun River.
No short weight canned goods nor any
shoddy clothing. Nothing but No.
goods OF any kind sold here. Now we
want a furniture store and harness
and saddle store. A hardware store
would also pay.
Material is being got out for a church
next summer. al 3. #
Lumberis constantly coming in from
three sources and yet there is not suffi-
cient for the demand.
The future of our little town looks
bright indeed, and its citizens are de-
termined to do all they can to build il
into a city.
This is the distributing point for the
Teton and Plegan agenc; mail, also,
for Ulidia and Chestnut. Stage lines
run from here to each place twice a
week. We have telephone connection
with Fort Shaw and Ulidia-the latter
being Is miles distant-and works like
a charm.
Contracts are about to be let for grad
ing up our streets, putting in sewers,
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