The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-17

compllshed yet tbs fall.
Mr.. Chas. j. Whealy, of Fort Benton,
and Miss Jessie Wakefield, of Lake
Washington, Mimi, We're married by
Rev. J. Mills at the M. e. parsonage
last evening. The bride experienced a
very severe trip on account of the snow
storm. Mr.. Whealy ownsa ranch just
below town where he intends to make.
his future home. The RIVER PRESS ex-
tends its congratulations.
We acknowledge, through Perry Asp
ling, the receipt of a fine III pound tur-
rigation by J. T. Lee, of Sand Coulee.
Also a 81 pound potato, grown on the
ranch of John Hopkins, Deep Creek.
The travelling salesman for Hirshberg &
Nathan informs us that Jonathan
Coon, of Sand Coulee, has some of the
finest melons and tomatoes to be found
between here and New York-~~~~m.
"Copestick," Who has charge of
the poor farm, reports no boarders at
present. Times must be prosperous
when a county as large as Choteau has,
not a single pauper within its limitsi
Cope all the same, expects h oun
ty to put up a four poor house this
"IItCi po s0 w w 1Cady " III IL
gency, in case we should get a railroad
next summer and with it a heavy con-
signment of frst-class able-bodied
tramps. ]
Clark Tingley's graphic description
of his last summer travels is listened to
daily by a breathless crowd who Won
der, like the rustics at Goldsmiths
schoolmaster, how one head could con-
tain so much. But, in earnest, now, It
is very interesting to hear Of the trip
over the Northern Pacific railroad to
Portland then north to Victoria, on PH
tell about how disguised the Omaha
man was when told that Fort Bentons
with a population Of 1000, was half as
large as the Nebraska metropolis.
Clark thinks the eastern cities can
double discount us here in Fort Benton,
in overestimating their population.
That is one thing that no pu~blic-sDirited
citizen is expected to tell the truth
about.
MI. Fenkell, who has charge of teams
in the outfit surveying the government
lands in the vicinity of the HARDWOOD
lakes, on the Arrow creek road, informs
us that all their horses stampeded in the
storm Monday night. They were out
two days and two nights in that snow
storm, but the heTder had the nerve tc
stay with them and brought them all
safe into camp on the third day. Next
Wednesday the outfit will start for Box
Elder, about fifteen miles from Fort
| Maginnis, where they haye some more
surveying to do. When they gel
through with their contract there they
will have finished for this season anc
will disband. They hope with gooc
weather to finish by the first Of Novem
Der. This is known as the Hudnett &
Sizer outfit. H. B. Davis, from the
Northern Pacific lear Deer Lodge, has
charge Of the two instruments which
they are running.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Joe Conrad is snow bound in Helena
This Is splendid weather for the duck
hunters.
Milt. Caruthers went out to Barker or
{ Mondays coach.
Fifteen inches of snow and still com
ing down is reported from Barker.
we are sorry to hear that M. c. TRAY.
ers, the geuiaI host at the Grand Union:
is indisposed.
Geo. P. Fiske, for Utica, and Geo. A
Wells, for Cora creek. went out on the
Billings coach yesterday.
The Miles City Journal says that sig,
final service officer A. I'll. Bell will soon
be transferred back to this city.
NThe remains of poor Godfrey were
brought to the city Sunday and quietly
buried the same day by his friends.
That sheaf Of wheat at Murphy, Ma.
1clay & Co.'s, from the field OF Tom
Lacy, on the Shonkin, would make az
eastern farmer green with envy.
We are shocked to hear that some
wretch who feared neither too Al
through the hen roost at the Poor