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

Sam C. Burd and Frank Farmer, Of
Old Agency, are in the city.
Joe Lessard arrived in the city Sunday
from his ranch on Otter creek.
Chas. A. Sedden, with GREENWOOD,
Bohm & Co., Helena, is in the city.
Joe Kipp, the rustler Of the Marias,
was in the city yesterday purchasing
supplies.
Geo. J.. Weideman, of Big Spring
creek, one of the wool growers of that
section, is in the city.
Mat. Furnell and Tom Clary, of Sun
River, arrived in the city yesterday and
will return this morning.
The Black Hills cleaned up all the
down freight, including the wool and
bullion at the Coal Banks.
r. C. Power and son, Charlie, leave
Helena this morning for the seaport,
and will arrive on to-morroW's coach.
Sidewalks were laid on Front street
yesterday by the Bank of Northern
Montana, CIV. Crane and W.. j. Minar.
DR.. White and party returned yester-
| day from their trip to the falls and were
very much pleased with what they saw.
Mrs. Chas. E. Duer and little Bessie
|returned on Sundays coach from their
long visit among friends in Montana
and Nevada.
Jos. Allen, of Sand %coulee, arrived in
| the CITY Yesterday. He reports that the
crops in the coulee this season are SIM
ply immense.
r. C. Power & Bros new sidewalks
will cost them in the ~neighborhood OF
81. 500. They commenced the work OF
construction yesterday.
Mr. N. P. Langford, of st. Paul, bank
examiner for the northwest, is in the
CITY making his annual call upon the
First National of Fort Benton.
Capt. J. e. McAdams, I'd Cavalry,
Fort Assinnaboine, who was at one
time in command at Fort Maglnnls, u
in the city, and stopping at the Crane
Union.
VIM. M. Davis and T. S. Bunker,
Cambridge, Mass, and VALID. Lindgen,
New York. members of the t~ranscontl-
mental survey party, are at the Grano
Union, and expect to headquarter al
Benton for some days.
H. J. Wackerlin went out to the Shon-
kin cunning Sunday before yesterday,
He brought home twelve chickens, and
never missed a shot. Jake reports wing
ed came abundant-a fact that shoulC
be noted by Fort Benton's nimrods.
Thirty thousand dollars has beer
subscribed for the organization OF a banF
in Benton.-M1eeT.
You are off wrong, neighbor. Benton
has two of the solidest banks IN Mon
tana and a third one is not an absolute
necessity at present.
Cottonwood is worth SIS cord at Ben
ton.-Independent.
Our neighbor, who has q faculty TO
dropping into plumbers, is ~responslbl
for the above item. Wood IS worth iron
S8 to $40 a cord and coal SIS a ton, bein!
> considerable reduction Oh last year.
flel nrices. These figures are big enoug]
without stretching 'em.
) T. w. Power will take his departur
) the latter part of the week for Chlcag
and New York to make the fall pul
+ chases for the house of T. G.. Power
! Bro. He will be absent five or six week
and in that time, it is needless to ado
will make a fine selection OF goods re
: CURED by the trade of this section. job
? bears the reputation of being OF tn
best buyers in the northwest.
en- TT. D. Burghardt, f. w. Reed al
. ICharley Martin, Of Clendenin, wer
Y over to the Carpenter district the 9th
Q day and had the pleasure(?) OF Walkln
4 back. a distance of several miles. The
horses got away from them in the mou
tains and struck out for home witho'
their riders. The boys, we learn (
grapevine dispatch, got back in a tire
g land forlorn looking condition.
: VT. Mat. Furnell, one of the prom
= nent stockn1en of Sun river, called o.
= attention yesterday to the fact that ]
: posters warming travellers over the prs
= RE against setting out fires have y
is' been put up in this county, and
= thinks it should be done at once. III
: grass would now burn like finder, al
every precaution possible should be ia
/. en- to prevent fires. The law requlr
d such posters to be put up, and 1t shou
n be done in ample time, or as soon as u
It danger is imminent.
Several Of the Montana district mi
e ers, most Of them owners IN the MIN
= recently bonded by !. G. Baker & G
u are in the city. Among the number J
- have met Jack O'Brien, Dick Harle
:. : Charley Higbee, and "shorty" Prob
s. These boys have been in the distr
n since its discovery, and we are glad
- know that they are soon to reap a t
~ reward for their labors and patience.
,;s Geo. A. Wells, who recently sold