The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-02-07

III Montana, was murdered at Pendle-
ton, Oregon, last month. VIM. b. May,
81 Pendieton, desires to hear Of any rel
atlZees oEfrienaseft4Te-nau
4 w. .. Dexter, Of Benton, an ''oid
fuiner,' was III Bozeman this week and
honored the Chronicle with a call. Was
surprised to see such a complete and
>splendidly equipped Office Chronicze./
Max WafeTn1an expects to leave for
Sun River this morning on business.
While there he will organize a lodge of
United Workmen. This will be, we be-
lieve, the nineteenth lodge of that order
in the territory.
Yesterday, while J. w. Kinsley was
coming down Broadway, he slipped on
the icy walk and fell, breaking his leg.
He was taken to the International hotel
where the broken limb was set, and he
IS now resting easy, and will, without
doubt, be all right again in a few weeks.
Independent.
The church social last night at j. J.
Kennedy's residence was well attended
by old and young, and all enjoyed them
selves hugely, especially those who bid
high enough to get the ghosts. The
next meeting will be q ''pound' social
at the residence of Mrs. Max Waterman,
Wednesday evening, February IA, when
all are invited to attend with their
"pound.n
The Bozeman Chronicle, Sam. Lang
horne's new democratic paper, is on I'll
table. It is a nine-column quarto, and
the first number is very readable. Its
editor is an OLD resident of Gallatin coun-
ty, has a host of friends throughout the
territory, and we think will make this
paper stick, though Bozeman is the
grave of more than enc democratic or
gan.
One day last week a pilgrim" stepped
up to a man in Bozeman who had a load
of wood for sale, and asked the price Of
it. He was told, $3.50. Darn it," said
he, ''that is too much.n "No,u replied
the wood vender, "that is the regular
price I get for all ny wood" 'Oh, what
a lie,n says the pilgrim. No sooner said
than his head cam in violent contact
with the wood mans fist. AS he picked
himself up and walked away he NUT
tered, ''These darn fellers in Montana
use such forcible denials that n is
bound to understand them.o
Jesse Phelps, of the cattle firm of w.
B. Hundley & Co., who arrived in Hele-
ma last evening from Utica, left that
place on the 10Th. He was overtaken
by a storm at Carroll creek and stopped
ten DAYS at Ed. Campbell's ranch, dur
ing which timethe storm continued. The
friends Of Mr.. Phelps at Fort Shaw and
Benton, not hearing from him for 50
long, became alarmed and sent out par
ties to hunt him. They will be relieved
to hear that he is safe in Helena. Mr..
Phelps states that when he heft Utica
cattle there were in excellent condition
and the weather was fne.-Independent.
Last Tuesday, Dave Morrow, of the
Shonkin, accompanied by his wife and
child, and a Mr.. Wyatt, attempted to
cross the Missouri river below Chestnut,
with a wagon, %supposing that the ice
was strong enough to bear up the wagon.
Mr.. Morrow was walking behind while
Mr.. Wyatt drove. At about half way
across the ice gave away and the whole
outfit went down. Mr.. Morrow swan
in and brought his baby out, and by the
time he was ready to return the horses
had managed to get OH the ice again,
and being sharp shod drew the wagon
out after them. Beside a chilly bath no
harm resulted. Tie water was pretty
deep at that point, and the escape Of the
party was almost miraculous Indepe9-
dent.
Wednesdays coach did not arrive I'M
It'll about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The heavy and drifted snow on the road
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