The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-10-03
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of course, has put the contracts
through with his usual vim and energy.
They report 1 ,121 tons of first class hay
delivered and could have cut 400 tons
more If
Our smiling friend, Fowler, would
have made sad havoc with the fowls this
afternoon, when he started out fowling,
if he had not had the sad misfortune to
break his gun stock before arriving at
the field of action. "Of all sad words
of tongue or pen, the saddest are these,
it might have been.'"
Geo. Hammond, whose loss Of grain
in stack by supposed incendiarism has
been previously recorded, found a valu-
able COW killed near his door yesterday
morning. In his opinion she was killed
with a pitchfork. The perpetrator of
such diabolical outrages will get caught,
if he does not let up.
Sol. Abbott, one of the "old timers"
is in from the Marias. He reports every
thing lovely and big fires On the other
side of the range, in the timber on the
iheadwaters of the Marias. In his opin-
ion that is making the smoke that has
changed day into Egyptian darkness
nearly all the time for the last two
months.
r. C. Power, of Benton and Helena,
accompanied by his family, are among
the guests at Hunters Hot Springs.
Lieut.. G. G. Doane, Of Fort Maginnis,
accompanied by his wife CDR. Hunters
daughter), are also at the Springs on
their way to Jefferson Barracks, Mo-,
where the lieutenant enters upon re-
cruiting service for a time.-Liviagston
Tribune. $50 IL
From Sundays. Daily.
+ N. Shepherd is in from his Highwood
branch.
Ed. Kelly starts to-day for the Teton
roundup.
H. A. Kennerly, county assessor, is
at the Grand Union.
+ Chas. Mccormack and father are in
town from Highwood.
i Thirteen passengers left Helena on
tFriday mornings Benton coach.
Ed. Keister and Dave Morrow, with
their ladies, are MISUNDERSTANDING
@Dyas & Murray are plastering their
mammoth store building at Sun River.
Mr.. Robinson, the genial salesman at
Geo. S%teeli's, is the happyr father of a
girl.
Ed. Smiths new house, across the
water, is beginning to loom up in good
shape.
AL. Rowe and lady arrived in town
last evening from their ranch on the
Missouri:
Miss Rose McQuillan returned yester-
day from q weeks visit to hermany Sun
River friends.
Geo. Cranes watermelon patch must
be a productive one, judging from the
pile in his store.
e John Churchill is in town from his
ranch on the Missouri, opposite the
+ mouth of the Marias.
M. p. Walker, from the lower Mis-
t souri,, C. z. and VIM. DoWnes, from tht
! Musclesheii, got in yesterday afternoon
e. J. Price, of Hollywood, was il
town yesterday hunting up the histo
rians. Now the gentlemen WiU get
T game.
Horace Clark and sister are in from
Nighwood. They report the school still
running in fine shape with Miss Ad'
e STEEL as teacher.
The chilly, raw air yesterday mad
our citizens think of the coming winter
to Judge by the number Of stoves goln|
tout from Wackerlin's.
e w. B. Smith reports 1,7O0 bushels Q
y grain on his Missouri river ranch. aboy
pueblos Island. IF the prices were onl.
as good as the yield, then he would b
It happy.
. The list of guests at the Grand Unio]
Yesterday was a long one. They mus
Q be doing a rushing business under tn
new regime. 800 having registered j
the last week.
Our rustling friend r. p. Walker, ST
n~erintendent of the Montana cattle con
q pany. is in town with his brother, u.
Walker, of Helena, secretary OF tn
= same company.
Miss O'Hara, who is SO well and fayo:
y ably known in this city, has decided
D return home to her friends at Dubuque
y and will leave on Mondays coach. Sh
J. leaves behind her many warm friene
u who will regret her departure.
DR.. Newman, of Fort Shaw, has bee
e induced to locate permanently at 81
D. River. The citizens were so anxious
r secure him that they guaranteed him
~ large sum yearly.
!. The many friends of Miss Mary FL
negan will be glad to hear that h
~ health is rapidly improving in the cas-
ld When last heard from she was vlslt1I
s, friends at the Hub.