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

business to-day. ~~
w. and &C. Bower, of Surprise
creek, are in town. These gentlemen
/ are the fortunate owners Of a large band
of $4,000 sheep, and several ranches.
They are monarchs OF all they survey.
as what looks like quite a settlement of
ranchers all belong to them. r
The white Elephant rooms opened
up again in good shape last evening,
under the management Of Johnny
Murphy and Billy Allen. All those in
search Of a quiet resort, elegantly fur
nished, or a choice cigar and fine liq-
uors, had better give them a call.
A quiet wedding took place yesterday
at the Pacific. A. B. Coe, the genial
pedagogue Of the Shonkin, and Miss
Isabella Cobell, daughter of Joseph Co
bell, being the happy pair, Rev. Ebers-
willie officiating. The RIVER PRESS
wishes them nothing worse than a long
and happy married life.
"When you get rich I can buy all the
apples [ want, can't [ mamma % in
CURED a little girl of eight or nine years
Of her mother, yesterday, as they passed
one Of the fruit stores on Front street.
We did not hear the answer, but Of
course it was assuring. The little one
seems to thoroughly understand the
state Of the fruit market in Fort Benton
land is content to wait until her mann
ina is rich before she will invest very
largely in apples.
We publish this morning the state
ment Of the First National Bank of this
city. The showing, as usual, is an ex-
cellent one the business of the bank
being greater than ever before. The
loans, discounts and overdrafts reach
nearly $3.50, 900, while the other figures
in the balance sheet make a like pros
porous showing. The cashier and direc-
tors are to be congratulated upon the
healthy and prosperous condition OF the
First National, which is n of the solid
monied NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
Messrs. Ike Kingsbury and John Lep.
ley, two of Choteau's wealthy stockmen,
are in the city. MI. Lepley was one of
the party that discovered Silver creek,
in May, 1864-several months before the
discovery Of Last Chance. During their
trip in the early spring the party camp.
ed on Last Chance gulch, Ophir, Car
Denter's bari, st. Louis, and other
gulches that have since poured out their
golden treasure. But if Mr.. Lepley did
not discover the rich gulches, he has
%prospered in other pursuits, n IS now
one of the substantial citizens OF Mon
tana.-Iadepesdent.
] The river has risen MISUNDERSTANDING
'past twenty-four hours and is still on
the rise. The swelling Of the Big Mud
DIV is noted with special interest by Mr..
III. &. Maclay, who now begins to see
the way clear for bringing dQWn~the
stimbers Of the Boom companydMr. Al
1rr-Tnd fUrcs DeefrEg- 7Ht Wort on the
drive. Mr.. Maclay has been persistent
in his efforts to accomplish this result,
and when others have lost faith in the
enterprise he has remained steadfast in
the belief that the drive can be made,
and has never ceased to labor to that
end. 1t will be a "big feather in his
can, if the work is successfully accom-
plished vet this fall. and the prospects
for such q result are very fattering.
Mr.. Charles e. Severance and Miss A.
H. Hussey, of Meagher county, and
both favorab1y known in this city, We're
married at Unity, Maine, the home of
fhe bride. on the 18th of last month, and
= few DAYS ago returned to their future
laou1 near Okla, where Mr.. Severance
had one of the finest residences II
Meagher county prepared for his bride.
The groom is a member Of the well
known firm Of Severance g Co, wool
growers, and is III intelligent and popu-