The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-02-28
LOCAL NOTES.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
What did the preacher do?
There is an increased demand for Ben
ton real estate.
Sam Kelly will leave for White Sui
phur Springs by the next coach.
You can't see a cowhide through a
counter, and ''you lie if you think So"
Mike Lynch is getting his boat ready
+o he hauled out on the bank when the
breakup comes.
Madam Hughes, better known as
Madam Green, came in on the coach last
night ''from the end of the track
The latest reports from Highwood are
TO the effect that that stream is rising
rapidly, and day before yesterday it was
seventeen inches higher thar at any,
l. time last year.
Dyas & Murray is the style and title
Of a new mercantile firm at Sun River,
the members being J. p. Dyas and B.
w. Murray, both we'll known through
out northern Montana.
MI. W. Fl. Burgess will start east
Monday morning, going by way of Bill
ings. He will purchase a stock Of goods
commensurate with the new and elegant
quarters he is soon to occupy.
We understand that arrangements are
being made for q grand ball in the near
future, under the auspices OF the Masons,
Knights of Pythias and United Work
men-a union affair. 1T will doubtless
be a big success.
The Silver Belle jumpers have had
Justice insolvency and Constable Gran
Vile Turner arrested on a charge Of some
kind, doubtless not a very grave one.
Col. DonnelIy has evidently arrived at
the gulch. What will be the next
move? -
+ O. w. Kelly exhibited a nice specimen
of peacock coal which he says came from
a vein, recently discovered, within a few
miles of Benton. He makes some big
claims for the new discovery, and says
it is the biggest thing for Benton that
has yet been developed.
Ford Bros, the firm consisting of w
H. and J. P, young men we'll and favor
ably known throughout the Sun river
valley, have embarked in business al
Sun River Crossing, and about the firs'
of March will throw open their doors tt
the purchasing public of that section.
We are indebted to our old friend anc
playmate of bygone years, Hon. Chas
S. Warren of Butte City, Montana, To-
the holiday edition Of the RIVER PRESS
published at Fort Benton, Montana, II
which we find many things of interest
Montana is among the richest mining
and grazing countries of the world, ane
among her most valuable citizens is on:
old friend Observation-Disclosures Farmer.
Some months ago q citizen Of ST. Pau
received a letter from Montana giving
very bad name to the Jessrang boys
who were running a butcher shop, an
stating that about So, 000in gold was miss
ING. and with it the man who was sup
posed to own it. A day after the none,
and ma left a partner OF Jessrang wa
found with a lot Of bloody gold, and salt
that it had been sent to that party b.
his father in st. Paul. One OF the boy
was arrested some years ago by Capt
Clark and sent to the reform school TO
burglary. The greatest sympathy is eS
pressed for the father Of the boys, who
much afflicted on account OF their pas
actions as we'll as on account OF yestel
days telegram disclosures. Ptonee
Press.
From Sundays Daily.
Business is picking up, the merchant
say
Paris Gibson left yesterday mornln
for Helena. -
tnNy