The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-08-15
THE RIV Ek PRESS.

M. O'Rourk, of Chicago, and w. E.
Page, Des Moines, Iowa, arrived on the
Helena coach yesterday.
Miss Helen Clark and sisters arrived
from Highwood yesterday, and the for
mer will soon leave for Helena.
The foundation Of the new court
house is now above the ground on one
side, and the work is progressing rap
idly.
Charley Green will leave for Fari-
bault, Minnesota, about the 1st of Sep
tember to attend school during the en-
suing year.
w. S. Wetzel sold a Fish Bros. spring
wagon to Charley Gibson and another to
d. G. Wilkins yesterday. These are the
boss vehicle for general purposes.
The hook and ladder company had a
meeting last evening and adopted a con-
stitution and bylaws. No other bust
ness of importance was transacted.
w. J. Minar has removed the parti-
ton in the real of his drug store and
extended the shelving, thus securing a
great deal more room for the display OF
goods.
Dent & Tullock, who brought in a
load of lumber from the Big Casino
mills, are loading $4,000 pounds of mer-
chandise for Chas. ~Boissonneault, OF
Maiden.
A band of horses was crossed near the
upper ferry yesterday, and n OF the
animals, after swimming back ana
forth two or three times, became ex-
hausted and was drowned.
The Benton & ST. Louis cattle COM
pany, range on the Marias and Teton,
branded nearly 5000 calves this year,
and at the next roundup will apply the
iron to nearly 1000 additional.
:, James A. MeCune has a span of large
r mules. :. snan of American and one OF
half-breed horses, harness. n wagons,
for sale. The stock is at the Park sta
bles and will be sold cheap for cash.
: Pie-a-Pot and his band, who have
been a general nuisance in the fort
, Walsh district heretofore, were at Regl-
ma on the I'd, en- route to the QuAppel!e
reserve, where they are to take up thell
; habitation.
Jas. Douglass, captain of the real
: wagon of the Benton q st. Louis caGIle
: company's roundup outfit-ln otnel
words, the culinary department re-
turned TO the Guy yesterday y '' ~
sence of several months.
Two companies of the I'd cavalry pass
l. ed through the city yesterday en- foute
to Assinaboine. They are from For
Custer and will relieve Capts. NORWOOD
and O'Brien's companies, which VIII a
W once proceed to the latter post.
b. Jared Smith came in from his ranch OF
h Hiehwood Yesterday. He reports tn
as crows in that section excellent although
there has not been a drop OF rain ther
!, for nearly three months-the drlest sea
son in the recollection of the Oldest ii
40 habitant.
re W. S. Wetzel has a number OF I'd
Id finest Concord buggies and family ca
al riages ever brought to Fort Benton
PARTIES desiring to secure handsome an
at the same time durable turnouts Shout
is insnect his vehicles. They are prett
rs hard to beat anywhere.
Some additional members OF tn
of Transcontinental survey party are 500
II expected in Benton. Mail for Pro
90. Pnmnelly and other members OF I'll
or narty is now arriving every day.
lv NAV be that the supposed surveyo
.lv seen on Deep creek are members OF u
nd Transcontinental survey.
rs. A norton of the Indian commission
Senators Vest and Angus Cameron al
Delegate Maginnis-will visit u CT
lne ere long. and they ought to have an a
lne nropriate reception. The city coun'
%. nuoht to arrange the programme al
re, see to it that the necessity of openll
eW the reservation to settlers is present
'4cl; to the honorable gentlemen in t
, v,d strongest light possible.
ty. VIM. Mulcahy and Tom Clary arrlv
- from Sun River yesterday ana are "a
mo in the river metropolis. Tom is
it'll Gently from the roundup, and he
ife forms us they finished up their Wol
' is that is. the branding, last Saturda
They have yet, however, the JOB
.os gathering the steers before them. ~; l
ccron of calves is an average one. In
report Sun River pretty lively at u
.lol time. Quite a number OF houses are
Ile course of erection, Dyas q Murray's u
l u stone block being the chief. The M
ne chants are doing a rushing business, a
~ altogether the Crossing is having son
lIi- THING of a boom this season.
ms From Fridays Daily.
m Carpenters are busy in various pa
Wn of the city putting down wall
the p. H. Hughes arrived last event
from Barker and is at the Choteau not
oro- Messrs. Wall and Perron took tia
the departure Yesterday for the Otter or
ecu mills.
prof O. G. Morrison arrived from /
kar Yesterday and is at he Gr;
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