The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-09-05
THE RIVER E.

lip DeChamp and Tuck Lambert were
passengers on the Barker coach yester-
day.
P. J. Bowen loaded 1000 pounds of
merchandise at T. G.. Power & Bros
yesterday for that firms store at Reeds
fort.
D. G. Browne and Chas. Gibson take
their departure early this morning for
Fort Assinaboine to attend the sale of
stock.
John S. Harrington was killed by
lightning on the 18th at his cabin in
Holmes gulch, about four miles east of
Helena.
JOS. Hirshberg will go to Helena next
week with the Benton delegation, and
you can bet that he will do his part in
booming Benton.
John Giesey's large bull train arrived
yesterday from Clagett with merchan-
disc for Fort Benton, the entire cargo of
the Rosebud. He will unload to-day.
SpitzIey & Travers are building a side
walk at the crossing between Wetzel's
store and the Crane Union. When fin
( ished it will be a decided Improvement.
A soldier named Chas. Sims, recently
discharged from Assinaboine, was con-
hdenced out of his pass to st. Paul by
J Broncho Tom, at Helena. Tom is now
in jail.
f. c.. Roosevelt, Geo. Parker and one
or two others left for Assinaboine yester-
/ day to attend the auction sale of gov
eminent horses and mules on Saturday,
September lst.
Seven soldiers from Fort Assinaboine,
in charge of Sergt. Perkins, go out on
the Billings coach this morning, en-
route to Fort Custer. Five more follow
on the next coach.
John Fl. Fogerty and Thos. P. Parker
were drowned in the Yellowstone river,
in the National Park, about a week ago.
They were in the act Of fording the
river when the current swept them
away.
Col. j. J. Donnelly, counsel for VIM.
Brown, whom x. Biedler arrested at
Assinaboine for horse stealing, succeed
ed in getting his release yesterday and
departed for home in company with his
father.
The band of sheep which has been adj
vertised in the RIVER PRESS the past
few weeks, by T. e. Collins, have been
sold at the handsome figure of $4.25 a
head. They belonged to John Fogerty,
of the Judith Basin.
Jerry Flowers, Benton's colored cham
pion, has gone to Helena to make ar
rangements for a sparring match with
J. K. Waite. Jerry is a dandy with the
gloves, and Waite will have to do some
fine sparring to down him.
From the Maiden Argus we learn that
Henry Lee and DC Tong, accused of the
murder Of Sam Lee, at Maiden, were
bound over by Justice Toombs, and that
the suspected Celestials have been taken
to White Sulphur Springs, the county
seat. The evidence against them is
purely ci~rcumstantial.
J. Fl. Rice and Sol. Genzberger return
ed yesterday from the Sun river coun-
try, where they spent two or three days
this week. They visited Florence, on
the south fork of Sun river, and are of
the opinion that a person will have to
Ntravel a good many miles in Montana to
I(ind a more delightful country.
I Phil. A. Manix, the enterprising mer-
chant of the south fork of Sun river,
has his handsome new store building,
2Ox60 feet in dimensions, nearly COM
pleted, and will move into it in a few
weeks. His new location is about three
miles above the Florence post Office, and
will probably be the site of the coming
town of that valley. In addition to his
store the school house and a blacksmith
shop are located at that point.
An esteemed subscriber from the south
fork of Sun river writes US: "We had
about two inches of genuine winter
snow here on August 21st, but still peo-
pie continue to come and make new
homes among us. Our section has been
settling up very fast this season, but yet
there is room for more. Good hay land,
however, is becoming quite valuable in
this part of the Rockies"
: A note from J.. J. Woods, of the south
fork of Sun river, requests us to drop
his notice of "sheep wanted as he has
secured a full quota. The result of his
slight investment in printers ink has
led Mr.. Woods to believe that "adver-
Using in a real live newspaper is the best
! way in which a man can make his
/, wants known to the public Mr.
Woods experience is that of thousands
Of others.
Attention is called to /. G. Baker &
!, Co.'s ad. elsewhere in this issue. Al
!. immense stock of goods for this firm
in the way OF dry goods, dress goods
fancy goods, etc.-are now on the wa
= from Billings, and upon their arriva
!, ! due notice of the fact will be given
= These goods have been selected by Geo
l.. Overfield, and that they will prov
! lust what the trade demands there cal
Y be no doubt. Meantime bargains il
, every line are offered at /. G. Baker