The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-11-21

Fine WaLcn repairing q speciality by
Geo. P. Reeves & Co., Helena.
E. R. CIingan left for Fort Assina-
beine yesterday in the interest of the
RIVER PRESS.
The owners of the Massachusetts mine
at Neihart, refuses to rebond their pro-
\ perty at $15, 900.
III. j. Wackerlin & Co. are putting
the tin roof on Ed. Smiths handsome
residence across the river.
Lizzie Flowerree Davidson, the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.. David
son, of Helena, died last Friday.
Severance & Fitzgerald's teams pulled
out yesterday with As 1000 pounds of
merchandise for the Judith country.
White Sulphur Springs is getting to
be q pretty lively place. They had a
prize fight and horse race there one day
last week.
Send to George p. Reeves & Co., Jew
elers, Helena, for your nice holiday
goods. Jewelry made to order from
Montana gold.
The Husbondmnn was eight years old
last week, and the publishers are Justly
proud of the progress their journal has
made in these years.
James Ford and Charley Belden, who
have gone into winter quarters
with their teams at Utica, arrived in the
Acity yesterday from that burg.
w. T. Cresap has been appointed post
master at Cora DIETER known as Cora
+creek s%tation) and is coming to town be-
fore many days to qualify as such.
Orders by mail for diamonds, .jewelry,
or anything in their line are
promptly attended to by Geo. P. Reeves
& Co., the Well known Helena jewelers..
III. D. Burghardt, manager of the
Qlendenin mining and smelling compa-
ny, and J. H. Emery, of F. w. Reed &
~Co., took the coach for Helena yesterday
morning.
VIM. Yard has retired from the Over
land hotel, and the establishment THAT
is, the dining room and kitchen, or resi-
taurant) will hereafter be conducted byI
Frank Yard.
Work . Jonas Higgins block atWhite
Sulphur Springs, has been suspended for
the winter, but it is proposed to COM
mence in time next year to have it COM.
pleted by June 1st.
Marshal Wheeler Of Helena, one of the
most persistent navigators of the upper
Missouri, will have charge of the new
paper to be started at Sun River. Sue
cess to the enterprise.
4 Dan Castello's circus is in headquar-
tiers at Roseberg, Oregon, and Dan is
engaged in training horses for the sea-
son Of 1884, when his show will again
II traverse the Northern Pacific
MI. and Mrs. Duffin took their depart
ure for the east yesterday, and will
return, we believe, to Winnipeg, their
former home. They make the Journey
to Helena by private conveyance.
w. O. Dexter finished threshing ON
Otter creek last week and while en-
route home n of his wagons upset on
a grade just above Mann's ranch, leav-
ing it bottom side upward in the creek
below.
Dan Dutro has purchased the citY
photograph gallery of Mr.. Duffin and Isl
now in charge of the same and fully
prepared to do all work in his line.
Dan is a practical photographer and can
give his patrons first class work.
AT work at Barker, at the smelter
and mine, has ceased, and that hereto
fore lively camp will soon be a dull
place-unless arrangements are made to
continue operations there. There has
been intense excitement in the camp
since the trouble began.
Sam. D. Smith has purchased lots at
Choteau and will build on the same and
open a general merchandising establish
ment at that young and promising town
as o as practicable. Ii an excellent
point and there is no doubt whatever
but Mr.. Smith will do a fine business.
Charley Kendall left for the east yes
terday by his own conveyance. He will
dispose of his team at Helena and ride
on the covered cars the rest of the jour
ney. Charley's friends say he will bring
Mrs K. back with him in the spring,
and it is to be hoped he has not deceived
them in the premises.
The assessment roll show that there
are 325 mules, 10, 058 horses, So, 642 cattle,
and 204,5 $50 sheep in Meagher county.
The total valuation of the property of
the county is. about 81, $50, 900. Last year
the books showed 235 mules, 1912 horses,
1871 cattle, AS, $40 sheep, and the total
property valuation was s2,eoo,ooo
Commodore T. C. Tower reached Sun
River Crossing yesterday at noon, en-
route to this city, and will arrive some
time to-day. Mr.. Power is delegate at
large totheeonstitutionaI convention for
this district and the fact that he downed
the war horse Of the republican party''
in a friendly contest is quite an honor.
If he is possessed of the slightest ambi-
ton to step into the congress shoes
SO long worn by Delegate Maginnis he
can easily do it next year.