The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-05-02
LOCAL NOTES.

stock rancn'
city yesterday.
John A. Mcdonald arrived in the Hell
pna coach yesterday.
II. A. Nottingham, of the Shonkin, is
at the Grand Union.
Col. J. A. Wall, the proprietor of
Stanford is taking in the city.
The plasterers will be through with
n. P. Rolfe's new house on Wednesday.
Dan Samples came in from the Teton
Yesterday and put his autograph on the
hotel registers.
Murphy, Maclay q Co. have received /
another invoice Of fresh garden seeds
and onion sets. !
Among the arrivals yesterday at the
Grand Union was A. Iraudum, Of the
booming town Of Livingston.
Joseph Allen, Of Sand Coulee, n of
the most prosperous and wealthy of Mon-l
tana's stockmen, is IL the city, and is
located at the big hotel. I
Don't forget that the man who comes
the nearest to guessing the number of
beans Ill Tie ,IdI Will NC tutlbIcA W p-o
worth of goods at Cans & Klein's.
Frank Bosworth, who is travelling for
Tier & Co., arrived by private convey
ance last evening. He comes by way
of White Sulphur Springs and the Ju-
dith Basin.
w. II. Burgess will commence NOV
ing into his handsome new store in he
Masonic building to-day. He will have
the finest grocery store in the city when
he gets settled.
Ike Kingsbury, of the Big Sag, came
lin Yesterday. This is likes first appear
Z ance since he returned from Missouri
and Texas, and he is meeting with q
hearty welcome from his friends in Benz
ton. \
IT IS stated III military circles in ST
Paul that the resignation Of Lieut.. Coli
Guido IIges, Eighteenth Infantry, is in
the hands Of Gen. Terry. Col. Ilges is
now in command at Fort Assinaboine.
The reason for the tender of the resig-
nation is not made public. Col. Ilges is
we'll known in St. Paul, and his cam
paign against the Sioux, on the Red
water, in January, 1881, is we'll remem-
bered, resulting, as it did, in the surren-
der Of Gall, Grow King, and other noted
hOStiles.
From Thursdays Daily.
c.. l.. Zimmerman and family leave
for their ranch on the upper Marias to-
day.
Ed. and Jack Maclay went to Barker
Yesterday and will be gone five or SIX
days.
From st. Paul to Bohemian in go hours
will be the regular time on the North
ern Pacific hereafter.
The steamer Rosebud, which is now
stemming the tide towards Benton, is
loaded largely with flour.
The Rosebud left Bismarck yesterday
morning for Fort Benton, the first boat
out. She will arrive about the 10th OF
May.
Chas. Peterson, Of the firm Of Peter
son g. Price, merchants of Little Pitts
burg, is in the city, and is making ex-
Jensive purchases.
JOS. A. Baker crossed 200 head o.
horses on the upper ferry yesterday. The
animals are destined for Mr.. Bakers
ranch on Highwood.
Barnum has sent word along the line
of the Northern Pacific that as soon as
it is completed his aggregated Wondel
show will bowl along to the cities OF the
sunset land.
A freighting outfit of t. G. Power &
Co., consisting eff nine wagons, arrived
in town Tuesday. They are loading
goods at our depot for Benton.-B1u7"g'
Post, 21st inst.
IAN exchange says that Jimmy Blacf
and Jack Condor, two former Montana
sports. but now Of the Wood river coun
try, are said to have cleaned up n farf
banks in Salt Lake City during the pas
winter. Their winnings aggregate owe.
$40, 900.
The Democrats Of Butte ave noml
mated the following city ticket: Mayor
DIR. James Thompson; police magls
trate, J. B. Wilcox; city attorney, Judg'
Lespevre; treasurer, Samuel johnson
marshal, j. M. Venable. They are IKE
ly to get left.
capt. Tom Todd, of Benton, arrlve'
in the city Sunday from the east. p
manya arc acquainted with Tom that d
needs no introduction. He says Ben
ton is growing and that he himself ]
prosperous. Her many friends Will o
pleased to learn that Mrs. Todd Will %
down from Benton on the first boat.
Bismarck Tribule.
A new road from Yankton up tn
Missouri valley to a point near Fort Bl