The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-02

role in the operatta Patience which
the young people of the capital are re-
hearsing.-Inter-M ountaia.~-~~~--
p. A. Herbage has the contract for
fencing about 500 acres of the bench
south of town, including the ranches of
J. l.. Stuart, George T.. Overfield and A.
A. DeLorimier.x The fence will be owe
two miles in length. The owners are
Mnclosure this
Mr.. r. A.<Richie sold yesterday to
IT. G.. Power & Bro. as fine a lot of hides
and pelts as haye been brought to Fort
Benton by n person for some time.
The lot consisted of so wolf skins, ITO
coyotes, IA bear, IA lion, and 10 wildcat
for which he received $500. The
bounty on the lot was almost as much
as the purchase price. Five of the bear
skins are prime robes, as handsome as
any that have been displayed at the
river metropolis for many a day.
Mr.Kennedy, of Illinois, a brothea~of
VIM. Kennedy, our Weil-known citi-
zen, is in town. He was through this
country when Missoula was unthought
of, there being but one log house III or
near the present location of the town.
He was then on the way to Kootenai,
but now, after visiting awhile here, he
will go to Fort Benton to meet other
relatives.-Missoula Times. f
Mr. K. is the father of w. J. Kennedy
and Mrs. E. r. Clingan, of this city,
and is expected here in a few days. He
will probably locate permanently in
Montana.
The Miner isEin receipt of the First
Annual Bulletin of the Montana Wool
Growers Association for 1888. 1t is a
very neatly gotten up pamphlet OF
nearly 100 pages, and, geographically
and otherwise, reflects great credit on
the RIVER PRESS Publishing company,
from whose office it is issued. The work
contains the names of the officers Of the
association; its constitution and by
laws minutes of its first meeting the
presidents address; secretary's report;
and well written essays by prominent
wool growers Of the territory upon sub
iects Of vital interest to wool growers
the whole being ably edited by Mr.. L.
w. Peck, secretary of the association
Butte Miner.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Judge Coburn has arrived at Helena.
G. r. Norris, of Judith City, is in
town.
Our merchants report trade as rapidly
improving.
Thos. Mulvey, of P%hilbrook, is at the
Grand Union.
Several Bentonites are preparing to
go to the Occur d'Alene.
M. d. Scott and Granville Turner ar
rived from Clendenin Sunday.
JOS. Caldwell leaves this morning on
an official visit to Rocky Point.
w B. Settle and A. E. Cumming re-
turned from Belt creekSunday-
G. F. Records and D. A. Campbell,
of Stanford, arrived in the city yesterz
day.
Fire band Of horses stolen from J. III.
Seifried, of Belt creek, have been recov-
cred.
VIM. Hubord of California arrived in
the city Sunday and is at the Grand
Union.
city Saturday night and was buried yes
terday.
The Indebtedness of Lewis and Clarke
county was reduced to the amount of
$50, 900 the past year.
Kyle Price has just returned from a
winters visit to the Golden state, and
is looking heartier than ever.
Mr.. JOS. Kipp, the rustling merchant
and lumbernan Of the upper Marias and
Teton, is in hereity~buying supplies.
Attention is called to the new ad. of
the Benton stables. Mr.. Terhune. is
prepared to meet every demand made
upon him.
Commencing from to-day the business
hours of the First National and Bank Of
Northern Montana will be from 8 a. III.
untll4 p. III.
Some fellow sadly lacking in the fear
of the Lord has stolen Z. j. Todd's row
boat, and is now doubtless down theE
Missouri several leagues.
Nose Solomon informs us that the
Marias ferry beat is still down the Mis-
souri,, and now left high and dry on the
bank. The Marias, however, can now
be easily forded.
Messrs. Sanford & Evans are about
to build a 1OO-barrel-a-day Touring mill
near the depot at Helena. We need