The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-03
LOCAL NOTES.

LOCAL NOTES.
from Saturdays Daily.
mr. Foote has a U. S. silver dollar bear
ing the date OF 1873.
Dexter will start out with his new
+bresher in a few days.
I'd Smiths bull teams arrived yes
tarday with 10000 pounds OF coal.
fellow in Dakota named his girl
uTantelope," because her old maj would
,ot let her run away with him.
James Tweed loaded 40, 900 pounds of
,ots At |. G. Baker & Co.'S yesterday
oanrnoon for Fort Assinaboine.
load of lumber was sent to the
unity Door farm a day or two ago to
oomniete the building now in course
Of erection.
We have been informed that w. c..
Evans has sold his property on Baker
street.. corner Of Washington. Consid-
ration not known.
ems Senieur has taken the contract
for the erection OF Jere Sullivan's new
residence on Main street. Ground will
he broken Immediately.
We have been informed that Lieut..
+ w. Hannay, of Fort Shaw, has been
detailed on general recruiting service,
and will be stationed in New York.
The bond OH the Queen of the Hills,
Homestake and O'Brien expires to-
morrow but nothing definite has been
learned as to what Mr.. Kingsbury lis
Going to do about u~na--~v-ss
William Young, who had the con
Z tract for putting in the bridge across the
Shonkin at Malcolm Morrow's place,
+ reports having it completed and ready to
turn over to the county.
Choteau county can produce the larg-
est and best vegetables as we'll Is the
finest grain in the ~territory-a good
reason why our farmers should make an
exhibit at the Helena fair this year.
We regret to learn that Mr.. S. Ken
uedy will shortly return to his old home
in Oquawka, Ill. He has sold his ranch
on the Marias, together with all the inn
provements to Patrick Whalen, and his
bees to O. A. Parsons.
Colonel Wheeler is busy interviewing
the old-timers at Choteau, Birch creek
and the Blackfoot agency. The infor-
nation which he will obtain will be Of
inestimable value in preparing the fu-
ture history OF Montana.
John r. Drew and Matt. Carroll, old
time merchants of Montana, have pur-
chased the boot and shoe store of the
late Nick Millen, at Helena, and will
conduct the business under the firm
name of John R.-D:eW~& Co...
Ducks which have been killed by hail
have been found in large numbers near
Winchelps place. 1t is now thought that
the ducks reported as being probably
\ poisoned, had been killed by the severe
Mail storms in that section recently.
The owners of the Mountain Chief at
Neihart, bonded by the Hudson mining
company, were notified to be at White
Sulphur Springs on the 2Sth to get their
money ($lS, 00U) SO hat several of the
Neihart boys are now doubtless we'll
heeled.
Fort Benton will rear the benefit of
the movement to the reservation this
winter. People will not wait until
spring before seeking their locations,
but will flock there from all portions OF
the territory as DON as the bill throwing
that section open to settlement passes.
Choteau county is bound to make a
splendid showing of running and trot-
ting horses at the fair this fall. Dan
Blevlns, who has several horses belong
ing to Alex. Werks and Robert Vaughn
now in training at Mr.. Vaughn's race
track on Sun river, is confident Of car
lylng off several OF the prizes which are
offered for two and three year old stock,
and proposes to show that some of the
finest stock in the territory is raised in
Choteau county.
7. d. Freese and r. p. Hamill return
ed yesterday from an extended trip in
northern Montana. They visited Kipp's
place on the Marias and returned home
by the way of Birch creek and Old
Agency. They report having seen some
splendid farming and grazing land, and
are very enthusiastic oyer their trip.
Mr.. J.H. Seifred, Of Belt creek,,~eame
IN Yesterday with u big load OF vegetables
Of all kinds. Among them were cauli-
Movers, beets, turnips, cabbage and
onions, the finest we have seen this
year. One of the cabbages weighed IS
pounds, and the turnips and beets were
enormous. The RIVER PRESS office
was generously presented with several Of
alEese monster productions OF Belt creek
soil. ~
Highland ranch is the name given by,
Harris dJ Rowe to their claim at High
wood gap. 1t is beautifully located Tor
me business they are engaged in, viz
mat of horse raising. They have built
several miles of fencing inclosing land
lor their pasture. The fencing is built
TO the top of one of the mountains and
me work is not vet cnmnlete. Mr.. Rowe