The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-09-10
THE RIVER PRESS.

Herman Guenther loaded his team
for White Sulphur Springs at Baker q.
DeLorimier's yesterday.
A meeting of the Sisters Hospital
committee was held last evening at the
office Of L. A. Cummings.
Mrs. Fred. Thies, wife of Lieut.. Thies
of Fort Missoula, is i'll town, visiting her
|parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson.
J. W..Power and wife viii leave on
Saturday or Sunday next for Helena.
They will remain during the fair.
w. c. SWEET and family, of Ulidia,
EcOntemplate a trip east, and will prob
ably take in the New Orleans exposi-
fion.
Giessey's team, loaded with lumber,
pulled in yesterday morning. This is
the largest bull outfit that has been here
for some time.
The telegraph line is down in every
direction, and no late information from
the gold fields, via Fort Assinaboine,,
was TO be had last evening. f.
We understand that the county COM
missioners appointed Col. Donnelly
justice Of the peace to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of j. A. Kanouse. !
When we hear of capitalists in the
larger cities OF the territory predicting q
brilliant future for Fort Benton, we may
be sure they have strong reasons for be-
lieving SO.
The Sun River-Sun. comes to us this
week with six pages. Its columns are
we'll filled with advertisents which is the
very best evidence of newspaper pros
perity.
Thomas f. Semmes and VIM. Wa
mer, OF. Great Falls, were in town yester-
day. MI. Semmes says that building is
going on pretty rapidly, foundations for
five houses being built, and others talk
ed OF. Work on the wing dam will be
| commenced Immediately.
Uncle Jesse Taylor will shortly start
his drive OF beef cattle north to the Can
adam Pacific, to be shipped via that line
pleased with the Canadian Pacific's
mode of handling stock, as we'll as with
their rates and the gentlemanly deport-
ment of their agents.-Sun.
l We understand that lots in Great
Falls are selling quite rapidly. As soon
as the surveys of the projected railroad
commences we may look for a building
boom at Great Falls and Fort Benton
which will eclipse all the booms eel
known in the territory.
Geo. B. Parker, now of Fort Macleod,
was the owner OF a small interest In the
Mountain Chiefa5 Neihart, just purchas-
ed by the Hudson Mining company.
George bought the ''feetn of Sheriff
McDeyitt about a year ago for a trifle
and now gets 5000 as his portion Of the
E%purchased price.
h Sheridan & Barker, merchant t~ailors,
corner OF Broadway and Jackson street,
Helena, are in receipt of the largest and
finest display ever brought to the terri
.tory of foreign goods in all the latest
colors and designs for fall and winter
wear. The public is invited to call and
examine.
The finest assortment of jewelry ever
brought to Montana is now displayed at
G.. p. Reeves & Co.'s, Helena. Anyone
visiting the capital city should not fail
to call and view the display Of SO many
beautiful articles. Whether you wish
to purchase Or not, do not fail TO take a
peep at them.
If you have a fine watch which you
wish cleaned or repaired send it to Geo.
p. Reeves d Co., OF Helena. Only the
best Workmen are employed in that es-
Enlistment. Ii you wish for any gold
or silver jewelry, silverware, or q fine
watch or clock, remember that the above
firm have a full and complete stock and
! are selling the same at q reasonable fig
ure. Orders by mai receive prompt n
careful attention.
A letter from Chas. S. Hall. written at
Belfeld, d. T., on'the Northern Pacific,
states that Ford & Belden's mule train
arrived there on the 28th ult. from the
Black Hills. Hall is considerably dis
gusted with the lower country and pro-
poses to get back to- Fort Benton before
lie IS many months Older meantime he
will read the weekly RIVER Press and
keep posted Oh Montana matters.
-Col.~J.~H.~Rice and family will leave
in a day or two for the east, where they
will spend the winter, returning to this
city in the spring. Besides being a
large sheep owner, the colonel IS about
to become one Of the cattle kings OF the
land. He has already purchased several
hundred head Of COWS and heifers III the
western states, which he will bring to
| Montana next season.
Tuck Lambert, n Of the lucky own
ers Of the Neihart Mountain Chief, just
purchased by the Hudson Mining com
pany of Boston, arrived in town yester-
day and reports quite a boom at Neihart
on the strength OF the purchase and the
arrangements for putting in q mill i'm
mediately. Tuck was one Of the first
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