The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-10-15
LOCAL NOTES.

from wednesdays pals. ,ost BISMARCK ON
me inst. for Poplar river and Rocky
the 9th ln'"
Point - porrrsburo is
The, ftor the Youngest son of IL. A.
Kennerly' e Tho
MI. Wool Grower, arrived IN town
his afternoon
-,a+ has become Of the Benton brass
Nna' IT, services will be needed dur
i"g the campaign
: Reidler left Helena yesterday 1or
\, ale Rockies. Now the future OF
the camp is settled.
r,os Walker arrived to-day from
Cla3p Point with 1000 pounds OF freight
6 6gSTT I. c. Power & Bro.
x. Toole, j. A. Johnston. j..
hJ pnwors and r. S. Ford arrived on
Me- NJ Helena coach to-day.
= : Chanfrau, the famous actor, who
rocentlv stricken with apoplexy,s
Wa2 Of Jersey City on the I'd inst.
uo have not heard that any Of the.
.eJncts Of ChOteau county will be ex7
PPiIlted at the New Orleans exposition.
cL. Herzog, of Eagle creek, Phil.
Gibson and Ira Meyers, of Great Falls,
Ul9ST lanes Gillett, of Willow creek, are
@sanistered at the Grand Union.
Mr. Blatner, of Helena, arrived in
Maiden last Thursday. He has been
Waived by the Maginnis Mining COM
elnpd as accountant and assayer.-Maid-
en- Argus.
letter received from Mr.. j. Ell. Rice
farms MS that himself and family left
nnJnn for Englewood, ILL.,, on the 5th
i = where they will spend the winter,
rntnrning to Fort Benton in the spring.
The demurrer in the case of VIM.
pnn1n vs.. the city Of Fort Benton was
avstained. which virtually settles the
case. It will, however, probably be
carried to the supreme court for fnai
settlement.
The Montana campaign comes at a
worry extensive time for candidates. A
voter won't stand it to be buttonholed
m thp street On a cold day, and it costs
cash money to chin a man in a saloon.
New Northwest.
The town does not present the usual
activity attendant upon u week.
This is due in a measure to the TACT Lnat
there we're no grand or trial jurors call
ed for this term, and the good people OF
the outside precincts are left to attend
to their home affairs.
Sheridan Il Barker, merchant tallors,,
corner of Broadway and Jackson street
Helena, are in receipt of the largest ano
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 ano
examine.
Messrs. J. n. Vale, VIM. Cruise ano
E.. J. Barnard, Of Beaver creek. judith
Basin, arrived in the city to-day IRON
the Little Rockies. They were looklne
after bunch grass rather than gold dust
and express themselves very mucf
pleased with the reservation for grazing
and ranch purposes.
DR.. Charles r. Greenleaf, surgeon Y
S. a., who made an examination OF th'
condition of Alex. III. Beattie last Fri
day. recommended that an operation o.
performed upon the gunshot wound II
bis breast at once, and it is learned tina
Drs. Lesser, Steele and Morris will per
form the observation-disclosures.
The arrival of the Hon. r. 5. Ford Q
Sun River, the upper house
for the council may have something
do with the mysterious notlce IN I'll
Sun RIVER Sun last week. signed by y
g.. Adams. wishing the members OF "a
lower house who voted for Mr.. Ford II
that BODY to communicate with him
We rather suspact Mr.. Ford Will lgnor
the upper house, as their nominee 10
the house did. This will leave onl.
Kennerly and Murphy on b tlcket.
The secretary of wal has decided tia
he will not allow. any portion OF tn
Fort Keogh military reservation to b
used as a location for stock yards. Las
winter an act was passed by congress
giving him power to grant the permIs
sion in his discretion, but he has decllT
ed to grant it. This is a somewhat Sc
ious matter for Miles City as the stocf
yards are now so located that the
cannot readily be reached by herds G
cattle, and many are driven to MOI
accessible yards.
From Thursdays Daily:
The infant child of MI. Maclay is no
out OF danger.
w. o. Yard contemplates a visit
the states in a few weeks.
The agent of the Sanborn Map con
pany is plating the town.
DR.. A. G. Laid and family left II
their home at Sand Conlee to-day.
The fall roundup Of the Benton u s
Louis Cattle company will commence
a few days.
Peter Smith is building a mackina
Tor some parties who are to take g tf
down the river.