The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-07-09
THE RIVER E.

Mayor Roosevelt, as chief officer Of
the city, makes the request that all bus
mess houses close their doors on the
Fourth during the parade and other ex-
e~rcises, Ia honor of the occasion and in
order that the celebration may be gene
rally participated in.
The Butte Inter-Mountain says that
So, 500 or S., OOO-in fact, any amount
will be put up there that Fort Benton
has not a lady rider who can beat the
winner in the coming 2O-mile a on
the Fourth at Butte. We take down.
You have over sized our pile.
Parties from Neihart say hat work
will be commenced on the Montana
Belle and st. Julien in a few days with
a large force of men. These leads are
counted among the richest in the camp,
will show up rich quartz and plenty of
it.
Four of the sharpers who are travel
ing in the wake of Coles circus persuad-
ed the under sheriff of Missoula county
to release them, when they hired an en-
CINE and were soon out OF danger in
| Washington territory. 1t is estimated
Ffhat they got away with $4,000 of good
1 AIOlIoAd ShCA
d. G. Browne, assignee of w. S. Wet
Vel, has paid Oft all preferred claims Ito
the amount Of $27, O00} and in addition
paid OH the first inst. a small dividend
to the creditors. This is certainly a good
record and one that is most creditable
to Mr.. Brownies business qualifications
and management.
The young people are looking forward
to having a dance at the strawberry
festival to be given by the ladies OF the
Episcopal church, and it has been sug-
gested 10y some of them that the band
from Fort Assinaboine should be engag-
ed for the occasion, as it is expected TO
be here this evening.
The Grand Union arrivals yesterday
were u. A. Hammett and Gus WalstadC,
Sage creek; John Arnold, Maiden Ira
Myers Il. ID. Clark, Cora creek; Ole q
Os1nes &. A. Allen; James A. Yore,
Belt creek; j.. w. hickey, Box Elder;
Robt. BIankenbaker, Chas. G. Turner,
Mm.n~Gresap, Cora creek.
The Helena will carry away to-day
quite a number OF Benton ladies, who
are going east to spend the winter with
their old-time friends. Among the list
we notice Mrs. III. q. McIntire and her
mother, Mrs. Foster; Mrs. Judge Tat,
tan and family, Mrs. Wetzel, Mrs. Rich
ter and family. James Irish and family
also leave on the same boat.
X The Billings paper gives the following
Information about All old-timer: The
cratic female known as Calamity Jane,
-wAo was one of the first stampeders into
the Black Hills country, left on the train
"a few days since to join the Liver Eat
ing johnson troupe. Calamity is not
so attractive in appearance as she was
in the early days or DeadWood.
Ira Myers and E. A. Allen arrived
last evening from the wood drive on
Deep creek. They report the logs near
the mouth Of Deep, the entire distance
through the canyon being made without
the loss OF d single log or any accidents
to the drivers. From the mouth OF
Deep it will be no trouble to quickly
run the logs down the Missouri.
Joseph Tomlinson shot at and killed
Frank May, lear Belknap, June 18th,
taking him by mistake for a deer. They
were. both in the heavy thick timber
hunting for game, and the color OF
MAYS clothes caused his companion to
take him for a deer. Tomlinson was
almost crazy with grief over this sad
occurrence, and tried to commit sui
eide.
NDan Dutro was fortunate enough on
his late trip to get some good views OF
the Black Eagle, Rainbow and Crooked
falls, and also OF the Mammoth spring.
fThese pictures will be ready for sale III
a few days and no doubt a large number
will be disposed of readily as the inter-
est taken in Great Falls will make the
choice surrounding scenery doubly at
tractive.
A glance through the mammoth
warehouses of r. G.. Power d Bro. yes
terday convinced us that THE houss still
held it's own in both the wholesale and
retail trade, and had on hand an i'm
mensc stock for purchasers to choose
from. In one pile were 800 cases OF
beer-only q 600 bottles for the thirsty
ones of this vicinity to drink. In an
other pile were over 900 cases OF fresh
canned goods, just received on the Hell
ena. These are only samples OF the
large stock carried in all the lines OF
goods wnichtAey handle. ~
The Helena brought up quite q dele,
Ygation from Clagett, who are making
4 their headquarters at the Choteau
House. Among the number are Col.
Norris, the merchant of Judith City !;
David Hilger, the well known writer
on Montana sheep ~husbandry John
Brooks, a brother of Gov. Brooks !: II.
P. Chandler, a wool grower from Deer
creek; and w. Il. Swope, OF the firm 0f
Davenport & Swope.
IFhhe-ffnes assortment of iewelry ever
drought to Montana is now displayed at
KG. P. Reeves & Co.'s, Helena. Anyone