The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-05-14
THE Y PRESS.

From Tuesdays Daily.
w. B. Settle is in Helena.
Billy Allen is at White Sulphur
Springs.
Mr.. Paris Gibson returned from Great
Falls Sunday evening.
E. E. Bywater and family, of Sand
Coulee, are in the city.
MI. WI. Minar has his soda foun-
tain rugged up, and is ready to dispense
the "foaming.o
y. G, Brownies train left yesterday
for Jas. Gillett's ranch on Willow creek,
and will load back with oats and po-
tatoes.
The bold bad burglar got in his work
at Gilkerson's saloon Sunday night, re-
lieving the till of above $12 in change.
| No clue to the robber.
Blessing & Whitney were the lowest
bidders on Jonas Higgins new hotel at
| White Sulphur Springs. The cost of
| the building will be in the nalghbor-
hood of $4,000.
Griffith & Ingersoll have removed
from Beckman's brick to Cummings
| block on Bond street, the middle room.
| When fitted up they will have very
| pleasant quarters.
The Neihart boom promises to be a
| lively one, and it is already manifesting
itself. There are now a good many
/ men in the camp, more than ever before,
| and the number will be increased sew
| eral hundred in the next two months.
The county commissioners OF Meagher
have inspected the proposed road from
| White Sulphur Springs to townsend,
and will at once advertise for bids for It's
| construction. A good road can be made
Letween these points at q moderate ex-
penditure, bringing the Springs within
As miles. of~~tlae@rai1road.
Mr.. Herzog, the gentlemanly opera
tor at the Coal Banks during the past
wear, has been appointed by the depart
ment as assistant in the Fort enton
office. and will enter upon his duties as
such to-day. MI. Herzog will attend to
the telegraphic and Mr.. Bennett to the
meteorological work. Under this div
iion of labor both will be done IN hrst-
class style. .-s
We are pleased to see that some of
the large landholders are bringing IN
sheen. and we understand that Tiers
| are forming companies for that purpose.
Rut we would be glad to see a great
many capitalists invest in this Industry
as there can be no doubt but that 1t
would be an immense benefit, not only
to themselves, but to all classes of the
community. Bring in the sheep.--Cal-
gary-Heraid.
r. r. Terhune, who took out a load of
Isupplies to Neihart for B. C. Kingsbury,
freturned Yesterday. AS Belt creek was
I pretty high he did not go into Nelhart,
1 but unloaded three miles this side, from
. which place the supplies will be taken
by two;horse wagon. Mr."ferhune
saws the road IS a fur enc, and after the
/ creeks go down any kind of a freighting
| outfit can go owe it with a heavy load.
MA little more work, he says, would make
lit a good mountain road.
+ Among other new members who will
add strength to the Helena base ball
club this year, and help it IN. regalnlng
it's old position as the banner club OF
Montana, is Chas. Downing-a young
man who takes an enthusiastic interest
in the game. and is an expert player in
every respect. He is already preparing
to enter the field as a professional. This
years nine will be made up largely OF
men like him, and territorial teams Will
find them a hard team to buck against.
independent.
The cattle shipments over the North
ern Pacific will probably amount to l5,-
600 head. Of this number 5000 have
been contracted for to be shipped before
tomorrow night. The remainder are
expected the latter part of the week.
The several shipments are: Sunday,
Willard Cattle company, 1900 bead TO
Billings; G. G. Calkins, 1,ooo head TO
Miles City. Monday, E. S. Newman,
$50 bulls from Kentucky to Miles City;
M. Lang, 500 head of cattle to McClei-
land Lafayette Live Stock company,
900 head to Glendive; Ell. B. Wads-
worth, 1000 head to McClelland. Tues
day, w. S. Smoot, 800 to Miles City;
Rosson & Rice, 700 to Miles City. We'd
nesday, G. w. Foster, 500 to Glendive;
Howard Eaton, 500 to Little Missouri.
In addition to the above Frederick
& Arnold will probably ship 1000
head, w. S. Smoot an additional 2,50O
head, and J. Fl. Boggs 700 head.-PIo-
beer Press, 9Th.
Enrfifv thn Gys+am