The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-10-08

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today
y D Hill and 6. R. Norris left fof
1ndith this afternoon:
4nce Conrad will spend Tx,
-;"ter east, visiting friends.
MI wind up of the career of VIM.
lno once a resident of Fort Benton,
: t.Goortrayed in another column.
We learn that MI. J. III. Conrad will
Nenrripd about the first of December
Dc Young lady living in Providence,
| Rhode Island.
Dan Webster and George Westervelt
,ot for the Peoples creek mines this
Itlv5ino. Mr.. Westervelt will return
mi few days.
co, Crosby leaves Helena for the east
rorrow to take part in the canvass in
WV Work. on invitation OF the nation
y central committee.
rho losses by the recent fire at the
.unidpnce of James Conrad have been
5Sy by S. G. Ashby.
rl,o Rio Casino mills, recently de-
,troypd 6y fire, are to be rebuilt Oh a
isrDer scale, and fully equipped with
I@oohinprv of all kinds. There is no
diScount on the enterprise OF MI. Wat
son,
Fl. Conrad, post trader at Fort Nc
Kinney, and having large mercantile
lAtahliShmenst at Buffalo and Sheridan,
Two, will shortly engage in a general
merchandising business at Miles city
Journal.
Horny Mcdonald, of Arrow creek, ar
rivad last evening, bringing Miss Worth
in@ton. who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs Mcdonald, during the past sum-
mer. Miss Worthington isnoM-on her
way east.
/ Hirsbberg & Nathan bought a few
buffalo robes yesterday-the first prob
ably that have been offered for sale IN
Fort Benton this season. And 1t IS but
. few wears ago since this was the fur
aud4ebe- eentef~of- the-northWest:
left Devereaux who returned from
thp mines saws that miners meetings
have been held in the different camps,
and a decision made preventing the IN
reduction of whiskey. This is as it
should be, as the miners will not be
moIested if liquor is kept out OF the
camp.
The Methodist conference has enlarged
the Fort Benton circuit to include the
Judith Basin. Rev. J. D. Phinney will
be associated with the Rev. Jacob Mills,
who will return here. The many
friends of Mr.. Mills will be glad to hear
of this. MI. Phinney is a young man,
and at present will be the Junior preach
er under Mr.. Mills.
The team attached to L. G. Baker y
Co.'s delivery wagon created quite a sen
sation this afternoon by running away.
They left the body of the wagon on the
corner of st. John street, and with the
front axle skirted the town and finally
fell into the ditch near Roosevelt's field,
when they were captured. Both anil
mails were slightly injured.
Returns from Massachusetts, and Mon
tana Belle ores, which were shipped TO
the Omaha slnelter this summer, melted
little over $40 per ton. st. Julien ore
Melted $40 per ton. What IS meant by
net returns is the amount OF cash re-
ceived after paying the cost of freight
and other expenses of shipping. This
establishes the fact that these mines are
frst-class Observation-Disclosures.
From Mondays Daily.
Egg heaters seem to be in demand
lately.
Paris Gibson has returned from the
Judith.
Hon. O. G. Cooper will be in town
this week.
Mr.. S. G. Ashby and family left for
Helena to-day.
H. P. Rolfe and family have returned
from Great Falls. m
Joe Kipp and J. w. Shultz returned
to Fort Conrad to-day.
Frank Gehring and family, of Sand
Coulee, are in the city. @
DR.. A. G. Ladd and wife arrived from
Sand Coulee yesterday.
wv. +. Parker, the delegate to the re-
publican territorial convention, returned
Yesterday.
w. J. Minar takes his departure fol-
Helena tomorrow morning, to be gone
q few days.
Tom Coatsworth loaded q 5000 pounds
OF assorted merchandise for Fort SHAW
TINS afternoon, - "A
Jack Miller loaded $4,000 pounds O
freight at II. J. Todd u Co.'s te-day
l0r Hamilton & Hazlett.
> The teams of ID. Ct. Browne will leave
in the morning for Helena, to ~.
600 pounds of freight for the Blackfoof
Agency. |
We regret to learn that the lnfant
child of Mr.. and Mrs. E.. @. Maclay Is
very sick, with but slight hopes OF is