The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-06-25
THE v PRES S.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Fl L. Fisher, of Stanford, is in the

From Tuesdays Daily.
Fl. +. Fisher, of Stanford, is in the
Mike Lynch's ferry boat was launched
hSunday.-
Y rFFne Thomas Bros. Of Wolf Creek leave
for home to-day.
Several thousand pounds of wool
arrived yesterday.
Geo. A. Wells wool arrived yesterday
by Giessey's train.
One dollar will buy a good supply Of
groceries at Burgess store.
DR.. Ladd, one Of the wool owe of
Sand Coulee, is in the city.
Score one more for Sheriff McDevitt.
1t is a girl this time, born last Sunday.
The boiler of a saw mill at Saltwater
exploded ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
four men.
Paddy Whalen of the Teton is enjoy
ing the luxury Of new potatoes, grown
w LIS iancn.
The Clendenin LAUNDERING company's
teams brought in Frank Hugs wool
clip yesterday.
A gold nugget worth 1926, it is re-
ported, has been found in Dream gulch,
Occur d'Alenes.
Fl. D. B%urghardt leaves for Helena
this morning on business connected
with the smelling company.
Sergeant Lenoir, the operator who is
to succeed Mr.. Bennett, is on his way.
to this place, and will arrive in a few
days.
Hotter Bros. have in transit from the
east machinery for a large planning mill
and sash, door and blind factory at Great
Falls:
The government is expanding five
thousand dollars in making two irrigat-
ing bitches at Poplar Creek and Wolf
Point.
Nearly every town in the territory
will celebrate the Fourth this year.
There is no discount on Montana's pat
riotism.
Mrs. w. B. Edgar, Miss Lottie Edgar
and Mrs. David Waite, mother of J. d.
\ Waite, arrived on the Benton, en- route
ito their homes on the Judith.
K Two women are to ride a ten mile
race at the Butte track on the Fourth.
Fort Benton, we want to wager, has an
equestrienne that can distancethaMin-
Nner.
rGiessey's big bull train, with 80, 900
bounds of bullion and 5000 pounds of
lIWool, arrived yesterday-just in time tot
transfer his valuable cargo to the steaml
Ter Benton: -
Eight thousand people attended Coles
circus at Helena last Saturday. The
ensus was taken by the newspaper re-
porters who were slightly under the
Bob. Main, Of Rocky Point, came up
lon the Benton, and will return on the
Isame vessel. Bob has been very badly
|laff1icted with neuralgia for several
weeks, and is now rather ssunder the
Messrs. Walker & Carter, who are es-
tablishing a saloon and restaurant at
Great Falls, purchased a big bill of
goods att. Ct. Baker & Co.'s yesterday,
and will leave this morning for the ''fu-
ture great"
The firemen are manifesting a good
deal of enthusiasm over the forthcom-
ing celebration, and particularly the
parade. They can be counted upon to
do their part towards making it a sue
cessful faIE~
THE Thomas Bros, of Wolf creek, |
bought four new Mitchell wagons at I.
G. Baker & Co.'s yesterday, and loaded
them, together with their other wagons.
with supplies for their extensive sheep
and rain
Mr.. James Dockery has left with us a
pocket book which he found on the
Highwood road a day or two ago. Judg-
ing by the papers it contains it is the
property of George Stackleby, who can
secure the same by calling at this office.
The Anaconda company now employees
more men than any other two compan-
les in Montana combined. On the pay
roll now at the mine and smelter togeth-
er are over 800 men and during the
summer the number will likely be in
creased.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church