The river press., 1888-10-10
LOCAL NOTES.
From Wednesdays Daily.


to stockmen in the Chestnut valley VIII
be shipped to-day and tomorrow from
Sand Coulee.
William Rouse, foreman of John Lep-
ley's cattle ranch, accidentally stuck a.
knife in his leg while marking calf yes
terday. aud came in this morning for med
ical treatment. The wound is annoying
but not serious
We learned this morning from George
Hav. the well known wool grower OF Gey-
ser Springs, in the Judith, that herd OF
fnlly 1900 head of beef cattle from the
Judith were on the trail to the Manitoba
railroad for shipment AIr. Lay was not
informed as to what point the cattle
would be shipped from, but thinks from
the Fort Benton stock yards.
Tn about one week more the work of the
Shonkin roundup will be over for the sea-
son. The older and more experienced
hands employed by the outfits comprising
the Shonkin stock association, will go IN
to winter quarters, 10 be in readiness for
next spring; but as usual at the close OF
each fall roundup, the pilgrims, horse
wranglers and cooks will be discharged.
Two DAYS ago a car load Of two and
three-year-old heifers belonging to Oren
Duntley, of this city, was unloaded at the
Fort Benton stock yards and driven to
Mr.. Duntley's ranch. The cattle were
purchased and delivered in Benton by M.
S. Holley, Of Crystal Lake, Mimi, who is
still in the city This morning Mr.. Holly
contracted to purchase in Minnesota and
deliver at an early date at Bowdoin, sta
tion on the Manitoba east of here, two
car loads of the same class and age of cat
tie for NJ F. Marsh, of Rocky Point.
Among the arrivals by the west-bound
train this morning was Mr.. John Wright,
the skillful farmer, who has charge OF the
agricultural department of the Fort Belk-
nap Indian agency Mr.. Wright has
filed like position at the Cheyenne river
agency. Dakota and came from that
agency to Belknap. He is of the opinion
that the Indians at Fort Belknap agency
are more skilled in farming than any 9th
er tribes with which he has been assoclat-
ed. They have finished harvesting ano
thrashing their oats. The yield was
larger this year than ever before, being
5000 bushels Seven thousand bushels q
potatoes and other vegetables in proper
ton we're also raised.
From Thursdays Daily.
The largest cattle train that ever passed
over the Manitoba road went east las
evening. It was loaded at points west o.
Benton and was drawn by two engines
Contracts have been let to paint every
station house on the line of the Manltob;
except that at Benton. This is though
to be "sign" that the road will be rul
into the valley in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Ingersoll, Of st
Paul, father and mother of engineer q. b
Ingersoll, of this city, came in on Las
nights east bound train to pay visit t
their son. and will remain some time
A prairie fire was burning nine mile
this side Of Great Falls last evening, an'
was plainly seen from this city. A creE
Of section hands went out to fight 1t, a
it was in dangerous proximity to severa
section houses.
Major w. F. Clitz, of Helena who is a
present guest within our gates is engae
ii mining in the Sweet Grass Hills. 1t
said the major is interested IN genuln
conner bonanza with our fellow -townsma
Mr.. Benjamin Webster.
The bottom timbers for the sevent
and last pier Of the Benton bridge al
now being hewn to fit the bottom OF th
river. AS the huge mass rests upon tn
river bank it reminds one of lumbe
ward that has been monkeying with G.
clone.
Mr.. John Fleming, Of the commissic
house Of Abner Piatt & Co., Chicago, le
for Billings this afternoon. He goes f
the purpose of loading two train loads
cattle on Streets stable cars for shipmel
to his house. The cattle are the proper
of Mr.. j. Ell. Conrad.
VIM. H. Todd, the best looking new
paper man and most untiring rustler
the territory, returned home last evenin
The two hundred uames which he add
to the subscription books of the RIvl
PREss we're speaking evidences that
was not idle during his months absen'
Mr.. John Fleming informs us that
has train of the new American Trar
portation company's live stock cars nj
en- route from Chicago, which he will 10
out about the 18th inst. Space and tin
forbid description Of the new candida
for public favor in this evenings issl
We viii present it tomorrow.
Desirable houses for families are l