The river press., 1888-01-25

deeper in the northern country, toward
the line than here. Cattle are commenc-
ing to look thin, and Mr.. James
McDevitt has rounded his in and is feed
ing hay to about 125 head.
Mr.. j. E. Stannard, of the county Of Wex-
ford, Ireland. late of Maple Creek, N. W.
L., came down from Helena on last even
lng's train to accept position in the store
OF Messrs. |. G. Baker & Co., this city.
Mr.. Stannard is gentleman of fine abili-
ties and well connected in the English
navy and northwest mounted police force
of Canada.
The following is the styleof an obituary
notice which an Arkansas editor dashed
off in memory of departed brother Jour-
nalist with whom he had been having a
prolonged and vigorous discussion of a
personal nature
Lay his waxen hoofs together
Fold back his long and spreading ears,
For he has gone to blend bis geehaW
With the music Of the spheres.
We were pleased to see among us again,
on last evening, Mr.. Joe. Caldwell, Of the
Commercial saloon, who has been on a
visit for some time to his old home in Gin
cinnati. Ohio. Joe informs us that his
aged father, Dr. CALDWELL though quite
aged and feeble, was much better than he
expected to find him and that his sojourn
il the east was very pleasant one.
Tt is hardly fair to let the cat out Of the
wallet but this morning as the reporter
entered certain business house in town
he found the genial proprietor all alone in
his glory, with trunk open reading and
burning an accumulation Of delicate and
fragrant billets doux and in other ways
preparing for certain event to take
place in this city on or about February
| 8th.
Mr.. T. J. Demers, of Frenchtown, Mis-
soula county, one Of the earliest and most
substantial merchants of that section, is
visiting Fort Benton for the first time in
several years. Mr.. Demers is the owner
of a band of 5000 sheep which are located
near the town of Choteau on the Teton
river He is also large owner Of cattle
and horses, which are located on the Flat
head reservation He will be here for
several days.
Mr.. S. M. Mckee, supt. Of the Rocky
Mountain Telegraph company, is stop
ping in the city upon his return from
Fort Assinniboine, where he has been
looking after the interests Of the compa-
ny. He informs us that man named
Charley Pierce, who came over from Can
ada during the cold snap, was very badly
frozen and is now confined in the hospital
at Assinniboine. Tt is said he will lose
one of his feet and all the toes of the
other.
Among the notes of the society editor
of the Independent we find the following
in Sundays issue: During the past week
two card parties were given. An unusu-
ally delightful one was given by Mrs. T.
G. Power on Wednesday evening last.
Among the guests present we're Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Ashby,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Sharpe,
Mr.. and Mrs Judge Wade, Mrs. w. G..
Conrad, Mrs. Avery, Mrs. BroadWater,
Mrs. Maginnis, Mrs. Beattle, Messrs. Mar
tin, Shelby and several others. Also Mrs.
S. G. Ashby gave card party on Thurs
day evening last in honor of her guest,
Mrs. w. G. Conrad, of Benton. I was un-
able to obtain the names of those present,
but do know that they comprised the
elite of the community, and that the af
fair was most brilliant one"
From Mr.. John Harris, Chas. Lepley,
Frank Mcguire and other parties connect
ed with the range we ascertain the fact
that cattle at present are doing we'll and
in fine condition for this season. The
range, before winter set in, being very fine
stock cattle, with the exception Of young
heifers sucking large calves, have al
ready taken on sufficient quantity of
talloW to take them through in good
shape provided the snow does not get any
deeper. So far stock have suffered but
very little from the effects of winter. The !
range in many places, and especially the
high places are yet bare, and cattle being
still strong are able to go from one place
to another without any danger Of being
stuck in drifts,as was the case last winter,
and to which cause a good portion of the
loss was due. There are but few range
riders this winter, and if the present spell
of weather continues cattle will winter
we'll and spring work will commence
much earlier than last year.
Many citizens of Butte remember Mo
ses Moore an old time freighter, who made
this camp his headquarters from 1864 to
1870 He made some money in Butte and
afterwards sunk it in the Missouri lead
mines. He went to the West Coast in