L()CAL. NoTE;S.

From Wednesday'ti Daily.

{ 1ackerlin's new store begins to looknice.

Dick Stanton brought in a load of oats

from his ranch on the Shonkin yester-

,lay.

Paris Gibson & Son yesterday sold

sixtet n nmerino rants to Bayliss & Huy,of the Basin.

Toney Moseberger was tiiled tens dol-

liars yesterday for being tardy at jury call5oric T;fw minilutes.

FP iellds & Neehoff's teams arrived yes-

teri:ay evening from Fort Macleod. Theyare loaded wit coal from the Whoop Upmine.

Johnny Tingley found a dark purse,diay be:ore yesterday, containing a small

arnount o ' ltmoey. 'The owner can secure

:tmne by calling at this office.

_). (U. Browne & Co. are building a

hius: at the ferry boat landing on the

th .r side of' the river for the accommo-

,lation of the public in cold and dis-agrt cable weather.

Three of the best suits of rooms in the

Benton hotel have already been engagedfor a year, and parties are negotiatingfor others. The hotel bids fair to startoff under most favorable auspices.

The Montana Stables ad. appears else-

where in these columns. Under themanagement of Mr. Chas. Crawford

these stables have become widely known

to the tr tveling public and are enjoyinga merited prosperity.

A let ter from Paris Gibson to a Bentongentleman :-ays the Northern Pacific

railroad surveying party are runninganother line to Benton from a pointeighty miles above Billings. This will

shorten the Benton branch from thirtyto fifty miles.

We would in all candor advise the

Ifi:cord. to look after its own financialafhairs and the RIVER PRESS will en-

deavor to do the same. To the numer-

ous contemptible insinuations of that

sheet we have this to say, once for all,that the RIVER PRESS meets its obliga-tiorns promptly, and its credit is probablyas good in Benton and elsewhere as that

o' its vain hio:sting contemporary. The

latter will probably learn in due season

that it is not making much capital by

such disreputable tactics.

The Record is respectfully informedthat the Helena Herald has no more to

do with this paper than the New York

journal of the same name. The tHerald

was paid more than a year ago, and

promptly on time, every dollar due it

by the RIVER PRESS. We do not liketorefer to these personal business matters,and thus far have taken no notice of the

R :cord's malicious statements, but thepersistence with which that sheet seeks

to make us out dishonestor dishonorable

requires that this much Sihiould be said.

We have an idea the Record will needto have all its wits about it to meet its

pwn obligations without concerningits elf with those of its neighbors. Peoplewho mind their own business get alonga good deal the best.

Fr rm Thursday's Dai!y.

The gu lhb'e reporter of the Record

will give Clark Tingley a wide berthhereatter.

We acknowledge the receipt of cdmpli-mentary tickets to the fair at Helena,

beginning September 25th.

lew Ro'erts has surrendered the rib-boins and entered the employ of Jack

Harris. He joins the Shonkin round-up.

J.. M. Marsh has been engaged this

week in surveying and platting anotheraddition to the townsite for F. C. Roose-

velt. It adoins the original townsite,and extends from his former addition tothe river.

The Record's item about the prospec-t' ve movements of Clark Tingley's bull

t am is the most remarkable piece ofintel-

li4ence that has been dished up to the

reading public of this section for a longtime.

The case of Frank Gehring vs. R. 8.Ball and Joseph Allen, in the districtcourt, was dbeided ln favor~rt• e plaiin-tiff as to the fitle of the land i tb eas

not given damages for hay cut upon thesamlle.

Little Peter Galbraith, son,of Jfohn 8.,Galbrait'i, of the Teton. died of moun,tain fever, after an illness of several

days, in this city yesterday at fouro'clock. The funerdwlU1 t&8lt plae to-day at two o'clock.

Three prisoners, Dan; EoHugh, D)anGallagher and Nick ,eimer,. all badcases, escaped from thte j:l8 •nClarke county jail Monday evealng.McHugh is the at a- ho 1ewrtdt~trKearney near Maiden, and is known tobj a bad citizen generally.

A motion to quash the indi tmenafound ag4al0t0 00cta *thi foePRbawdy-4iiduses on th~ puAk RtI~O

the ground that they are nuisances, cameup in court last evenlg an4 ~c was inCIuSed by Donnelly a44 Waterman &

Yc~t~dir-~j~;j i I

Lowry for the territory. The court took

the question under advisemeiit until'

this morning.

W. P. Turner & Sons have purchasedthe ranch of Hiram Baker on the

Marias, about forty-five miles from Ben-

ton, and have removed their thorough-bred herd from Sun river to that place.

The Messrs. Turner were in the city

yesterday, and report that they are

highly plea-ed with their new location.Their postoffice address is Benton.From Fr day'a Daily

What a blessing to this parched countrya good rain would now be.

A raid was made last night on a Chi-nese den and three opium smokers cap-tured.

Mr. Culbertson will change the nameof his hotel from the Centennial to

Pacific when his new build;ng is com-pleted.

Another fire has started in the Arrow

creek country. John Lepley, who was

in the city yesterday, left for his home

fearing that it might reach his ranch.

Lient. F. Thies and detachment es-

corted Paymaster Comegys from the

Birch creek camp to this city. Lieut.Warwick. of Fort Assinaboine and com-

mand will escort the paymaster to the

latter post.

The following item is from the Pio-

neer Press of the 6th Inst.: While DeputyUnited States Marshall McKenzie, ofBismarck, was at the big fair boomingthe Missonri slope yesterday, Captain

Campbell steamed up the confiscated

steamer Peninah and departed in tri

umph out of that port, and is now saidto be safe from seizure.

A prairie fire was set out night before

last between Bull's Head, on the Hel-

ena road, and the river, and it is now

raging with ungovernable fury, sweep-ing toward the Missouri. How so many

prairie fires are started this year, unltssby the Indians. is one of the problemsthat is difficult to solve.

W. J. Minar has purchased a lot* oftwenty feet front of Wetzel & Weather-

wax, adjoining Crane & Green's. Con-

sideration, $125 a front foot. Mr. Minar

will proceed at once to erect a new build-

ing and expects to be moved into it

within a month or six weeks. He has

certainly selected an excellent location

for his business.

The red reflection of the prairie fire

between the Missouri and Teton was

plainly visible last evening, indicating

that it is an extensive and destructivefire. As it originated night before last

near the road usually followed by visit-

ors to the falls, it is not improbable thatsome* careless tourist is responsible for

the same.

A leading member of the Helena bar,who has just returned front Benton.purchased whiltr there four fine water-melons .and •sent them by express toHeletnal. He gwhs somewhat astonishedyesterday to learn that the stage com-pany had a bill against him of $12 forexpressage.-Indepen dent.l

The express bill indicates the size ofthe melons that grow at Benton. At the

regular express rates-eight cents a

pound-the four melons mniist have

weighed 150 pounds, or 37 pouhds each.

PERSONAL..

From Wedneaday'sDailv.

-Sargent Herron, of' Fort Assina-boine, arrived in the city yesterday ongovernment business.

-Paris Gibson, accompanied by Rev.Mr. Tuttle, a distinguised universalist

mi nister,are paying a visit to the Nation-

al Park. They will probably start on

the return trip soon, arriving in Bentona'bout the first of October.

From Thursday's Daily.

-Mr. E. Bywaters and family left fortheir home in Sand Coulee yesterday.

-- Mr. Hamilton, one of the firm of A.

H. Barney & Co., the successful Wool

growers, of Sage creek, is in the city.Mr. Hamilton informs us that the fireon Sage creek has been put outi, a pirtyfrom the Judithi haviug :organizedt-to

fight it.From Friday's Daily.

-E. B. Hoyt has taken Lew Roberts

place ag 4rii'er @4Bo enton Southerneitaglfrom Beu5 it a e Springs.

-Jonas H'giins arrivted yesterdayfrom White Sulphur Springs and will

prob~tfy Pay qP trters forsome time.

-'M. A. Flangn • one t9Rockyoii1t to meet Mrh. .... han t and Mrs.

Asdinaboine, aret n theclty o their way

them m i$Wtadbg

tak;fl

take some contract* on the CtnadianPacific. Mr. Donald left Misse ula aboutthe 1st of August and traveled by stageand rail to Winnipeg, thence to the endof the track, and by horseback from thatpoint to Benton, visiting Forts Macleod,Calgarry and Walsh. In the last fewweeks he has traveled nearly 1,000 mileson horseback.

-Madame Cappiani will take her de-parture on to-morrow morning's coachfor Helena, at which place she appearsat Ming's opera house, on the 21st inst.,and at Butte on the 24th. She will gothen e to Sult Lake City, Denver andOmaha, giving concerts at these placesand perhaps other cities on her wayhome to New York city, where, duringthe winter, she will resume her dutiesas vocal instructor, returning to Benton

in the spring to give personal attentionto the improvement and stocking of herranch. Her husband, Dr. Carl VonHolzschuher, son, daughter and sisterwill remain in Montana, residents ofCappiani valley.

The Wright & Edwards Mine.

J. M. Gray, foreman of the Wright &Edwards mine, sends the following in-formation concerning the working otthe mine to the president of the com-pany:

"Since I wrote you last we have madethe connection of the levels from themain tunnel and shaft, of which Prof.Foss wrote you. I have not made anyfurther exploration since, I have beenpermanently timbering the main leveland opening up stopes. By the way, myattention was called to a communicationin the RIVER PRESS criticizing our tim-bering. It could not have come from aminer or he would have known it wasmerely temporary timbering of danger-ous places while we were driving throughfor connection for air, and draining tostop the expense of hoisting by wind-lass. I will continue the level north ofthe shaft this week. I am satisfied froman examination of the old sur.ace work-ings that the best part of the mine isnorth of the shaft."

In addition to the foregoing, Mr. Burg-hardt writes that the mine is lookingsplendidly and everything progressingfavorably. In the last two weeks, hesays, forty-five tons of ore have beentaken out, and during that time a vastdeal of improvement has been done onthe mine.

The Falls of the Missouri.

Col. Sweet returned on Thursday froman exploring trip to the great falls. Hemade a discovery of great value to Ben-

ton, in a ledge of limestone at a pointnot far from the river and only abouttwenty-fi-ve mile frtin town. Commo-dore Morirow will be able to load his lightdraft steamer next season with lime fordown freight.

He also visited the famous sulphur

spring mentioned by Lewis and Clarken their report, and thinks it will prove

to he a great sanitary resort in the nearfuture. •This spring is about two and ahalf miles below the falls, ~ilth a goodroute for a wagon road between the two

points..The day before Col S. reached the

faills, a party of fifty'from Sun river hada merry picnict at the faPs with a dancein the open' air.

On the return trip, the country wasexamined fcr a shaorter route of travelthan that by the way of Twenty-eightMile Springs. Theexpenditureof a fewhundled dollairs, he thinks, wouldshdrt-en the road some eight miles.

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Stolen Horase.

On Tuesday night two horses werestolen from John S. Galbraith and twofrom Hiram Baker at the Eightn-mile

Springs. Theiroutfitshad camped therefor the night and the horses Were pick-eted, Mr. Galbraith's being securely tiedto a wagon. At nine o'clock the laIterwere missed, and Mr. Baker's towardmorning. One of Mr. Baker's horsesiadi a chain about its leg, and tlie ame

was founda ' few feet from where the

iniali was picketed, shhowing ratlherelusivety that theh ld$irses had not

t ayed away, but were stolen2. I•ndlan~were knostrn to have been in thatvicial1y , short time before, and ther4

are rood grounds t. bei~eve t1hat theyare resroesibrhefor the dippearance oi

bered, bad a' nuwber horoses stol/tifrom him by Iridtii onCe Iibefore thiti

are and, wlI goo& eason,tblthnks it, i.kbot timel t rhe ek d

s~X-n~tltgI

FORT BENTON, MONTANA,

Wholesale and Retail GrocerAND DEALER IN

Dry Goods, Clothing,Boots and Shoes,

Furs and Peltries.

WINES, LIQUORS AND CIARBSOur Grocery Department Embraces a Full Stock

of Fancy and Staple Articles.

FISH BRO'S, FREIGHT AND FARM WAGONS,McCormick Reapers and Mowers, Taylor's Hay

Rakes, and a full line of FarmingImplements.

CUTLERY, CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE.

We have in store nne of the heat fpeltedt Stnckq evrr Imported into the Territory, and t etrading puplic will find t to their advirtinge to get our prices beteo

buying elsewhere.

STORAGE AND COMMISSION.

Corner of Front and Bond Sts., Fort Benton.

T. C. P 0 BR .HEADQUJATERS

Farming Implemnents,SSheep Men's Supplies,

Miners' Supplies,* Dry Goods, Groceries.

-- o--Being agents for the celebrated WOOD'S P.IR 1R NG MAOCINERRY, we have ooastantly

on haud

MOWERS, RE.APERS AND EXTRAS,

ALSO THE BZ3ST EAY RAKES IS USE, .

WVool Sacks, Twine, Sheep Dip.

SGarden Seeds,41e hae now en hand a lar•v*4.44Vari d a.wtrind ai~ent turdenr Meed., fresh rom tBhe old

estabiltated bouae of DI . PERRY • .•o.

D-- Qoods, t .i, ;, Bots, hoes

bpsre, oeur ;ood~tpfst i f#t4 ae i ftm hd o i uttb# rep.

LIU 0k ... CIGARS.

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