The Benton record., 1875-03-01

There Is Sucn u6dIbt VI news db blG
post lust now, that | fear my letter will
have small interest for your readers.I Still,
as the RECORD would seem incomplete
without some information from this place,
II shall endeavor to give you the few items
I have been able to pick up.
NEGLECTED to mention in my last letter
that the avoirdupois Of our population
had lately been increased by the additional
weight Of about fifteen pounds, the hap
nv author of which, is Captain G. G.
Rawn. was favored with q glimpse Of
tbe increase. the other morning, while it
calmly rested in its nurses arms. The
infant is boy, the nurse informed me-
and q fine specimen of boy he is too. [
IMAGINED, as he serenely slumbered, that
he was dreaming Of the happy time when
he would be permitted to roll over the
carpet, or devote few pleasant hours to
repairing his fathers watch with a tack
hammer. Happy dreams; happy infant;
how many sleepless nights you will cause
YOUR parents, how many bottles Of sooth-
inc syrup YOU will consume, before that
troublesome period Of life called baby
hood is past
The birthday of the man whose nurses
and body-servants are more numerous
than choke cherries, and whose dimlnu-
tive. axe prevented the historical tree from
bearing its proper complement Of fruit;
but who never ran for third term or
lived in a cottage by the sea-pa8sed OIL
at Fort Shaw in the quietest possible
manner. An attempt was made to get
up a horse race, but heavy snow storm
defeated the effort. A few horses ran
over the course, however after which
their respective owners retired, each one
satisfied in his own mind that his horse
was the fastest, and regretting that cir
cumstances would not permit him to prove
the fact to the public. OF course we
were all disappointed.
understand that the dancing club
gave a ball Ito Themselves the same eve
inc; but the thing was SO select that your
correspondent did not gain admittances
I must confess, however, that he didn't
try.
The RECORD is fast gaining popularity
at the Fort, and is already considered one
Of the permanent institutions Of the
country It's editorials, local items, and
correspondence (including my own, OF
course) make up one Of the most readable
papers that Montana has yet produced.
Cavaliers articles ART. pronounced excel
lent, but I do not think the gentleman's
argument in favor Of retaining the
old title Of the American Company3s
trading post is . good one. If the phase
was christened IN honor Of Col. Benton,
why should 1t be called Fort when the
Col. had no such handle to his name? Iii
you retain this military title you. can
never make Eastern folks believe that the
residents Of the town are not all soldiers
However, II Cavalier is benton having
the place called Fort, I shall offer no fur
ther objections, but shall insist that Sun
River at once change its name to that
of Fort Shaw, onaccount Of the pheasant
"reminiscences, !" &C., &c.
| A number Of men were discharged
from the post last week, and before IeaT-
ING. each one received title according
to Montana custom. "A" Company, for
instance, sent forth to civil life, Judge
Kennedy, Hon. Martin DWyer, Major
Larkins, Col. Lauby Only one received
the distinguished title of Governor
Governor Mccormick no one would
| accept that of Alderman. Many of the
bows have been detained here for want OF
transportation to Helena. Hurry up those
boats on the old Missouri, 50 that we shall
not have to wait for these things on the
stage route called horses.
We have had stormy weather here for
the past week, and the beautiful snow
has piled itself IN every place where it
could possibly obstruet travel. Il the
author, or rather one Of the authors, OF
that poetical effusion about the snow
were stuck head first into one Of those
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