The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-11-17
IN TOWN AND OUT.

IN TOWN AND OUT.
Buck, buck, buck,
At your mad, hopeless task, O Three!
But the tender grace of q fame that is dead
Will never come back to We.
The Shonkin is frozen solid.
Go to Murphy Neel & Cos for groceries.
Joe. Cobell killed four buffalo out on the
lShonkiD.
90 to W. S. Wetzels for groceries and gen.
eral supplies.
ssTom and Jerry" always on hand at the
Eureka saloon.
Go to Murphy Neel & Co.'s for drygoods
and clothing.
The Helena mail ssslipped up on us again
Tuesday evening.
There is comparatively very little snow in
1.-THE Bear Paw mountains.
Who are going to have roast turkey for
dinner on Thanksgiving day
Buffalo are very scarce on the Milk River
land the Crees are correspondingly poor.
Active preparations are being made to at
tack turkey on the 25th by the Assinaboins.
Go to Murphy, Neel & Co.'s for the incest
green apples ever brought into the Territory.
n Mr.. D. L. Mcfarland is now surveying the
township in which Mr.. Stockings ranch is
\ Situated, on the Teton.
The "Pleasure Seekers" Of Sun River will
give a ball, at the City Hall in that place, On
the 25th Of November.
The Odd Fellows meet every Wednesday
evening. All members and %sojourners are
cordially invited to attend.
The demand for supplies generally has
increased nearly three hundred per cent with
in the past two years. This fact speaks vol
Nmes.
The tunnel il the Bismark lode, Martin
Mining District, is now sixty feet in length.
In a few days the owners expect to tap the
vein.
Messrs. Wilton Sc Wyrick have the con-
tract for building the jail, but will do moth
ing at it this winter, except to get out franz
ing material.
A furniture mart IS sadly needed in Benton.
There is . good opening in this line for some
person of capital who understand the furni-
ture business.
Of what use can a company Of soldiers be
in Benton? is a question very often asked.
| It is one which we will in some future issue
>endeavor to solve.
Harris 6 strong's stables are almost ready
for occupancy. They are fully equal to any
demand that nay be made upon them il the
livery and boarding lines.
Col. Geo. Clendennin is busy rushing wood
into TT. Assinaboin, he has already delivered
one thousand cords and is delivering at the
rate Of one hundred and fifty cords per week.
We delayed the publication Of this number
in hopes Of being able to present the report
Of the Democratic Investigating Committee.
The Committee, however, will not report I'M
til next week.
Fred. Merchant can now be found at the
Eagle Bird saloon and restaurant where he
will be pleased to have his old-tine friends
call and see him. Mr.. Foster has fixed his
house up very tastefully, and appears to be
enjoying q profitable business.
Travel and on the HighWood
read was blocked for several days, by float
ing ice. which prevented the ferry boats
from running. There was considerable
freight and 8 number Of people who were de-
tanned on either side By this unexpected but
inevitable occurrence.
Kennedy s. Go. have Il lot of turkeys,
which will do service ii the thanksgiving
eermonies next Thursday. Il is 10 be feared,
however, that the good people OF Benton will
not get a chance at them as the boys at ASSN
aboin have got the start OF Us.
The Indians ia the entire Northwest il the
British possessions are receiving Z daily "a.
ton Of one pound Of beef and one pound Of
-four. Buffalo and other tsalneis very scarce,
and this action OF the Dominion Indian De
partment comes Il good time, and has . sal
Sutary effect On the Indian.
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