The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-11-24
IN TOWN AND OUT.

IN TOWN AND OUT.
Tomorrow, all over this glorious nation,
The old and the young, and of every station
vide the Presidents proclamation
Will hold their Thanksgiving celebration.
The church bells will ring on the clear, cold air,
And cal on Gods people to meet Him there;
In country and city, in hamlet and town;
From highland and owland, from mountain and down;
With thankful hearts, in praise and prayer,
For His protection and thoughtful care.
And the gay bells will jingle,
The sleighs glide along,
And the young voices 1ningle
In jest and i'll song;
As over the pure and the %glistening snow,
.Light-heerted and gay, in their cutters they go
But the printer will miss it all.
Cold!
#Oh, no.
Guess not.
Sleigh rides.
| Thanksgiving.
Roast turkeys.
Tom and jerry.
Peach and honey.
The light fantastic.
Some Of it in ours.
A hot stove is too good.
! The river is frozen tight up.
Teams are crossing on the ice.
Nice weather to rustic locals IN.
Who wouldn't like to drive stage.
\ Coach got in at 2 o. n. this morning.
l. should be pictured as a cold place.
What does "B. B. B." mean, friend Jack I
For a hot drink that will keep you warm
all day, 60 to Preston's. |
I. G. Baker & Co have received 10000
pounds OF oats from Sun EtlVer.
Mrs. /. N. Clark died on Saturday last and
was buried on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Lee Isabel died on Friday last and
was buried IN Sunday afternoon.
Rosencrans can furnish leggings to all who
have to travel horseback this cold weather.
If you want q good, serviceable pair Of
boots, 60 to Mcintyre, the boss shoemaker.
Nose Solomon will be here in the morning
with q load Of chickens. Let all take notice.
The '~sEataphone" will help us out on
Thanksgiving day with oysters IN every
style.
We have received 8 pressing invitation TO
dine at our regular hash houses on Thanks
giving day.
Chicken pie, a 10 Imagination, was on the
bill Of fare Of one Of our popular hotels, one
day last week,
The fish have gone into winter quar- tiers
ana no further danger is anticipated from
that source until spring.
Try that peach and honey at the Extra
dition. Ye local knows how il is himself,
and can recommend It.
George Crane has a fine lot Of Christmas
toys and holiday goods, which he will have
on exhibition this week.
The Benton and Martinsdale mail carrier
tried to wade the river one day last week, but
failed to make a success Of it.
sleighing parties should purchase their
whips Of L. IL. Rosencrans. It they don't
make d report il this cold air, nothing will.
Hale g Mcdonald sold, on Friday last, so
fees on the Vanderbilt lead to Nick Welsh,
for $500. This lead assays 80 OF Of silver
and rs per cent. Of lead.
It is said that on account Of the dense fog
last Sunday night several young couples who
started out with tie intention Of attending
divine service, were unable to find the
church.
The cold snap has prevented our issuing
promptly, as it was impossible to 90 clean
press work with less than ten hours hard
work on the part Of two coal stoves. -
warming the printing machinery.
Joe. Foster has returned to his chair at the
Palace Parlors, and the young ladies Of flown
arc. declaring that the improvements ID the
looks Of their gallants last Sunday evening i
due to the fact that they are shaved q Smith
s. spaulding's.
The Deadwood pt07zeer says that south O
K j line drawn through Fort Meade there were
81. 900 cattle, and north Of that Inc there
we're at least $4,000 more. Stock raiseys
have come To the conclusion that cattle car
i've and thrive wherever the bal1alo foatna.