The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-29
IN TOWN N OUT.
y. e. STEVENS,
LOG4L EDITOR

IN TOWN AND OUT.
When Blinkey is alone without his grammar,
Or uses French without a lexicon,
Hei Is just as sure to make some break or other
As he ever tries to use a Gallo bon.
In his spelling, too, he shows he's sadly lacking,
For in his effort, made the other day,
He vainly wrestled in his weekly clacking
With the French mot known as recherche.
To believe the Records writer we are willing,
That his ways to us do not result from spite;
For as servant, he must do his masters bidding,
Or defy him in his arrogance and might. ]
ReAerc1e! Oh, Oh! ]
Handkerchiefs are in demand in Benton al
present.
We are pleased to see our friend Farmer
on the streets again.
Thomas P. McElrath has assumed editoral
charge Of the Yellowstone Journal again.
z. Ell. Hughes and L. G. Leavitt arrived
from the Barker district Tuesday evening.
The Short Horns begin to pattern after us in
the way of q Personal column and Notes OF
News.
Foster set out d dinner for his patrons on
Christmas day which could not be beaten ia
the country.
Some Of The best Tom and Jerry you ever
tasted is that served up by Brennan & Fisher
at the Eureka saloon.
Helena people have been luzuriating in a
suit about a turkey worth 81. The county
paid $117.5 0 for the luxury.
A mild type Of measlesia prevail ent in Hell
ena. We don't let the capital get ahead Of us
in this, and have got it here, too.
The communication of J. Byrd is unavoid-
ably crowded out by lack of time and space,
ithayiing reached US very late. ~
y Coal is SO scarce in and around our town
that young people engaged in counting have
to sit on each others laps to keep warm.
WA. Floto, q frst-class druggist from
Chicago, arrived last week, and has taken a
position in the drug store Of NJ. A. Flanagan.
During the recent cold snap one of Ben
tons merchants kepthis store warm by burn
Walnuts and it made q most excellent fire,
though, we should judge, a rather expensive
one.
Dancing parties are becoming frequent in
Benton. There were W given New Years
eve., one on Main street, next door to the
Court House, and another in a building on
the levee. .z@@.>
The New North West is coming to US look
ing clean and brilliant in new type and care
full press work, and is still maintaining Its
old-time eminence among the papers Of the
Territory.
Three trains belonging to Ben Mcllahan,
Charles Buchanan and John Caruthers came
in from Maginnis yesterday, loaded with dried
meats, q few robes, and other articles Of a
like character.
Geo. Hill, a machinist Of twenty years
experience, is prepared to repair sewing ma
chimes, locks, etc. Orders can be left at l..
H. Rosencrans', Mrs. Beckman's, or by post
al r dthrough the post office. -
In the late cold spell the thermometer, at
Signal Service office in this place, registered
50 below zero, while the one at the Military
Hospital marked sd below, but a matter of
5 degrees did not amount to much just then
~ Nj WIZ WSAC SOuipCAiCu ~ Nc OuG.
The recent storm delayed tie mails so, hu-
mans not being able to face it, that up to
eight o'clock Friday night the mail which
was due here Tuesday afternoon had not ar
rived. We think it will not take Billy Rowe
long to catch up though, now that the gentle
chinook has arrived.
There is some talk Of 8 dancing school be-
ing started in Benton. Parties have taken
the matter in hand, and if twenty gentlemen
will 20 into it the services Of a competent
teacher can be secured. During the long
winter evenings more pleasant way Of pass
ing time can scarcely be found.
We would suggest to the editors Of the
Pictorial that their comments on grammatical
and classical errors il newspapers would
have more weight if they would spare more
time from their extensive law practice and
devote it to reading the proofs on their own
sheet OF get some one to do SO VINO is compe-
tent to correct their errors.
On the 51st inst, al Dillon, q half-breed
prostitute, known IS Cherokee SAL" shot
herself in the head with suicidal intent, in
hicting q dangerous wound. At last accounts
she was in a critical condition. She accused