The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-08
IN TOWN AND OUT.

week.
Drop in on Murphy & Allen and try their
fine liquors and cigars.
Go to Conway & MCabe's for q nice hot
drink this cold weather.
Helena has /, 242 persons included in the
school census under 81 years Of age.
/Twenty thousand dollars in warrants were
tpaid this afternoon by the county treasurer.
Smith & Cashier started their mule teams
ito the Coal Banks yesterday morning, after
local.
Talbert & Farmer report business good at
the Jungle, which is a f%avorite resort for the
thirsty.
Ed Brisbin changed off with Abel Far
well on the Fort Macleod mail line and came.
into Benton this trip.
We have been given to understand, on
good authority, that Benton is to have a new
drug stor in the spring.
Beckman, the harness maker, has a fine
stock of harness, saddles, etc, and a tull line
Of Mills, Leak & Co.'s gloves.
Evans's Club House was ensmalled by the
cold weather, but he continues to serve up
the delicacies Of season ust the same.
John Madden will bring in a lot of Christ
mas trees in a few days, and those wishing to
make glad the hearts of their little ones will
find him at Wetzel's store, where orders can
be left.
John Ii. Gamble has opened up in the
store formerly occupied by Tingley Bros. as
8 butcher shop and has q nice lot OF fresh
bread, pastry etc., on his shelves. Give him
q call.
Wood and coal stoves-cooking and heat
ing-are on hand at Wackerlin's. If you
have a coal stove and fuel gives out, buy a
wood stove-if your neighbors' fences are
handy to get at.
Bill Preston desires to return thanks to the
| parties who forced open the coal bin belong
ing to Mr.. Breyer one night last week. Mr.
Preston says the pole they left made the very
I best kind Of frewood.
We call attention to the new advertisement
of W. g. Jones, carpenter and joiner. Mr.
Jones has recently completed some work tor
LlG INV LII 1 R1SSs u WV S"h
his work to the people of Benton.
NJ We desire to state to the parties who visited
orr coal bin Sunday night that q key or the
same can always be found in the composing
room of this paper, and there is no real ne
l oessity for their tearing the door down to
Aget at the coal.
n Some of the ''boys" made things lively tor
o time on Front street last Monday evening.
There was a sort Of free fight for 9 while,
and several eyes are in mourning for the
ldeeds done that night. We understand that
honors are easy.
w. e. Turner is keeping a very large stock
Of toilet articles, perfumery, notions, etc.,
suitable for holiday presents. He has also
everything in the line Of drugs, medicines,
paints, oils, varnishes, and everything kept
in a 6rst-class drug. store.
During the absence of i. Ell. Rosencrans
in the East, his business will be in the hands
Of his brother, M. III. Rosencrans, who will
wait on his many customers with the same
good-natured smile which they are used to
seeing on LUIS attractive face.
The warehouse Of Murphy, Neel g Co.
on the levee, will be thoroughly refitted,
foored and plastered. and will be for rent for
public entertainments, balls, etc. The hall
will be finished and ready before the holidays
and will be found both convenient and COM
Portable.
Eugene Abbott, who arrived in own Tues
/day from Carroll, reports that the military
party who left here for Fort Maginnis Mon
day morning lost their way and got up on the
Highwood road. lit is expected that they
have managed to strike the right road by this
time, and are now all right.
Owing to . press Of job work, and disap,
pointment in getting help, we have been IN
able to get our paper out on time in the past
two weeks, but We are happy to state to our
subscribers who have borne with Us in that
time that we have succeeded at last in getting
frst-class help, and in future hope to be more
prompt.
we understand that q certain gentleman
connected with q large business house in
town is DESTROYS of finding q wholesale puT-
chaser for the kind of toys that make q noise.
In fact, if the stock is not soon cleaned out
the indications are that he will buy it up him
self and get rid Of the noise or get the pro-
prietors TO 60 in with him On the purchase il
order to allow business to go on.