The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-15

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ing brethren are cordially invited to attend.
F. {. ROOSEVELT, VIM.
H. ROLFE, Secretary.
IN TOWN AND OUT.
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There was a young man of Shonkin,
Who fell dead in love with a twin;
And whenever he kissed her
he found twas her sister,
This spoony young man of Shonkin.
Overcoats are out of fashion.
Go to Guthrie's for holiday pastry.
Toilet goods for sale at Flanagan's.
Ice saws, ice tongs and ice plows at Wack-
-urffiia..s.
We are creditably informed that the Benton
cake factory blew up last week.
The ssRoyal Seal" cigar, put up expressly
for Flanagan, are the very best.
Sanborn keeps on hand the best Of butch
ers' stock. Give his steaks q trial.
Ed. Keiatn brought in a load of turkeys
and chickensfor Christmas on Tuesday.
Henry kennie pulled out on Tuesday with
goods for Thos. O'Hanlon, Fort Belknap.
Try CANDLES mince pies. They are way
up and you can Gamble on it every time.
Singer sewing machines and fine jewelry
at Murphy, Neel & Co.'S, for Christmas
gifts.
Ed. Lewis came in on Tuesday from Mad
y ap3e rox@ob ~, +ha GhonH;r 1ca1nI rrsth-
grain.
VIM. Young brought in a load Of potatoes
from Highwood this week, and found ready
sale for them at 81 cents.
Johnny Murphy is all a]lonenow, and keeps
a 'sGem" Of q place. Just call on him and
try his liquors and cigars.
Call and examine the fine stock Of custom
made harness, saddles, brides, whips and
horse blankets at Rosencrans.
Dolls, all sizes and styles from the small
''charm" to the life-sized waxen daxen haired
article. Go for them to Wetzel's.
Some half breeds came in on Tuesday,
having safely crossed the river with teams
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N. Lynch, who came in Monday from the
Barker district, brought in some very rich
specimens Of ore from the Lynch g Conway
mine.
Geo. Farmer has bought jeff Talbert's in
terest in the "Jungle," and keep up the repu-
tation long ago established for that popular
house.
Steamer Montana" Capt. Nick Buesen,
with 100 tons of freight, was forced to lay up
at Cairo on her trip to st, Louis, OF account
Of ice.
Jas. McDeyitt's wood train arrived in Ben
ton yesterday. He will start to-day to fulfill
. contract to supply w. .. Wetzel with p,
900 pounds Of oats.
Storer 50 Storer have commenced work on
Power & Bros new building, and will put up
the foundation and four feetof brick before
they stop for the season.
Crane has just received q lot Of masks, and
some parties are agitating the advisability of
getting up q masquerade. He has also 9 lot
Of toys, ETC., for the holidays.
Crane requests the party who stole his bar
ometer to bring it back, as they are known.
George says q Joke is 9 joke, but that this
one has been carried far enough.
The late chinook had 9 very marked effect
on the mustache of one Of the popular young
gentlemen Of Benton. Better put it Or again,
old boy. The cold weather is not over yet.
Turner s. Wennard met with q severe loss
last week. A fine Holstein bull, valued at
5000, broke through the ice into the river and
drowned. They have also lost $3.50 worth
Of hogs.
If the readers Of 4'crossing the plains in
1865. 4 in the Husbnndman, had only known
that the intellectual pilgrimage was to have
been so soon concluded, what q T~hanksgiv-
ing day we would have had last November
25th.-INe sAort Hor,ls.
No doubt the readers Of tie -HusbGndznan
felt almost as much relieved as did the readers
of the ncorjal on the abrupt termination OF
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