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

Parties who are DESTROYS of twisting their
ANGLES out of joint, or breaking their heads,
should go to Wackerlin's and buy q pair OF
those late style New York Club Skates.
Ladies and gentlemen will be supplied with
all styles and prices. Try them and give the
surgeons q lift.
AS will be seen by a notice in another col
umn a special meeting of the Boardot Tradeis
called for Saturday evening next. 1t is ex-
pected and desired that all members Of the
Board will be present, as the meeting will be
a very important one, and business OF
much moment to the interests Of the town OF
Benton will be considered.
Any Of our Benton subscribers who pre-
fer calling at this office for their paper rather
than at the post office can now do 50 and get
them without any trouble. We have fitted up
a lot of pigeon holes for this especial purpose
alphabetically arranged, and convenient for
the public, and parties who desireit can get
them themselves or we will be glad to wait
on them.
A fire broke out in the store occupied by
Rosencrans & Klaue and Franklin q Hum
bert, in the old st. Louis Hotel building, Hell
ena, Monday night, and burned several
buildings before its progress could be checked.
Considerable loss was sustained, and Mr.. ii.
A. Shultz, whose store was destroyed, was
burned to death while trying to save his
property.
Evans, Hale 6 Go. sent out this week a
large supply of provisions, etc., to their men
on Shonkin creek. This company are push
ing vigorously the work Of cleaning that
creek and getting out the cord wood to float
down in the spring. The creek is nearly
cleaned out now, and they have between 500
and 900 cords of wood already out. They
are working a force Of 81 choppers. The
enterprise of this company is a very com
mendable one, and ell Benton unites il wish
ing it had been started a yearsooner.
The Lynch 6 Conway lode, in the Barker
district, is being rapidly developed, and the
indications are of the most favorable charac-
ter. They have a shaft down IS feet, and
are working on a vein Is inches wide, of
galena and carbonate, and the vein is widen
ing at the rate of an inch to each foot Of des-
cent. There is two feet and one-half of
ledge matter on this lode which is of GER
tain richness, the degree of which cannot be
determined from the want Of q practical as
sayer. The Barker is looking splendid,
showing a vein over 6 feet wide.
We had a very pleasant interview Tuesday
evening with Louis Hoffman, manager Of the
extensive business house of Kleinschmidt q
Bros, in this place, who has just returned
from q trip East, where, as will be seen by q
short Item IN our personal column, he seems
to have been successful in the object OF his
visit. Mr.. Hoffman visited st. Louis, various
places in Illinois, Davenport, Kansas City,
Leayenworth, and other Western cities, and
says the business men whom he met report
an increase of business last year and good
prospects for the coming season. Mr.. Heit-
man criticises rather unfavorably the treat
&4CCCIfCu % l. Ii uS VA UlS otOA
and Northern railroad and on the overland
stage road. Unaccommodating agents and
surly drivers are among the unpleasant rem
iniscences Of the return trip.
A quite amusing outcome to the late cleo
ton has been told US by our young friend, s..
Kelly, who was elected to the Office Of county
coroner. Both the Benton papers said some
thing about the workers at the polls, and in
one paragraph appeared the name of "Kelly
the Rake" Coroner Kelty's relatives in the
East got hold Of the papers, and, not know
ing better, of course got the idea that Kelly
the Rake meant Sam (Who, we wish to state
for their information, is d very estimable
gentleman and we'll thought Of in this com
munity), and wrote him a sort of ''Dutch
uncle" letter, expressing their surprise and
sorrow that he had already secured such a
name for himself in his short residence
among US. Of course this was too good to
keep, and has caused considerable Joking
among Sans intimate friends.