The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-07-13
THE RIVER PRESS

We'zel has now opened over thirty differ
ent kinds Of chewing tobacco-the finest as
sortment ever shipped to Benton. tie has
also on hand the following brands OF cigars !:
Wetzel's Favorite, The Faultless, aud the
Belle of Benton. Call and examine this stock
before going elsewhere.
Superintendent Foss, of the Clendennin
Mining and Smelling Company, has en-
ployed every man in the Barker district who
is willing to get down to manual labor. Air.
Foss has all the enterprise necessary IN the
premises and he will have the smelter in full
blast before the Barkerites will realize it.
Success to him.
Mr. A. j. Faust, advance agent Of the
Plunkett combination, which has been max
ing a successful tour of the territory, is in
Benton e~ffecting the necessary arrangements
for the appearance of his company next
week. Two weeks Of sstheater every night
will be enough to last our people q long
time. Benton has never put on such metro
politan airs before.
The display Of goods at Baker & DeLori-
mer's is indeed exquisite. This week they
| make a special exhibition of German bed
spreads, Turkish towels, crumb cloth, window
shades, tides, piano covers, ladies' Shetland
caps, and ladies wearing apparel of every
conceivable kind. Nothing could be hand
somer, and the ladies of Benton should drop
in and see the display of goods, even if they
do not wish to purchase. All will be well
coined.
The New England mining district con
tinues to loom up. Prospecting is going on
there at a vigorous rate and a few claims
have been filed for record at the Office of the
County Clerk this week. The specimens Of
ore brought in are pronounced rich by ex-
perts and the prospects are that the New
England District will be one Of importance
soon. As the mines are so near to Benton
our citizens should render whatever aid is
possible to secure their development.
The report of the lynching of Jones in the
Judith country is confirmed and if the r1-
mors Of his exploits there are true he got no
more than he deserved. When the reader
understands that this is the same Jones who
was given short notice to quit Benton last
winter for killing cattle in Arrow Creek val
lev he will not have much sympathyfor him.
Lynch law is Of course greatly to be depre-
Gated, but when the victims arc monsters OF
the Stewart and Jones stripe good citizens
need not be greatly exercised over the az
fairs.
The RIVER Pass forgot to make mention
Of the fact last week that a bouncing boy d
nine pounds put il an appearance at thu
home Of Mr.. and hrs. ". Fl. Todd, on the
3rd inst, It came within one of being {
Fourth-of-Julya but its advent was duly
and patrioticlY celebrated On the 4th, never
theless. As Mr.. Todd is, and has been eve
since, the happiest man in town, the sin Q.
omission on the part Of the PREss is mex
cusable. But to make proper amends VI
promise to record the coming of the mex
little Todd-Ier on time.
The striking hoatmen at Bismarck hay,
assisted materially il retardlng navigation O
the river. And what have the strikers gaine(
BY it \? Just what they usually do IN suc}
cases, viz: a loss Of several days time and
failure to secure the increased wages sought
BY their actions they have injured thsir en-
players hundreds Of dollars, injured the mer
chants who are waiting for their goods-anf
done themselves plenty Of harm. This j
almost without exception the way IL which
strikes Terminate. and vet man foolisl
enough To take i hand ii them are foant
every day.
The following is the passenger list Of h
Butte which arrived on Monday Henr.
Fisher, j. A. Harris and wife, Mrs. 7. :
Leavit, VIM. Wilcox, Thomas Vivian, Johl
Harris, Mrs. Fleming and family 90, josef
Gibbs, Joseph Lapuint, julius lIartel, Jane
Dryer, James Osborn and family @), ". 4
Conrad, e. Fl. Davis and wife, Major W
Fl. Jordan and family %, n. S. Campbell
Robert Leayers, ". T. Leayers, James POI
tens, Geo. Anderson, Geo. OILS, RicharI
Miller, John James, Lieut.. +. Theis, HID
Upham, Joseph Kipp, J. T. Cbanbe1lin
John J. Healy, ]. <. Beidler, 7. A. Cum
mings.
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