The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-03
IN TOWN AND OUT.

Lumber is coming in at a. lively rate.
Helena employs eleven school teachers.
Will there be q fuel famine in Benton this
winter
The Benton Brass Band will play in pub
lie tonight =
The new ferry of Lynch and Flint is now
il running order.
Let the steps be taken ut once to secure the
incorporation of Benton.
4 large number of new buildings will be
erected in Benton this fall.
Tom Clarey arrived with his bull train
to-day, loaded with lumber for Wetzel.
Brown and Atkinson's teams have left Hell
ena loaded with freight for Fort Mcleod.
The wood men are on the qus yive. There
will be no scarcity of fuel in Benton this win
ter.
Judge Tattan informs us that Starts pre-
liminary examination will probably be held
on Friday.
The Benton and Barker express is running
regularly once q week between the places.
Office at Wetzels.
There will be no more f%oolishness. The
new hotel will be built and this very season.
Make a note Of it.
Our hotels are crowded, and the need of q
new and more commodious hotel structure is
every day manifest.
The Plunkett Constellation will be here
Friday and Saturday evenings and should be
greeted with full houses.
The contractor has renewed work on j. j..
Kennedy's new brick on Main street, next
to Baker & DeLorimer's.
The next few years will show that the
richest mines in this country are in the Belt
mountains, adjacent to Benton.
Mr.. w. O. Dexter received a portable en-
CINE on the Josephine. He will use it during
the threshing season and afterwards to run
his saw mill.
Montana wheat is looking fine. Specimens
five feet in length and with we'll filled heads
six inches long may be seen In different
stores in the city.
A fellow arrested for drunkenness tried to
get away from Constable Scott this after
noon, but made q mistake in his man. George
soon jagged him.
Benton justly enjoys the reputation of be-
ing the best market in the Territory, and this
fact accounts for the wonderful increase in
her trade the present season.
Benton has now two fine church edifces,
the Episcopal and Catholic, almost complet-
ed. In our strife to be great and mighty
the spiritual wants will not be neglected.
The Plunkett Constellation will play here
Friday, August 9th, for two nights. It Is
positively their last appearance in Benton.
Black Diamonds is the bill for Friday night.
The scissor grinder did a good business
during the past week. He ought to be CRATE
full to the RIVER Press for G wing him SO fav-
orable an introduction to the citizens of Ben
ton.
One hundred and forty-four mechanics
bound for Fort Maginnis took passage on the
Butte at Bismarck on the Goth. They will
soon advance the new post towards compile
ton.
". 8. Wetzel & Co. have two first class
letter presses for fale. Any person wishing
such an article, indispensable in every bust
ness, should call at Wetzel's and examine the
same.
The following are the newly elected off,
GERS OF Choteau Lodge, I. o. O. f: N. G.
Sam Kelly: V. G.-J. NJ. McCabe;
1reasure-Gus. Senieur; secretary-G. B.
Parker.
Mr.. August G. Beckman has rented the
room adjoining Todd's liquor house and is
moving his stock Of harness, saddles, ETC.,
to the same. Mr.. B. Will uow have a first
class location.
Subscriptions to the capital stock Of the
Rocky Mountain railroad will be received at
the First National Bank Of Helena, beginning
August 9th. The name Of the new proposed
road is certainly an appropriate one.
The Katie Putnam theatrical outfit leaves
for thessStates on the Josephine after a fiat,
stale and improbable tour of Montana. II is
not likely they will return again soon, for
which consolation Allah be praised.
Johnny Fisher has not lost any time get
ting into business again, as will be seen BY
his new cad" in this Issue. He has fitted up
hall in neat style, and will have his !
grand opening tonight. The boys should
Il 70 him q good senl-off.