The Benton weekly record., 1881-12-15
The tract Of dfty-two acres Oh the hill
which Is set apart for q new cemetery Is to

The tract Of dfty-two acres On the hi
which is set apart for q new cemetery is
t be put under fence at once.
Mr.. q. s. Johnson, formerly teller |
: the First National Bank In Benton,
back again IN his old position as teller
: the Merchants National In st. Paul. H
will only remain there till spring and Will
then return to Benton.
The Hon. J. S. Dennis, father Of Mr.
O. G. Dennis, Of Benton, has accepted
the position Of Land Commissioners fo
Canada. The salary attached to the posi-
| ton is $lO, 900 per year. His office involves
. residence in England.
James Brown returned from Poplar
Creek last night. He saysthat he left Tom
Bogy, the manager of Power & Bro. 4
store there, dangerously ill with some
pulmonary difficulty. This is sad news for
Toms many friends in Benton.
The thermometer has been below zero
just twice since Oct lst. land notindecently
cold on those two nights. Down the river
near Berthold ithas been 81 deg. below, land
for nine consecutive days the mercury did
not show its head above the zero mark,
The snow is from four to fourteen inches
in depth there.
Mr.. 2. Fl. Donovan, of Fort Hawley,
who is stopping at the Overland Hotel,
tells us that the buffalo are thick about the
mouth Of the Musselshell The traders in
that vicinity are much exercised over
rnmor that the troops are TO be sent down
to round up the Indians, and move them
across the line, thus spelling their
chances for a large harvest of robes. The
Indians are Crees, and have been behaving
we'll.
The miners Of the Barker District are
under many obligations to Hugh Nc
Quade, of the Helena Independent, for the
interest he has taken in obtaining mail
service and post-offlce for them at the
mines. He obtained the names of
several prominent officials and other public
men as endorsing the petition sent him to
be forwarded, so that, thanks to Mr.. Nc
Quade, it has gone to Washington strong
ly supported.
We have 1t from trustworthy sources
that 4 weekly paper is to be started at Fort
Macleod next: spring. The press has al
ready been ordered, and an early boat will
bring it to Benton. A gentleman named
Woods, we'll known in the Macleod coun-
try, is to be editor and proprietor. A
newspaper in that country will be of {
value In making known the (
resources Of the North West Territory
with which as yet only few are acquaint- t
ed.
rom Tuesdays DAILY. 1
The Frontier Club gives it's second hop
o-night.
Both ferry boats have stopped running :.
IN account of ice iii the river.
Ihe thermometer registered three de-
srees below zero last night. This is the
irst time the mercury has been below zero
,nce November 18th.
If anyone has any lingering doubts :
bout the ability Of this Benton country to
aise wheat, heahas only to see the sample
ef5 at our office by Tom Lacy, of the =
honkin. u
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Sam Spaulding is about to start for =
White Sulphur Springs to see If their !,
'atera will not cure the rheumatism :
5hich has laid him up SO long. Duke a.
'uetreuille has leased spaglding's barber >,
hop during his absence. =, y
Mr. Peter Fehrenbach is in Benton. He n
as lately been engaged in opening upa Il
oal vein discovered by him on Otter II
reek, about half mile below Mann's m
snch. The vein ts about five feet in el
liekness at present. It promises to in Of
ease as it is entered further. "
An absurd rumor was on the street to- st
~ to the effect that case Of small Dox sa
ad broken out in Benton, in the family of m
me half-breeds. It is almost needless to st
eny the truth of the rumor which is total eli
without foundation. The rumor pre- ar
ills in the country also, as private letter pr
forms one Of our citizens. By
Michael Worley reports that as he came
wards Benton yesterday, party of IN
ans going south with some horses cross
the Missouri river near Portage Coulee,
low the Falls. There were no women
the party, and this fact gives rise to
splclons that the Indians are on a horse va
Ealing expedition. We warn rancl1lnen an
look well to their horses. sn
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