The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-03-30

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which il being much enhanced by neat ston,
trimmings.
UorL p;,l coon il ras,,n,e5 IN The Wrioh
& Edwards tunnel. which was suspended
couple Of months ago on account of some
financial difficulty which has recently beer
settled.
wo~n - mo row ia;, u;l, he bao,n nex,
week by Mr. Wilton, the contractor. It viii
be 38x56 in dimensions with an 1S-foot cell.
ing. and contain six cells for males and one
for females.
Ioho Gambia bas ! )aroe lot of annles
which are in first class order, and which he
is selling at retail away down. The day OF
apples will soon be gone, and you should try
them forthwith.
The quiet of Benton on Monday afternoon
was something supernal, the only excitement
being caused by Dir. Wacker]in in pounding
q large piece Of sheet iron IN front Of his
hardware store.
The Rowe Bros. made q f1attering offer for
the piece Of property between the houses OF
Jos. Baker and ar. james conrad. Inns IS
the best evidence OF feai estate Doom we nave
yer chronlcled.
Remember that Murphy, Neei & Co., are
the only agents Tor the genuine Jas. M.
ODonalu' que hlooon y. =. WHISKY, anu
that you can ouy IL oI tnein cheaper 'han OF
any mouse ii Mon1ana.
"E. H. Taylor, Jr., & Co.." and Hume"
handmade sour mash WHISTLES, the finest and
purest goods mace ID inc Ohlteu otates, AZ
murphy, Neel @ Co. 9 az" store' colnef ~
Front ana benton sfee1s.
1t would be well for ranchmen and freigh-
tiers who contemplate buying wagons this
spring TO call at e. G. Power & Bro, and
examine their immense stock' OF Wnlch they
nave inc largest 10 montana.
Storer s Storer to-day begin their brick
making operations. They have 9 large force
of men, and will be obliged to work
them hard to supply the demand, The first
~ VIZ o5 1p@uo 80 - -" no'e1'
L. A1 SAoV ANSS go ~SS1 '@s0 tS y
tenacity as a polar bear embraces the North
Pole. Another batch Of spring poetry, how
ever, will probably induce the winter king to
unlock his cold letters. -Augnt Courier.
The base ball fever has set in, and our
young men are practicing how far they can
twist . ball out Of 8 tangent line in pitching,
and how close they can take them from off
the bat without breaking their fingers. Foul,
out!
Dr. Turner and Chas. Powell had several
horses stolen two weeks ago last Sunday
which were found and returned. Tuesday
the same horses disappeared again, and ltl !
presumed that tney were stolen oy me same
Indians 70 both instances.
One Of the employees Of this office met
with a serious accident "a Saturday last By
his hand caught in the job press,
MASKING badly three OF his fingers on the
hand. Under the sklllful management
me ooctor zoe Wouno are 'ast recovering
The roads are getting SO good that several
trains have loaded and started out this
week for Helena, Ft. Macleod, Judith Basin,
Barker and other places. We can safely say
the freighting season has fairly opened and
I bids fair to be the most extensive one ever
The business OF y. y. hennedy has been
closed out by his creditors, and MS affairs
are in nrnGnaG of settlement. which will re- |
luire until the close OF the week, when the
business will DC reopened At the old stand
1nder 8 new management, which WILL, we