The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-07-27
IN TOWN AND OUT.

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Our mild hammered Assessor is making his
rounds.
Potatoes are only three cents . pound and
plenty at that price.
The RIVER Press is assured that Benton
will have q new hotel.
and a long rest is needed.
The wool continues to come in large guam
titles. Prices range from % to IS cents.
Thermometer 100 degrees in the shade, and
everybody In Benton seeking the same local
ity.
4 case Of sun stroke is said to have oc-
cured on Monday last. Nothing very seri-
Gus.
George Nj. Harding has sold his bull team
outfit to MIR. J. G. Bourassa. Consideration
81, 100.
Pres, Lewis. brought in 1000 pounds..of
wool FOR Gillett & Weston on Sunday with
two teams.
Aab va II l4ASStAS IS |APSSooA
catch the bellies Of the Northern country
dead to right.
Rumor hath it that the kan-kan dance has
been successfully performed III town within
the past week.
There will be no service at the Episcopal
church next Sunday as Rev. Blackiston will
be absent from the city.
Messrs. Davenport, Ray & Co. have be-
tween three and four hundred bales Of wool
on the levee waiting transportation.
The Arlington Ministries are coming and
will enjoy q liberal patronage in Benton not
withstanding the show business has been
overdone here.
Dixie has won the eternal gratitude Of the
RIVER PRESS force. A lay out OF ice-cold
bottled beer on press day will do it every
time. Thanks.
3. d. Phillips has sold his ranch on Big
Willow Greek to John Thibodeau. The for
mer has located in the Judith country, near
Antelope Buttes.
The Josephine brought up one hundred
and five tons of freight for Murphy, Neel
&Co. Their freight bill was in the neigh
borhood of So, 500.
Miles City and Glendive seem to be enjoy
ing q genuine boom, and real estate is going
up rapidly. Benton's railroad boom is COM
ing in the near future.
The rumors regarding the removal Of the
river freight business from Bismarck to Glen
dive seem to be without foundation. Il
would hardly be q profitable change.
Billy Rowe saw shooting stars, Whizzing
comets and various other celestial phenom-
ena yesterday about eleven o'clock. He
stood too close to the heels of q kicking
horse.
William Foster and a party of four or five
others went to the Highwood on 9 fishing
and berrying expedition last week, and came
back with three hundred trout and several
gallons of berries.
Jim. McDevitt has put up q new fence
along his livery stable property On Main
street and has moved the same back on the
line. The improvement is q good one and
besides it brings the RIVER PRESS office into
bolder relief.
Messrs. Lynch s. Flint received the cable
for their new ferry by the Red Cloud and
will soon have the boat i'll operation. The
boys will now have Q first class ferry and
doubtless will soon enjoy their portion Of
the patronage.
A sample of wheat from the ranch Of Jim.
Rowe on the Missouri may be seen at the
Overland saloon. The wheat region Of Da-
cotan couldn't beat it and Jim has just thirty
acres like it. Now il we had a mill here to
grind the grainl
II you want a finely favored, nice smoking
cigar drop in and interview Center and
Hadley at Dixie's. They have just received
a large stock Of the famous Bare Head
cigar-all of that brand in town-and they
are splendid. Try them.
The Plnnkett constellation left for Fort
Assinaboin on Sunday and will remain there
a week or two. They happened at Benton
at Just the wrong time and hence did not re-
ceive the liberal patronage their merits war
ranted. They will return BY way Of Benton
and probably will break the long trip By
playing q night or two here.