The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-06-15

The Adelphi theatre, Mills 6 Co., proprle.
tors, opened last Saturday night to q packed
house, many being forced to stand. the
hall had been thoroughly %repapered, and fur
nished with chairs and raised seats, and pros
cenium boxes added, while q neat little stage
had been built, the whole giving the room a
very tasty appearance. haley, West, Col
Inns and our old friend Tappy are allssgood in
their several lines of business, indeed, the
only fault to be found with the company is
in the limited number of performers, but
this is through no fault Of the managers,
they having been disappointed by the nom
arrival of some who had been telegraphed
men, are expected on the up-coming boats,
and their arrival will enable the management
to give q performance worthy of their neat
little theatre, and which will doubtless draw
the crowded houses which their enterprise so
we'll deserves.
Murphy, Neel & Co. have received by the
Grand steamer Dacosah,
Furniture,
Stoves,
Schuttler Wagons,
Groceries,
Liquors,
Cigars,
Dry Goods,
Buckeye Mowers,
Buckeye Mowers and Reapers,
Sulky Plows,
Walking Plows,
Milwaukee Beer,
Wines,
Oranges,
Lemons,
Apples,
Everything you want,
Cheap as the cheapest,
Largest store building in Montana,
Lowest prices.
We acknowledge a pleasant call this week
from Jonas Higgins, Esq, of White Sulphur
Springs, who is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
4. E. Collins. Mr.. Higgins is one of the
Oldest and most respected citizens OF our SIS
ter county, a merchant whose personal ana
business integrity has always merited the
esteem and confidence of his fellow men,
and one whom any country would feel hon
ored to enroll as one of her citizens. The
| gentleman is the first and one of the best
| subscribers to the RIVER PRESS, having paid
cash in advance before even tho material for
the publication of the paper was on the
ground, and he has given fresh evidence of
his satisfaction and confidence by paying in
advance for the second year, although the
first will not be out for a few months yet. II
all newspaper subscribers were like Mr.. Hig-
gins, the life of a publisher would be freer
from vexation and worry, and the papers
themselves would be improved materially.
The farmers report their crops as looking
splendid the stockmen claim an unusually
large crop of youthful bovines the quartz
sharps close one eye and smile knowingly
and then ''si-mile" another way; the mer-
chants and clerks are too busy to converse
except on business; hotel men appear happy
and Of course this indicates prosperity the
county authorities nave issued those hand
some bonds we printed and the erection of
the new Jail has commenced, the county's
guests are consequently happy new houses
and many improvements are contemplated,
all of which meet the approval of the me-
chanic and laborer our population is being
augmented by the arrival Of immigrants, cap
italists and babies, which assuredly proves
that we are healthy and prosperous parties
contemplating matrimOny need postpone the
event no longer, as you can get anything
from a trouseau to q Wash-tub, or a kitchen
stove to q cradle at our mercantile houses
Spiritus frumenti is reduced to q "bit' and
all parties can now revive their dropping
spirits once a week without plunging into
bankruptcy the undertakers are sad and the
people are healthy all nature smiles and
then it rains the RIVER Press job rooms
are rushed with work, all Of which is done
deliberately and with dispatch, our advertis-
ing space is in demand, our circulation is in
creasing with astonishing rapidly, we con-
template the erection of a building that will
make the Rec0rd block look like q hole in the
ground, and our wife is coming, and we
got a new girl, and we are still solid with
our old one. Euerythanglooks6uAy.