The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13
THE RIVER PRESS

TO benton and will be loaded exclusively f
/: G, Baker & Co.
Those IN search of a genial host, q goo
table and line Accommodations generally, wi
ind the same at the Chotean House, whic
travellers should not forget.
We acknowledge g call from Col. DeLacey
the veteran Montanian, whose store Q
Renaissance OF this country dates back
quarter OF a century, and would be, if col
lated the most interesting history Of th
country that could be furnished.
we regret to announce the death of Mrs
harris, the estimable wife of our fellow
toWnsman, Howell Harris, which occurred
few days since at Deer Lodge, where til,
lady was visiting relatives. The deceased
was q loving wife, q good Christian, and MIR
Harris and Mrs. McDonald-husbend anc
sister OF the lady-has the sincere sympathy
their large circle of friends and ~acquaint
ances.
Dutro, keilhauer & Co. will hereafter con
tract to put in rock, laid up in the wall at the
same price per cubic yard that brick is fur
nished for, and this would include cut and
and finished trimmings for windows and
doors. The only difference, therefore, in
the cost of building with this stone over
brick, would be that o thicker wall would be
required with the stone. This is an import
ant addition to our stock Of staple building
material.
Miss Douglass, not satisfied with the num-
erous examples afforded by the victims of
coal oil experiments, tried the plan of pour
ing some from g. half filled can into a dilato-
~ stove, when the accumulation Of gas (Which
fortunately had left the CAM ig-
nited, and the flame shot out from the
stove SO rapidly and yiciously that she was
considerably burned. Her escape was al
miraculous.
It affords us much pleasure TO call the at
Of our readers to the advertisements
Of men who are thoroughly up in their husi-
Desss, and this we are able to do in speaking
Of Lorey & Meinhart, painters of Helena.
They are not only first class painters, but are
really artists, as an inspection Of the paintings
IN the walls of their Work-room will testify.
Eney do all kinds of work, and their sign
is unexcelled in the country. They
give prompt attention to orders from q dis
|nce, and we hope to see them patronized.
Storer s. Storer have had their backyard
n full blast Cor q couple OF weeks, and theig
ard has 8. capacity, without the machines
which they will have in operation in a few
weeks, of 10000 per day. With four pits,
nd o largely increased drying yard, and
wenty men, they are in shape to keep ahead
t the demand, even though large. Their
rick are equal to the best, and they have al
eady contracted for sufficient to keep them
usy to their utmost until their machines are
] position, when they can supply 40, 900 per
az.
Last Wednesday evening, about $50
the citizens of Benton were startled
Y q cry Of fire, and in 8 few moments a
Irge crowd had assembled by the scene Of
xpected disaster at the Overland. The fire
first discovered by the Waterman Of the
Ill, and had only begun to make its appear
nee. Mr. Rooney, being the FIRST IN the
round, displayed sufficient presence of mind
throw some blankets over the fame and
lus smother it, so that 9 bucket of water
prevented what must, in a few mo-
lents more, have been a disaster, not only to
&c hotel, but to the entire block Of wooden
that have apparently no other fate
efore them than 10 make a sensation for the
ewspapers andsa terror to those doing bust
ess in it. We have never seen o place
an efficient hook and ladder organiza-
on would do better service.
By the way, that reminds as that some
here, hidden deeply in the m5sts and fogs Of
lings that are to be, lies nesting ina state Of
uiet s%omnolence, an entire hook and ladder
ompany, ready organized for service and
eady armed, like the tabled crop which grew
rom the sowing OF dragons teeth. and
Dmewhere, also, lies a hook and ladder out
t-perhaps at Cow Island or on the road,
My waiting till q holocaust Of flame shall
AIRY away o large part of the town, when
re presume they both will be dragged from
heir hiding places, just too late to be Of any
Sc.
q strange case Of sonnambulism has re-
emily came to light in Deer Lodge: II ap-
,ears that the local Of the New North West
lately been in the habit Of getting up in
lis sleep and walking all over the town and
a the %aeighboring hills. A few nights since