The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-07-13

i Week tldG MISS UGInlG W1St Nv 80 80 10S1f
lent Of the necklace and cross awarded 70
the most popular lady at the Catholic festi-
val.
Fort Benton is to have q physician IN the
person of DR.. Thomas e.. Peasants, who is
said TO be a young man of great learning and
skill. and very successful in his practice
Herald.
II. Van Hale has rented the Occidental
saloon, and Nick Welsh, the late proprietor,
will devote his whole energies to digging the
shining metal out of the bowels Of the earth
at the Barker camp.
For fancy groceries, canned fruits and veg
| tables Wetzel cannot be excelled. A COM
plete assortment of both the States and Cut
ting's celebrated brand Of California fruits
on hand. Call and seei It.
The new jail is beginning to loom up. The
foundation is completed, and the masons are
| now at work on the walls. It will not be
many weeks until the Jail birds can be trans
ferred to their new cage.
An important little lady boarder was duly
registered at the Centennial hotel on the 9th
inst. She weighs in the neighborhood OF
nine pounds, and Papa Culbertson IS doing
as well as could be expected.
The ferry boat Of Messrs. Lynch & Flint
has resumed business at the old stand. The
boat broke away one day last week and
ioated down the river a short distance, but
no particular damage was done.
Miss Katie Putnam will try Helena again
On or about the 18th inst. Katie is a very
clever little actress, but there is such q thing
as wearing out the patience Of even such sub
missive people as dwell at the capital.
The school board taxes the dramatic COM
panies 800 a week for the use Of the house.
This week and next they will thus secure
5000. which money will be used in having q
fence erected around the school house.
III. o.. Wackerlin s. Go. have received 9
large supply Of wood rakes, grain cradles,
garden hoes, barbed wire, ice cream freezezs
and water coolers, and a complete assort-
ment of cook stoves of every description.
". J. Minar, Gus Senieur and DIR. Kelly
went down the river to meet the Butte. They
succeeded in meeting the boat but had the
pleasure, nevertheless, Of walking back
home thirty miles. Maybe they were not
mad.
The Fort Logan reservation and buildings
have been awarded to Judge Gaddis, that
gentleman being the highest responsible bid
der. The price paid is s4,525, and the
Judge recently received his deed from the
Secretary Of War.
AL. Lester and John Lahey returned from
Fort Maginnis last evening and report thai
place az assuming the appearance Of . mill.
tary post. It IS thought the troops will be
occupying their new quarters before The
beautiful covers bill and vale.
Say Montana is not a fruit growing Gun
try, will you? Dir. Rufus Payne planted
out some apple trees IN his lot this spring.
and one Of them il now bearing 8 thrifty
looking apple. Can the favored fruit grow.
ing regions Of the States beat that
Mr.. Il. A. Milot, Of Dearborn, formerly
Of Sun River, was in Benton last week buy:
ing a large stock Of goods for his store at the
former place. While here Mr.. "a. dropped
into the sanctum Of the RIVER pRsss ane
left all order for a large amount Of CONNER
cial work.
o. a. Peterson. of GleldiYe, challenges
any man ia Montana 70 engage with him IN
high kicking contest for the championship o.
the Territory. We don't know but there arr
some sshigh kiekers" in Benton who nigh
pick up the glove Fir. Peterson throws down:
and with success.
The band instruments returned % tht
Butte and Ii d few days the boys viii organ.
ize and proceed with the necessary practice
There are twelve pieces, but as several Of tbf
members are cid musicians it will not be
many weeks until Benton long felt want
a band-Wil be supplied.
Messrs. Ciane & Green have just received
an invoice. OF the sscntario," q handmade
cigar, long Havana filler, that is not surpas.
sed il the market, Try one, and be con
WINGED that they are frst-class. They have
also q large assortment Of other brands tina
are enjoying a deserved popularity.
T. J. Todd 6 Co. have arranged theil
mammoth stock of fine wines, liquors an
cigars very handsomely, indeed, and tht
store now resembles IN Eastern Wholesal
house. The firm carry 8 very heavy stock
and Messrs. Todd and Macdonald are work