The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-20

You can easily pick them out, as they ar
generally encountered by a book the size Of
hotel register, apencil as long as an ordinar,
rail and a pair Of gum boots stretching from
their ponderous feet to the nap Of the neck
Nothing personal, Frank, we assure you.
Inc appointment Of Amory to be deput,
district clerk of this county does not Civ
general satisfaction. Il is to be hoped tina
the young man will resign and relieve Mr.
Beattle from an embarrassing position. w
are OF the opinion that Clerk Beattie made
the appointment without due consideration
possibly upon the recommendation of some
personal friend Of the applicant.
The beautiful spring weather we are hav
ing should have q tendency to urge our PEG.
pie to active measures in the building of the
Barker and White Sulphur Springs road.
Delays are sometimes dangerous, and as thi:
IS a questlon OF vital Importance to us all,
those who have been appointed to take
charge OF the matter should be untiring il
their efforts to further the project.
The present year promises to be the most
prosperous Montana has ever enjoyed. New
and valuable mines are being discovered and
developed quartz mills and smelters are
being erected IN all parts of the Territory !:
railroads are crossing our borders. and 8
large immigration is and may be expected
We are certainly making rapid strides TO
overtake our sister States and Territories.
Our business men should unite on some IA
vorable method to induceethe large immigra-
ton, expected by river, to settle in this
county. People arriving on steamers are
nearly all Ignorant Of the really excellent To-
cations they can secure in this vicinity, and
some means should be inaugurated whereby
their attention may be called to the fine farm
ing lands and magnificent valleys with which
our county abounds.
The reception given last evening at Todd's
Hall was q very enjoyable affair. Perhaps
thirty couples participated, and dancing was
continued until nearly one o'clock this morn
ing. b managers should have appointed q
committee to receive and introduce strangers
who had been invited, without making any
distinction, as TO their position. This advice
is given in friendly way, for the benefit Of
future entertainments.
The services at the Catholic church on
Sunday last, in celebration Of the Easter fes-
tival, were notable for the splendid music
rendered by the choir. The character of the
selections and their harmonious rendition,
were both superior to anything in the musical
Inc yet attempted in Benton. It is to De re-
that the talent which was engaged in
this effort will not be retained permanently.
Two OF the singers are n~on-residents who
will soon leave us.
This Territory, now in its infancy,
offers more inducements to the immigrant
han any point in America. Both skilled
md common labor commands from fifty to
me hundred per cent. more money here than
elsewhere. The farmer can always find a
'eady market and good prices for his pro-
luce. We have thousands of acres of good,
liable land waiting for the pillow of the set
er to unbosom to him q wealth of cereals.
And our merchants, Of this section in par
furnish the stable necessities Of life
as cheap as the same articles can be
East. Montana deserves the atten-
ion she is receiving from the masses of the
EASTERN States.
The benefit of advertising were never more
trikingly shown than by the following Incl
lent. A couple of months ago . gentleman
# Emerson, Mills county, Iowa, forwarded
a advertisement asking for information re-
the whereabouts Of Samuel w. Mills,
Which adv. appeared in the RIVER PREss.
Monday we received q letter from Ft.
lacleod, stating that the party referred to
vas there, and q letter has been forwarded
. his relative to that effect. Nothing will
quail the neWspaper-penetrating hundreds
# homes and telling its story to thousands
ach week, doing its effective work with 81
ence and thoroughly.
AS We local was meandering in the lower
'art of town for items the other evening, he
vas almost startled by q deep, musical voice
nurmuring, kiss me darling, before you
o. and Immediately thereafter. occurred q
0und that reminded us Of the crack Of a
'ullWhacker's whip. Now, we have no OBJ
ection to young people smothering them
elves with osculatory performances, even
'ehind q wagon, although q kitchen Or din
room would SEEM to be o more proper
nd convenient resort, but We do earnestly
'rotest against their ssggiVing themselves
way" to every passer-by that unfortunately
it. kiss me, darling, before
5ou go!' How lovingly romantic it sound
d to US waited on the soft breeze Of q spring
vening. Hours after, as we retired to our
onely couch, those gentle, sympathetic and
owing word $ rang in our ears. kiss me,
before &c GO" How Two
igars and q bottle Of NUNS extra dry IS our
weakness old boy.
a hypocrlte IS the most d~espicable creature
Gods earth. He or she will entWine
around you with the subtlety Of q
and then, when your back IS turned,
Fill attempt to sting you with the venom Of
rattlesnake. Our attention was called to
his subject by an incident that came under