The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-11-09

Superintendent Houk purchased a black
team this week from Lewis Hoffman for 1915.
for the stage line. He also bought four
good horses from jim NcDeYitt.
There will be a spelling match at the
grammar room Of the Benton school next
Friday afternoon, and the public is cordially
invited by the teachers and pupils to attend.
There was a very select free lunch ten
dered some of the srounders'' last night at.
Preston's saloon By Windy" the gentle
manly bartender. But the boys didn't par
take.
ID. w. McCulluln, Of Fort Conrad, informs
as he has had eleven good horses stolen dur
ing his stay up North. And now he watches
his animals every night to make himself safe
against loss.
Two hundred boxes of apples are en- route
from Helena for Benton dealers. Sixty were
received Saturday night, Messrs. Crane &
Green, Frank Bucksen and Max Kabaker
each receiving twenty cases.
We were led into the error Of stating last
week that Captain John W. Dewey was sur
veying and plating Roosevelt's addition to
Benton, when it was Col. Donnelly who ex-
ecuted the work and in good style, too.
We regret exceedingly TO announce the
death Of the infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Price, the birth notice of which only
appeared last week. The parents haYe the
sympathy Of all in their sad bereavement.
The Mastodon bones and their exhibitor
are at Butte. Benton will probably escape
the infection suffered by several Of her sister
cities, and from this fact we can draw some
| consolation for being an isolated burg.
The prospects are that from this time
henceforth until gentle spring puts in an ap-
| pearance there will be numerous occasions
in Benton when youth and pleasure may
meet and chase the hour with flying feet.
Kennedy hall fills q long felt want.
Coal oil has taken q jump from fifty to
seventy-fye cents q gallon and from five to
six and q half dollars 9 case. The article is
q little sca1ce in the market and our dealers
propose to profit thereby. Frank Hughes
picked up thirty cases aboutsan houv before
the rise as q matter of speculation.
Mr.. L. 81. Rosencrans, the pioneer harness
man, received q large invoice Of new goods
this week. In the miscellaneous lot we no.
ticed a big stock of sleigh bells Of every
conceivable kind. It will not be long until
the demand for these goods will be brisk
and Mr.. Rosencrans can certainly suit the
most fastidious taste.
The movement Of freight trains has been
exceedingly active the past week and our
merchants are receiving plenty Of goods.
But ssthat paper OF ours" which has been at
Clagett o month has not shown up. We
will have it soon, however, and then we will
resume the publication of the ~ssneatest news
paper in the Territor y"
Goods for the new store Of Davidson g.
MOf6tt, Of Benton, are beginning TO arrive
from the East and are being sent on to Ben
ton. These gentlemen have a fine new brick
store at Benton nearly completed and expect
to open in a couple Of weeks. The store is
a branch house Of A. J. Davidson's harness
and saddle establishment here.-Independent.
Messrs. T. G, Roosevelt s. Co have pur-
chased Of Murphy, Neel & Co. their entire
stock Of furniture, and the latter house will
not hereafter handle that line Of goods.
This purchase has added a very large ADD
fine stock Of goods to that Of Messrs. Roose-
felt 8 Co., and will give Murphy, Neel s.
Co. an opportunity to display their regular
lioe Of goods to a better advantage.
The Glenaive correspondent of the Bis
marck Tribune has the following in regard
to the Judith mines: ssThe excitement re-
gardlng the mines on the MusslesheIl, near
Fort Maginnis, Isl the increase, and all re-
ports are favorable, This is about the right
time Of year for q stampede. This is the
point to outfit, and we believe adventures
will reap their reward.
The passiv We members Of the band are re-
specially invited to pay up promptly when
their little installments are due. The boys
have to pay their instructor and they can not
be expected TO wear themselves out blow
ing and at the same time meet all the ex-
penses. The band is a credit to our town
and the sweet strains, 50 to speak, should not
be permitted to anguish for want of funds.
Mr.. Geo. Samples train Of eight teams
arrived recently loaded for 4. @. Power g
Bro. Five Of the teams are now loaded for
the Judith and the remaining three will re-
frrn e,nntv tO Cow Island ea fter freiphf for