The Benton weekly record., 1881-12-15

full line Of boys and children's c1ofhln
OF all prices and styles, just received ]
r Hirshberg & Nathan,s.
Doe, STEEL, Of Sun River, arrived i
Town last evening and is purchasing good
for 1ls business house at Sun River.
Buy your little boys 4 suit OF clothes !
Hlrsllberg q Nathan's, as they have a ful
assortment Of them and are selling then
, low down.
Some of the citizens of Helena who hay,
lately invested IN Benton real estate arr
Messrs. Power, Sanders and Beatty. These
three gentlemen have purchased Of Ptris
Gibson his property back of the butte
known as the Llges ranch. Thirty-sis
hundred dollars was paid for it.
Messrs. Greenhood & Bobm, of the well
known Helena house, are in Benton. Tits
rumored that they contemplate removing
their Virginia City house to this place.
We hope TO see all establishment Of this
enterprising firm in Benton at no distant
time. ...
The Benton q Helena Stage Company
will run four horses this winter on a]I
coaches. Usually in the winter only two
horses pull the coaches between here and
Helena. The company is deserving of
much credit for the efforts they are making
to get passengers and mails through on
day.
From fridays Daily.
| Wood has declined in price 81 per cord.
There is good sleighing ia Barker. All
hauling is done on runners. ...--
Jim Matkins is still doing q good busi-
ness in disposing OF Gold Run town lots.
The dispute over the placer ground does
not seem to discourage people from buy
ing.
It was reported on the street to-day that
the Miles City National Bank had failed.
Ii Is believed to be a mistake. At least tel
egrams Of inquiry to Helena bring buck the
response: ''Nininger & Co. have failed
Nninger is president of the National
Bank"
Fighting Finn armed himself with a
dried apple pie at the mines the other day
and carried the war into Africa. s'Ehe
colored troops fought nobly," however,
and routed the enemy, but not without
having first received the flying pie full in
The face.
John TaMott is back again in Benton.
His tol-road up the Arrow Greek hill is
progressing satisfactorily, and even now
teams can go over it. The road is reacIledl
by bridge over Arrow creek about one
mile above the present crossing. Mr.. Ia.
Mott returns to work tomorrow.
The failure Of the wheat crop in the Eas-
tern States this year makes the demand
for Touring mill at Benton the more ur-
gent. 1t is flour from that crop which
will be brought up the river next summer.
and inasmuch as there will be compara-
lively little Oft manufactured, it will bring
high prices.
Paris Gibson returned from Barker last
night. He says good work is being done
on the road to the mines with the money
contributed by the citizens of Benton A !:
good many needful bridges have been put
IN, and the road where it leaves the bench !,
% go down into the Otter creek bottom
las been shortened and the descent rem
commence work Immediately on the High
wood and Little Willow creek hills. :. :.
At the meeting Of the Hook and Ladder !.
Company last night, the committee to re- :,
,ort upona constitution and bylaws failed ;,
O satisfy the wishes of the members in this :.
egard. It was thought best to elect the ),
officers Of the company and to
&c the framing Of a constitution and by Y
avs remain with them. Accordingly,
Ir Frank Strong was elected Foreman, .
IT.. Gus. Senieur 1st Assistant Foreman, :
nd Mr.. J. j. Murphy End Assistant Fore =
ian. Messrs. Stocking and Spencer were : :
hosen Treasurer and Secretary. a COM :
littee consisting Of Messrs. Conrad, Bren- .
an and Stocking was selected to canvass - :,
II members. :,
From three to four O'Clock this AFTER n
oon there was a spelling match at the 3
,hool house. Twas q very closely con- j.
sted affair. One BY one those who had j
lighted their spelling books dropped out !;
the ranks until at last only two contes- 81
nts remained. These were Miss Edna ~
7aterman and Miss Alice Conrad. In -
ill Mr.. Clingan put word after word 70
lem. They met each untlinchingly until Il
last It was pronounced a drawn battle.
beautifully bound copy of Aesop's Fa-
es had been offered as prize by Mr.. ~
oldberg, of Cans & Klein, and when it
rned out that there were two winners he il
,ry generously presented y second copy
the book 50 that both young ladies might u,
We something to show for long and faith
Nv studied lessons. A number of spec
tors were present. -. r.
The sheriff is in receipt Of q letter from
II. Il. R. Gage, of G:lllatin county, des
ihing a number Of horses which We're !, j.
,len last October by Indians, supposed 10 q.
Bloods, and of the same party who stole
/. Harrfson's horses from the Yellow W.
me. Ii is known fIat=the Blood Indians ol'
,ra the thieves. as Mr.. Harrison recover
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