The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-01-26

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to the advertisement of W. @. Dexter, in another col
nmn. MI. Dexter will have two machines in opera
ton next season, and viii be thus able to accommo-
date every one.
MI. /. o. Trent brought into town yesterday l2oth)
81. 600 in gold bullion from the Belmont mne. Tom
my Cruise sent in $1,000, also, from the Drum Lum-
mond. Both amounts were purchased by L FL. Hersh-
field & IL
The following agricultural patents have been re-
ceived at the u 8. Land Office at Helena: Lewis
Clemens, Heirs of Benjamin Filter (deceased), Wyllls
A. Hedges, AdoIph Lester, Edward McNeany, Vim.
Owsley and David F. simms.
It was reported in town yesterday Csth) that Major
T. D. Pease and others recently entered into contract
with the proper authorities to grade one hundred
miles of the Northern Pacific road, from Glendive up
the Yellowstone ~va|ley.-Couriez.
The organ that was purchased By subscription some
two years ago for the benefit Of the Union Sunday
School, has been donated by he subscribers to School
District No. j, for the benefit of the school children,
now that the Sunday School no longer exists.
August C. Beckman has removed his harness and
eaddlery shop from Front street to his new brick ON
Franklin, between Baker and Power streets. He has
q full stock in his line, and parties desiring any thing
Of the kind should call on him at his new stand.
y Along with the late installment Of the "beautiful'
comes Wackerlin with the same old story, that he has
Just a few stoves left, which he is anxious to dispose
Of before the advent Of gentle spring, which he now
expects will putin an appearance in a few da Us.
. Chas. Buckman's teams started, en- the 2sd, for the
Coal Banks, where they will load with coal. 1t is just
possible, but hardly probable, provided we have good
weather from this OF, that some of us will be able TO
rnfroin FROM faIinp IOun al1r coal atDvnS nntirplv
The enterprising firm of Storer s. Storer, never idle,
have been filling contracts for putting up ice, and have
filled ice-houses for Sullivan g Hill, W. s. Wetzel and
j. J. Kennedy. They have put up, altogether, about
$50 tons, and lave, we are told, done it in ~drst-class
shape. MM
Wetzel's clerks want to know if ye local means to
insinuate that the matinee spoken Of in the last issue
Of the RIVER PRESS comes off at q. m. or not, We
are not positive IS to the exact hour, but, judging by
what we know of Wetzel's clerks, we think that hour
is about the correct time.
j Tom Martin. who came in from Lepley & Kings
Gbury's ranch on Arrow creek, last week, reports that
not as many cattle have died as might have been ex-
pected from the severity of the late storm. The re-
cent chinook exposed q good deal of grass, and cattle
can pick up considerable feed now,
= Flanagan is arranging for a very decided
improvement in the post Office here. He has ordered
100 new lock boxes and 200 call boxes, and will moye
the Office back, taking up the rear part Of the store.
This will give q great deal more room, and facilitate
in q great measure the business of the Office.
= A Helena girl received the following missive from
her fellow, to whom she had sent q pair of her own
slippers, By mistake, IS a Christmas present:
'If those slippers were for me,
And I'd want a boat,
. 1t would be easy, don't you see,
To get into one and float"
During the recent storm a number of the ca tile on
the Marias and Teton were driven before it to the
vicinity of the Coal Banks On the Missouri. A num-
Der of the stock men left Sunday morning to endeayor
to drive them back to the ranges, but if unsuccessful,
will be obliged to leave them where they are until the
spring opens.
Robt. Blankenbaker, of the firm of Frederick g. Co,
sheep growers, whose flock is located between Belt
creek and Sand Cooley, was in town this week, and
tells us that their sheep are doing exceedingly well.
They have only lost five head ont Of a band of about
{, 400, though there has been considerable loss in other
bands, which goes to show that Bob is a mighty good
%rustler.
New post Offices should be established at Reeds
place on Big Spring creek. on the Maginnis road. and
at the Smith & Cashier Coal Banks. We are told that
q post office at the first named place would acconnmo-
cate at LEASE fifty people now, a number which will be
largely increased when spring opens; and there are as
many as one hundred within a radius of ten miles
from the latter place.
We received by Mondays mail three anonymous
communications from Sun River, which are respect
fully declined. In the first place they are too purely
rarSOuaI in #charartar and in fha anccnd rIaca tho fort
Of their being anonymous precludes their publication.
lish communication from parties who refuse to give
their names, q rule from which we cannot deviaye.
There Is no trouble about the foot-log now, saws The
The babbIing little brook is locked il the etill, cold
embrace of winter, or in plain English, is frozen to the
We would advise the young man, if he does not care
to have his heels fly from under him while crossing the
frozen brook, to put something on them to prevent
We would tar. Tumble7
The Episcopal church services are not attended "a
they should be, and the lukewarmness of the support
and encouragement accorded in the way of attendance
is not creditable to the citizens of Benton. Last Sum
day the Rev. Mr.. Blackiston preached two excellent
sermons to nearly empty benches. The choir is a
credit to the town, and its efforts to complete the SER
vices are deserving of high appreciation.
tom, DEAR, said a Benton girl to her lover, q few
evenings since, sdo you know that your visits remind
me of 8 successful newspaper? ~ mo, Julia, darling;
do they; and why :" because they commenced
weekly, then ~semi-weekly, then tri-weekly. and now
they are daily with a Sunday supplement-" eyes,"
said Tom, sbut you mustn't let others copy from me- z
and he proceeded to exercise the privilege Of the
press.
Adevout ]ady-Mrs. Alice Williams, of Alpine, Mich
lgan-cut her tongue nearly ont with a razor, on the
10th inst, because she felt it her duty TO make a sacri-