The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-22

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Joseph Sullivan received a lot of new
goods yesterday which were shipped by
way Of Billings.
Chester Eaton brought in four or five
deer yesterday, and they were immedi-
ately purchased by the proprietors of the
Grand Union hotel.
James NJ. Shaw and Mrs. Rebecca
Jones, both of the Judith Basin, were
married last evening at the Pacific hotel
by the Rev. S. C. Blackiston. The RIv-
Err PRESS offers congratulations.
T. c.. Power g. Bro. have received
nearly forty tons of merchandise by way
of Billings, and there is more yet to
come. Everybody at the store is now
busy unpacking and displaying goods.
Fosters Comique was well attended
last evening. The four or five gentle
men who had the seat Of honor on the
billiard table seemed to enjoy themselves
hugely. Foster makes a rustling show
manager.
Crane & Green have had a nice large
show cabinet made which they have
placed in their store and filled with no.
tons, toys, dolls, toys, etc. They will
no doubt find it very convenient in
showing this class Of goods.
William Kirk Wood, the freighter, and
better known as missouri Bill" will
have his leg amputated to-day, at a point
a little below the knee. He has been q
long and patient sufferer from q chronic
sore that at length necessitates that he
shall lose that member. Bills many
friends will regret to know that 50 griev-
Il a misfortune has oyertaken him.
James Rowe was the only republican
at the Marias precinct, and he stood up
and contended for the rights of his party
against eighty or more, nine-tenths OF
whom were sent from Assinaboine by
Broadwater to vote the straight demo-
cratic ticket. It is probable the fellows
would have been voting for Maginnis
vet if Mr.. Rowe had not been there to
see fair play and stop repeating.
1t is estimated that from four to five
thousand tons of coal would be consum-
ed annually in Benton if it could be pur-
chased at reasonable figures, so as totake
the place in Is large measure Of wood.
With such a demand as this, it seems to
us that it would be a profitable invest
ment to construct 4 tramWay on horse
railway to the nearest mine, a project
that has been suggested by some OF our
citizens. Certainly something must be
done, and that quickly, to solve the Ben
ton fuel problem.
The editors of the PRESS, since the
election, are too discouraged to make
any reply TO the Records articles -"
-Rec0Td.
If there has been anything in the ed
itorial columns Of that paper within the
last two months which deserved the
name of article, it must have been in
some issue that the public has never yet
seen. Still, we hatter its self-styled ed
itor once in a while by noticing it suf-
ficiently to show up some of its absurd
tiles, though now and then there are
things in it which respectable people
cannot notice. When these appear we
are filled with pity for the man who is
SO sadly afflicted, and compassionately
pass them by unnoticed.
1t now looks as though Waterman
would beat his opponent in three coun-
ties out of the four comprising the third
judicial district. In Lewis and Clarke
and Jefferson he has q sure majority in
Meagher Maginnis is only III ahead of
Botkin so far as returns have been re-
ceived in Helena, which do not include
Big Spring Creek, Utica, Philbrook,
Stanford and other precincts which are
all expected to give republican maiori-
ties. Waterman was 50 ahead Of Botkin
in the Barker precincts, and leads him
in several others, which would bring
him ahead Of Johnston. We are told
that Stanford and Utica both gave good
republican majority, which, if true,
would place Max ahead beyond a doubt.
But the Broadwater vote at the Marias,
and the graders vote OF Deep creek will
probably defeat him on the final count.
From Fridays Daily
Geo. Crane has commenced taking the
school census.