The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-04-12
THE RIVER PRESS.

DIX, received an invitation from the Com
mittee of Safety, at Bozeman, last week, to
walk out of town, and he promptly accepted.
The last heard of him he was .shoofing it.s
IN the direction of Coulson.
Ten dollars reward-Strayed from Benton.
and supposed to be in the vicinity of Sun
River Leavings, a brown horse, about ID
hands high, nc brands, one white hind foot,
saddle marks. The above reward will be
paid for information as to his certain where
abouts. Address the RIVER PRESS office.
Mr.. George P. Meinhardt, of the firm of
Lorey & Meinhardt painters, Helena, is in the
city, making the necessary arrangements to
establish a branch in Benton. Mr.. NJ. is
highly pleased with the outlook in Benton
and will at oEce open a shop here. With
out exception he is the boss brush artist of
the Territory.
It seems now that j. NJ. Powers ASSOCIATED
with Cans & Klein) will secure the mail
contract on the Benton & Martinsdale line as
we'll as the Benton & Helena route. His bid
WAS the lowest but the award was made to
Pounds because of some informality in the
formers bond. All agree that Powers will
yet secure the route.
j. M. Stone, who came in from Barker
this week, reports that there is already quite
q stampede from that camp to the Belt Park
and Montana districts. He also informs us
that the W. & E. mine looks better than it
ever has before, showing a solid vein Of four
feet. Work on the tunnel is progressing
rapidly and not many more days will be re-
quired to complete it.
Two drug stores will be opened at Maiden
vile at once, one by DR.. Will. E. Turner, Of
Benton, and the other by a Mr.. Tobin. DR..
Turner will leave for Vaudeville soon to
make full arrangements for his branch store.
He will also ship to the eastern market dur
ing the season a large amount Of high grade
ore, for which he has already contracted.
We will send to each of our Montana sub
scribers, during the ensuing week, a sample
copy of the Chicago Neaos. which paper we
are offering with the RIVER PRESS, at the
subscription price Of one paper, SIS 90 a year.
Ali who pay for the RIVER PRESS one year
in advance are entitled to the Neus, which,
as will be seen by the sample copy, is an ex-
cellent family journal. Our subscribers gen.
orally should take advantage of this offer.
We fear that a very serious blunder has
been made in the case of the Territory VS..
Michael Lynch. The prisoner is here and
grand jury in session, without witnesses.
At the preliminary trial before the Justice OF
the Peace witnesses for the prosecution
should have been subrGnaed to attend this
locked, and it is barely possible that sufficient
evidence can be had without sending to Bar
ker for witnesses, which would be a very
damaging draft on=the county's purse-string
st this time, since we have no direct road te
that place.-Husbandman.
Our Mr.. J. e. Stevens has started on the
ground up" through Choteau, Meagher and
Lewis and Clarke counties and will be alb
sent probably q month. He will make
point to call on all delinquent subscriber
and interview them as to the propriety O.
having the proper marks and figures set op
posite their names on the RIVER PRESS sub
scription book. On this subject he Cal
grow as eloquent as a lightning rod vende
and has all the sticking" qualities of a pro
fessional book fend. We deem it a matte
of right and justice that the public should b
warned and will therefore state that the onl.
way to get rid Of him is to subscribe for th
RIVER PRESS if solicited, or 'loosen up" j
be demand is of that nature. AS "Steve
will be on his old stamping ground most 0
the time it is unnecessary for us to recon-
mend him to the tender mercies Of the pub
lic-but we trust no one will abuse Or trea
in any way but the kindliest his gallant steed
.Razorblade," which is a lineal descendan
of Don Quixote's celebrated "Rosinante,
and recently imported from Spain by Do
Edward Lewis.
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