The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-01-11
IN TOWN AND OUT.

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Sleigh-riding on her hustle.
Buffalo robes bring 81 and So and are in
active demand.
Ell. Lewis trains arrived from Fort Mac
leod on Sunday evening.
Ell. 2. Rolfe is preparing to build a neat
residence in the spring.
Quite a number of the aborigines were in
tow this week trading.
D. q. Browns teams are in from Little
Pittsburg with coal to-day.
Work continues on the new hotel and the
walls are going up rapidly.
t. G. Power & Bro s new store room will
be completed in a few days.
The last of the freight down the river for
T. C. Power & Bro. has arrived.
Steps are being taken for the organization
of a choir for the Congregational church.
The Office at Murphy, Neel d Co.'s is fin
ished and ii presents a very fine appearance.
Parties wanting coal should consult Dave
g. Brown, whose teams arrived from Little
Pittsbul G to-day.
Kleinschmidt & Bro. are closing out sew
eral lines of goods at cost. This is the time
to secure bargains.
The RIVER PRESS has almost 'caught up
on job work, and hereafter orders will re-
ceive prompt attention.
Joe Lessard sold 5000 shares of Wright &
Edwards mining stock to Col. Clendenin, this
week, for So, 500 cash in hand.
Kleinschmidt 6 Bro, offer clothing, dry
goods, notions, boots and shoes, harness and
saddles, etc. at cost to close out.
Real estate transfers have been lively for
the past ten days. Several deeds are daily
left with the Recorder for record.
Wood and coal are coming in at a lively
rate, and the prices are not unreasonable. No
fuel famine for Benton this winter.
Al. Lester left yesterday with his house
hold goods and saloon fixtures for Barker.
He will open a saloon at Hughes City.
Dave Brown is getting to be a king among
freighters. Last evening he purchased a
twelve mule team from VIM. Davidson.
Teddy Williams is doing a thriving bust
ness at Mann's ranch. He has taken in as
high as three hundred dollars in a single day.
The cattle on the range are suffering to
some extent for water, and a good fall of
snow would now be hailed with delight by
stockmen.
MIR. j. A. Kanouse has about completed a
neat and substantial brick residence, just
south of /. G.. Baker & Co. store, facing
the alley.
who has just opened a restaurant on the cor
ner of Main and Bond streets, in Mr.. Stock
ing's building.
John W. Power has a gay and festive cut
ter, just received from the States for his own
use and behoof, which he will dispose Of at
a liberal discount.
A. X. Yerkes, a Miles City printer, has
moved On to Coulson, mt as soon as the
boom reaches that place will begin tbs publ
cation of a newspaper.
Surprise parties are not as popular with
some of our Benton youths as they were a
few days ago. Hereafter they will not take
any member of the family into their conf
dence.
The land case of Miss Middendorf VS.. John
Neubert is being heard by Judge Tattan.
The testimony saken will be forwarded to
the Land Office and a decision rendered by
the Register.
On Sunday evening, at the residence OF
Mr.. William Rowe, Lee Smith and Mrs.
Mary Bohan were united in the blissful
bonds of matrimony. The RIVER Press
offers its congratulations.
The pleasing intelligence, given elsewhere,
that two post Offices have been established at
Barker, was first learned in Benton yester-
day, Mr.. T. e. Collins having received q let
ter from Delegate Maginnis to that effect.
The boats of the Power line, with the ex-
ception of the Black Hills, are at Bismarck
and at the earliest possible moment will Lad
for Benton and start up stream. 1t is safe to
say they viii. put in an appearance here not
later than April 10Th.