The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-04-26
IN TOWN AND OUT.

Lumber is Benton's greatest want at pres
ent.
The Musselshell round up party will start
on the Goth of May.
A boy baby was born to Mr.. and Mrs. 0.
Ling at the Centennial hotel last Sunday.
The Hotel Company advertises for bids
for lathing and plastering the new structure.
It is not true as reported on the street that
Buck has telegraphed a challenge to Sulli-
van.
1t is probable that the tunnel of the Wright
Edwards mine will be completed this
week.
Sorrel Mike. a we'll known Montana flyer,
cleaned the platter in the races at Austin re-
Gently.
ssRemember Milk river will doubtless be
one of the rallying cries in the next cam
palgn.
The contract for the brick work on the new
Centennial Hotel has been let to Frank
Combs.
Even Glendive not a y%earling yet, is about
to incorporate. Benton ought to blush for
her back wardness.
Leighton, Jordon s. Co., post traders at
Buford and Poplar River agency, will SOW
100 acres of oats this season.
D. g. Browne will have q train load of
coal to sell in a day or two. His teams are
now en- route from Little Pittsburg.
Mr.. T. A. Cumming is preparing to erect
a two story brick building on his Front street
property, adjoining the Centennial hotel.
Cook s. Hussey, Of Smith River valley, are
coming to the front as wool growers. They
will clip about IA, 600 f1eeces this season..
The Grand Central restaurant is now snue-
" established in the new building erected by
Mr.. Stockings, adjoining their old quarters.
The Geneva nursery agents are delivering
trees, shrubs etc, at Helena and Deer Lodge
and doubtless will soon show up at Benton.
HI. Wackerlin & Go. are tearing down
the old adobe building, corner OF Front and
Power streets, to make way for the new
block.
Madame Rumor AYERS, and who will ques'
ton her averment, that one of Benton's
wealthy bachelors is soon to become a Ben
edict. Why not
Samples train loaded with lumber arrived
this week. He will return at once for an
other load, carrying supplies to Vaudeville
on the return trip.
Messrs. McDevitt and Murphy will sow
So me forty acres of oats on their ranches
across the river and are now breaking up the
soil for that purpose.
The case of SHELTON VS.. Martin resulted il
a grand victory for the plaintiff. A frieno
at our elbow suggests something about $1(
lawyers, but we refrain.
There is a general demand for workmer
in Benton, both for skilled and unskilled Ia
borers, but upon the arrival of the boats TIT
demand will doubtless be fully supplied.
The semi.annual meeting of the ShoDkir
district association will be held in this city
next Saturday, at two and eight o'clock p. m
A full attendance of members is requested.
The HUnUO2W was d HttIo pIcViouo III Az
announcement that the brick work on tn
new hotel is completed. 1t will require 6
week or ten days yet to finish that part OF tn
work.
Mr.. Malcomb Morrow, ST., informs us tina
he expects his threshing machines on one o
the early boats. 1t is probable that he viii
have two new threshers, one for each side Q
the river.
The Main street Poster devoted half . col
umn of its valuable % space last week II
heroizing Sheriff Healy because he arreste'
two men who were fighting. Wonderful
wasn't it!
Killally & DeChamps, the pioneer mer
chants of Barker, have dissolved partner
ship, the former being now sole proprietor
Mr.. K. has added largely to his stock and ex
poets to do a big business this season.
Bob. Mills has leased the boarding hous'
at Andersonville, where Meadow & Dexter
saw mill is located, and will open out there
first class hotel. He leaves this week TO
that point with q large lot of supplies.
One side Of the adobe building on From
street, adjoining the Centennial hotel, an
the property Of MI. I. a. Cummings, tum
bled down yesterday morning during 9 sever
gale, completely wrecking the structure.