The Benton weekly record., 1882-11-09
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From Thursday Daily.
A valuable discovery Of silver quartz is
said to have been made lately in the Yicini-
ty OF Dearborn.
We understand that Mr.. Rufus Payne
intends visiting the White Sulphur Springs
soon for his health.
II. j. WackerIin 4 co. loaded James
Wells team to-day for Clagett, with 2 600
pounds of hardware.
William Young unIoaded his team, con-
ssting of four yoke Of oxen and two
wagons, at W. s. Wetzel's.
Mr.. James Walkers four-horse team
loaded at Messr8. Murphy, Neel q Co.'S.
to-day with 900 pds. Of general merchan-
disc for the Barker district.
j. W&ckerlin & Co. will load teams
for J. D. Weathe1wax with hardware, con-
sisting principally Of nails and barbed
wire, for his store at Utica.
The Masonic Lodge Of Benton expect to
have their new building completed
throughout by January 1at, provided the
weather continues favorable for that pur-
pose,
Mr.. John Galbreath came in with his
team, consisting Of two wagons and six
horses, loaded with three cords 0fcotton-
wood this morning, from his ranch on the
Teton.
The Nee brothers have completed their
contract with Messrs. Griffith & Caldwell,
contractors for the erection Of the Belt
creek bridge, for Il feet of one-inch rods,
to-day.
Major Guido ugcs, 18th q. S. Infantry,
will remain over in Benton until to-mor-
row, and has not left town for his post at
Fort Assinaboine this morning az he at
nrat intended.
Mr. Dan McCullum came in this morn
ing from his ranch on the Teton with his
four-horse team Of two wagons, loaded
with 21I cords Of cottonwood for sale in
the Benton market.
Mr.. Isaac Nee, Of the firm of Nee Broth
ers, does not get any better, and contem-
plates taking trip for his health, but is as
yet undecided in regard to it,~or how far,
Or in what direction he will 60
J.P. Lee loaded to-day at II. J. Wack-
erlin & Co.'S with 500 pounds of fine
building hardware, consisting of nails,
&C., for the new house which he is build
Ing on his ranch at Sand Coulee.
Mr. Joseph PicketC's outfit Of four Mise
yoke OK teams, of fourteen wagons, are
now loading at |. G. Baker Il Co., for Fort
Macleod, with 0,000 pounds Of flour, and
expect to leave Benton fol- their place Of
destination tomorrow morning.
Mr.. John Castner's two teams, consist
ing of two wagons, and ten horses each,
arrived to-day with about &c, 900 pounds Of
coal from his mine, and it is said to be for
sale in the Benton market.
Messrs. Al. Hutchinson and Thomas
CoatsWorth's teams, each consisting OF
three wagons and twelve horses, arrived
to-day from Fort Assinnaboine, Where
they went several days ago from High
wood loaded with potatoes, loaded with
about fifteen cords Of wood for the Benton
market.
Mr.. Peter Smith has been engaged to
build parsonage for the Rev. j. Mills,
Methodist, on Franklin street, close to the
blacksmith shop Of Frank Lepper. The
building will be | = stories high aud 18x24
feet. There will be five rooms, three be
low and two il the upper story, and it will
be completed as soon as he can possibly
push it through.
Bentouss stEsoas'7 Butcher.
Mr. Jacob OdenWald, now at the Centre
Market, and in the employ Of Kennedy y
Kelly, says that the meat OF all kinds and
description which the above named firm
now have on hand, is without question,
the best meat he ever saw. Mr.. Oden-
wald learned The butcher business at Carn-
ruhe, Baden, at one Of the best shops there
and where he remained forgiN years Lie
then came to America, and engaged n his
trade for sometime in both New York and
Philadelphia and then came to Montana
where be has been engaged for the last siS-
teen years in the butcher business, nearly
three years Of which has been il the en-
ploy Of Kennedy & Kelly at Benton.