The Benton weekly record., 1882-11-30
From TUESDAYS Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
! Tickets for the Knights of Pythias Ball
for sale at Crane & Green's.
Fine fresh handmade cigars at the Eu-
reka Saloon.
Mr.. VIM. Mulcahy has got his residence
at Sun River about completed. Ii is the
prettiest house in the valley.
Mr.. Phil. Gibson viii give dinner to a
few friends on Thanksgiving day at his
residence on St. John street.
T. C. Power & Bro, will have a grand
opening in their dry goods department on
Monday and Tuesday Of next week.
The Fort Macleod reservation for the
Police was recently laid our. They took
Iup eight square miles for their use.
The people of Fort Assinaboine have a
skating rink in full operation, and it is
we'll patronized. Skates are in demand at
the post.
Twelve thousand head of cattle belong
ing to the principal stock owners of Sun
River, were recently driven across the 're-
ton for the winter. ..-. 5.-
Messrs. Strong Bros, OF Sun River,
| who had the contract for putting in oats at
Fort Shaw, have the same filled. having
put in 100000 lbs.
| The prospects are that there will be a
large catch of robes this winter. The
buffalo are moving up in the ranges Of the
robe-rnaking Indians, and we look for the
| biggest robe catch this winter that has oc-
Cured for the past five years.
| Mr.. Craig, large cattle owner from the
vicinity of Fort Macleod, has bought the
| McLane band of cattle numbering about
1000 head. and will 60 to Depuyer creek
| (their range) tomorrow and drive the cat
| tie to his ranch in the Northwest Terri-
tory.
A despatch was received by Sheriff Hea-
| ly to-day from Helena, stating that two
prisoners broke Jail there last evening,
and that liberal reward will be paid for
their arrest. In another column will be
found description of the men. Their
names are George Montague and Johnny
Miles. m~
The opening Of the reservation which is
looked upon now as Il certainty, will make
the distance to Fort Macleod about forty
miles shorter, AS we are informed that by
going by Willow creek and the Sweet
Grass Hills Il shorter and better road can
be made than the one now Travelled.
Fort Macleod is ahead of Benton in the
number of butcher shops. They have two.
One is Il mutton shop where no meat ex-
cept mutton is Id, the other a beet shop
where no meat except beef is sold, the first
named is kept by Joe. Carr and the other
by Ford s. Stewart. the beef contractors
at the post.
Mr.. r. w. Btlckland has just completed
fine residence at his ranch on lEigiWood.
1t is substantial building, built with SOL
id stone foundation and hewn logs. Mr..
Buckland has the material on the ground
to build fine stable anil when completed
will be the best on the creek.
There is mail route needed up the
Teton to the Old Agency. There is a large
number Of permanent settlers between
Benton and the Cid Agency many of them
being compelled to go forty miles for their
mail. The people should get up petition
and send tito our dclegatein Congress. Ii
would no doubt receive his prompt atten-
| ton.
| Mr.. William Witt came to town to-day
from the Shonkin with two horses belong
ing to him that had been badly cut
evidently with a large butcher knife. lie
stated that he had found the horses or
Tom Iacy's ranch, near where he feeds
bis hogs. One horse hada terrible cash
in his side over the heart, and the other
was cut on the thigh and knee. The mar
who committed this act Of cruelty
on these poor dumb animals, for venting
of petty spite or any other reason, do moi
deserve the name of man and it is hopeC
that the guilty party will be founo ant
Justice will be meted out to him, such al
tho revolving cruelty of the act demands.
The gentlemen composing the Riverside
Cemetery Association held a meeting last
evening to effect a permanent organization
Mr.. &C. Griffith had a plat Of the ground
1 in readiness for their inspection, and tf1e
cemetery composing 4S acres was divided
into | 300 lots. The ground will be fenced
at once, and portions will be assigned t
the different churches and secret societies
The association have decided not TO allow
mounds to made or fences erected arounc
lots, for the reason that there will be il
case they allowed every lot owner to ust
his own taste too much variety of fencing
The lots will be offered for sale in a shor
time. The meeting adjourned without
electing permanent officers.
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