The river press., 1882-03-15


whether they indorse the purpose of the ex-
petition or not.
What is being done in the way of taking
up land near Benton is shown by the fact
that John w. Dewey, ore of our SURVEYORS.
has now engagements to survey some thirty
or forty locations
Nelson Shields, who suffered an amputa-
ton of his leg some weeks since, at White
Sulphur Springs, the result of an accidental
pistol shot, is improving. For a few days
his lie was despaired Of
All Wau, Chinaman employed as cook
by one of the officers at Fort Assinaboin.
suicided by the hanging process last Monday
night. The remains will be brought to this
city and prepared for shipment to China.
Thomas Maddox has sold his store at
Gold Run to Mr.. w B. Reed and we under
stand will leave for the States soon. Mr..
Reed is an energetic young man of good
business qualifications and no doubt will sue
ceed well in his new venture.
The public buildings of Benton have been
insured by s G. Ashby in the Manhattan. of
New York city, and the Liverpool and Lon
don and Globe, Of Liverpool, Eng, Chicago
branch. Geo. B. Parker Is the local repre-
sentative of these companies and MANY
Others
G. A, Lamater informs US that he had quite
nice buffalo chase on the Teton, the other
day, running small band Of five or six to
within five miles of Benton. He wounded
one Of them but as it was late in the evening
when he saw them they managed in the
darkness to get away.
Mr.. George Parker left on our table YES
terday an invitation he had received to the
wedding Of Mr. Leigh 0. Knapp and Miss
Luce Burnam, both of Upper tendon in
St Louis, and the names will doubtless be
familiar to many of our readers who hal
fir ON old Missouri
We acknowledge the pleasure of call
from Rev Mr.. Leonard, the new Congrega-
tional minister, to-day. He is very much
pleased with Benton and thinks with all of
US that it has bright future. Mr. Leonard
will pay visit to Barker next week.
started around last week with a subscription
paper and soon raised funds enough to pur-
chase a fire alarm bell which has been placed
in position on the tower of Messrs. Lynch
u Flints ferry. We hope there will be no
occasion to use it soon
Attention is called to the ad. Of the upper
ferry in another column. The new proprje-
tors propose to put forth every effort to &C
commodate the public and will doubtless
soon bring their boat into general favor
They have extra facilities for tue crossing
of large teams and stock of any kind.
Indictments were found against Isaac and
Richard Nee by the grand jury at Helena;
last week, on the old, trumped-up charges
with which our readers are familiar The
trial OF the Causes has been postponed until
the next term of the District Court The
Gunther case has also been postponed.
Charley Brennan, formerly foreman at J.
F. Lswrence's printing house, in Chicago,
would probably feel fatterea if he knew the
job printer of the Record thought so we'll of
one of his specimen jobs in Rounds Print
e's Cabinet as to copy the entire design in
the invitation for the Land League ball.
A drunken Indian whom George Scott was
attempting to arrest on Monday threw off his
blanket, gave the war whoop, drew a lengthy
dirk and made for George as if about to scalp
him alive-but he didn't do it. The brightly
polished barrel of a revolver glinted under his
nose and the aborigine wilted. He went off
to Jail as meekly as lamb.
Remember the Land League ball at the
Choteau House Friday evening. the 18th inst.
As q League is about to be organized here
the attendance ought to be large so as to give
the new organization good send off. We
are assured that q very pleasant time will be
had and Mr.. Jere Sullivan, as is his custom,
will prepare tempting supper.
Besides the residences contracted for the
Building association will erect number of
others during the summer This organiza-
ton will prove Of great benefit to our town.
besides giving good many homes of their
own much sooner than they would have
them otherwise. A large amount of material
for the proposed buildings has been ordered
from the East.
Mr.. Malcolm Morrow. of the Shonkin, has