The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-06-07
IN TOWN AND OUT.

block is nearly completed.
The brick work on Wackell'n & Co.'S |
building was commenced last week.
Mr.. j. I. S'uarts' crop on the bench, south
Of the city, is up and growing well.
There never was such q demand in Benton
for tenement houses AS at the present time.
The contract for la'hing and plas'erirg the
new hotel has been given to Bond s. TO-, ot
Butte.
A pretty little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Samples, Of the Teton, ON lie
3 d inst.
Ed. Smiths teams arrived yesterday with
lime Tor The new hotel. He viii next load
for Barker and return with bullion.
w. Ii. Wright h y given ~ tns had in
business, and turned the horses over to their
owners. Cause, not business enough.
w. B. Settle law flee will be completed
In a few days. l. will be one of the neates.
and most convenient fices in Il wn.
Our young folks are talking of having q
party on the d .cotah, when that biggest uf
all the upper Missouri crafts shows up in
Benton.
Payne b Keenan, have the contract for
painting the new hotel, and the WORK is to be-
done in the very best style. We expect to
see a good III.
james Arnoux. Frank Watkins, High
wood W. 3 MeIn;yre, Silver Star Gus
xG fahl,,,n,, G,,,, p,u.r mad hfASns N.ln.
mon, Maiias, a.e on the Overland register.
A social and ice cream festival viii be
given at the Court ..nuse by ,ue ladies If 'hr
Congregational s bha,h schn \ IN Thursday
evening of this week. the s h inst. A cor
dial invitation it ex ended 10 all.
The Carn,hers W.. Kiug>hu'y desert land
case has be-, II deciieti by The Helena Land
Off e in favor of klngshury, ! e, 'ha, the
land in question Is Desert land IN itr the
act, and sui ieci to be taken up AS such.
John Yule, proprietor of the Summit eta
ton ON the Barker road, has been in Benton
a few days past. Mr.. Yule has the first stage
station this side OF the pulch and is prepat-
ing to make it one OF the best on the road
The patronage extended to the DAILY
RIVER PREss is liberal indeed, and we snail
spare no effort 10 make the paper deserving
of the same. The business men Of Benton
stand without peers as patrons Of the printer.
Joe STREET., Of Highwood, says bis crop
Zone hundred acres Of oats is nearly o loot
high, and at least y month in advance 81
what it was this time last year. They have
had abundance Of rain on Highwood so far.
Joe Lessard has sold bis logs. cut near his
ranch on the Barker road. to Messrs. Perron
e. Wall. Of Butte, who will immediately pul
up q saw mill At that point. This VIII OF
another source of lumber supply eor Ben
ton.
Henry Miller, formerly of Benton, ma
opened a barber shop ut san River, and VI
are pleased ~ L arm is having d good patron
age. He deserves it.
One of our lily friends down town doe
not want to ,auAzle another half-hreed. iie'
vet un4ecided rs 10 whether he struck III
ground or he ground f-w up and situc'
bim. Lookers.on describe his agility !"
something surprising.
Billy Y. rd has p0t back TO his old quarter
at the Cnop H~"ust-having bought "t
john Klehe,.'s Interests, he latter gong I
P,lsbu,g. The firm is now Yard u = M
bell. and BilIy's reputation rs "a caterer
enough to fiji the house.
Frank Roy, Highwm,d g. H. Robinson
Clagrlt; - Weaver, Poplar Geek :
r Proctor. Carroll /; Thomas Miller. BE
Cre.k. r. r. Welsh and Samuel Cs'wa
Shonkin. have placed their aut graphs q
the C.n,ennil i book since Sunday night.
IF the material can be Obtained, Charle
Rowe will build two or three ieneme
houses. He says he has applications evel
day for houses to rent, and proposes as so
as possible to supply the demand, OH
Benton capitalists should go and do like"ls
In crossing Belt Greek last week, on The
way home with supplies from Bento
Messrs. Ball and Allan, Of Sand Coulee, m
with something of an accident. The wag'
was upset in the swift stream and it was wi
much difficulty that they saved themselV
and horses from drowning. Alarge portl
of their supplies were lost.
Mr.. j.. Cans Jr. has entered the field as
wool buyer and proposes to pay the high
market prices for this staple article IN NC
tana Mir. Cans will purchase thrOught