The Benton weekly record., 1882-08-03

The Government steamer Emily is {
Fort Clagger awaiting the passage Of til
appropriation bill. The engineers are ur
: able to 40 any more work, as their fund
are exhausted.
| Broadwater, Mcnamara Il Co., Tor
Magnnis, have got the contract for max
ing the brick to finish the post at that place
| Ole Olson has gone TO the Fort 70 tax
charge Of the work.
Mr.. DezcIl, OF Redmon, Dezell & Co.
live stock commission merchants Of Cl1ica
60, is N the city. Mr. Dezell WAS pas
ssenger up on the last trip Of the steame
Far West to tile Coal Banks
Captain ). c. Barr and chief enginee
Stevens were at the Coal Banks yesterday
Capt. Barr returned down the river on ti1t
steamer Benton and 1Tr. Stevens is await
ing orders ut The Coal Banks.
Madame Louisa Capptani, the eminent
prin1a donna, is Il passenger on the Steam.
er Far West. We hope that some arrange
ments will be made by which this lady
will be enabled to give q concert here.
The Democratic primaries were held at
Wi]der's Landing on the 22nd Of Septem-
ber aud Mr.. Main, Of Main q Smith, was
elected delegate to The county convention
and Instructed to vote for Maginnis dele
gates.
MIR. Eph Wood, clerk Of the Far West,
came up this afternoon from the boat
Which be left az Shonkin bar. They viii
try and come over the bar without light
ening, butit IS doubtful at this low stage if
they succeed i'll doing So
The rascal who attempted to cash 1T the
First National Bank, last Tuesday, a cheek
which has been stolen from E. WadsWorth,
has not been found yet. lie evidently
skipped the town Immediately discovering
that Mr. Hauser was onto his little game.
Helene Independent. .@=
Passengers who come up the river on
the steamer Far West speak III the highest
terms Of praise Of the courtesy shown them
bF Capt. John Bel]< and Clerk Eph Woods,
and they also say that for getting a boat up
the river i'll low water the officers and crew
Of the Far West can't be beat.
Dir. James A. Wells is building a store
30x100 at Fort Glagget. The building will
be built entirely Of stone, and AIr. Wells
Is IN the city now after stone-masons to
the building as rapidly as posi-
BILE. He has shipped large stock Of goods
and will undoubtedly do a large business
there. as the country around Claggat Is
rapidly settling up.
The Northern Pacific surveying party,
Dir. Hastings III charge, has reached the
grade opposite town, and will probably
reach here on Monday. The route from
Arrow creek follows the Sag to the shon-
kin, down that creek to the grade Oh the
road, where 1Lr. Hastings is
making the survey for tunnel through
5he bluff into the bottom opposite town.
When MiDg's Opera House was built it
was rooted with corrugated iron. 1t has
been found that while this is a very good
against fire, 1t is not Of much use
N keeping out driving SHOWS and rains,
he walls and pIastering having been con-
danlaged from tlls cause. ltI
las been decided to take Oft the iron roof
ng and put on tin instead. This will be
lone as soon as the weather becomes suf- |
icently settled 10 make it safe. twill re-
Iuire about 4,300 square feet Of tin to do
he job.-He1en0 IfsdepeNde0t.
Manifest al the Steamer Black ESisls.
The steamer Black Hills, Of the Benton
Line, arrived at the Coal Banks at / p. m. /
;o-daY.
RICHARD talbot, Master, JAS. +. KEENAN,, Clerk, /
The following is the list Of passengers
md freight
PASSENGERS.
3Irs. ". IL. Buck, Miss M. Hannigan,
Hrs. ?. W, Gehan and i've children, Miss
kollie Chambers, Mrs. D. A. Whine and |
hree children, WI. Dunn, d. J. Mac
lona1d, James Massie, VIM. Downs, Robt.
5eifert.
EREIGHT.
Z. c. Power & Bros 017 pkgs., 5 cars
umber; G. N. Agent, Coal Banks, 81
,kgs; G. Imoda, !;
The Far West.