The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-04-05
IN TOWN AND OUT.
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MIR. Bywaters. of Highwood, will soon
move to Sand Coulee.
Mr.. J. FL. Rice will build a handsome
residence this spring.
W. s. Wetzel as agent of the Coulson line
will fill the bill to a dot.
Work on the Building Associations houses
will be commenced at once.
Mr.. John Hunsberger is fitting up the
Overland saloon in neat style.
Bets are being offered that there will be a
boat in Benton before the first of May.
The farmers are turning up the sweet
scented soil in al the valleys adjacent to
Benton.
w. Fl. Todd has a handsome new side
board at his Office which he will sell at a
bargain.
Myron S. Browns teams leave Sun River
for Fort Mcleod to-day, loaded for l. G..
Baker & 90.
George Farmer has returned from a trip to
Vaudeville and speaks in glowing terms of
the camp.
Messrs. Crane s. Green are preparing to
put in a handsome front in their store On
Front street.
Landreth's fresh garden seeds and the
finest onion sets in the Territory at DR.. Tur-
ner's drug store. l7ot
Dick Brennan has just put. in a brand new
piano at his place, the Eureka. We look for
evening concerts now.
W. S. Wetzel writes that the first boat to
leave Bismarck will be loaded with 100 tons
of goods for his house.
Hirshberg & Nathan have put in a hand
some new front at their store on Front street.
1t is a decided improvement.
The Coulson line ad. will be found in an
other column. Their regular announce
ment will appear next week.
The Red Cloud took on over a hundred
passengers at St. Louis, and others are to
join the boat at Sioux City.
The st. Louis GZo6e-D Democrat states that
the Red Cloud passed Boonville, Mo-, on the
21st ult. on her way up the river.
Miss 10. Brooks will soon establish a
hurdy house in the building on Front street
lately occupied by Barney Tierney.
Sullivan & Goss are fitting up their harness
store and will soon have q large addition an
nexed which win be used asa shop.
Ba1rows 6 Allis' mill, near the Judith Gap
is to be removed to within seven miles OF
Vaudeville where timber is abundant.
L. G. Baker s. Co. have already started a
number of trains north, loaded With freight
for the various Canadian military posts.
Fl. P. Rolfe was out on the Shonkin las
week running a seven mile ditch for Georg'
Patterson, Miner & Boardman and others.
All persons having bills against the Stoc
Protective Association will have them pai'
by presentation to Jos. A. Baker, the Treas
urer.
The contract for Ell. j. Wackerlin s. Co.
new block has been let to J. r. Wilton
the building to be completed by the 18th O
July.
The appointment Of Rev. NJ. J. Hall, Q
the Sun River charge, at South Fork, i
changed from the first to the fifth Sunday Q
April.
Court convenes on the,18th inst. next Tues
day week. The docket is a light one and
is not expected the session will last NOR
than a few days.
Lewis Gross has invaded the "Jungle" an
can now be found behind the bar there. ID
has fitted up in neat style and doubtless wi
dc a good business.
The Misses Nelson and Ticknor have star
ed a sewing and dress making establishmel
in the frame building on Front street, opp
site Kleinschmidt s. Bros.
Mr. J. Ell. Rice has purchased a fin
thoroughbred Jersey cow at st. Joseph, Mo
and expects her to arrive with the rest Of tt
Missourians on the steamer Red Cloud.
Mr.. j. P. Dapper, of Barker, will brin
his family from st. Paul, to Benton tn
spring and expects them on one of the fir
boats. They will take up their residence
Barker.
W. s. Wetzel is selling out goods of 8
kinds at small margin TO make room +
his immense stock of new goods ordered,
goodly portion of which will arrive on Il
first Coulson line boat.
Rev. J.S s. Blackiston conducted the first
ligious services ever held in the camp at Ba
ker some days ago. This is something h