The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-05-03
IN TOWN AND OUT.

Hip pocket and a bowie knife
Besides, is heard in the land but
AS positions as bank presidents,
Bushes managers, and treasurers Of
Mining companies are a little scarce just
Now. il is much to be feared and regretted
that
A few Of them will be disappointed with
the country.
Nick Welsh opens the old Occidental
= again this week.
Work on the Building Association houses
has been commenced.
For the best clothing for the least money
go to Cans g Klein's.
The thermometer registered eighty degrees
in the shade yesterday.
New goods are arriving daily at Cans &
Klein's. Call and see them.
Asa Sample will ship a lot of beef cattle
to the States by the early boats. y
Strangers are numerous in Benton. They
are coming from every direction.
The Road Supervisor is doing some good
work in the way of draining Benton.
We give Ike Nee as our authority for the
statement that the grass grew two inches last
night.
It is expected there will be so, 900 head Of
cattle brought into the Northwest Territory
this year.
The police force at Fort Calgary amounts
to but twenty men, with Capt. Dickens in
command.
The work of fitting up the room next to
the postofice for Ringwald Bros. & Co. has
commenced.
w. s We'zel has received by express a
large stock of meerschaum goods. Call and
examine them.
Chas. P. Plunkett, the theatrical manager
who WAS in Benton last summer, died at De-
troit recently.
Mr.. Ii. p. Rolfe has for sale some SPLEEN
did corner lots on Main street, fronting to
wards the river.
D.. G. Brownies teams loaded with coal ar
r.ved from Little Pittsburg yesterday
It brought $14 a ton.
john Cashier has contracted with Wilton
and other parties in Benton for the deliver,
Of 100, 900 lbs. Of lime.
Several OF the b,ys are wearing ten dollar
hats, all because the boats failed to show uI
before the first of May.
Yesterday the Helena coach commenced
running on the summer schedule and is du
hereafter at two o'clock.
The first steamboat has arrived and $
have Cans g klein's first shipments Q
spring and summer goods.
Justus Fey. the photographer, leaves TO
Assinaboine in about a week, and will be at
sent probably two months.
Carothers vs.. Kingsbury promises to oe
come as celebrated as Neubert VS.. Mldder
dorf, and quite as voluminous.
Our lawyers are slightly inclined to be be
~ligerent. The fraternity should dwell K
gether more in peace and harmony.
We forgot last week to call attention t
Murphy, Neel & Co.'s big ad. Everyone
our readers should peruse it carefully.
Hirshberg & Nathan are building an az
dition in the rear of their store, and the sam
will be used for a tailoring department.
Geo. Samples train left with 3d. 900 pound
of freight for the merchants OF Nader
mostly for Ballenger 6 Boissonneault.
The most elegant assortment OF NEE
schaum goods ever shipped to Montana Ju
received by express at Cans 8 Klein's.
A real estate sale involving the transfer (
125 town lots is on the tapis. This is all Y
could worm out of the agent on the subJec
w. Fl. Todd, real estate agent and con
mission merchant, has swung a handson
sign to the breeze at his Office on upper Fro
street.
Prospectors are arriving at the Montal
district at the rate Of about twenty q day ~
the new town of Neihart is having quite
boom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jere Sullivan mourn the 10
of a little daughter, a bright and promisir
child, which died on Wednesday evening
last week.