The river press., 1882-03-15
IN TOWN AND OUT.
Now doth the busy candidate
Improve the shining hour,
While earnest work is gong on
To keen the ring" in power.


Indians have been thick in town the past
week.
The noise of the saw and hammer is heard
on all sides.
The building boom promises to be sub
stantial one.
The Barker coach now crosses at Browne
s. Todds ferry.
The Barker smelter will make another run
of bullion in few days.
Aliens saw mill on Otter creek is turning
out lumber at rapid rate.
Joe. Caldwell has accepted the position OF
bartender at the Overland.
Crescent Lodge No 4, K of P, has leased
the Masonic Hall for the ensuing year.
Henry Wilson arrived from Barker Mon
day evening with two loads of bullion.
Crawford's new stable is completed, and
he has now three times as much room as be-
fore.
The commissioners met to-day to approve
of the annual report of the Treasurer and
Clerk.
The employees of the Smelter and Barker
mine were paid off last week and are duly
happy.
The bows are talking about organizing
base hall club. Talk about harbingers of
spring
TIC. Power & Bro. are moving their dry
fhat~
store room.
BENTON merchants will ship immense stocks
of goods this year. The invoices are already
coming to hand.
Landreths fresh garden seeds and the
finest onion sets in the Territory at DR. Tur-
ners drug store. I'ot
One hundred and twenty-five feet OF the
Eastern approach to the Bozeman tunnel has
been completed.
Work on the Barker mine has been sus-
nended for the present, as the contract under
the bond has been completed.
Tue attorneys, except those who are BRIEF
less, are opposed to the suggested postpone
ment of the spring term of court.
Rev. M. j. Hall, of Sun River, will hold
services in the Court House, in this city. at
II a. m. and p. m, of next Sunday.
For the month ending March 1st the sick
and poor of Silver Bow county added $2,-
366 81 to the expense bill of the county.
Messrs Lorey s. Meinhardt, of Helena,
the boss painters of the Territory, will prob
ably establish branch house at Benton this
spring
The new building being erected on Main
street by w. s. Stocking will be completed
before many days. They are rushing it
through.
The Wolf Greek mining district, near Bar
ker, is attracting great deal of attention.
Some very rich and promising leads have
been found there this winter.
Gus Senieur left Monday morning for Sun
River to begin work on the bridge across the
Muddy, the contract for which was awarded
to him by the commissioners.
Castner's teams came in from Hotter d
Els' mill Sunday with lumber. There ought
TO De more 1IelRutcIb Ou tAo AoeA SAAN6A.A
this much needed article to Benton.
1t is not probable that either Buck, Hunt
or Spencer will ever again ''tackle' the news
paper business. Their experience has been
impressively sad and disheartening.
Work was recommended on the new hotel
Monday, and will be continued whenever the
weather permits 1t is proposed to rush the
work through as rapidly IS possible.
A landlord from Minnesota has written TO
the secretary Of the Benton Hotel Company
in reference to leasing the new hotel ne
seems TO mean business from the word 60.
Jack Parnell left this morning with
large load of goods for Maidenville de TOOK
on II, 900 pounds at w. a. Burgess, con-
signed to various merchants at the new cemp.
Mr.. w. Fl Buck informed the editor OF
the Ne,o North West that on his return ne
would assume control Of the Record The
only question, now is, can it survive until
Buck returns?
John Burke, we'll known in Benton and
one of the owners of the Montana mine at
Maidenville, recently sold for SIS, 900, COM
mitted suicide at the Seven Mile House, near
Al =.