The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-01-04

ore from the same mine SHOWS a great I'M
provement.
Lew Roberts and Jack McCroskie, stage
drivers on the Benton and Mar,insdale line,
found a silver lead recently along their route,
about twenty miles from Barker. The ore
appears to be rich in silver.
For some reason Tuesdays Helena mail
did not get through, and Benton must 60
three days without u mail from the East. We
do not know where the fault lies, but it is
certain that some one of Uncle Sans postal
agents deserve severe censure in the prem
ises.
Joe Rasin has made the raise of a new ten
pound boy and his spirits have been raisin'
ever since the important event occurred. For
''ould acquaintance sake the boy has been
named after Mr.. Kerley, formerly of the
Independent. Julius Cesar Kerley Rasin!
What q whopper!
The Overland hotel opened their new reg
lister, furnished by the RIVER Press, on the
fret of the new year and the entries made
covered two or three peges. The book is
similar to that recently opened at the Cho-
teau and contains the ads. of several Of our
enterprising merchants.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the Building Association was held last even
ing to consider the matter of purchasieg toyn
property. Several propositions were made
| from real estate owners, and a committee
was appointed to lo-k at the proposed lots
and determine the question of purchase.
In the case of Kingsbury vs. Caruthers, in
the Benton court, Judge Wade decided that
the land could not be jumped by any one un-
til the three years allowed by law for per-
fecting the desert land title had expired. A
writ of ejectment has been issued in the
above case and the jumper dispossessed.-
Independent.
At the recent session OF the county COM
missioners of Meagher county, bonds to the
value of $27, 900 were sold to Mr.. I. E. Col
Inns, cashier Of the Bank of Northern Mon
tana, as follows: $500, at 1917; $500 at 1919,
and $40, 900 at 1014. The bonds draw seven
per cent. and are issued to redeem outstand-
ing ten per cent. bonds.
The Holiday Miner is one of the neatest
publications ever issued from a Montana
Office. 1t is in pamphlet form, printed on
the finest of book paper, and is in fact "a
thing Of beauty and joy forever 1t con-
tains thirty-two pages devoted to matters OF
Territorial and local interest, besides a large
number Of Illustrations.
The RIVER PRESS will be under the ne
cessity Of going to the Helena Fair next fall
to supsrintend the shipping of the grand
square piano to be given away to the holder
Of the lucky ticket by GREENWOOD, Bohm s.
Co. Messrs G.. B s. Co. have kindly put the
RIVER PRESS down for ticket No. S, which
OF course is the winning one.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed. Reinicke, of Sun River
Leavipgs, were surprised last Friday evening
by a party of thirteen couples from various
parts Of the valley. They soon took COM
plete possession of the house, and dancing
and m-rry making was the order of the
night. The party did not break up until
''broad daylight in the morning.
The public has shown a just appreciation
of the enterprise exhibited by the RIVER
Press in issuing a holiday number devoted tc
the work of showing up the resources OF
Benton and the country tributary. Several
hundred extra copies have been sold, and
forwarded east for the enlightenment OF
the people. And still the demand con-
tinues.
We are unavoidably one day late in tbs
publication of this weeks RIVER PRESS. on
account of the extra work of last week. We
are now s'caught up" however, and here
after will be as regular as clock work. II
any of our subscribers do not get their paper
regular we wish they would notify us of the
fact, so that we may be able to remedy the
matter.
The Western Union has reduced day rates
on messages from Helena to all prominent
points East to 81 so for ten words to Cali
fornia, Iowa and Kansas, 81 % for ter
words to Nebraska, Nevada, Colorado and
New Mexica, ST.. Where the day rates are
ST so, night rates will be 81 where day
rates are 81. Is, night rates will be 80 cents
where day rates are 81, night rates will be &C
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