The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-11-15

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should be to secure a supply of coal for
Benton.
Cashiers teams loaded with coal are
on the other side of the river, and will
cross to-day.
Baker & DeLorimier have just opeend
and are showing an elegant line Of la
dies misses and children's cloaks.
The new barracks for the Northwest
Mounted Police, at Calgary, were open
ed on the Sd inst. with a grand ball.
It is reported that Johnston received
IS majority in Maiden. If this is true,
it will place him in advance of Water
man.
Fiifty-six track layers were marched
up in a body to the Deer Lodge polls, all
provided with straight democratic tick
cts by Pat O'Neil.
A freighter who came IN from the
north yesterday, asked S24 a ton for
Whocp-Up coal, and succeeded in dis
posing of a number of tons at this enor-
NOUS, not to say outrageous, figure.
The ladies Of the Episcopal church
promise good coffee and real fresh oys-
tiers {no shadow soup at their festival
Friday evening. They propose to break
away from festival customs in this re-
spect.
A. P. Patrick, assisted by the police,
is at present surveying parts of two
townships Immediately about Macleod.
The probability is that our new townsite
will be somewhere within this square.
We hope so.-Fort Macleod Gazette.
V. K. Goss, formerly of the firm of
Sullivan & Goss, this city, but more re-
Gently of Goss & Arms, Deer Lodge, has
bought out his partner in that place and
now goes it alone. We wish him every
success, and so do all his Benton friends.
If the editor of the Record doesn't
know any more about the tenets of the
democratic party than he does about
Dickens characters, he ought to be read
out of that organization. We always
supposed hat Barkis was the "willin'"
individual made famous by the novelist.
According to the way votes were cast
for township officers in Benton town
ship, one is led to believe that it is equal
in area to some of the eastern states.
Herman Brinkman has a big job before
him to supervise all the roads in the
township. It seems to us that the COM
missioners should rectify this thing q
little.
M. Lynch and jerome Manning had
a difficulty last Sunday morning, arising
from some misunderstanding between
them several days ago. Lynch went oft
and secured a rifle, and came back with
the suppose intention OF letting the light
of eternal day through Manning's body,
but before he had doneany harm he was
arrested by the sheriff and lodged in the
cooler.
From Wedne days Daily.
The river has fallen rapidly the Ia t
two days.
The Barker candidates on the Meagher
county tickets all got left.
Louis Hoffman and Charley Mayn
take their departure to-day.
Big Spring creek in Meagher county,
gave Botkin a majority OF 50.
Chas. Rowe was reported q little better
yesterday. We are glad 10 hear it.
AL. Hutchinson's team arrived from
Cashiers yesterday loaded with coal.
The officers elect will assume the
PURPLE ABOUT the middle o. n%ext1month.
Dorcas has written herself an "eligi
bic" candidate for the Walm Springs in
stitution.
The Odd Fellows expect to have their
building completed before the first OF
January.
We regret to learn that w. w. Austin,
why is lying i'll at the Overland, is groW-
ing much worse.
Fred. Sausel and Louis Rel returned
yesterday rom Carroll and other points
down the river.
The X. Of p. ball on Thanksgiving eve
| promises to be one of the most pleasant
| events OF the social season.
A man called Fox fell from q ladder
| in one of the saloons in town day before
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