The Benton weekly record., 1883-09-01
THE BENTON WEEKLY RECORD =

rangements for the fall roundup.
The military telegraph line to Helena
is now in fine working order, the trouble
in that city having been remedied.
Strange Brothers, Of Sioux City, have
been awarded the contract for supplying
the Crow Indian agency with beef cattle.
Peter Macdonald, the defeated candidate
for City Marshal, takes the matter very
philosophically, and thus shows his good
sense.
The atmosphere was very warm to-day
and every person who could was sitting in
the shade. Montana weather is usually
the finest in the world, at this season
nevertheless.
There were a brace of very stylish
knock-downs Saturday night Pugilism
in Benton neither f1ourishes as a fine art
nor as a pastime, but once in while the
warlike spirit of some patriotic citizen is
made manifest.
The last spike on the Northern Pacific
last spike in the Benton sidewalks will
not be driven for some time to come, al
though the walks on Front street are
making excellent progress.
There are rumors of several brick build
ings being erected on Front street, one of
which, it is said, will be a three-story
structure. The work ofimproyement goes
steadily on and Benton must become one
of the best built little cities on the conJi-
nent.
More oats have been raised in this vicin-
ity this year than for two years previous
and ranchers are constantly coming in who
desire to contract for the sale of their pro
duct. Montana will soon be one of the
leading grain producing states of the
union.
| There are a great many new arrivals in
the city, who have been drawn here by
the extended reputation of Northern Mon
tana mines and cattle ranges. Ii the i'm
migration continues as great for the next
few months AS it has in the past three or
four, there can be no doubt of a splendid
future for the Territory.
THE RECORD has received mysterious
looking card from the Mjssoulian office
which, as the card states, has been
'.squashed by the Old Man" The design
OH the card is as ancient rs the hills, and
the splendid common sense Of the cold
Man, in squashing the production is very
commeudable.
Brown, the stage driver, under whose
guidance the Helena coach has been
brought in so safely for some time, came
very near having an accident Saturday.
| On the way in the king bolt of his coach
broke and the forward part of the vehicle
| came very near striking the ground with
| force enough TO cause great deal OF dam
! age. Owing tC Browns carefu!ness and
attention, however, the accidenG was
avoided and no loss of life or property oc
Cured.
, Peter Macdonald has become the owner
Of the gayel which called the first Legisa-
ture of Montana together, at Bannack, in
1863. 1t is made OF a secondhand wagon
spoke and bears evidence Of having done
considerable service. The gayel was Civ
en- Mr.. Macdonald by j. G, Douglass, who
came in possession of it as soon as the
Territory had become able to purchase a
more fancy one. The relic is an interest
ing one and will some day become very
valuable.
The fire department elected ). j. Cline,
| ESQ, chief at its meeting Saturday even
ing. Mr.. Cline is an old fireman, and will
prove most efficient head for the fire
brigade He has had many years expe-
rience in fighting flames and his knowl-
edge of fire matters will be of great value
/ to property owners and the men under
him. just as soon as he is in harness, Mr..
Cline proposes to put the boys in training
and Benton will shortly have fire depart
ment of which all persons can be justly
proud.
X. Beidler came in Saturday from Fort
Assinnaboine with Billy Brown, young
man, charged with stealing horses. Young
Brown was arrested by Mr.. Beidler at what
is known as the hay fields, and will be
taken from here to White Sulphur Springs
for trial, the offence with which he is
charged having occurred in Meagher
county. In this section of the west the
crime Of horse stealing is one of the most
heinous that can be perpetrated and the
chances are that B4own will 60 to the pen
for his freedom with other peoples ami
mails. He is a young man, not more than
II years Of age at the outside, and will
quite likely be given a good start on the
right track by the result Of his present di
gression from the path Of honesty.
After all the waiting, and suspense, and
Dragging, it turns out that the Benton fire
engine is operated by human muscle in
tead Of by steam. Eastman, the RECORD
athlete, will now have something else to
exercise himself on in addition TO the inno-
cent amusement of throwing belligerents
down stairs.-.Reu. Guy K. Piatt IN the
Helena Independent.
/ Oh, Guy x. Piatt. why will you guy at
| A man Whose love for you
| In days of adversely, wi strange perversity,
Was always warm and tru