The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-14

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Ed, Smith is negotiating for the exchl-
Give sale in the east Of the James A.
Wore Montana hams.
The aesthetic young men of Benton
ore now wearing artificial flowers at eve
ming entertainments.
The Dillon Tribune has been leased for
two wears to E. e. Foote, and the new
editor promises to enlarge it soon.
The grand Jury of Lewis and Clarke
has found a true bill against Henry
Fuhrman, OF murder in the first degree.
for the killing of Jacob Kenck.
Ed. H. Campbell is i'll town from Cora
creek. W. caught him buying light
colored gloves yesterday, and so will not
be surprised at any news which may
reach US in the next few days.
The proposition has already been
broached of running John Green and @.
w. Kelly for aldermen when Benton
becomes a city. 1t is thought they will
fill the bill. They will certainly have
no difficulty in filling the chairs.
The bill to vacate the offices of the
commissioners of Custer county passed
both houses. The vote in the council
was as follows: Ayes-Chessman, Gill
Iette, Mitchell, Morris, Thomas, White,
Witter-7. Noes-Bass, Cardwell, Cox,
Hamilton, MI. Presidents.
Charley Turner is getting UP a grand
dance to be given at Cora creek on the
18th of this month, and has sent in a
general and hearty invitation to all his
friends in Benton to 60 out and take in
the festivities. He promises them the
best there is on the place.
w. A. Cameron received by the Hele-
ma coach last night a lot Of fine oranges,
the first in the market. Mr.. Cameron
is always up with the times, and we can
cheerfulIy bear witness that he keeps
first-class goods. Call and try the oran-
ges. 1t makes ones mouth water to
look at them.
We publish to-day the first Of a series
of articles on the stock interests of Mon
tOna, and invite our stock men generally
to express their views on the subject.
Our columns are always open to any
thing which will tend to benefit the
country at large, and it is u intention
to make the stock interests-cattle, hors-
es and sheep-a feature Of the paper.
George Cakes, who has been with the
RIVER PRESS for some months, leaves
on this mornings coach for Helena and
the east. He will visit Chicago and
New York while away, and will return
on one Of the first boats and engage in
the stock business. We are sorry to lose
George, but hope to see him one of Mon
tana's cattle kings before many more
years. Good luck, my boy.
We have often seen short clippings
printed in papers without credit being1
given. This is to be expected, for the
giving credit for every.little item is tool
much to ask, but we certainly think that
when an article Of importance is copied
due credit should be given the paper first
producing it. But q certain paper
printed III northern Montana reproduced
bodily, Il few days ago, q communication !
to the Lonoon Field and Country Gende7l
man, even to the signature, without giv
ing credit, and in such a shape as to lead
people to think it was an original comAI
munication. The article was headed,
'"The Future of Montana" and was two
columns long. This is about the worst
case Of unblushing steal we have ever
seen perpetrated by a Montana journal.
From Sundays Daily.
G. w. Merrill q Co., are making one
Of their neat ice boxes for Foster.
AlGut. 0Ol. NlDSOu, COIIlllldIuiuS dL
Fort Shaw, will 60 to California in search
Of health.
III. G. Pound, superintendent of the
Benton Southern Stage line, came in
last night.
Robert Mitchell will be in charge of
Fosters business during the latter's alb
sence in Helena.
1t is reported that John EEL. Charles
will resign the superintendency Of the
Benton "P" line.
A. III. Barney, L. Fl. Hamilton and
j. H. Stoutenberg, sheep men OF Sage
creek, are III town.
Sam Kohlberg leaves New York to-day
for home. This will be good news to his
young lady friends.
r The Miles City citizens have organized
a boat brigade in case of inundation, and
are now blasting the ice gorge in the
iongue river.
Mr.. JamesB. Washburn, Of Maiden,
and Miss Hada HaZeltine, of Center
Point, Iowa, were married in Helena
last Wednesday,
S. L. Kelly returned to Benton last
night. He has made the round trip via
the Judith Basin, White Sulphur Springs
and Helena, and is just a little tired OF
staging.
Road Supervisor Brinkman did some
good work yesterday digging bitches to
drain the water off Franklin street at the
upper end of town. Keep up the good