The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-21
( Chariey Rowe returned from the ranch
yesterday. he informs u reporter that
le put In thirty acres of grain the past

Chas. Voyt, the painter, has returned
Fto Benton. He has been sback eastu
q IS now firmly convinced that Mon
ana Is Gods. onntfy~,l, !.
The plasterers completed their norton
OF the work on the Masonic bnildinp
yesterday, and it is now ready to receive
the counters and shelving.
Col. Ilges will probably return to Fort
A~ssinaboine tomorrow. We tr,1st that
the colonel will honor Benton with more
frequent visits in the future.
+. NJ. Wilson, the popular representa-
tive of the Helena Herald, the leading
paper OF the territory, arrived on last
evenings coach and is quartered at the
big hotel.
At the Grand Union: S. III. Adams.
Wolf creek; Granville Turner, Barker:
M: e, Miner, Shonkin; B. D. Phillips,
Wolf creek; Horace Clark and sister
Highweed.
County Clerk Murphy has t%elegraphed
to Secretary McCutcheon for certified
copies of the incorporation and court
house bills, and be will probably receive
them by Tuesdays mail
street commissioner Brinkman was
out III the Teton yesterday examining
the road at that place. He will have
one or two bridges put in where they
| Will 90 the most goodthis week..
Peg Leg was arraigned yesterday be-
fore Judge kanouse, and sent up for
sixty days, thirty of which are to be on
bread and water straight. We would
suggest a daily bath in the Missouri.
/ A note received from Father Camp in
forms us that he will arrive in Benton
Vbefore the end of the present week, and
4 will hold services at the Catholic church
next Sunday EASTER and regularly
thereafter.
George d. Patterson of the Shonkin
has been making a good many improve
ments about his house and ranch and
his friends conclude from this fact
that his days Of bachelorhood are fast
drawing to a close.
AS will be seen by the advertisement
printed this morning, Benton is to wit
ness the musical travesty of "Romeo
and Juliet" which will be presented on
the 28th inst. It has been in rehearsal
for some time, and we are assured that
it will be simply immense. The insti-
sutton in behalf of which the entertain
ment is given is a most deserving one,
] and we hope it will be generally patron
hized by our citizens.
"Blinky," a jail bird held in durance
vile on the charge of larceny, escaped
from the jailor yesterday, and his pres
ent whereabouts is not exactly known.
If "Blinky" will call it a permanent sep
aration the county will have no cause to
be sorry. Later-Constable Finnigan
captured "Blinky," last evening, down
by Paddy Whalen's ranch, on the Mis-
souri,, and he is again occupying his old
posish behind the
Two bars of bullion from the new
smelter at Barker arrived by the coach
last evening, consigned to d. G. Browne.
They weigh 70 and IS pounds and look
as if they contain plenty Of silver. In
appearance they are very much like the
bullion bars from the Clendenin Mining
q Smelling company's works, but their
exact value is not yet known. Mr..
IBrowne will have assays made at once
to determine the amount Of silver and
lead in the bullion.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Chas. G. Fish, of Highwood, is in
ktown.
David Graham is in town from Bel
tame.
Col. Wall, Of Stanford, is visiting
Helena.
Frank Potter, of Sun River, is making
q visit to the river metropolis.
Dave Thomas and Harris M. Packard,
of Wolf creek, are in the city.
Buy your neckties and kid gloves for
the grand ball at Cans & Klein's.
Sam Kohlberg is expected home the
last Of this week or the first Of next.
John L. Major, Of Youngstown, Ohio,
is among the late arrivals in Benton.
Evening shades of kid gloves and
neckties just received at Cans & Klein's.
Our friend, Jas. Nageus, of Smith river
valley, has been made happy. 1t is a
boy.
Hellroaring creek is the name given
to a noisy stream in the Yellowstone
Park.
Murphy, Neel & Co. are loading a
Bros, Sun River.
Yank Smith says he was chased for
over half a block by a bedstead during
the gale Saturday.
We understand that steps are about to
be taken to establish a lodge Of Knights
Of Pythias at Sun River.
M Dave Thompson is loading at Murphy,
|Neel & Co.'S fer 7. j. MoDermott and
other parties at Clendenin.
New and nobby styles of neckwear,
1 dress suits, hats, silk handkerchiefs, etc.
4 lust received at Cans q klein's.
A party had a hearing before. Justice
Kanouse Yesterday, charged with shoot
ing at his wife. He was discharged.