The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-03-28

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Key; Peter Bardine arrived OF the
Inc democrats of Helena have renem-
mated their entire city ticket.
JOS. Connolly is wearing q smile inst
nov. a young Miss Connolly put in an
appearance yesterday morning.
John M. Marsh is at Sun River. s,r-
veylng for parties in that valley. and
VIII arrive in Benton in a few days.
Rev. Mr.. Mills, who went to Sun Riv-
er last week to unite two willing hearts.
Will have a like task to perform in that
vicinity next week.
Tim Sheehan and Mike Healy return
ed from their Helena trip on last nights
coach, n met with a warm reception
from their Benton friends.
The ball last night was, as expected. a
big success, and everyone enioyed them
selves thoroughly. Most of the party
goers of the city were present, and many
from the outside came in to attend it.
There is one advantage in advertising
in the s'splendid mentality The ad.
will be kept in for twice as long as you
diC dofASa W pay loi III. aHu III Will some
times appear two or three times in the
same issue.
People who are refitting and cleaning
up their houses ia the spring Of the year
should call on T. c.. Roosevelt & Co. and
select their wall paper from the large
and elegant stock carried by this firm.
They have the biggest stock in Benton.
Tom Darlington, a well-to-do rancher
near Helena, was killed last Sunday by
his wagon going yer a six foot railroad
embankment. The unfortunate man
the time, and Darlington was driving
recklessly.
From Fridays Daily
Two new Pullman sleeping cars for
the Northern Pacific have been named
the Deer Lodge and National Park.
Ii young gentlemen will persist in
driving a spirited team with n hand,
they must expect sore muscles OH their
return home
Missoula has had a glove fight recent
lv, in which one man undertook the
task of knocking his opponent out in
rounds and not only failed but got
the worst of it himself.
The skating match for a purse Of $50,
between Miss McAuliff and Leon Cohen,
which ca1ne off at Butte on the evening
of the 18th, was won by the lady, who is
scarcely in her teens. She skated her
mile in All.
Two crooks attempted to burglarize
Jerry Sullivan's jewelry store in Butte
the other night, but awakened the pro-
prieter, who fired, and it is thought hit
one, as blood marks were found or the
line of their retreat.
In New Orleans, March 10, the Mon
tana horse, Hickory jim, raj second in
a fve-eighths mile race; time, 1:O65. On
March Is he won a 1900 yards race, con-
quering the horse that had beaten him
on the 10th; time, lilo.
Information was received in a private
letter which arrived by this mail, that
Major Rodgers had been dismissed from
the employ Of the syndicate, and that
tAe Kicking Horse pass through the
Rockies and the Eagle pass through the
Selkirks were failures.-Edn0f1tOn BUl-
Ietin.
Lieut.. Chas. Mcclure, 18th infantry,
has been appointed professor OF military
science and tactics. at the Illinois Indus
trial university, at Champaign, ILL.,, to
take effect July /, 1883. Lieut.. Mcclure
will relieve Lieut.. William [. Wood,
18th infantry, who will rejoin his COM
mand at Fort Assinaboine.
Mike Healy and Tim Sheehan, two Of
the ~iolliest and best hearted boys that
ever struck Benton, return to Assinaboin
this morning to resume their duties as
wagon bosses for Broadwater, McCulloh
& Co. Good luck to you, boys, and may
your shadows never grow less. You
viii receive many a hearty h~andshake
N1le- next you visit us, and among your
hos j. friends please count-yours truly.
Y ] nope to see a big audience next
week at Wackerlin's hall, when the
travesty of Romeo and Juliet will be
produced for the benefit Of the Sisters
hospital. The best talent in Benton is
engaged in this good work, and we can
promise one of the p~leasantest
entertainments ever given III this city.
The object is a most praiseWorthy, one,
and all who can possibly attend should
purchase a ticket and go.
Miss Edmonia Lewis, the .colored
sculptures, and sister Of Samuel Lewis,
of Bozemen, has completed at her studio
in Rome a fine base-relief in white mar
bic for a church in Baltimore. 1t repre-
the Magi adoring the infant
Jesus, and of the three the African is
given greater prominence than either
the Caucasian or the Asiatic. Miss
Lewis has also recently finished a statue
Of the Virgin Mary for the Marquis Of
Butte.
Among the ladies and gentlemen from
the outside who, by their presence, aid
ed in the pleasure and success OF the ball
Wednesday evening, we noticed Miss