The Benton weekly record., 1883-09-01


progressing steadily.
Mrs. T. E. Collins is paying visit at
White Sulphur Springs.
Merchants report trade improving, and
predict heavy fall trade.
"H. W. Krous, Big Sag,' is legend
on the register of the Grand Union.
When the engine house is completed
the city will haye something to be proud
of.
Eggs and butter in the Benton market
are gushingly verdant, in other words,
they are very fresh.
Shake, Mr.. Cline! You are man who
will hereafter be a public benefactor,
whose services will be appreciated by all
men.
The new sidewalks are bonanza for the
idle carpenters. Even handy men, who are
not carpenters, can find profitable employ
ment at this work.
The city fathers are making a clean
sweep of all the awning posts. Even the
porch in front of NJ. A. Flanagan's private
residence on Baker street must 60, al
though the porch is an ornament to the
house and no obstruction to the street.
We trust that the effort to get up fair
in Benton the coming season will be sue
cessful. There can be no question that it
will prove profitable to every business
house, and it is quite time that Bentonites
showed little enterprise in this direction.
The new fire marshal will do very good
deed by examining the chimneys about
the city and condemning the stoyepipe
flues which are not only dangerous, but
unsightly. There is much work in store
for the new fire marshal, but he will be as
equal to it as any man.
Much interest is manifested. in
the action of the meeting in
Judge Tattan's office yesterday and the
hearty cooperation of every public spirit
ed citizen is assured. Choteau county will
receive much benefit from the action of the
meeting and the benefit will be lasting.
X. Beidler meurns the loss of a valuable
horse to-day, which departed this life at
an early hour This morning. X. has been
detained here for several days on account
of the illness of the animal. The loss does
not fall entirely upon Mr.. Beidler, but his
loss of time has caused him much incon-
venience.
Jack Brown informs US that the sale
ofsurplus animals at Assinaboine on Sat
urday, which was mentioned in an issue
of yesterday, will be very large. There is
not condemned animal among the lot.
1t would probably pay one who wants
bargains in horses and mules to make trip
to Assinaboine.
The crowds that are usually assent bled
in front of the Overland hotel are attracted, ,
in addition to the popularity of the house
itself, by Charley Miller's work behind the
bar. AS a mixer of popular drinks he is
said to have no equal in the northwest and
has certainly proven himself the thirsty
mans friend here
A very handsome young man was found
asleep on the roof OF Powers warehouse
at an early hour this morning. He had
most likely made night of it with "the
boys" and turned out there for want of
strength to reach his hotel. As he belongs
TO neighboring town it is not necessary
to mention his name.
Owing to the non-appearance of the re-
turns, the Council could not confirm the
election of T. T. Healy for City Marshal
at their meeting last evening. A special
session will probably be called to look af-
ter the matter within a day Or two. Now
that we have a Marshal elected he should
be put in harness at once.
81 know all about that gavel racket, =
said prominent citizen to The RECORD
fiend last evening. Jimmie Douglass
had it made when he went out as cook for
bull train not long ago, bruised it up
pounding bull-beef in order to make it
look like an old-time Cree war club, and
then brought it in here in order to work
a sort of treaty with Pete Macdonald.
This is, as | verify believe, the whole
scheme in nutshell" Jimmie Douglass
denies this, however, and the somewhat
celebrated gavel bids fair to become far
more popular by the controversy over it.
Ben SWigert, one of the best known of
Montana's freighters, came in from his
last trip to Reedsfort minus one mule and
with several. bruises on his person, which
were much larger than they were pleasant.
During his journey i'll, one Of the animals
became alittle unruly and managed to fall
down quite high precipice, causing very
sudden ending of his career. In his efforts to
rescue the mule, Mr.. SWigert became
slightly injured himself and, The
RECORD is informed, had quite narrow
escape from death himself. AS he is too
valuable man to lose, his many acquaint-
ances will congratulate him on the easy
way in which he got off.
The people of Benton are again offered
an opportunity to consult with prominent
railway officials with a view Of bringing
line to this city. A gentleman who has
Just returned from Maple Creek, stated to
a RECORD reporter that the president and