The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-06
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Oats are quoted at lie. cash and lie
in trade here at Fort Benton.
Meagher county, like Choteau, will
have no list of delinquent tax payers.
J. c.. Tier, who represents the whole.
sale liquor house of Her & Co., Omaha,
is in town.
The criminal business yesterday in the
city court was limitedtoa ''plain drunk
case before Judge Kanouse.
Harry Brown gives US a pointer that
Notwithstanding the quiet times, the
Grand Union is full of boarders.
There are excuses and excuses, but
that offered by our contemporary for
its late suspension gets away with most
Of them.
MI. Jonas Higgins, of White Sulphur
Springs, is at Helena, en- route to Ben
ton, to pay a visit to his daughter, Mrs.
Z. E. Collins.
The ten-stamp mill, engine and other
machinery belonging to the Western
Sta mining company, Diamond City,
is to be sold at sheriff's sale on the 14th
inst.
We learn that the constitutional con-
vention will adjourn to-day, and that
our delegates, w. H. Hunt, jun, and
4. E. Collins will start home on We'd
tuesdays coach.
The National Park improvement COM
pany seems in a bad way, financially.
Geo. III. Carver & Co., OF Livingston,
have levied an attachment for a large
amount upon their property.
Sheridan and Barker, of Helena, do
the finest tailoring in the territory. Az
Invitation is extended to all to come and
look through their stock Of imported
lsuitings in cassimeres and worsted
goods. A full line Of gents furnishing
goods has been added to their business.
The silver plated ware offered at
cost by Geo. P. Reeves & Co.,
includes c%astors, water sets, butter dishes,
spoon holders, forks, table cutlery, and
ornamental pieces in great variety. And
their entire stock Of diamonds, watches,
solid silver ware, and fine jeWelry will
Henry Henkle, better known as "Joe
Bush,' is in town from Yogo. He reports
everything quiet in the camp, but the
boys are confident that they have the
richest mines in the Belt mountains,
and that time and development will
show up lots of good gold and silver
quartz in the old camp.
The bond of the Queen of the Hills
and Homestake Montana district) ex-
pires on the 9th inst. 1t I. G. Baker &
Co., who bonded it, do not take the
mine, the owners propose to renew the
work Of development early in the spring
and will ship the high grade ore, which
can be done-at a nice-profit.
r. n. Sutherlin, of the Husbandman,
has gone east ain the interests of his.
'paper,n but we would like to wager that
the paper is only a secondary censidera-
ton Of the trip, and that the first bust
ness move will be made upon one of the
fair daughters of Missouri. We would
be pleased to extend the usual congratu-
lations to Brother Sutherlin. A
Sheriff Cameron left White Sulphur
ment against property of the Collar
company of Maiden. This company
seems to be in a bad financial strait, but
we trust will come through all right,
and be ready with the first opening of
spring to resume operations. A few
months run would pay for the plant
and all developments to date.
If you have a fine watch which you
wish cleaned or repaired send it to Geo. |
P. Reeves & Co., of Helena. Only the
best workmen are employed at hat es-
Enlistment. If you wish for any gold
or silver jeWelry, silverWare, or a fine
watch or clock, remember that the above
fl rrn n q yn a fI1i1 on6 nnrnn1ofo cto0iy npI |
are selling the same at a reasonable fig
ure. Orders by mail receive prompt and
attention.
We see that w. w. Coates, of Mar
tinsdale, who had been associated with
Henry Landes of that place, has become
a third owner in Durham & Maloney's
Saratoga" at White Sulphur Springs,
one OF The best conducted (and probably
the most proftable) saloons i'm Montana.
Yves. Durham and Jack Maloney were
when you add jolly Bill Coates to the
list, you have a trio for that business
that would be hard to beat in any coun-
try.
The assignee has finished taking in
ventory of w. S. WetzeIs stock, and
the clerks are now ready for the rush
III uIy SOOuS duu .ClOtuluS. All the
goods in this line will be sold at exact
cost. We notice the following remark
low prices for staple dry goods:
Lonsdale cotton, 95c.; best ginghams
At &c.; best calicoes, &c. Indian IA
SIC. and a large stock of dress
goods for less than cost. White shirts
for soc. up; all underclothing at less
han cost. It is like buying so much
gold to get goods at the above prices.
All groceries are greatly reduced in
orice, and fancy groceries are sold at